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Season 1 - Best Episodes Of The Sympathizer

Overall Rating: ★ 6.8

Season 1 - Best Episodes Of The Sympathizer

(Overall Rating: ★ 6.8)

Episode Ratings & Analysis

Explore season 1 episodes of The Sympathizer. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.

An espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his resulting exile in the United States.

1 Seasons
7 Episodes
Ended
Drama War & Politics
Best Episodes
S1E1 - Death Wish ★ 7.9
S1E4 - Give Us Some Good Lines ★ 7.9
S1E3 - Love It or Leave It ★ 7.6
Worst Episodes
S1E5 - All for One ★ 7.1
S1E2 - Good Little Asian ★ 7.4
S1E6 - The Oriental Mode of Destruction ★ 7.5
★ 7.9/10 (1035 votes)
#1

Death Wish

S1:E1

With the fall of Saigon imminent, the Captain juggles the communist party, the South Vietnamese army, his CIA handler and his conscience.

★ 7.9/10 (594 votes)
#2

Give Us Some Good Lines

S1:E4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the Captain navigates the egos and personalities of an increasingly chaotic production.

★ 7.6/10 (607 votes)
#3

Love It or Leave It

S1:E3

The Captain and Bon craft a plan to quell the General's anxieties. Later, the Captain meets the Auteur, who wants to make a film about war.

★ 7.6/10 (480 votes)
#4

Endings Are Hard, Aren't They?

S1:E7

Back in Vietnam, the Captain is forced to tell his story… and confront the decisions that haunt his past.

★ 7.5/10 (442 votes)
#5

The Oriental Mode of Destruction

S1:E6

Convinced that the General's military operation is doomed, the Captain searches for ways to expose the mission and save Bon.

★ 7.4/10 (717 votes)
#6

Good Little Asian

S1:E2

As he adjusts to life in Los Angeles, the Captain is forced to find someone to implicate when the General begins to suspect a mole.

★ 7.1/10 (479 votes)
#7

All for One

S1:E5

After a lengthy stint at the hospital, the Captain discovers that the General has started recruiting for a secret military operation.

★ 7.1/10 (479 votes)
#1

All for One

S1:E5

After a lengthy stint at the hospital, the Captain discovers that the General has started recruiting for a secret military operation.

★ 7.4/10 (717 votes)
#2

Good Little Asian

S1:E2

As he adjusts to life in Los Angeles, the Captain is forced to find someone to implicate when the General begins to suspect a mole.

★ 7.5/10 (442 votes)
#3

The Oriental Mode of Destruction

S1:E6

Convinced that the General's military operation is doomed, the Captain searches for ways to expose the mission and save Bon.

★ 7.6/10 (607 votes)
#4

Love It or Leave It

S1:E3

The Captain and Bon craft a plan to quell the General's anxieties. Later, the Captain meets the Auteur, who wants to make a film about war.

★ 7.6/10 (480 votes)
#5

Endings Are Hard, Aren't They?

S1:E7

Back in Vietnam, the Captain is forced to tell his story… and confront the decisions that haunt his past.

★ 7.9/10 (1035 votes)
#6

Death Wish

S1:E1

With the fall of Saigon imminent, the Captain juggles the communist party, the South Vietnamese army, his CIA handler and his conscience.

★ 7.9/10 (594 votes)
#7

Give Us Some Good Lines

S1:E4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the Captain navigates the egos and personalities of an increasingly chaotic production.

★ 7.9/10 (1035 votes)

Death Wish

S1:E1

With the fall of Saigon imminent, the Captain juggles the communist party, the South Vietnamese army, his CIA handler and his conscience.

★ 7.4/10 (717 votes)

Good Little Asian

S1:E2

As he adjusts to life in Los Angeles, the Captain is forced to find someone to implicate when the General begins to suspect a mole.

★ 7.6/10 (607 votes)

Love It or Leave It

S1:E3

The Captain and Bon craft a plan to quell the General's anxieties. Later, the Captain meets the Auteur, who wants to make a film about war.

★ 7.9/10 (594 votes)

Give Us Some Good Lines

S1:E4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the Captain navigates the egos and personalities of an increasingly chaotic production.

★ 7.1/10 (479 votes)

All for One

S1:E5

After a lengthy stint at the hospital, the Captain discovers that the General has started recruiting for a secret military operation.

★ 7.5/10 (442 votes)

The Oriental Mode of Destruction

S1:E6

Convinced that the General's military operation is doomed, the Captain searches for ways to expose the mission and save Bon.

★ 7.6/10 (480 votes)

Endings Are Hard, Aren't They?

S1:E7

Back in Vietnam, the Captain is forced to tell his story… and confront the decisions that haunt his past.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
1 ★ 7.6 7
★ 7.9 Death Wish
★ 7.1 All for One
Hoa Xuande
Robert Downey Jr.
Toan Le
Fred Nguyen Khan
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