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The Best Episodes of Clarice Season 1

Every episode of Clarice Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Clarice Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Clarice Season 1 Episode 7 - Ugly Truth
    7.4/10(600 votes)

    S1:E7

    Clarice and Ardelia team up to investigate a deeply twisted cold case after the body of a missing teenager is found entombed in concrete. Also, Clarice wrestles with the knowledge that Krendler may know the man who attacked her while she was held captive.

    Director:Wendey Stanzler
    Writer:William Harper

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  2. Clarice Season 1 Episode 3 - Are You Alright?
    7.3/10(834 votes)

    S1:E3

    In order to prove to Krendler and the VICAP team that she is fit for duty, Clarice must find the psychological key that will unlock a confession from the suspect in the three river murders.

    Director:Douglas Aarniokoski
    Writer:William Harper

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  3. Clarice Season 1 Episode 11 - Achilles Heel
    7.3/10(412 votes)

    S1:E11

    Clarice zeroes in on the entity behind the River Murders, Alastor Pharmaceuticals. When Julia informs ViCAP of the impending sale of the company, ViCAP rushes to Alastor to prevent the purging of any incriminating evidence. Also, Clarice questions Alastor CEO Nils Hagen, who quickly changes the subject to Clarice’s relationship with his son, Tyson.

    Director:Christopher J. Byrne
    Writers:Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter, Lydia Teffera

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  4. Clarice Season 1 Episode 12 - Father Time
    7.3/10(400 votes)

    S1:E12

    As ViCAP finally gets the green light to raid Alastor Pharmaceuticals, Clarice punches another FBI agent in a moment of rage, then willingly turns in her badge and gun. Also, the rest of the ViCAP team uncovers the whole truth about the River Murders, and Clarice unwittingly puts herself in mortal danger.

    Director:DeMane Davis
    Writer:Kenneth Lin

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  5. Clarice Season 1 Episode 13 - Family Is Freedom
    7.3/10(403 votes)

    S1:E13

    On the heels of ViCAP uncovering the secrets behind the River Murders case, Clarice is imprisoned in an abandoned animal testing facility where she finds trafficked women being held captive. As Clarice attempts to break from her captors and rescue all the women, ViCAP and Ardelia team up to locate her.

    Director:DeMane Davis
    Writers:Jenny Lumet, Alex Kurtzman

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  6. Clarice Season 1 Episode 2 - Ghosts of Highway 20
    7.2/10(977 votes)

    S1:E2

    Clarice Starling and the VICAP team are deployed to Tennessee where the FBI is laying siege against a fringe militia group called “The Statesmen,”

    Director:Douglas Aarniokoski
    Writers:Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter, Kenneth Lin

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  7. Clarice Season 1 Episode 1 - The Silence Is Over
    7.0/10(1308 votes)

    S1:E1

    A year after rescuing Catherine Martin from the horror of Buffalo Bill’s basement, FBI Agent Clarice Starling gets an urgent assignment from Catherine’s mother, Attorney General Ruth Martin, to join the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP) in the investigation of three serial killings.

    Director:Maja Vrvilo
    Writers:Jenny Lumet, Alex Kurtzman

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  8. Clarice Season 1 Episode 6 - How Does It Feel to Be So Beautiful?
    7.0/10(597 votes)

    S1:E6

    Sidelined because of her harrowing ordeal with Marilyn Felker, Clarice goes to Ruth Martin to be reinstated and gets roped into having dinner at the Martin residence.

    Director:Wendey Stanzler
    Writers:Kenneth Lin, Celena Cipriaso

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  9. Clarice Season 1 Episode 8 - Add-a-Bead
    7.0/10(504 votes)

    S1:E8

    Clarice feels an emotional tie to the victim when ViCAP investigates what appears to be the suicide of a medical student in the United States on a foreign visa. Also, Krendler secretly collects a DNA sample from the man he suspects attacked Clarice at Woodhaven.

    Director:Deborah Kampmeier
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Clarice Season 1 Episode 10 - Motherless Child
    6.9/10(436 votes)

    S1:E10

    Catherine Martin escapes to Carneys Point, N.J., to confront Buffalo Bill’s mother, Lila Gumb. When Ruth recruits Krendler and ViCAP to track her down, Clarice volunteers to be the one to find Catherine before she commits a vile act and becomes a monster herself. Also, Julia continues to assist the ViCAP team’s investigation despite the huge personal risk.

    Director:Christopher J. Byrne
    Writer:William Harper

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  11. Clarice Season 1 Episode 4 - You Can't Rule Me
    6.8/10(789 votes)

    S1:E4

    Following the assassination of a suspect, Clarice and VICAP are investigated by Krendler’s rival at the Bureau, SA Anthony Herman. When Ardelia is recruited to assist him, it causes friction between the two friends.

    Director:Chloe Domont
    Writers:Gabriel Ho, Lydia Teffera

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  12. Clarice Season 1 Episode 5 - Get Right with God
    6.6/10(726 votes)

    S1:E5

    Clarice is drugged and confined to a hospital bed by a serial killer in the medical profession, causing her to experience intense hallucinations.

    Director:Chloe Domont
    Writer:Tess Leibowitz

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  13. Clarice Season 1 Episode 9 - Silence Is Purgatory
    6.2/10(600 votes)

    S1:E9

    After ViCAP links the River Murders to a pharmaceutical company, Clarice seeks help from Julia Lawson, the corporate accountant for the company, who refuses to work with the FBI, and with Clarice specifically. Also, Catherine goes outside for the first time since her rescue from Buffalo Bill, and Ardelia and Agent Garrett connect with a lawyer they hope will take on the Black Coalition's case against the FBI.

    Director:Deborah Kampmeier
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Ugly Truth" is the best rated episode of Clarice season 1. It scored 7.4/10 from 600 votes. Directed by Wendey Stanzler and written by William Harper, it aired on April 8, 2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Are You Alright?".