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The Worst Episodes of The Bridge

Every episode of The Bridge ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Bridge!

Worst episode
S2E2 Episode 2
7.71,098 votes
Best episode
S4E8 Episode 8
8.91,289 votes
Top season
Season 4
8.2avg
Binge time
1d 13h
38 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Bridge Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.7/10(1098 votes)

    S2:E2

    Four individuals wearing animal masks post a video online claiming responsibility for the tanker Saga and Martin are investigating. Deaths are reported of people eating poisoned food. Are the cases connected?

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Bridge Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.8/10(1843 votes)

    S1:E1

    The chair of the Malmo city council is found dead right on the Danish-Swedish border on the Øresund bridge between Copenhagen and Malmo - the corpse cut in half at the waistline. Detective Saga Norén of Malmo CID is applied to the case and soon learns that the lower half of the corpse belongs to a yet unknown Danish woman. She is forced to team up with her Danish colleague Martin Rohde, who is slightly irritated by her unusual manners. At the same time, Göran Söringer is brought to Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet to receive a heart transplant.

    Director:Charlotte Sieling
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Bridge Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.8/10(1548 votes)

    S1:E2

    The bomb in Daniel Ferbé's car did not go off. Instead, the car's CD player put out a disc that contains a message from the murderer, which is also published on a website. He deplores five grievances of society, the first of which shall be highlighted by the murders. Norén traces back the website of the murderer to a server of the Danish CID and Rohde reopens the case of the second victim, a Danish prostitute who disappeared more than a year ago, and obtains her diary. Eventually Charlotte Söringer manages to get her beloved husband his heart transplant.

    Director:Charlotte Sieling
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Bridge Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.8/10(1444 votes)

    S1:E3

    To draw attention to the increased number of people falling through the cracks of society, the killer kidnaps a homeless man and demands a large ransom from four landlords for his survival. So what is the price of a human being after all?

    Director:Charlotte Sieling
    Writer:Morten Dragsted

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  5. The Bridge Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    7.8/10(1348 votes)

    S1:E5

    The murderer has groomed a number of schizophrenics to commit carefully synchronized violent crimes on the same day in Malmo and Copenhagen.

    Director:Lisa Siwe
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Bridge Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.8/10(1321 votes)

    S1:E6

    A rogue policeman is killed by someone in uniform. The detectives believe that the killer for whom they are searching was the killer. They also now suspect that the killer may indeed be one of them - that he is actually is a cop.

    Director:Lisa Siwe
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Bridge Season 3 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.8/10(1180 votes)

    S3:E1

    A new murder is commited involving a gruesome display of a family sitting at the table. Detective Saga Norén is tasked with the investigation together with a new Danish detective after the incarceration of Martin Rohde.

    Directors:Henrik Georgsson, Rumle Hammerich
    Writer:Hans Rosenfeldt

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  8. The Bridge Season 4 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.8/10(1149 votes)

    S4:E1

    The head of the Danish migration agency is murdered brutally, and the murder is linked to a controversial expulsion case. Investigator Henrik Sabroe needs help from his colleague and friend Saga Norén, but she is in prison for the murder of her mother.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writers:Camilla Ahlgren, Hans Rosenfeldt

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  9. The Bridge Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.8/10(1043 votes)

    S2:E4

    The hunt is on for the leader of the eco-terrorists, with Saga and Martin hoping to stop any further attacks from happening.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Maren Louise Käehne

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  10. The Bridge Season 4 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.8/10(959 votes)

    S4:E2

    Henrik's two main clues in the investigation are the left-wing radical group Red October and the refugee Taariq, who has gone underground. On a personal level he tries to realize that he will never figure out what happened to his missing daughters, but then someone begins to show interest in the mystery.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Bridge Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.9/10(1387 votes)

    S1:E4

    Knowing the killer has carefully planned his crimes, Saga and Martin wonder whether they can catch him off guard by doing something he doesn't expect.

    Director:Charlotte Sieling
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Bridge Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.9/10(1261 votes)

    S2:E1

    A tanker is heading towards the bridge. When it is boarded by the coastguard the crew are discovered to be missing. The only people on board are five youths, drugged and chained. Saga and Martin are assigned to investigate the case.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Hans Rosenfeldt

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  13. The Bridge Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    7.9/10(1037 votes)

    S2:E7

    A chemical plant is attacked which threatens to contaminate a water source. Saga realises living with a partner is harder than she thought. Martin looks into Saga's past.

    Directors:Kathrine Windfeld, Morten Arnfred
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Bridge Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.9/10(1021 votes)

    S3:E2

    With the detectives now working on two so-called 'clown murders', a prime suspect is the traumatised son of the first victim, who is on the run. The usually phlegmatic Saga is distracted from the investigation by the unwelcome appearance of her mother, who insists on showing her a medical file, hoping to find a resolution to their estrangement.

    Directors:Henrik Georgsson, Rumle Hammerich
    Writer:Hans Rosenfeldt

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  15. The Bridge Season 3 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.9/10(988 votes)

    S3:E3

    Saga and her new partner Henrik follow leads in finding their kidnapped boss Hans. In the meantime personal developments in Saga's life influence her work as a police officer.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Bridge Season 4 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.9/10(924 votes)

    S4:E3

    Henrik and Saga suspect that Taariq and the missing expert on left-wing radicals are hiding something, and collaborate to reveal them. They disagree on how to handle the homeless girls who still refuse to give up their identity.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Bridge Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.0/10(1324 votes)

    S1:E7

    A bus-load of children is kidnapped and are threatened to be killed. The police believe that the kidnapper is the killer, and the hunt continues.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Bridge Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.0/10(1066 votes)

    S2:E3

    Saga and Martin continue their hunt for the eco-terrorists, who have realised the police are on their trail.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Bridge Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.0/10(1060 votes)

    S2:E8

    Martin visits Jens in prison and seems to be getting to him. As they re-interview witnesses Saga suspects a statement has been tampered with. Laura regains consciousness and remembers what her assailant looks like.

    Directors:Kathrine Windfeld, Morten Arnfred
    Writer:Maren Louise Käehne

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  20. The Bridge Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.0/10(1048 votes)

    S2:E5

    As the investigation moves forward a new group of four, animal head wearing, eco-terrorists post a video online. Saga is having some relationship "issues".

    Directors:Kathrine Windfeld, Morten Arnfred
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Bridge Season 2 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.0/10(1042 votes)

    S2:E6

    A sunken boat containing skeletal remains is found, that appears to be related to the eco-terrorist case. Martin's son is taken into hospital in a serious condition.

    Directors:Kathrine Windfeld, Morten Arnfred
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Bridge Season 3 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.0/10(994 votes)

    S3:E4

    Saga and her new partner Henrik grow closer together while new discoveries shed light on how the murder cases are linked together.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Astrid Øye

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  23. The Bridge Season 3 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.0/10(961 votes)

    S3:E5

    Saga and Henrik interview the estranged sister of the latest victim, who mentions that he had been cautioned after complaints from some of his pupils. Whilst nursing the hospitalised Hans, Lillian discovers a wound inside his cheek and Saga immediately orders the re-examination of previous victims. Claus attends the gallery opening of works from Freddie Holst's private collection and is alarmed when Anneka arrives and demands admittance.

    Directors:Henrik Georgsson, Rumle Hammerich
    Writer:Hans Rosenfeldt

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  24. The Bridge Season 4 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.0/10(916 votes)

    S4:E5

    Saga and Henrik keep searching for a link between the murder victims. Lillian is reprimanded by her superiors. Dan finds out where his ex-wife and son are and causes trouble. The relationship between Saga and Henrik is tested to the limit and may have hit its breaking point.

    Director:Rumle Hammerich
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Bridge Season 4 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.0/10(912 votes)

    S4:E4

    Taariq recognizes a car related to the case. He wants to push the owner for money, but is himself accused of robbery. Saga fears that will be more murders and Henrik's efforts for the homeless girls end up in disappointment.

    Director:Henrik Georgsson
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Episode 2" is the worst rated episode of The Bridge. It scored 7.7/10 from 1,098 votes. Directed by Henrik Georgsson and written by Unknown, it aired on September 29, 2013. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 1".

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