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Savvy Assistant District Attorney Catherine Chandler is saved by a noble, beast-like man named Vincent, who lives in a secret, utopian community beneath New York City. They share a psychic bond, and he protects her

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Beauty and the Beast Season 3 Episode 10 - In the Forests of the Night
    6.5/10(75 votes)

    S3:E10

    Rolley is shot while trying to rob a liquor store. He then returns below. Vincent destroys Gabriel's drug house. Vincent entrusts Snow's ring to Diana.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:P.K. Simonds

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  2. Beauty and the Beast Season 3 Episode 11 - The Reckoning
    7.0/10(87 votes)

    S3:E11

    Father recieves a letter from an old flame and goes above to see her. The woman's name was Jessica. Father even considers staying above permanently. Helpers are being killed by strangers.

    Director:Kenneth R. Koch
    Writers:Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon

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  3. Beauty and the Beast Season 3 Episode 9 - Invictus
    7.3/10(79 votes)

    S3:E9

    Vincent breaks free and is barely in time when he burst through the door of the nursery where Gabriel is getting ready to suffocate the baby. Vincent attacks him and would probably have killed him if Diana had not burst in and told him to stop. To keep Gabriel away from Vincent and the baby Diana is forced to shoot him. Vincent then takes the baby and goes below. He names the child Jacob after Father. During the naming ceremony Catherine is shown behind Vincent as if she is his gaurdian angel.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writer:George R.R. Martin

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  4. Beauty and the Beast Season 1 Episode 2 - Terrible Savior
    7.4/10(171 votes)

    S1:E2

    A subway slasher that kills with claws and leaves the victims looking as if they were mauled by a bear is on the prowl. When Catherine learns about the case, she starts to suspect Vincent, as she remembers how he rescued her from the attackers in the safe house.

    Director:Alan Cooke
    Writer:George R.R. Martin

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  5. Beauty and the Beast Season 1 Episode 4 - No Way Down
    7.4/10(139 votes)

    S1:E4

    Upon being injured in an explosion, a half-blind Vincent is captured by a vicious street gang. Catherine, with the help of her self-defense teacher Isaac, set out to find Vincent.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:James Crocker

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  6. Beauty and the Beast Season 3 Episode 6 - Beggar's Comet
    7.4/10(75 votes)

    S3:E6

    Vincent plans to leave "The World Below" to keep its inhabitants from being targeted by Gabriel's men. Elliot befriends a street saxophonist who gives him information to help track Gabriel. Following the death of Snow, Gabriel plans to have Vincent killed and approaches Elliot with an offer to betray Vincent. Next to a boat on a dock, Elliot instead warns Vincent away.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:George R.R. Martin

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  7. Beauty and the Beast Season 1 Episode 3 - Siege
    7.5/10(152 votes)

    S1:E3

    Vincent helps the residents of an apartment building defend themselves from thugs trying to chase them out so the building can be torn down—unaware the mastermind is Elliot Burch, a megabucks developer courting Catherine.

    Director:Paul Lynch
    Writer:David E. Peckinpah

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  8. Beauty and the Beast Season 3 Episode 4 - Nevermore
    7.5/10(76 votes)

    S3:E4

    Vincent begins his quest to find his captive son and makes his first move by revealing himself to Elliot. Meanwhile, Diana is more immersed in Catherine's life and soon discovers the entrance into the Tunnel World in the basement of Catherine's apartment building. Elliot soon discovers Moreno's role in Catherine's death.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:P.K. Simonds

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  9. Beauty and the Beast Season 3 Episode 3 - Walk Slowly
    7.6/10(68 votes)

    S3:E3

    Vincent takes Catherine from the rooftop back to her apartment. He lays her on her bed. He stays with her until the morning just watching over her. The D.A. finally finds her body. They begin to investigate not only who killed her but also who brought her back to her apartment. Vincent begins the search for his son.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writers:M.M. Shelly Moore, Linda Campanelli

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  10. Beauty and the Beast Season 3 Episode 5 - Snow
    7.6/10(81 votes)

    S3:E5

    Vincent is haunted by dreams of heavily-snowing winter, and no wonder: Gabriel sends an assassin named Snow to eliminate him, leading him to lead Snow away from the "World Below" inhabitants when Snow finds the tunnels. Meanwhile, Joe has become acting district attorney in the wake of Moreno's exposure and murder and is free to continue his own investigation. Snow dies in a cave-in in the deepest tunnel.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writer:George R.R. Martin

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  11. Beauty and the Beast Season 3 Episode 7 - A Time to Heal
    7.6/10(73 votes)

    S3:E7

    Diana notices things in Catherine's apartment that have Vincent's name on them. She begins to realize that Vincent was her lover and probably the father of her child. She then decides to go to where Catherine is buried and wait for Vincent to do the same. One night it works. Vincent is sick and literally falls on top of Catherine's grave. Diana finds him and carries him back to her apartment where she nurses him back to health.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writers:Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon

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  12. Beauty and the Beast Season 1 Episode 5 - Masques
    7.8/10(137 votes)

    S1:E5

    Able to blend in among 'The World Above' on Halloween, Vincent becomes the guardian of an Irish peace activist targeted for assassination.

    Director:Alan Cooke
    Writer:George R.R. Martin

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  13. Beauty and the Beast Season 1 Episode 6 - Beast Within
    7.9/10(116 votes)

    S1:E6

    Catherine has a nearly fatal confrontation with an ex-tunnel dweller, named Mitch Denton.

    Director:Paul Lynch
    Writer:Andrew Laskos

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  14. Beauty and the Beast Season 1 Episode 1 - Once Upon a Time in the City of New York
    8.0/10(284 votes)

    S1:E1

    Street savvy Assistant DA Catherine Chandler hails from a rich family and works for her father’s law firm. After leaving a party early, she’s mistaken for someone else and is pulled into a van full of thugs. They slash her face and beat her up, then push her out of the van, leaving her for dead. A shadowy figure appears and carries her to secret set of forgotten tunnels below the city.

    Director:Richard Franklin
    Writer:Ron Koslow

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  15. Beauty and the Beast Season 1 Episode 18 - Fever
    8.0/10(99 votes)

    S1:E18

    A necklace Mouse gifts Catherine turns out to be made of antique gold, found in a buried ship Mouse discovered by accident deep in 'The World Below'. When he shows Winslow and stone-worker Cullen, it leads to an unheard-of spell of raw greed among their fellow tunnel dwellers, especially when Cullen tries to claim the ship's treasure as his own for sale, until Catherine, Vincent and Father find a surprising resolution.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writers:Michael Cassutt, Mark Cassutt

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  16. Beauty and the Beast Season 3 Episode 12 - Legacies
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E12

    The son of a past cave-in victim wants revenge on Father. He tries to bury him alive.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Beauty and the Beast Season 1 Episode 9 - Dark Spirit
    8.1/10(111 votes)

    S1:E9

    While investigating a businessman's mysterious death, Catherine becomes a target for a mysterious voodoo cult, who makes her see and experience terrifying hallucinations. They then turn her against Vincent, making her believe he is responsible for the visions.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Robin Bernheim Burger

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  18. Beauty and the Beast Season 1 Episode 15 - Temptation
    8.1/10(98 votes)

    S1:E15

    Joe spearheads the investigation of a major firm, so the firm's attorney begins using dirty tactics to derail Joe, and Catherine discovers that Joe's new girlfriend is a vital to the conspiracy. Meanwhile, Vincent travels to a deep chamber to find a gift for Catherine, in celebration of the one-year anniversary of their first meeting.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writer:David E. Peckinpah

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  19. Beauty and the Beast Season 2 Episode 5 - God Bless the Child
    8.1/10(97 votes)

    S2:E5

    Catherine convinces Vincent and Father to welcome pregnant former prostitute Lena to 'The World Below' where she can have her baby and be part of the community, but a crush on Vincent turns to more for Lena after her baby is born.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writers:Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon

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  20. Beauty and the Beast Season 3 Episode 2 - Though Lovers Be Lost... (2)
    8.1/10(78 votes)

    S3:E2

    As Catherine's pregnancy begins its final phase, Vincent detects his child's presence, which leads him to the dying Catherine—injected with a fatal drug dose—and a skyscraper roof where the crime syndicate's leader Gabriel escapes by helicopter with Vincent's newborn son.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writers:Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Ron Koslow

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  21. Beauty and the Beast Season 1 Episode 8 - Song of Orpheus
    8.2/10(113 votes)

    S1:E8

    When Father ventures to 'The World Above' for the first time in decades, he is arrested for murder. Catherine and Vincent must dive into Father's past—where they learn of his true identity, Jacob Wells, a physician; his blacklisting during the McCarthy era; and, of his long-lost wife—to clear his name and reunite him with his now-dying wife.

    Director:Peter Medak
    Writers:Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon

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  22. Beauty and the Beast Season 1 Episode 19 - Everything Is Everything
    8.2/10(102 votes)

    S1:E19

    Vincent and Catherine become involved with a gypsy boy banished from his tribe because of a crime his father allegedly committed and who claims that his father is actually innocent.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Virginia Aldridge

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  23. Beauty and the Beast Season 2 Episode 17 - Trial
    8.2/10(84 votes)

    S2:E17

    Catherine and Joe are on a case involving a high-powered Wall Street celebrity whose child abuse resulted in the death of his son. Catherine is named prosecutor and she soon must deal with the challenge of trying to get the child's mother to testify against her husband.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Beauty and the Beast Season 2 Episode 19 - The Hollow Men
    8.2/10(84 votes)

    S2:E19

    Two rich kids have been targeting and murdering prostitutes for fun. Late one night, Vincent witnesses their latest murder but is unable to stop them. Catherine puts together a case against them but has a difficult time putting them away. Meanwhile, Vincent has set on his own to put an end to their crimes.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Beauty and the Beast Season 1 Episode 7 - Nor Iron Bars a Cage
    8.3/10(121 votes)

    S1:E7

    After Vincent is accidentally caught on film. he is captured by two men. One, Dr. Edward Hughes, is a scientist desperate to learn the truth about Vincent. The other, grad student Jonathan Gould, believes Vincent is a freak of nature, and wants to reveal him to the public and become famous. Meanwhile, Catherine considers a new job in Providence.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"In the Forests of the Night" is the worst rated episode of "Beauty and the Beast". It scored 6.5/10 based on 75 votes. Directed by Victor Lobl and written by P.K. Simonds, it aired on 7/21/1990. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Reckoning".