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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S4E6 8.8
Hello Goodbye

Impossible decisions are faced and sacrifices are made.

#2
S3E5 8.7
Cleaning Up

Taverner and Tearney face off for control of MI5. River and Louisa find themselves caught in the crossfire.

#3
S2E5 8.6
Boardroom Politics

Lamb orders his Slow Horses to walk into traps. River believes something alarming is heading toward London.

#4 Old Scores S2E6 8.6
#5 Negotiating with Tigers S3E3 8.6
#6 Footprints S3E6 8.6
#7 Grave Danger S4E5 8.6
#8 Scars S5E6 8.5
#9 Identity Theft S4E1 8.4
#10 Circus S5E5 8.4

Lowlights

#30 S1E1 Failure's Contagious 7.5

River Cartwright is ousted from MI5 and finds himself in a place worse than purgatory: Slough House, dumping ground for failed spies.

#29 Bad Dates S5E1 7.7
#28 Work Drinks S1E2 7.7
#27 From Upshott with Love S2E2 7.8
#26 Incommunicado S5E2 7.9

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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Series Trajectory

One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.

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Season Consistency

How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.

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