The essential episodes of The Last Ship
Watch these 15 in order and you've got The Last Ship — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Captain Tom Chandler and the crew of the USS Nathan James set out for the Arctic with two civilian virologists, Dr. Rachel Scott and Dr. Quincy Tophet, who claim to be studying birds. When they come under attack by a renegade team of Russian forces, Chandler learns these virologists are actually collecting samples of the source of a deadly virus that has wiped out over half the human population while they've been at sea. As they head home on the orders of the remaining U.S. government, Chandler and his crew realize that home is a shadow of what they left, and the safest place to develop a vaccine for this deadly disease is out at sea on their ship.
- 02
Rachel and Chandler ask for six volunteers to participate in human trials of her vaccine, but the tests could be a living hell as the virus and the vaccine do battle inside their bodies. Meanwhile back in the States, Chandler's wife and father are doing everything they can to keep their family alive.
- 03
The crew of Nathan James discovers that hospital ship USNS Solace was sent to sea to wait for Dr. Scott's cure. Captain Chandler sees an opportunity to add another ship to their fleet while Rachel is eager to find a lab better equipped to replicate the vaccine. When Solace fails to respond to radio communications, Chandler and his team board the ship..and come face-to-face with an unexpected enemy.
- 04
With a small group of survivors from Solace in tow, Chandler and his crew square off against an enemy of the most dangerous kind - a nuclear-powered submarine led by rogue British naval officers, Sean and Ned Ramsey. XO Slattery interrogates a captured mercenary from the hospital ship in an effort to extract information on the sub and its mission. As Nathan James engages in a perilous game of cat-and- mouse, the truth about the mercenary sub unfolds.
- 05
Slattery struggles to evade the sub; Chandler and the land team infiltrate the immune compound; Danny discovers that Niels is working for the Ramseys; Chandler manages to encroach Sean's inner circle.
- 06
While trying to piece together Dr. Hunter's lost formula, Rachel deals with the fact that her sworn enemy is on board the ship; Chandler tries to reverse the brainwashing Michener suffered at the hands of the Ramseys.
- 07
With Dr. Scott on the verge of a breakthrough, Chandler and his team set out to land in search of much needed supplies and materials for her lab. Once there, Burk stumbles upon a gang of children who have been offered a bounty by the Immunes for information on the U.S. Navy. A vicious battle ensues when the Immunes come to collect their prisoners. Back on the ship, Rachel's efforts to produce a spreadable cure depend on Niels - her success now inextricably linked to the scientist who nearly erased mankind.
- 08
Rachel is hard at work on a new, more efficient version of the cure while Alisha decodes a message found on a cell phone recovered from the Immunes on land. A suspicious death on the ship forces Chandler to launch a murder investigation, causing dissent among the crew and threatening to upset good order and discipline. Armed with new information provided by Michener, Nathan James heads to New Orleans, only to find that the Immunes have a terrifying surprise in store for them there.
- 09
Chandler must find a way to return to his old crew and investigate a dangerous new foe.
- 10
Chandler's mission comes to a head as he prepares the final part of his plan. President Michener ponders the fate of his presidency.
- 11
Chandler comes face to face with his powerful enemy in a final showdown. Kara joins up with someone that can help with her mission.
- 12
Chandler returns to America to find out what has really been happening.
- 13
The fight for America comes to an end; Chandler faces a challenge that could change his life forever.
- 14
With an enormous storm on the horizon, Nathan James must navigate an equally terrifying threat in order to make it to safety.
- 15
It is all out war as Chandler must face his fears and confront the greatest threat he has ever encountered.Series finale
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