The best episodes of 12 Monkeys
Ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Lit marks on the season rail place this list across the run. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
Cole and Railly find themselves at opposite ends of an unspeakable decision. Jones grows suspicious while Railly turns to an emotional ally for advice. All hell breaks loose during a massive fire-fight.
- 02
Cole and Railly finally learn the heart-breaking life story of the man who calls himself The Witness.
- 03
When all hope is lost, Cole must complete his cycle so that his younger self will one day arrive at the end with the answer.
- 04
In the apocalypse of 2163, a desperate Cole searches for Titan. Meanwhile, a captive Railly is faced with an impossible choice as the 12 Monkeys await the arrival of The Witness.
- 05
The team infiltrates a Nazi gala to steal an artifact known as "Die Glocke"; their operation comes undone when French Resistance interferes and an unexpected guest arrives.
- 06
The final battle against the Witness begins as the fate of time and mankind hangs in the balance; all the pieces finally come together to mark the end of the beginning.
- 07
Cole and Railly attempt to stop the final paradox in the past while Ramse, Jennifer and Deacon struggle to survive the apocalypse in a last ditch effort to find the Witness.
- 08
Ramse and Cole splinter to 2007 expecting either a trap - or a final chance to kill The Witness. But when Cole discovers a heartbreaking truth, he'll discover that the mission was both.
- 09
Out of time and in need of answers, Jennifer and Deacon are sent to 1989 to steal the a sacred document. Can Railly and Cole get to the Word first before it reveals the one secret they want kept?
- 10
In the explosive Season Three finale, every imaginable threat descends upon Railly and Cole. With Titan looming - and ally fighting ally - The Witness finds himself on the threshold of destiny.
- 11
While searching for Jennifer Goines in post-WWI France, Cole and Jones encounter a dangerous group of time-travelers‒the Guardians.
- 12
Bonds of trust are tested when Ramse returns to the facility with an old enemy held captive. How far will Cole and Jones go for the answers they need?
- 13
In 1953, Cole and Railly reunite with Agent Gale at the birth of the Army of the 12 Monkeys. Special guest star Christopher Lloyd appears as the father of an iconic enemy.
- 14
The beginning of the end approaches as Cole and Cassie embark on their final mission.
- 15
Friends and enemies converge in Victorian London to await the arrival of The Witness. Cole and Railly lead their pursuers on a manhunt through time.
- 16
Cassie travels back in time to confront a younger Olivia; Cole helps Jennifer find the meaning behind her final Primary vision.
- 17
The final conflict with the Army of the 12 Monkeys begins when the Witness returns to Project Splinter.
- 18
Team Splinter goes back in time to the wild frontier in search of a weapon to destroy the Witness.
- 19
Jones sends Hannah back in time to 2007 on a personal mission that could be the key to everything.
- 20
Cole and Ramse repair their broken friendship while on the run; Railly and Jones navigate an uncertain future in 2043.
- 21
Despite the growing tension between them, Cole and Cassie travel to 1940s New York during World War II to track down a dangerously seductive member of the Twelve who's plotting an assassination.
- 22
Jones reluctantly places her trust in Ramse to bring Cole and Cassie safely home after they get stranded in the year 1944. As Ramse looks forward to this chance to atone for his sins, Jones explores the true nature of time with old Jennifer Goines.
- 23
Cassie is sent to 2020 by Jones with one mission: Kill the younger Jones and prevent time travel from ever happening.
- 24
Cole and Railly have finally found peace living in the past. When a mysterious woman with apocalyptic visions of the future tells Cole it's not over, he must do the unthinkable to save the world... and the woman he loves.
- 25
Travelers come face to face with ghosts from their past when they find themselves maneuvering around their own timelines.
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