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The Best Episodes of The Watch

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

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A group of misfit cops rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe. Inspired by the characters created by Sir Terry Pratchett’s famous “Discworld” novels.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Watch Season 1 Episode 4 - Twilight Canyons
    6.8/10(335 votes)

    #1 - Twilight Canyons

    S1:E4

    Carcer is willing to do anything to find a sword and the Watch is close on his tail.

    Director:Brian Kelly
    Writers:Simon Allen, Joy Wilkinson

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  2. The Watch Season 1 Episode 3 - The What?
    6.7/10(365 votes)

    #2 - The What?

    S1:E3

    The Watch must rob the city's most secretive institution in a desperate effort to find the artifact.

    Director:Brian Kelly
    Writer:Simon Allen

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  3. The Watch Season 1 Episode 7 - Nowhere in the Multiverse
    6.7/10(263 votes)

    #3 - Nowhere in the Multiverse

    S1:E7

    Sam Vimes wakes up in an alternate universe where he's a prisoner in the middle of a jailbreak.

    Director:Emma Sullivan
    Writers:Simon Allen, Ed Hime

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  4. The Watch Season 1 Episode 2 - Ook
    6.5/10(440 votes)

    #4 - Ook

    S1:E2

    The Watch connects Carcer's evil plan to strange goings-on at a magical institution.

    Director:Craig Viveiros
    Writer:Simon Allen

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  5. The Watch Season 1 Episode 5 - Not on My Watch
    6.5/10(289 votes)

    #5 - Not on My Watch

    S1:E5

    The Watch must trek through the Unreal Estate to destroy the sword in a magical lake.

    Director:Brian Kelly
    Writer:Catherine Tregenna

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  6. The Watch Season 1 Episode 1 - A Near Vimes Experience
    6.3/10(562 votes)

    #6 - A Near Vimes Experience

    S1:E1

    Capt. Sam Vimes' life in the City Watch is changed forever when a figure from his past returns to Ankh-Morpork.

    Director:Craig Viveiros
    Writer:Simon Allen

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  7. The Watch Season 1 Episode 8 - Better to Light a Candle
    6.3/10(244 votes)

    #7 - Better to Light a Candle

    S1:E8

    Carcer's got everything he needs to control the Noble Dragon and destroy Ankh-Morpork.

    Director:Emma Sullivan
    Writer:Simon Allen

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  8. The Watch Season 1 Episode 6 - The Dark in the Dark
    6.2/10(280 votes)

    #8 - The Dark in the Dark

    S1:E6

    In the race against Carcer for the second mystical artifact, Cheery, Angua and Carrot venture into the Mines of Tak. Cheery must confront the darkness in her past. Vimes and Sybil defend the besieged Watch House from Doctor Cruces and her Assassins.

    Director:Emma Sullivan
    Writers:Simon Allen, Amrou Al-Kadhi

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Best Episodes Summary

"Twilight Canyons" is the best rated episode of "The Watch". It scored 6.8/10 based on 335 votes. Directed by Brian Kelly and written by Simon Allen, Joy Wilkinson, it aired on 1/17/2021. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The What?".