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The Worst Episodes of Beauty and the Beast

Every episode of Beauty and the Beast ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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 two gunmen and herself was saved by someone – or something. Years have passed and while investigating a murder, Catherine discovers a clue that leads her to Vincent Keller, who was reportedly killed in 2002. Catherine learns that Vincent is actually still alive and that it was he who saved her many years before. For mysterious reasons that have forced him to live outside of traditional society, Vincent has been in hiding for the past 10 years to guard his secret – when he is enraged, he becomes a terrifying beast, unable to control his super-strength and heightened senses.

Genres:DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:The CW

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "Beauty and the Beast" is "Beast Interrupted", rated 7.5/10 from 286 user votes. It was directed by Rich Newey and written by Lara Olsen. "Beast Interrupted" aired on 6/9/2016 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Pilot".

  • Beast Interrupted
    7.5/10 286 votes

    #1 - Beast Interrupted

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 6/9/2016

    As Cat and Vincent hunt for a black market buyer searching for beasts, they have to protect an heiress whose identity was exposed. Cat and Vincent realize how much they have to lose if Vincent's true identity is revealed.

    Director: Rich Newey

    Writer: Lara Olsen

  • Pilot
    7.6/10 1,523 votes

    #2 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/2012

    A homicide detective teams with a man who takes on incredible but uncontrollable strength when enraged. In the series opener, the two meet for what they discover isn't the first time.

    Director: Gary Fleder

    Writer: Jennifer Levin, Sherri Cooper-Landsman, Ron Koslow

  • Proceed With Caution
    7.6/10 1,281 votes

    #3 - Proceed With Caution

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/2012

    Vincent helps Cat investigate the suspicious death of a ballerina. Meanwhile, Tess makes a surprising discovery about the man she's dating.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All In
    7.7/10 1,193 votes

    #4 - All In

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/2012

    Cat is placed on leave after interfering in a murder investigation. Meanwhile, J.T. fears that Vincent will become exposed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeff Rake

  • Something’s Gotta Give
    7.7/10 292 votes

    #5 - Something’s Gotta Give

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 6/23/2016

    While working to uncover who is after Vincent, Cat discovers she might be pregnant. A lead Vincent follows puts his life in jeopardy. Meanwhile, J.T. gets kidnapped in a case of mistaken identity.

    Director: Steven A. Adelson

    Writer: John E. Pogue

  • Point Of No Return
    7.7/10 220 votes

    #6 - Point Of No Return

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 7/14/2016

    With Vincent in hiding and Cat's job on the line, they must re-group about how to bring down the people hunting beasts. Vincent tries to infiltrate a private army, while Cat scrambles to obtain information and hopes that no one at work discovers her ulterior motives.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Patient X
    7.8/10 339 votes

    #7 - Patient X

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 8/13/2015

    When Cat and Vincent make it their mission to capture Liam, they find information about a Patient X that they might be able to use to help them find him. Meanwhile, JT and Tess work to confirm that JT is serum free.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Monsieur et Madame Bete
    7.8/10 320 votes

    #8 - Monsieur et Madame Bete

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 6/2/2016

    Vincent and Cat’s wedded bliss comes to a halt when they learn from J.T. that someone is trying to expose the identities of beasts. While on the hunt to find out who is behind the threat, Tess is reluctant to help since they are all trying to move forward with an attempt at normal lives.

    Director: Stuart Gillard

    Writer: Brad Kern

  • Down for the Count
    7.8/10 286 votes

    #9 - 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

  • Love Is a Battlefield
    7.8/10 241 votes

    #10 - Love Is a Battlefield

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 7/21/2016

    Vincent goes undercover with a sexy operative, who Cat discovers is an assassin. Vincent has to play both sides, while Cat has to convince DHS she can still be trusted.

    Director: Farhad Mann

    Writer: Vanessa Rojas

  • The Getaway
    7.8/10 243 votes

    #11 - The Getaway

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 7/28/2016

    Vincent and Cat fight to reclaim some normalcy to their lives, even as the threats of a beast bounty and a DHS manhunt loom. Meanwhile, Tess takes a huge risk by protecting Vincent from a nosy reporter.

    Director: Stuart Gillard

    Writer: Benjamin Raab, Deric A. Hughes

  • Means To An End
    7.8/10 217 votes

    #12 - Means To An End

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 8/11/2016

    Vincent is forced to undergo a series of tests orchestrated by the mystery buyer in order to keep from being exposed. Cat, JT and Heather work to exonerate Vincent.

    Director: David McLeod

    Writer: Melissa Glenn

  • Meet The New Beast
    7.8/10 220 votes

    #13 - Meet The New Beast

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 8/25/2016

    When Vincent and Cat discover they lost control of their secret, they finally admit it might be time for life on the run. Vincent realizes he must face his past, while Cat worries about how much they have to lose.

    Director: David A. Makin

    Writer: Patricia Carr, Lara Olsen

  • On Thin Ice
    7.9/10 1,045 votes

    #14 - 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

  • Both Sides Now
    7.9/10 377 votes

    #15 - 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

  • Cat's Out of the Bag
    7.9/10 354 votes

    #16 - Cat's Out of the Bag

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 8/6/2015

    After a force more powerful than anything they have ever encountered ruined Cat and Vincent’s big day, Cat becomes convinced they are in over their heads and begins to doubt their ability to stop the threat, forcing Vincent, JT, Tess and Heather to band together in hopes of convincing Cat of her greater purpose.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • It’s a Wonderful Beast
    7.9/10 292 votes

    #17 - It’s a Wonderful Beast

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 6/30/2016

    Vincent and Cat realize they have to go into hiding now that someone is out to kill Vincent. Vincent wonders if Cat would have been better off without him and gets a glimpse into exactly what her life could have been.

    Director: Stuart Gillard

    Writer: Melissa Glenn

  • Basic Instinct
    8.0/10 1,157 votes

    #18 - Basic Instinct

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2012

    Vincent revives a 19-year old boy who was left for dead in a dumpster and rushes him to the E.R., where he remains in a coma. After Evan declares that the boy's x-rays reveal a history of bone fractures, Cat and Tess question the father, Zachary Holt, who worries that his son's ADHD and history of fighting and gambling might have gotten him mixed up with the wrong crowd. The detectives question Lois Whitworth, who owns the Westchester Polo Club where the boy worked. Lois is surprised to learn that her daughter, Clarissa has been dating this young man. Clarissa claims that she ended the relationship because he was involved in illegal activities, but Cat and Tess suspect that there's more to her story. Meanwhile, Silverfox and his Murifield agents track down Cat, and offer to tell her the truth about her mother in exchange for turning over Vincent, who they insist is a monster. Cat tells Vincent about her Silverfox encounter, and Vincent realizes that Cat might be afraid of him. JT wants them to flee, but Vincent refuses to leave Cat, instead offering to surrender to Silverfox in exchange for Cat's safety.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ever After
    8.0/10 523 votes

    #19 - Ever After

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 6/23/2014

    Cat and Vincent take Agent Knox's offer to extricate and try to lead normal lives -- but forces out of their control conspire to expose them and drag them back into the fray.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Primal Fear
    8.0/10 444 votes

    #20 - Primal Fear

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/18/2015

    Vincent moves in with Cat which forces them both to address the rapid changes in their relationship while they investigate a shocking new lead in their hunt to track down who is behind the super-human experiments. JT tries to impress Tess’ brothers and discovers that there may be some side effects to the medicine he received from Agent Thomas. Meanwhile, Heather returns to town with a surprise announcement.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Heart of the Matter
    8.0/10 425 votes

    #21 - Heart of the Matter

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 7/2/2015

    Cat and Vincent take their relationship to a couples counselor when Cat dives into her work and suspects a wealthy transplant recipient of being involved with the mysterious experiments on innocent people in the city.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Chasing Ghosts
    8.0/10 420 votes

    #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

  • Unbreakable
    8.0/10 344 votes

    #23 - Unbreakable

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 8/20/2015

    In a surprising turn of events, Vincent agrees to help Liam on a mission to retrieve evidence that could expose them both. Meanwhile, a suspicious Cat discovers something about Liam's family history and must warn Vincent before it is too late.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sins of the Fathers
    8.0/10 345 votes

    #24 - Sins of the Fathers

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 8/27/2015

    Liam’s shocking history makes Cat delve deeper into the Ellingsworth family, where she learns of their tragic past. Vincent and Cat realize that they will need to use their secret weapon if they want to take Liam down. Meanwhile, JT has a theory about how to save himself but it involves none other than Liam.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Beast of Times, Worst of Times
    8.0/10 257 votes

    #25 - 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