The Best Episodes of Archive 81 Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   6.8/10(2203 votes)

   #1 - Mystery Signals

   S1:E11/14/2022

   Haunted by a family tragedy, Dan begins to restore videotapes for a cryptic firm. Then he's startled to learn of his connection to their missing creator.

   Director:Rebecca Thomas

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Rebecca Thomas

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   7.0/10(1791 votes)

   #2 - Wellspring

   S1:E21/14/2022

   Messages from the dead arrive while Dan follows Melody on her investigation into the Visser. But who's watching the watcher — and what lies below?

   Director:Rebecca Thomas

   Writer:Rebecca Sonnenshine

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   Director:Rebecca Thomas

   Writer:Rebecca Sonnenshine
3. 

   7.4/10(1662 votes)

   #3 - Terror in the Aisles

   S1:E31/14/2022

   The past loops back around as Melody returns to Steven with Jess. Mark checks out a find. Dan tries to map his situation, but he may be losing his way.

   Directors:Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead

   Writer:Unknown

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   Directors:Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead

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   7.6/10(1737 votes)

   #4 - Spirit Receivers

   S1:E41/14/2022

   In the woods, Dan encounters the unexpected. In the tapes, Melody learns about the cult and makes contact during a shocking séance.

   Directors:Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead

   Writer:Unknown

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   Directors:Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead

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   7.3/10(1546 votes)

   #5 - Through the Looking Glass

   S1:E51/14/2022

   The past blurs into the present when Melody visits a forbidden floor in search of an inspired Anabelle. Music leads to lost souls — and revelations.

   Director:Haifaa al-Mansour

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Haifaa al-Mansour

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6. 

   7.2/10(1482 votes)

   #6 - The Circle

   S1:E61/14/2022

   A circle tightens, panic grows: Dan learns about his predecessor, and Melody tries to track the source of the Visser's dangers. Yet the evil spreads.

   Director:Haifaa al-Mansour

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Haifaa al-Mansour

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.3/10(1498 votes)

   #7 - The Ferryman

   S1:E71/14/2022

   The veil drops from a cursed film's origins. At the Vos Mansion in 1924, Iris recruits Rose for a blood ritual. Dan knows he must find Anabelle.

   Director:Rebecca Thomas

   Writer:Rebecca Sonnenshine

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   Director:Rebecca Thomas

   Writer:Rebecca Sonnenshine
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   7.0/10(1559 votes)

   #8 - What Lies Beneath

   S1:E81/14/2022

   The Otherworld beckons. Melody circles back to the Visser, where a new device captures a sacrifice. So much depends on Dan's journey into the unknown.

   Director:Rebecca Thomas

   Writer:Unknown

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