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Best Crash Landing on You Episodes, Ranked

All 16 episodes of Crash Landing on You scored and sorted — from the 9.2/10 high of S1E16 to the 8.2/10 of S1E1.

By Mira Vance · Editor & Lead Reviewer

Our rating: 8.87/10 average across 16 episode reviews (best 9.2, lowest 8.2).

Here’s the thing about this show: it almost never dips. Across all 16 episodes the ratings sit in a narrow band from 8.2 to 9.2, which tells you the floor is high and the ride is remarkably even. Where it climbs is the back third, once the danger gets real and the romance stops being a premise and starts being a problem.

The peak is the finale, S1E16 “Se-ri Finds Jeong-hyeok in Switzerland” (9.2) — the payoff the whole thing was built toward, and it doesn’t fumble the reunion. Just below it sits a four-way tie at 9.1: S1E6 “Se-ri Leaves Pyongyang Under Fire,” S1E7 “Se-ri Chooses Jeong Hyeok Over Escape,” S1E9 “Se-ri Finds the Song That Saved Her,” and S1E15 “Se-ri Chooses the Wind Again.” Notice the pattern — those are all decision points, where Se-ri or Jeong-hyeok pick each other at real cost.

The soft spot is the Seoul stretch. S1E11 “Se-ri Hides Jeong Hyeok in Seoul” (8.5) is the lowest after the premiere, the relocation costing the village-life chemistry that made the early run sing. And S1E1 “Yoon Se-ri Runs the Wrong Way Through the DMZ” (8.2) is exactly what a premiere often is — busy setting up the paragliding accident and the world before the leads have anything between them.

One season, no filler valley, a clean upward slope to the end.

Scores reflect our episode reviews. Tap any episode to read the full review, or browse the whole Crash Landing on You season recap from the top.