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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S1E4 9.6
Who Goes There

Hart and Cohle hunt for their newly identified suspect, Reggie Ledoux, a meth cooker who shared a cell with Dora Lange's husband and recently skipped parole. As Hart's personal life collapses around him, Cohle immerses himself in an old criminal identity from his narco days, contacting an East-Texas biker gang known to deal with their primary suspect.

#2
S1E8 9.6
Form and Void

An overlooked detail provides Hart and Cohle with an important new lead in their 17-year-old case.

#3
S1E5 9.5
The Secret Fate of All Life

A violent denouement in the forest clears the Dora Lange case and turns Cohle and Hart into local heroes. Each man settles into a healthier rhythm of living as Hart returns to his family, and Cohle starts a relationship while gaining a reputation as a closer in interrogations. As time passes and his daughters grow older, Hart faces new tensions and temptations, and Cohle learns from a double-murder suspect that there could be much more to an old case than he'd once thought. In 2012, Gilbough and Papania put their cards on the table, presenting new intelligence that threatens Cohle and causes Hart to reassess everything he thought he knew about his former partner.

#4 Haunted Houses S1E6 9.2
#5 After You've Gone S1E7 9.2
#6 The Locked Room S1E3 9.1
#7 The Long Bright Dark S1E1 8.9
#8 Seeing Things S1E2 8.8
#9 Black Maps and Motel Rooms S2E7 8.5
#10 The Great War and Modern Memory S3E1 8.5

Lowlights

#30 S4E6 Night Country: Part 6 5.4

In the midst of a brutal storm, Danvers and Navarro find themselves stuck at Tsalal with no electricity or means of contact. As the truth about what happened to Annie and the Tsalal men unfolds, Navarro and Danvers each confront the demons from their past.

#29 Night Country: Part 4 S4E4 6.2
#28 Night Country: Part 3 S4E3 6.3
#27 Night Country: Part 5 S4E5 6.8
#26 Night Country: Part 2 S4E2 6.8

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

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Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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