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The Best Episodes of Beauty and the Beast

Every episode of Beauty and the Beast ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Beauty and the Beast!

Detective Catherine Chandler is a smart, no-nonsense homicide detective. When she was a teenager, she witnessed the murder of her mother at the hands of...
Genres:DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:The CW
Episodes
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Best Episodes Summary

"Deja Vu" is the best rated episode of "Beauty and the Beast". It scored 9/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Stuart Gillard and written by Brad Kern, Roger Grant, it aired on 7/7/2014. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Never Turn Back".

  • Deja Vu
    9.0/10(4)
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    #1 - Deja Vu

    Season 2 Episode 22

    Aired 7/7/2014

    Cat finds information in a surprising place -- her ancestor's journal -- that makes her think the only way to stop Gabe is to kill Vincent.

    Director: Stuart Gillard

    Writer: Brad Kern, Roger Grant

  • Never Turn Back
    8.7/10(3)
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    #2 - Never Turn Back

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 5/16/2013

    When secrets about Cat’s family are revealed, it will change everything Cat knew about her past. Vincent finds himself staring his demise in the face; while Gabe takes drastic measures get some answers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Insatiable
    8.5/10(2)
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    #3 - Insatiable

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 3/21/2013

    After taking their relationship to a new level, Cat and Vincent are forced to deal with reality when someone appears to be the framing the vigilante. Evan finds proof that Cat knows more than she is letting on about the beast. Muirfield and the police are closing in on Vincent and this time there is no escape, so J.T. and Cat come up with an extreme solution. Meanwhile, Tess following a tip, finds something that will forever change her relationship with Cat.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Date Night
    8.5/10(2)
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    #4 - Date Night

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 5/9/2013

    Cat and Vincent go on a date out in public in an attempt to be a normal couple, which backfires on them. Meanwhile, Gabe reveals some information that gives Cat hope they can find a cure for Vincent.

    Director: Kevin Fair

    Writer: N/A

  • Out of Control
    8.0/10(2)
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    #5 - Out of Control

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 11/29/2012

    JT thinks Vincent may somehow be involved in Cat's homicide investigation after she mentions a local college fraternity brother was brutally killed. JT examines Vincent to determine the cause of his increasingly frequent blackouts, but when Vincent starts to beast out, JT is forced to tranquilize him. Meanwhile, Evan and his new intern find a strange cut on the victim's ankle, which matches that of a female cadaver left on campus a year earlier. As Evan works to uncover more clues from the crime scene, he is kidnapped. Cat begs Vincent to help find Evan and save his life, yet she doesn’t realize that she’s putting Vincent's life in serious danger.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Trust No One
    8.0/10(2)
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    #6 - Trust No One

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 2/14/2013

    Cat and Vincent are unsure if they can trust Alex (Bridget Regan) with the truth about his past. Evan realizes that Claire (Kelly Overton), the woman he is dating, is hiding things from him. Heather (Nicole Gale Anderson) meets and falls for Joe's younger brother Darius (Christian Keyes), and Vincent tries to win over Cat with romantic gestures for Valentine’s Day.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Partners in Crime
    8.0/10(2)
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    #7 - Partners in Crime

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 3/28/2013

    Cat is forced to reveal things that she had been keeping from Tess to salvage their relationship, and to protect Vincent. Gabe is suspicious of everyone in the department, while Evan witnesses Cat doing something that changes his opinion of her, making him even more determined to track down the beast.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Heart of Darkness
    8.0/10(2)
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    #8 - Heart of Darkness

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 4/18/2013

    Evan confesses his love to Cat and admits that he tipped off Muirfield to Vincent’s whereabouts. Meanwhile, Gabe finds evidence that someone in the department is a mole who was working with the vigilante.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bob & Carol, Vin & Cat
    7.8/10(5)
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    #9 - Bob & Carol, Vin & Cat

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 6/25/2015

    When two married agents from the FBI take over an investigation, Catherine and Vincent hope they are seeing a future version of themselves but fear their work schedules are jeopardizing their relationship. When the two couples bond and team up on the case, a mysterious coincidence surfaces that raises suspicions. JT investigates whether he has super powers of his own while Tess considers a career move. Meanwhile, Heather offers up an interesting option to make her big sister’s life a little easier.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Most Dangerous Beast
    7.8/10(4)
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    #10 - The Most Dangerous Beast

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 7/9/2015

    When Cat is assigned to a new partner by Tess, she begins to suspect that Bob and Carol have re-surfaced to separate her from Vincent and hunt them both down. Meanwhile, a transformed JT discovers that his newfound healing ability comes at a terrible cost.

    Director: Mairzee Almas

    Writer: N/A

  • Au Revoir
    7.8/10(5)
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    #11 - Au Revoir

    Season 4 Episode 13

    Aired 9/15/2016

    Vincent and Cat are prepared to make the final sacrifice to halt an attack and eliminate beast makers from the world once and for all.

    Director: Stuart Gillard

    Writer: N/A

  • Tough Love
    7.7/10(3)
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    #12 - Tough Love

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 2/21/2013

    After a dinner where Cat introduces Vincent to Heather ends badly, Heather enlists Tess to stage an intervention with Cat. Evan receives an interesting proposition that could change the course of his cross species investigation and at an event to honor Joe, Heather goes missing and Vincent is forced to make a tough decision that saves her life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Worth
    7.5/10(2)
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    #13 - Worth

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 11/15/2012

    After she's seemingly stood up by Vincent, Cat wonders if it's because he saw her kissing Evan at her birthday. Actually, Vincent mysteriously blacked out on his way to meet Cat, and is now searching for answers. Cat's case pulls her into the sophisticated world of the SoHo art scene. When Vincent finds Cat all dressed up to go to a gallery opening -- with Evan -- he has to admit that his feelings for her are growing deeper. All the while Evan makes his affections for Cat known, leaving Cat torn between the two very different suitors.

    Director: Kevin Fair

    Writer: N/A

  • Trapped
    7.5/10(2)
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    #14 - Trapped

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 12/6/2012

    JT suspects that Catherine is the trigger of Vincent’s blackouts, so to disprove this theory, Vincent allows JT to inject him with endorphins and sedatives that force him into a fugue state. In flashback, Vincent recalls his time in Afghanistan when he received his first super soldier shot, and remembers who injected him with the DNA altering substance. He also recollects how the other soldiers experienced unpredictable side effects, including fugue states, and is relieved to know that Cat isn’t causing his blackouts. Vincent shares his memory about Murifield with Cat, who experiences some recollections of her own. Then, as Cat and Tess investigate the attempted murder of a teen pop star, Evan suspects that Cat is deliberately protecting the vigilante who saved him in the subway.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Seeing Red
    7.5/10(2)
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    #15 - Seeing Red

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 1/24/2013

    Vincent barely escapes being caught by his former fiancée, Alex and must deal with the repercussions of his past. While Cat is in the hospital, she is forced to confront her feelings for Vincent. Meanwhile, J.T. gets a surprising visitor asking about old research he did on mutant DNA.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • On Thin Ice
    7.5/10(2)
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    #16 - On Thin Ice

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 1/31/2013

    Vincent is torn between his new feelings for Cat and his old memories with Alex (Bridget Regan). J.T. learns that Evan is planning to propose a task force to catch the beast and must figure out how to stop him. Meanwhile, Tess investigates the mysterious skydiving death of the wife of a billionaire adventurer, while Cat remains off duty until she recovers from being shot.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cold Turkey
    7.5/10(2)
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    #17 - Cold Turkey

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 2/7/2013

    Cat suspects Muirfield might know Vincent's whereabouts and in spite of her vow to go cold turkey, she is forced to interrupt his romantic cabin getaway with Alex in order to save their lives. Meanwhile, Evan finds a bug in his lab and becomes increasingly suspicious of J.T..

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Playing with Fire
    7.5/10(2)
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    #18 - Playing with Fire

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 4/25/2013

    Gabe comes clean to Cat that he knows about Muirfield. Vincent does not think Cat should trust Gabe and is suspicious of his intentions, which causes tension between them. Meanwhile, JT and Vincent finally find a new place to live.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Anniversary
    7.5/10(2)
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    #19 - Anniversary

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 5/2/2013

    On the anniversary of her mother's death, Cat asks Gabe to attend her family's annual remembrance of Vanessa, which makes Vincent incredibly jealous. Cat learns some information that makes her think her mom might still be alive and when a sniper shoots the mayor at a public event, Vincent finds evidence that links Gabe to the sniper.

    Director: Mairzee Almas

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Am I?
    7.5/10(2)
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    #20 - Who Am I?

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 10/7/2013

    Three months after Vincent Keller was abducted by Muirfield, Detective Catherine Chandler, is reunited with him - but not in the way she planned. He's changed: his scar has disappeared, his memory has been wiped clean and he returns as a supercharged beast on a mysterious mission. Catherine needs to unravel the reasons behind Vincent's change if she has any hopes of recovering their epic love, while also trying to solve the secrets that swirl around her own life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Beast of Times, Worst of Times
    7.4/10(5)
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    #21 - Beast of Times, Worst of Times

    Season 4 Episode 6

    Aired 7/7/2016

    Vincent and Cat discover that there is another nemesis out to get Vincent, which brings the gang closer together in more ways than one. Cat and Vincent are forced on opposite sides of the law, which puts their relationship in jeopardy.

    Director: Norma Bailey

    Writer: Patricia Carr

  • Chasing Ghosts
    7.2/10(4)
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    #22 - Chasing Ghosts

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 7/16/2015

    JT throws Vincent a surprise bachelor party. Unfortunately, it is interrupted by a mysterious sniper with his sights set on putting a stop to Vincent and Cat’s interference with the super human experiments. Cat’s family comes to town for a bridal shower arranged by Heather but Cat is distracted by having to visit her imprisoned father to ask for his help.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Both Sides Now
    7.2/10(4)
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    #23 - Both Sides Now

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 7/23/2015

    Vincent and Cat decide to elope in order to draw out a superhuman assassin chasing them. J.T. tries to find a lead on the experiments, and Heather tries to focus at her new job.

    Director: Deborah Chow

    Writer: N/A

  • Down for the Count
    7.2/10(5)
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    #24 - Down for the Count

    Season 4 Episode 3

    Aired 6/16/2016

    While attempting to be normal newlyweds, Cat and Vincent grapple with how to overcome the danger lurking. They find themselves in the fight of their lives when their happiness becomes jeopardized.

    Director: Don McCutcheon

    Writer: Benjamin Raab, Deric A. Hughes

  • No Way Out
    7.2/10(5)
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    #25 - No Way Out

    Season 4 Episode 12

    Aired 9/8/2016

    Cat and Vincent face a huge setback when Vincent is secretly interrogated about an impending attack, putting Vincent at his breaking point.

    Director: P.J. Pesce

    Writer: Austin Badgett, Gillian Horvath