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Saturday, September 6, 2025

Ranking of "RIPLEY" (2024) Episodes

Below is my ranking of the episodes from "RIPLEY", Netflix's 2024 adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel, "The Talented Mr. Ripley". Adapted and directed by Steven Zaillian, the limited series starred Andrew Scott in the title role:

RANKING OF "RIPLEY" (2024) EPISODES

1. (1.06) "VI Some Heavy Instrument" - A grisly discovery leads the Rome police to American expatriate Tom Ripley's doorstep, beginning a game of cat and mouse with its lead investigator, Inspector Pietro Ravini.

2. (1.05) "V Lucio" - Tom's new comfortable life in Rome comes under threat by a surprise visit from Freddie Miles, a close friend of wealthy expatriate Dickie Greenleaf.

3. (1.02) "II Seven Mercies" - After befriending Dickie, Tom settles in the former's Atrani seaside villa, to the displeasure of Dickie's girlfriend Marge Sherwood.

4. (1.08) "VIII Narcissus" - After his close calls in Rome, Tom uses his real name and creates a life in Venice - despite the arrivals of Marge and Dickie's father, Herbert Greenleaf - in this final episode.

5. (1.01) "I A Hard Man to Find" - Tom's life of petty crimes in New York City is interrupted when he is recruited by the wealthy Mr. Greenleaf to travel to Italy and convince Dickie to return home.

6. (1.04) IV La Dolce Vita" - Following the events in San Remo, Tom returns to Atrani and informs Marge that Dickie has moved on to Rome. Using a false identity and a doctored passport, Tom also heads to Rome to begin a life of privilege.

7. (1.07) "VII "Macabre Entertainment" - While Inspector Ravini expands his murder investigation, an elusive Tom plots his next moves during a brief trip to Sicily.