The essential episodes of The Tick
Watch these 15 in order and you've got The Tick — each pick states its reason.
- 01
In a world where superheroes and villains are very real, unassuming office temp Arthur becomes obsessed with a sinister conspiracy he believes has taken over his City. Everyone thinks he's crazy, except his mysterious new ally, The Tick, a bizarre blue superhero who might just be a figment of Arthur's imagination...
- 02
Arthur takes a break from hunting the Terror and tries to get back to his safe, normal, and unheroic life as an accountant unaware he's being stalked by the menacing vigilante Overkill. Tick confesses to an existential crisis.
- 03
Tick crashes an Everest family party to convince Arthur's sister Dot of her brother's super-heroic destiny. Another more dangerous party-crasher arrives to threaten Arthur and his family.
- 04
Tick and Dot help Arthur try to control his flyaway supersuit as the Pyramid Gang pursues them. Miss Lint has an unexpected caller.
- 05
Tick and Arthur try to use Ramses to prove that the Terror is alive and run into trouble. Miss Lint takes the advice of an old friend.
- 06
The Tick and Arthur harbor an out of commission Superian. Dot gathers more intel on the Pyramid Gang, and Overkill confronts Miss Lint.
- 07
The team races to counteract The Terror's plan for Big Bismuth and the VLM. Miss Lint and Overkill have something resembling a heart to heart.
- 08
The End of the Beginning (Of the Start of the Dawn of the Age of Superheroes)
The Tick and Arthur find themselves on a final collision course with The Terror as he attempts to bring his evil plans to fruition.
- 09
The local AEGIS branch has reopened - Tick and Arthur tour the facility and take the hero test. Overkill and Dangerboat prepare to go back on the lam, but Dot intervenes. Superian encounters social media, and Miss Lint decides on a new villain strategy.
- 10
Tick and Arthur pursue the trail of the bank robbers into the gambling underworld. Overkill reconnects with an old mentor and learns his enemy The Duke may still be alive.
- 11
A strange bit of information sends Dangerboat in to lockdown. Dot frees Overkill of a burden and joins him on a mission. Meanwhile, Superian takes Arthur's advice - badly.
- 12
Tick and Arthur fight a beaurocratic battle to save an innocent creature from AEGIS experimentation. Dot tours an AEGIS open house, as Overkill visits an old friend.
- 13
Tick and Arthur must take care of six adorable babies while hiding them from AEGIS. Joan and Kevin lend a hand. Superian unexpectedly drops in for a therapy session.
- 14
Tick and Arthur join the Flag-5 and undergo initiation with their fellow team members. Walter and Dot throw a wrench into Arthur's dream come true. The Duke makes a deadly move on AEGIS.
- 15
The Tick, Arthur, Dot, and the rest of the family must battle The Duke and AEGIS itself. Miss Lint reveals her true goal and Superian weighs the pros and cons of accidental genocide.
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