Episode
Hell on Wheels: Hungry Ghosts
Overview
Cullen and Mei escort precious cargo through the California wilderness; Eva nurses Louise back to health.
Details
- Series
- Hell on Wheels
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2015-08-22
Episode context
Hungry Ghosts is Episode 6 in Season 5 of Hell on Wheels. It aired on 2015-08-22.
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Episode 5: Elixir of Life
Unexpected violence erupts in Chinatown during the festival of Tin Hau Don; Cullen confronts the Swede; and Durant involves Maggie in his latest scheme.
Episode 7: False Prophets
Cullen and Durant meet with President Grant to discuss the future of the railroad; the Swede puts his plan against the Mormons in action.
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Episode 8: Two Soldiers
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Episode 9: Return to the Garden
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Episode 2: Mei Mei
Cullen and Fong find themselves in peril as they transport a locomotive over the Sierra Nevada mountains. The Swede gains Phineas' trust.
Episode 10: 61 Degrees
Cullen's nitroglycerin experiment provides an explosive backdrop for the railroad life in Truckee. Durant's plan turns deadly.
Episode 1: Chinatown
Cullen is in California with the Central Pacific Railroad, and must deal with the new workers.
Episode 11: Gambit
Mickey's dirty business with Durant leaves him with blood on his hands. Meanwhile, Campbell's return to town complicates Louise's life.
Episode 12: Any Sum Within Reason
Chang discovers Mei's secret and forces her to flee Truckee. Meanwhile, Cullen's search for her brings new realizations while exorcising old demons.
Episode 13: Railroad Men
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