The best episodes of The Terror
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- 01
The expedition's epic journey reaches its climax as men find themselves in a final confrontation with the Inuit mythology they've trespassed into.
- 02
A strange illness begins to show itself while another more familiar one jeopardizes the expedition's most valuable resource - its captain's judgment.
- 03
Deaths under mysterious circumstances create paranoia among the men, and some of the crew may be considering mutiny.
- 04
Hope comes in strange forms, and the question of what the men are willing to do to survive begins to be settled in both noble and horrifying ways.
- 05
As the men make new attempts to find rescue, a series of shocking events underscores how vulnerable and exposed their situation has become.
- 06
After a long winter trapped in the ice, scouting parties are sent out in search of open water. One of the teams makes a frightening discovery.
- 07
With the end of their provisions in sight, officers contemplate a tough, risky strategy while struggling to raise the men's worsening spirits.
- 08
An accident at sea cripples a Royal Navy expedition, forcing its captains to make a dire choice.
- 09
With something stalking the ships, the expedition's commanders debate their dwindling options.
- 10
Henry and Asako look to the past to provide answers to their current turmoil. Chester and Luz grapple with their identities in hopes of saving those who are dearest to them. Amy and Yamato-san struggle to once again assimilate into American life.
- 11
A series of cunning attacks on the ships proves to the men they are not battling an ordinary bear.
- 12
A story of the past provides insight into the present evil that stalks the Terminal Islanders. Chester returns home to his family, only to find that someone he was searching for is gone. Henry and Asako are faced with a difficult decision.
- 13
Chester searches for the person he believes can help; a tuberculosis outbreak forces Amy to act.
- 14
The Terminal Islanders return home; the Nakayamas must come together to battle their greatest foe.
- 15
Chester, off in search of a better life, is treated with hostility by his fellow Americans. Luz hopes to be accepted by Henry and Asako in their new home as the Japanese American community celebrates Obon, a festival to commemorate the spirits of those who have died.
- 16
Pepper meets his roommate, Coffee; weird sounds in the ceiling; Pepper is visited by a bloody former inhabitant of New Hyde and attacked by a mysterious entity; Marisol visits and Pepper gets into it with Loochie; Pepper gets ahold of staff keys.
- 17
When the silver door opens, Coffee finds gunfire and gore.
- 18
As the Terminal Islanders struggle with adjusting to their new surroundings, Chester searches for a way to provide for his family and for Luz, and to fend off the evil that he feels is following him. Henry reels from the trauma of his imprisonment. Asako tries to deal with bad omens. Amy takes up a new job.
- 19
The Japanese Americans are forced to undertake a humiliating exercise that divides the community. Chester comes face to face with a man who forces Chester to question his very nature. Luz, stricken by grief after tragedy, is forced to make an important choice.
- 20
Chester and Luz reach a turning point in their relationship; Amy takes matters into her own hands.
- 21
The staff take the patients for pizza and it's total chaos.
- 22
Director Cleave investigates a death. New Hyde will be closed; Dorry's first trip to New Hyde; Dr. Walter does an unnecessary lobotomy; the devil wants out; Miss Chris opens the silver door; Dorry losses everything, Anand pays the price.
- 23
In 1941, Chester Nakayama finds himself caught between his insular Japanese American neighborhood on Terminal Island, California, and his current life as an all-American guy. When extreme circumstances push both his community and personal life to the brink, Chester must grapple with what kind of a man he wants to be, all while someone watches closely.
- 24
A big storm and no power. Everyone is trapped inside.
- 25
All the Demons Are Still in Hell
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, the Terminal Islanders are evicted from their homes by the US Army and must find shelter elsewhere. While Henry, separated from his family, faces injustice at the hands of the government, Chester engages in a paranoid search for answers surrounding the mysterious events of the past weeks.
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