The Best Episodes of Maniac Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   6.9/10(3543 votes)

   #1 - The Chosen One!

   S1:E19/21/2018

   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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   Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga

   Writer:Patrick Somerville
2. 

   7.5/10(3096 votes)

   #2 - Windmills

   S1:E29/21/2018

   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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   Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga

   Writer:Patrick Somerville
3. 

   7.3/10(2777 votes)

   #3 - Having a Day

   S1:E39/21/2018

   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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   Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga

   Writers:Patrick Somerville, Caroline Goddard
4. 

   7.7/10(2777 votes)

   #4 - Furs by Sebastian

   S1:E49/21/2018

   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:Nick Cuse, Patrick Somerville

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   Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga

   Writers:Nick Cuse, Patrick Somerville
5. 

   7.4/10(2610 votes)

   #5 - Exactly Like You

   S1:E59/21/2018

   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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   Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga

   Writers:Mauricio Katz, Caroline Goddard
6. 

   7.3/10(2405 votes)

   #6 - Larger Structural Issues

   S1:E69/21/2018

   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:Nick Cuse, Patrick Somerville

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   Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga

   Writers:Nick Cuse, Patrick Somerville
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7. 

   7.0/10(2374 votes)

   #7 - Ceci N'est Pas Une Drill

   S1:E79/21/2018

   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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   Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga

   Writers:Amelia Gray, Danielle Henderson
8. 

   7.5/10(2320 votes)

   #8 - The Lake of the Clouds

   S1:E89/21/2018

   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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   Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga

   Writers:Nick Cuse, Mauricio Katz
9. 

   7.8/10(2569 votes)

   #9 - Utangatta

   S1:E99/21/2018

   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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   Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga

   Writer:Patrick Somerville
10. 

    7.7/10(2627 votes)

    #10 - Option C

    S1:E109/21/2018

    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:Cary Joji Fukunaga, Patrick Somerville

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    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga

    Writers:Cary Joji Fukunaga, Patrick Somerville