Ranking Magnus Archive Episodes From Most Favorite To Least Favorite

(Disclaimer: I don’t think there’s a single Magnus Archives episode that I genuinely dislike, so even the lower rated episodes on this list are still pretty good in my eyes.)

Season 1: Lost John’s Cave, The Piper, Across The Street, Infestation, A Distortion, A Father’s Love, Skintight, Desecrated Host, Hive, First Hunt, Dreamer, Do Not Open, Angler-Fish, Confession, Colony, Alone, Anatomy Class, Growing Dark, First Aid, Burnt Offering, Lost And Found, Old Passage Ways, Piecemeal, Strange Music, Squirm, Freefall, Page Turner, Human Remains, Boatswain’s Call, Killing Floor, Arachnophobia, Schwartzwald, Cheating Death, A Sturdy Lock, Vampire Killer, The Boneturner’s Tale, Burned Out, Thrown Away, Taken Ill, The Man Upstairs.

Season 2: Burning Desire, Literary Heights, The New Door, Still Life, Too Deep, Lost In The Crowd, Trail Rations, Recluse, Personal Space, A Long Way Down, Distant Cousin, Thought For The Day, The Kind Mother, Librarian, Underground, Held In Customs, Burial Rights, Binary, First Edition, The Tale Of The Field Hospital, Hard Shoulder, The Butcher’s Window, Tightrope, Exceptional Risk, Pest Control, Takeaway, Blood Bag, Book Of The Dead, Section 31, Crusader, Observer Effect, The End Of The Tunnel, High Pressure, Fatigue, Children Of The Night, The Smell Of Blood, Grifter’s Bone, Foundations.

Season 3: Family Business, Another Twist, Creature Feature, Testament, Tucked In, Upon The Stair, Stranger And Stranger, A Guest For Mr. Spider, Dead Women Walking, The Masquerade, The Coming Storm, Sneak Preview, Thrill Of The Chase, Nightfall, I Guess You Had To Be There, Cruelty Free, Monologue, Drawing A Blank, We All Ignore The Pit, Total War, Light’s Out, The Show Must Go On, Nothing Beside Remains, Cracked Foundation, Return To Sender, Dust To Dust, The Uncanny Valley, A Matter Of Perspective, Eye Contact, Taking Stock, Breathing Room, Containment, Body Builder, Dig, The Eyewitness, Nesting Instinct, Absent Without Leave, Third Degree, Possessive.

Season 4: The Eye Opens, The Last, Panopticon, A Gravedigger’s Envy, Bloody Mary, Chosen, Weaver, Heart Of Darkness, Entombed, Cul-De-Sac, Doomed Voyage, Left Hanging, Threshold, Web Development, Far Away, Infectious Doubts, Scrutiny, Sculptor’s Tools, Decrypted, Time Of Revelations, Civilian Casualties, Rotten Core, Reflection, Zombie, Nemesis, Cost Of Living, Concrete Jungle, Love Bombing, The Puppeteer, Submerged, Dead Horse, Remains To Be Seen, Flesh, Extended Surveillance, Meat, Heavy Goods, Big Picture, The Architecture Of Fear, Dark Matter, The Movement Of The Heavens.

Season 5: Last Words, Curiosity, Seeing It Through, Recollection, Connected, A Cozy Cabin, Dwelling, The Sick Village, Roots, An Appointment, Blood Ties, Wonderland House, What We Lose, Like Ants, Scavengers, Quiet, Checking Out, Fire Escape, Strung Out, Accomplice, This Old House, Locked In, Ignorance, Processing Line, In The Trenches, Peers, Monument, Epoch, The Worms, Parting, Night Night, Wellbeing, Adrift, The Gardener, The Great Beast, Precipice, Centre Of Attention, Revolutions,