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The Best Episodes of Maniac

Every episode of Maniac ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Maniac!

Best episode
S1E10 Option C
8.42,663 votes
Worst episode
S1E7 Ceci N'est Pas Une Drill
7.02,408 votes
Top season
Season 1
7.7avg
Binge time
6h 27m
10 episodes
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Maniac Season 1 Episode 10 - Option C
    8.4/10(2663 votes)

    S1:E10

    After the subjects are discharged, James and Azumi face Neberdine's CEO. Owen and Annie part ways -- until a startling headline sparks a reunion.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writers:Patrick Somerville, Cary Joji Fukunaga

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  2. Maniac Season 1 Episode 9 - Utangatta
    8.3/10(2603 votes)

    S1:E9

    Owen and Annie meet again as a disgraced Icelandic spy and a CIA operative who helps him. Greta implores James to shut down the trial.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writer:Patrick Somerville

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  3. Maniac Season 1 Episode 2 - Windmills
    7.8/10(3139 votes)

    S1:E2

    When her pilfered stash of pills runs out, troubled Annie tries to quit -- but ends up blackmailing her way into the Neberdine study.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writer:Patrick Somerville

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  4. Maniac Season 1 Episode 5 - Exactly Like You
    7.8/10(2648 votes)

    S1:E5

    Annie and Owen are Arlie and Ollie, grifters attending a séance at the mysterious Neberdine mansion in the 1940s.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writers:Mauricio Katz, Caroline Goddard

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  5. Maniac Season 1 Episode 4 - Furs by Sebastian
    7.7/10(2814 votes)

    S1:E4

    After taking the B pill, Annie and Owen find themselves on 1980s Long Island entangled in a strange caper involving a lemur.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writers:Patrick Somerville, Nick Cuse

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  6. Maniac Season 1 Episode 3 - Having a Day
    7.6/10(2814 votes)

    S1:E3

    Muramoto notices irregularities in Annie and Owen's data. He questions Owen, who recalls the worst night of his life: his brother's engagement party.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writers:Patrick Somerville, Caroline Goddard

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  7. Maniac Season 1 Episode 8 - The Lake of the Clouds
    7.5/10(2353 votes)

    S1:E8

    Annia and Ellia continue their quest, and Owen's mafioso father pressures him to protect the family. Greta counsels a bereaved Gertie.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writers:Nick Cuse, Mauricio Katz

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  8. Maniac Season 1 Episode 6 - Larger Structural Issues
    7.5/10(2439 votes)

    S1:E6

    Azumi tells James the whole truth about the study's snags and urges him to call his estranged mother, an esteemed therapist.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writers:Patrick Somerville, Nick Cuse

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  9. Maniac Season 1 Episode 1 - The Chosen One!
    7.2/10(3588 votes)

    S1:E1

    Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Owen is the black sheep of the wealthy Milgrim clan. After losing his job, he enrolls in an experimental drug trial.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writer:Patrick Somerville

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  10. Maniac Season 1 Episode 7 - Ceci N'est Pas Une Drill
    7.0/10(2408 votes)

    S1:E7

    Owen and Annie take the C pill. No longer connected, he belongs to a Mafia family, and she's a medieval guide hired by an ailing elf princess.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writers:Amelia Gray, Danielle Henderson

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Best Episodes Summary

"Option C" is the best rated episode of Maniac. It scored 8.4/10 from 2,663 votes. Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and written by Patrick Somerville, Cary Joji Fukunaga, it aired on September 21, 2018. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Utangatta".

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