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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S1E26 8.7
Return to Space

Gene confronts Hanzanko in the vault of the Leyline, mysteries are answered, wishes are granted and the eventual showdown commences in the final episode of Outlaw Star.

#2
S1E25 8.6
Maze of Despair

After being hit by a strange light, Gene and his crew, the McDougalls, Gwen Khan, and the Antens have all been separated and stuck in different parts of the strange land, all searching for the Leyline.

#3
S1E12 8.4
Mortal Combat with the El Dorado

Gene accepts a challenge from Harry McDougall to meet the 'El Dorado.' When he arrives he finds himself in Harry's trap.

#4 Between Life and Machine S1E17 8.4
#5 When the Hot Ice Melts S1E4 8.3
#6 Final Countdown S1E14 8.3
#7 Cutting the Galactic Leyline S1E24 8.3
#8 Forced Departure S1E8 8.2
#9 Cats and Girls and Spaceships S1E20 8.2
#10 The Seven Emerge S1E15 8.1

Lowlights

#27 S1E9 A Journey of Adventure! Huh? 6.0

Gene docks the ship at a station called the Toward Stars Inn, where he and Jim go after an enormous bounty.

#26 Gathering for the Space Race S1E10 6.5
#25 Adrift in Subspace S1E11 6.6
#24 Advance Guard from an Alien World S1E13 6.7
#23 Hot Springs Planet Tenrei S1E23 6.8

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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