The Worst Episodes of 12 Monkeys

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   #1 - Cassandra Complex

   S1:E31/30/2015

   Cole's search for the location of the virus leads him to 2014, and to a devastating moment in Dr. Railly's life involving a dangerous outbreak in Haiti.

   Director:Michael Waxman

   Writer:Rebecca Kirsch

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   Director:Michael Waxman

   Writer:Rebecca Kirsch
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   #2 - Atari

   S1:E42/6/2015

   A fight for the future ensues when a dangerous band of marauders hunting for Cole and Ramse threatens the mission to save the past.

   Director:David Grossman

   Writers:Terry Matalas, Travis Fickett

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   Director:David Grossman

   Writers:Terry Matalas, Travis Fickett
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   #3 - Mentally Divergent

   S1:E21/22/2015

   The trail of a mysterious organization called the “Army of the 12 Monkeys” leads Cole to a mental institution in 2015, where a patient holds the key to the plague that destroys the world. Meanwhile, despite warnings that her involvement may disrupt the course of history, Dr. Railly risks her life to help him.

   Director:David Grossman

   Writer:Natalie Chaidez

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   Director:David Grossman

   Writer:Natalie Chaidez
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   #4 - Yesterday

   S1:E83/6/2015

   The Core that powers the time machine is fading. To get Cole back from the past, Jones must convince her former colleagues at the military operation "Spearhead" that her mission is worth saving.

   Director:Michael Waxman

   Writers:Natalie Chaidez, Oliver Grigsby

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   Director:Michael Waxman

   Writers:Natalie Chaidez, Oliver Grigsby
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   #5 - Divine Move

   S1:E103/20/2015

   Forces come to a head when Ramse does what it takes to protect his newfound family, leaving Cole to deal with the aftermath.

   Director:Magnus Martens

   Writers:Terry Matalas, Travis Fickett

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   Director:Magnus Martens

   Writers:Terry Matalas, Travis Fickett
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   #6 - Splinter

   S1:E11/16/2015

   27 years after a virus wipes out most of humanity, scientists send a man back to 2015 to stop the plague from ever happening. Cole's only lead is a virologist, who knows the dangerous source of the outbreak.

   Director:Jeffrey Reiner

   Writers:Terry Matalas, Travis Fickett

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   Director:Jeffrey Reiner

   Writers:Terry Matalas, Travis Fickett
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   #7 - Tomorrow

   S1:E93/13/2015

   Cole finds himself in 2017 at the height of the plague. Out of options, Jones faces an impossible choice to replace the Core.

   Director:T.J. Scott

   Writers:Terry Matalas, Travis Fickett, Rebecca Kirsch

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   Director:T.J. Scott

   Writers:Terry Matalas, Travis Fickett, Rebecca Kirsch
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   #8 - The Night Room

   S1:E52/13/2015

   Cole and Dr. Railly face off with the Army of the 12 Monkeys when both discover the Night Room –- an off-site, black ops lab that houses the virus that will one day destroy the world.

   Director:David Boyd

   Writer:Richard Robbins

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   Director:David Boyd

   Writer:Richard Robbins
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   #9 - The Red Forest

   S1:E62/20/2015

   When the tragic events of the Night Room create an alternate reality in 2043, Cole risks his future.

   Director:Alex Zakrzewski

   Writer:Christopher Monfette

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   Director:Alex Zakrzewski

   Writer:Christopher Monfette
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    #10 - Year of the Monkey

    S2:E14/18/2016

    Cole and Ramse repair their broken friendship while on the run; Railly and Jones navigate an uncertain future in 2043.

    Director:David Grossman

    Writers:Terry Matalas, Travis Fickett

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    Director:David Grossman

    Writers:Terry Matalas, Travis Fickett
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    8.0/10(1108 votes)

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    #11 - Hyena

    S2:E96/13/2016

    To save the last Primary, Cole must turn to a mortal enemy. Plus: Jennifer Goines, radical revolutionary?

    Director:Bill Eagles

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.1/10(1147 votes)

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    #12 - Bodies of Water

    S2:E55/16/2016

    In the present, Cassie and Jennifer Goines run from the 12 Monkeys; in 2044, Cole and Ramse face off against Deacon.

    Director:Mairzee Almas

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Mairzee Almas

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    #13 - Immortal

    S2:E65/23/2016

    Cole and Ramse travel to 1970s New York City to prevent the Twelve from murdering a Vietnam veteran with a connection to the Witness.

    Director:David Greene

    Writer:Ian Sobel

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    Director:David Greene

    Writer:Ian Sobel
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    #14 - Fatherland

    S2:E106/20/2016

    Cole has his loyalty tested when Ramse and Railly go rogue, embarking on an unsanctioned mission that sends them to 1961 East Berlin. Once there, they have murder on their minds as they search for an unscrupulous German doctor who knows the location of "The Witness."

    Director:Guy Norman Bee

    Writer:Oliver Grigsby

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    Director:Guy Norman Bee

    Writer:Oliver Grigsby
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    #15 - Enemy

    S3:E35/19/2017

    Bonds of trust are tested when Ramse returns to the facility with an old enemy held captive. How far will Cole and Jones go for the answers they need?

    Director:David Grossman

    Writer:Christopher Monfette

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    Director:David Grossman

    Writer:Christopher Monfette
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    8.2/10(1242 votes)

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    #16 - Primary

    S2:E24/25/2016

    Cole gets stranded in 2016 after an attempt to destroy the virus changes the future. Jones and Railly deal with the consequences of the changed timeline.

    Director:Magnus Martens

    Writer:Sean Tretta

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    Director:Magnus Martens

    Writer:Sean Tretta
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    8.2/10(1194 votes)

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    #17 - One Hundred Years

    S2:E35/2/2016

    Despite the growing tension between them, Cole and Cassie time travel to New York during World War II to track down a dangerous member of the Twelve.

    Director:David Grossman

    Writer:Michael Sussman

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    Director:David Grossman

    Writer:Michael Sussman
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    8.2/10(1098 votes)

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    #18 - Mother

    S3:E15/19/2017

    In the apocalypse of 2163, a desperate Cole searches for Titan. Meanwhile, a captive Railly is faced with an impossible choice as the 12 Monkeys await the arrival of The Witness.

    Director:Terry Matalas

    Writers:Terry Matalas, Sean Tretta

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    Director:Terry Matalas

    Writers:Terry Matalas, Sean Tretta
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    #19 - Ouroboros

    S4:E26/15/2018

    Travelers come face to face with ghosts from their past when they find themselves maneuvering around their own timelines.

    Director:Terry Matalas

    Writer:Terry Matalas

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    Director:Terry Matalas

    Writer:Terry Matalas
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    #20 - Legacy

    S4:E46/22/2018

    Team Splinter goes back in time to the wild, wild frontier in search of a weapon to destroy the Witness.

    Director:Joe Menendez

    Writer:Christopher Monfette

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    Director:Joe Menendez

    Writer:Christopher Monfette
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    8.3/10(1704 votes)

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    #21 - The Keys

    S1:E72/27/2015

    Cole, Dr. Railly and Aaron strive to stop the virus from being deployed as a bioweapon in Chechnya.

    Director:John Badham

    Writer:Sean Tretta

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    Director:John Badham

    Writer:Sean Tretta
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    #22 - Shonin

    S1:E113/27/2015

    Cole splinters to Tokyo, 1987 in a last chance effort to stop the Army of the 12 Monkeys.

    Director:Mark Tonderai

    Writer:Sean Tretta

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    Director:Mark Tonderai

    Writer:Sean Tretta
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    #23 - Emergence

    S2:E45/9/2016

    When Cole and Cassie are stranded in 1944, Jones must turn to the person she trusts the least to bring them home -- Ramse. For Ramse, this mission will give him a chance to atone for his sins -- but can he mend the broken relations between Cole and Railly? Meanwhile, Jones visits Old Jennifer Goines to explore the true nature of Time - and the Twelve’s method to destroy it.

    Director:David Grossman

    Writer:Richard Robbins

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    Director:David Grossman

    Writer:Richard Robbins
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    #24 - Meltdown

    S2:E75/30/2016

    Cole faces the Witness as Cassie's hallucinations evolve; deadly visitors from the past arrive when the time machine malfunctions and begins tearing apart time and space.

    Director:Grant Harvey

    Writer:Richard Robbins

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    Director:Grant Harvey

    Writer:Richard Robbins
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    #25 - The End

    S4:E16/15/2018

    The final conflict with the Army of the 12 Monkeys begins when the Witness returns to Project Splinter.

    Director:David Grossman

    Writer:Sean Tretta

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    Director:David Grossman

    Writer:Sean Tretta