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Best Episodes of The Returned
Victor
S1 Ep4
8.1
3rd Dec 2012
Camille's new identity as Alice is going well, but Léna's scar is growing and seemingly draining her of energy. Léna is convinced that Camille is behind it and publicly denounces her to their friends. Julie can no longer keep Victor under wraps and the police take him away. She doesn't even put up a fight, wondering if he may have something to do with the death of her neighbour, Miss Payet. Adèle gets back with Simon and introduces him to their daughter, Chloe... but then discovers the true circumstances surrounding his death.
Lucy
S1 Ep6
8.1
10th Dec 2012
The town is affected by a power cut. Pierre forms a community around Camille, who is now regarded as a kind of 'prophet'.
Julie finds refuge at Laure's house with Victor, whose body is undergoing a strange transformation. Meanwhile, Léna grows closer to Serge but has to escape back to the town.
Adèle
S1 Ep7
8.1
17th Dec 2012
Camille finds purpose when she decides to invent images of an afterlife to comfort her friend's parents, but is distraught when they commit suicide in the hopes of meeting their son sooner. Pierre shows Claire his shelter stocked with food and firearms, believing that the appearance of the Revenants marks the end of days. Lucy appears to have gained understanding regarding the purpose of the Revenants, and persuades Simon that he no longer needs Adèle; father Jean-François' betrayal of him to the police only pushes him further to her. Serge and Toni attempt to track Lena, and Toni glimpses his deceased mother in the forest. While trying to cross the lake by swimming, Serge disappears under the water.
Julie
S1 Ep3
8.0
3rd Dec 2012
Determined to come out of hiding and return to something resembling normal life, Camille invents a new identity for herself as 'cousin Alice'. Her sister Léna finds a strange, fast-spreading scar on her own body. Simon gets closer to Adèle, who finally accepts he has returned and is not a manifestation of her grief. But as the dead try to reclaim their lives, for the living, things seem more and more disturbed. Julie's very dark past resurfaces and threatens to destroy her completely, but she finds a saviour in the most unlikely form.
Simon
S1 Ep2
8.0
26th Nov 2012
Simon approaches Adèle, but Thomas finds out about his 'return'. In the meantime, Camille is unable to fit back into her family again. Her mother Claire and father Jérome separated after her death, and now Claire is in a relationship with Pierre, an odd but charismatic figure who knew all along that the dead would return. Strange happenings seem to suggest that Camille and Simon may not be the only ones to have been brought back...
Worst Episodes of The Returned
The Child
S2 Ep1
7.3
28th Sep 2015
Six months have passed since The Returned disappeared into the mountains, taking Victor, Simon, Camille and her mother Julie with them. Since then there has been no sign of them. Adele is about to give birth to Simon's baby; part of the town is still flooded; and the military has arrived to keep order. Just as a mysterious stranger arrives in town, a new wave of resurrections begins...
Morgane
S2 Ep3
7.3
5th Oct 2015
Berg seems to know more than he wants to tell. Is he playing a double game? Who is at risk?
Milan
S2 Ep2
7.4
28th Sep 2015
toni is kept under observation in hospital, but the police are unaware that he is a returned. meanwhile, most of the the returned are hiding in an area made inaccessible by the flood, along with julie, victor, camille and claire
Virgil
S2 Ep4
7.4
5th Oct 2015
After the inexplicable reappearance of the Revenants, the villagers seek to understand why they have returned. The lake, the dam and the forest house dark mysteries.
Madame Costa
S2 Ep5
7.6
12th Oct 2015
In town, Jérôme and Berg encounter Audrey, who has escaped from the Domain. Simon warns Adèle to hide their baby from the Revenants. Sensing that Julie is in danger, Victor decides to leave the Domain, accompanied by Madame Costa...
The Returned Episode Guide
Camille
S1 Ep1
8.0
26th Nov 2012
In a small mountain community, two local people - Camille, a teenager, and Simon - who both died years earlier, suddenly re-appear at their homes. They have not aged, and they are completely unaware of their own deaths. Camille and Simon assume they can rejoin the world of the living as though nothing has happened, but their return throws their friends and family into a state of turmoil. Camille's sister Léna has continued to grow up without her sibling beside her, and Simon's wife Adèle is just about to get remarried, to Thomas. Meanwhile, lonely nurse Julie receives a visit from a very strange little boy. Seven years ago, the town was struck by a series of bloody murders. Now it seems the killings have started up again.
Simon
S1 Ep2
8.0
26th Nov 2012
Simon approaches Adèle, but Thomas finds out about his 'return'. In the meantime, Camille is unable to fit back into her family again. Her mother Claire and father Jérome separated after her death, and now Claire is in a relationship with Pierre, an odd but charismatic figure who knew all along that the dead would return. Strange happenings seem to suggest that Camille and Simon may not be the only ones to have been brought back...
Julie
S1 Ep3
8.0
3rd Dec 2012
Determined to come out of hiding and return to something resembling normal life, Camille invents a new identity for herself as 'cousin Alice'. Her sister Léna finds a strange, fast-spreading scar on her own body. Simon gets closer to Adèle, who finally accepts he has returned and is not a manifestation of her grief. But as the dead try to reclaim their lives, for the living, things seem more and more disturbed. Julie's very dark past resurfaces and threatens to destroy her completely, but she finds a saviour in the most unlikely form.
Victor
S1 Ep4
8.1
3rd Dec 2012
Camille's new identity as Alice is going well, but Léna's scar is growing and seemingly draining her of energy. Léna is convinced that Camille is behind it and publicly denounces her to their friends. Julie can no longer keep Victor under wraps and the police take him away. She doesn't even put up a fight, wondering if he may have something to do with the death of her neighbour, Miss Payet. Adèle gets back with Simon and introduces him to their daughter, Chloe... but then discovers the true circumstances surrounding his death.
Serge and Toni
S1 Ep5
8.0
10th Dec 2012
The ghosts leave clandestinity little by little but do not arrive therefore taking again a normal life. While Camille is rejected by Frederic, Simon is violently isolated of Adele and Chloé, whereas Thomas, in a state of self-defence, does not hesitate to draw over him. On his side, Victor wanders in search of his assassin.
Lucy
S1 Ep6
8.1
10th Dec 2012
The town is affected by a power cut. Pierre forms a community around Camille, who is now regarded as a kind of 'prophet'.
Julie finds refuge at Laure's house with Victor, whose body is undergoing a strange transformation. Meanwhile, Léna grows closer to Serge but has to escape back to the town.
Adèle
S1 Ep7
8.1
17th Dec 2012
Camille finds purpose when she decides to invent images of an afterlife to comfort her friend's parents, but is distraught when they commit suicide in the hopes of meeting their son sooner. Pierre shows Claire his shelter stocked with food and firearms, believing that the appearance of the Revenants marks the end of days. Lucy appears to have gained understanding regarding the purpose of the Revenants, and persuades Simon that he no longer needs Adèle; father Jean-François' betrayal of him to the police only pushes him further to her. Serge and Toni attempt to track Lena, and Toni glimpses his deceased mother in the forest. While trying to cross the lake by swimming, Serge disappears under the water.
The Horde
S1 Ep8
8.0
17th Dec 2012
A flashback to the date of Camille's reappearance at the dam shows many Revenants also appearing at the same time. Waking in their car, Victor tells Julie and Laure that a group of Revenants tried to take him from the car in the middle of the night. On their way to the shelter, Victor discovers that Toni killed his brother, in turn causing his mother's death, and uses his ability to create visions to make Toni shoot himself in the stomach; he dies shortly after arrival. Simon breaks free from his jail cell and kidnaps his daughter, Chloé. Thomas arrives at the shelter, and the group realise that there are other Revenants, and that they are coming for them.
In the shadow of an enormous hydraulic dam, the lives of the residents of a small French town are changed to their core when hundreds of previously dead relatives all return home on the same day.
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The best rated episodes of The Returned are:
Victor S1E4 rated 8.1
Lucy S1E6 rated 8.1
Adèle S1E7 rated 8.1
Julie S1E3 rated 8.0
Simon S1E2 rated 8.0
The lowest rated episodes of The Returned are:
The Child S2E1 rated 7.3
Morgane S2E3 rated 7.3
Milan S2E2 rated 7.4
Virgil S2E4 rated 7.4
Madame Costa S2E5 rated 7.6
The first episode of The Returned aired on November 26, 2012.
The last episode of The Returned aired on October 19, 2015.
