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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S1E1 8.1
Episode #1.1

A young girl is taken from her home in Africa and forced on a treacherous journey to America.

#2
S1E3 8.0
Episode #1.3

Aminata travels to New York with his Jewish owner and takes the opportunity to run during the confusion of the American Revolution. She gains respect in her community as a midwife and literacy teachings. She and her husband are reunited, only for him to enlist to fight. Sam (Cuba Gooding Jr.) helps her search for him and they find him wounded.

#3
S1E6 8.0
Episode #1.6

Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.

#4 Episode #1.2 S1E2 7.9
#5 Episode #1.4 S1E4 7.7
#6 Episode #1.5 S1E5 7.5

Lowlights

#6 S1E5 Episode #1.5 7.5

Racial tensions run high with Aminata's employer, adding fuel to the fire. Animata has found her husband alive once more, and they make a pact never to part again.

#5 Episode #1.4 S1E4 7.7
#4 Episode #1.2 S1E2 7.9
#3 Episode #1.6 S1E6 8.0
#2 Episode #1.3 S1E3 8.0

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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