The worst episodes of The Dead Zone
Ranked by viewer rating, lows first. Lit marks on the season rail place this list across the run. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
When J.J. (Spencer Achtymichuk) falls prey to a deadly new virus sweeping across the northeast, Johnny must use his powers to solve a medical mystery in time to save his son's life.
- 02
Johnny fights to prevent identical twins from manipulating him and his visions to commit the perfect murder.
- 03
When Johnny has a vision of a school shooting, the principal (Judge Reinhold) focuses on a particularly outspoken student (Robert Iler) as the likeliest culprit while Johnny struggles to discover the identity of the shooter.
- 04
All the animals are acting violently, attacking the townspeople. Johnny finds out the reason for the attacks is that the animals are sensing that a dam is about to break and flood the town.
- 05
When Johnny foresees the death of someone very close to him, he must confront his inner demons before they push him to the brink of murder.
- 06
Johnny becomes involved in a murder case involving a young woman where everything isn't as it seems.
- 07
Visions of Walt lead Johnny to his father and a shocking revelation. Also, vision of Armageddon reappears to Johnny and JJ too.
- 08
When Johnny is reunited with two close friends from high school, one of whom is awaiting a heart transplant (Lochlyn Munro), he is tormented by a vision of the other (Ally Sheedy) becoming the donor.
- 09
The death of Bruce's (John L. Adams) father, Pastor David Lewis (Louis Gossett Jr.) leads Bruce on an amazing journey down the "road not taken".
- 10
A shock jock (Richard Lewis) makes disparaging comments on the air about Johnny and Sarah. Johnny confronts him, but must then save him from a vision of falling off a building. J.J. is told that Johnny is his father.
- 11
A vision involving a racehorse being stolen troubles Johnny on a trip to visit Bruce. Meanwhile, Stillson gets closer to Sarah and J.J., leading Johnny to realize he may have missed his chance to reunite his family.
- 12
Johnny's ability to alter fate is put to the test when he meets a young woman with psychic abilities of her own.
- 13
When female psychic Alex Sinclair pays Johnny a surprise Christmas visit, the two work together to solve the mystery of one very lost and confused Santa.
- 14
Johnny struggles to rescue four teenagers trapped, all while reliving - and in some way trying to redeem - sins from his family's past. (Part 1 of 2)
- 15
In the continuation of the episode "Descent" an unexpected incident leads Johnny to a profound new understanding of Walt(Chris Bruno) (part 2 of 2)
- 16
Johnny races to find a way to stop the wedding of Miranda Ellis and Greg Stillson, while a political crisis develops that brings Stillson one step closer to the White House.
- 17
Johnny has to race against the clock to prevent a massive explosion from ripping apart the regional bus station.
- 18
Johnny's disturbing vision of his psychic friend Alex sends him to a small town in an attempt to save her, but he needs rescuing himself after he is accused of murder. Meanwhile, Sarah decides to move out of Johnny's house and confides in Stillson, who has important information on the investigation into Walt.
- 19
Johnny steps up his probe into Walt's case in an effort to salvage his relationship with Sarah, and discovers a link to Turner.
- 20
Johnny still shaken by his Armageddon visions and growing increasingly obsessed with Stillson (Sean Patrick Flanery) , has been drawn back into the public eye when an adversary tests Johnny's powers to save a child's life.
- 21
When Johnny is caught in a deadly storm, he is forced to come to terms with his own destiny in order to save those he loves.
- 22
Johnny learns about Walt's childhood friends, when one is released from prison. Walt's friend takes Walt's gun, and Johnny and Walt must stop him before he gets hurt or hurts someone.
- 23
As a young couple is about to tie the knot, Johnny has a troubling vision of their future and must find a way to reveal what he sees.
- 24
When Sarah's father, Marty (Ed Asner), moves into a local retirement home, Johnny begins having morbid visions about the fate of its residents and is driven to investigate.
- 25
In a bizarre turn of events, Stillson begs Johnny to help him investigate the disappearance of his girlfriend, Miranda.
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