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The Best Episodes of Outlier

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

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A young girl is found killed at a camping resort and criminal psychologist Maja Angell believes that the police have arrested the wrong man....

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Outlier Season 1 Episode 4 - Contexts
    7.1/10(35 votes)

    #1 - Contexts

    S1:E4

    Maja and the other investigators are looking for connections between several murders and missing person cases. They discover that the pattern much more extensive than first thought.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Outlier Season 1 Episode 3 - Old Tracks
    7.0/10(37 votes)

    #2 - Old Tracks

    S1:E3

    Maja's theory of a possible serial killer is finally heard by the police, who permit her to join the investigation despite their doubts. She begins to dig into old cases in the archives, searching for a pattern.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Outlier Season 1 Episode 5 - Setback
    6.8/10(33 votes)

    #3 - Setback

    S1:E5

    Maja is reduced to the sidelines and is close to giving up. But information about Maja's own family sheds new light on the murder. Could the killer have been a part of Maja's inner circle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Outlier Season 1 Episode 2 - Wrong Man
    6.7/10(40 votes)

    #4 - Wrong Man

    S1:E2

    Maja defies all warnings and begins to investigate on her own accord. And she grows increasingly confident in her theory - the police are wrong.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Outlier Season 1 Episode 7 - Breakdown
    6.7/10(33 votes)

    #5 - Breakdown

    S1:E7

    Despite all the warnings about dragging her private trauma into the case, Maja decides to try one last time to talk to her demented mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Outlier Season 1 Episode 6 - Secrets
    6.5/10(34 votes)

    #6 - Secrets

    S1:E6

    Maja's confrontation with her father has major consequences. The day after their feud, he is found dead at home having taken his own life. The shock of the loss of her father sends Maja even closer to the tipping point.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Outlier Season 1 Episode 8 - The Showdown
    6.5/10(37 votes)

    #7 - The Showdown

    S1:E8

    After going down what turns out to be a blind alley, the suspicion falls on a man who was close to Maja's family in his youth. The police strike, but he escapes and disappears.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Outlier Season 1 Episode 1 - The Killing
    6.3/10(59 votes)

    #8 - The Killing

    S1:E1

    A teenage girl, Sofie, disappears on her way home from a party in Kautokeino. A friend reports her missing to the police, but the case is not taken seriously. Not until Sofie is found murdered in a village a few hours away.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Contexts" is the best rated episode of "Outlier". It scored 7.1/10 based on 35 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/22/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Old Tracks".