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The Best Episodes of The Looming Tower

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While Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda become a global threat, the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently sets the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the Iraq War.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Looming Tower Season 1 Episode 10 - 9/11
    8.6/10(665 votes)

    S1:E10

    Nobody can get a hold of O'Neill on Sept. 11, 2001; Soufan's evacuation from Yemen stops short as the CIA Station Chief gives him the answers he has been seeking from the CIA; Schmidt is reinstated into Alec Station; Soufan interrogates Abu Jandal.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writers:Dan Futterman, Ali Selim

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  2. The Looming Tower Season 1 Episode 9 - Tuesday
    8.1/10(597 votes)

    S1:E9

    The CIA becomes aware that Hazmi and Mihdhar are gone and must relay that to the FBI. O’Neill accepts a job as head of security at the World Trade Center. Soufan is sent back to Yemen. Hazmi, Mihdhar and Atta head to Vegas for a final indulgence.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writer:Adam Rapp

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  3. The Looming Tower Season 1 Episode 2 - Losing My Religion
    7.9/10(733 votes)

    S1:E2

    Following the simultaneous embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, the FBI begins its investigation on the ground, while the CIA starts working on a retaliation plan.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Looming Tower Season 1 Episode 3 - Mistakes Were Made
    7.9/10(700 votes)

    S1:E3

    The FBI finds one of the surviving terrorists and discovers a game changing lead in Nairobi, while the CIA’s retaliation plan in approved.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writer:Bathsheba Doran

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  5. The Looming Tower Season 1 Episode 1 - Now It Begins…
    7.8/10(896 votes)

    S1:E1

    The chief of the FBI’s counter-terrorism unit, John O’Neill, invites rookie Muslim-American agent, Ali Soufan, onto his squad. Fighting to get information from the CIA, they soon realize their work is just beginning…as two American embassies are bombed.

    Director:Alex Gibney
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Looming Tower Season 1 Episode 7 - The General
    7.8/10(592 votes)

    S1:E7

    O’Neill and Soufan travel to Yemen to begin the investigation into the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole. The FBI becomes aware of a meeting in Malaysia and of Khallad, without knowing the CIA has been aware of both of those things for months.

    Director:Michael Slovis
    Writer:Ali Selim

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  7. The Looming Tower Season 1 Episode 6 - Boys at War
    7.7/10(622 votes)

    S1:E6

    Vince continues asking for permission to share Mihdhar’s visa with the FBI. O’Neill loses his briefcase and an investigation into his handling of classified materials begins. A boy, radicalized after the CIA’s retaliation attack killed his friend, travels to Yemen to start his own martyrdom journey.

    Director:Michael Slovis
    Writer:Dan Futterman

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  8. The Looming Tower Season 1 Episode 8 - A Very Special Relationship
    7.7/10(579 votes)

    S1:E8

    Everyone adjusts to a new president and, with it, a shift in threat priority. Soufan learns of the importance of UBL’s bodyguard and is refused access to him. O’Neill is denied re-entry into Yemen and forced to resign. The terrorists in the U.S., Hazmi, Mihdhar and Atta, are lost by their U.S. handler.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writer:Bathsheba Doran

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  9. The Looming Tower Season 1 Episode 4 - Mercury
    7.5/10(634 votes)

    S1:E4

    Continuing to keep information from the FBI, Schmidt is fired from Alec Station. Diane makes an important discovery about the owner of the phone number Owhali gave Chesney. O'Neill searches for solace in his faith as his personal and professional lives crumble before him.

    Director:Ali Selim
    Writer:Adam Rapp

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  10. The Looming Tower Season 1 Episode 5 - Y2K
    7.4/10(622 votes)

    S1:E5

    The CIA and FBI are on high alert as threats surrounding the new millennium abound. O’Neill and Soufan raid an AQ cell in Brooklyn. The CIA continues to hide vital information from the FBI while they track suspicious individuals entering the U.S.

    Director:Ali Selim
    Writer:Shannon Houston

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Best Episodes Summary

"9/11" is the best rated episode of "The Looming Tower". It scored 8.6/10 based on 665 votes. Directed by Craig Zisk and written by Dan Futterman, Ali Selim, it aired on 4/18/2018. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Tuesday".