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The Worst Episodes of Eureka

Every episode of Eureka ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Eureka!

The sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyComedyDrama
Network:Syfy

Worst Episodes Summary

"God is in the Details" is the worst rated episode of "Eureka". It scored 6.6/10 based on 633 votes. Directed by Mike Rohl and written by Eric Wallace, it aired on 9/11/2007. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "You Don't Know Jack".

  • God is in the Details
    6.6/10633 votes
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    #1 - God is in the Details

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 9/11/2007

    Sudden muteness, human bioluminescence and faucets running blood cause many of Eureka’s citizens to believe that they are the victims of a biblical plague.

    Director: Mike Rohl

    Writer: Eric Wallace

  • You Don't Know Jack
    7.0/10494 votes
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    #2 - You Don't Know Jack

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 8/28/2009

    Global Dynamics sonic cleaning coincides with a phenomenon in which the citizens of Eureka develop a form of amnesia. Meanwhile, Allison goes into labor.

    Director: James Head

    Writer: Eric Wallace

  • All That Glitters
    7.3/10527 votes
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    #3 - All That Glitters

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/25/2007

    Beverly Barlow returns to town just as a parasitic bacterium threatens to destroy Eureka, by turning everything to gold and then into rust --- people included.

    Director: Michael Grossman

    Writer: Thania St. John

  • Clash of the Titans
    7.3/10399 votes
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    #4 - Clash of the Titans

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 8/22/2011

    The Eureka atmosphere becomes toxic when Department of Defense auditor comes to assess the team's relationships.

    Director: Michael Robison

    Writer: Paula Yoo

  • Alienated
    7.4/10707 votes
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    #5 - Alienated

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/8/2006

    After hosting a movie party, Spencer is found the next day in the middle of a crop circle, claiming he was abducted by aliens; and then other people who attended the party start to go missing as well. Elsewhere, the legislator responsible for Eureka's funding visits the town, and gets dragged into a Sector 5 experiment...

    Director: Marita Grabiak

    Writer: Betsy Landis, Varina Bleil

  • Blink
    7.4/10655 votes
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    #6 - Blink

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/29/2006

    Carter investigates an unusual car accident. Meanwhile, Stark, under the stress of completing a project on time, pressures two research teams to produce results.

    Director: Jefery Levy

    Writer: Andrew Cosby, Jaime Paglia

  • The Story of O2
    7.4/10462 votes
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    #7 - The Story of O2

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 7/30/2010

    It's space week in Eureka, and everyone is gearing up for the rocket race - except for Carter. General Mansfield is in town for the big Race to the Moon, and is debriefed on a new oxygen-generating fluid designed, called TAP, for colonizing Mars. When the question about someone using TAP to fuel their rocket, the whole town of Eureka is in danger and it is up to Kevin to save the day this time. Will he do it, or will Jack come back to see charred remains of his friends?

    Director: Colin Ferguson

    Writer: Jill E. Blotevogel

  • Momstrosity
    7.4/10442 votes
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    #8 - Momstrosity

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 8/13/2010

    When Sara gives Andy a (as Zane calls it ) an EMO download to give him emotion, she inadvertently affects all Level 6 AIs. Including Tiny. She escapes while being transported to NASA and is on the loose. Meanwhile, Jack takes Kevin camping with Fargo and Grant and Jack is not happy that Grant is there. They argue on who is with Allison and who is not and they are interrupted by Tiny who has an attachment to a certain object of Kevin's.

    Director: Mike Rohl

    Writer: Ron Milbauer, Terri Hughes

  • Many Happy Returns
    7.5/10836 votes
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    #9 - Many Happy Returns

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/25/2006

    The citizens of Eureka attend the funeral of Susan Perkins, only to find out that she is in fact alive. Meanwhile the Sheriff moves into an underground bunker that is actually a 'smart house' controlled by a computer dubbed 'S.A.R.A.H., and begins to investigate a 'ghost' that has been appearing in town.

    Director: Jefery Levy

    Writer: Andrew Cosby, Jaime Paglia

  • Primal
    7.5/10631 votes
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    #10 - Primal

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/12/2006

    Taggart achieves a medical breakthrough while Fargo invents a device that bridges the divide between computers and human brains.

    Director: Colin Bucksey

    Writer: Martin Weiss, Karl Schaefer

  • Unpredictable
    7.5/10571 votes
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    #11 - Unpredictable

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/24/2007

    Dr. Whiticus creates an incredible "weather machine" intended to reverse the effects of global warming which instead stirs unexpected results.

    Director: Rob Lieberman

    Writer: Thania St. John

  • Bad to the Drone
    7.5/10556 votes
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    #12 - Bad to the Drone

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 7/29/2008

    The search is one for an escaped drone as Eva Thorne arrives to assist the clean up of damages which Global Dynamics has caused.

    Director: Bryan Spicer

    Writer: Jaime Paglia

  • What About Bob?
    7.5/10527 votes
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    #13 - What About Bob?

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 8/5/2008

    Carter and Allison investigate when a scientist mysteriously disappears from a sealed biosphere. Meanwhile, the "Fixer" tries to make Eureka's efforts more profitable.

    Director: Fred Gerber

    Writer: Charles Grant Craig

  • Best in Faux
    7.5/10537 votes
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    #14 - Best in Faux

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 8/12/2008

    Eureka's annual dog show is underway and is like none other. Meanwhile, Sheriff Carter experiences an earthquake; Zoe debates quitting the accelerated physics program; and Allison starts the process of fitting her wedding dress.

    Director: Paul Holahan

    Writer: Bruce Miller

  • Show Me the Mummy
    7.5/10521 votes
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    #15 - Show Me the Mummy

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 8/26/2008

    A search for a mummy ensues after a famed archaeologist opens the tomb of an Egyptian queen at Global Dynamics.

    Director: Ernest R. Dickerson

    Writer: Curtis Kheel

  • Phased and Confused
    7.5/10516 votes
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    #16 - Phased and Confused

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 9/9/2008

    Carter's job is made more difficult when a super hero emerges. Meanwhile, Zoe and her friends are imperiled when Thorne makes a subterranean search beneath Eureka.

    Director: Michael Robison

    Writer: Nick Wauters

  • Stoned
    7.5/10455 votes
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    #17 - Stoned

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 8/20/2010

    Love is in the air as Carter gets fed up with Grant's pursuit of Allison, Zoe conceals her love and Henry courts Grace. But all the emotions may have to be put on simmer when people in town start turning to stone.

    Director: Joe Morton

    Writer: Eric Wallace

  • Friendly Fire
    7.5/10421 votes
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    #18 - Friendly Fire

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 5/7/2012

    When a smart fire experiment gets out of control, Carter and team discover that the Astraeus victims may be the cause.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Honeymooners
    7.5/10381 votes
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    #19 - The Honeymooners

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 6/25/2012

    Jack and Allison's perfect honeymoon is interrupted when sabotage is discovered in Eureka. Elsewhere, Holly faces another hurdle to remain intact.

    Director: Joe Morton

    Writer: Eric Tuchman, John Herrera

  • Right as Raynes
    7.6/10665 votes
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    #20 - Right as Raynes

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/5/2006

    A former resident returns to Eureka and creates mayhem which threatens Global Dynamics, prompting Stark to take action.

    Director: Mike Rohl

    Writer: Johanna Stokes

  • Duck, Duck Goose
    7.6/10560 votes
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    #21 - Duck, Duck Goose

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/7/2007

    Falling space debris threatens Eureka residents and Carter turns to high school science fair participants to solve the problem. Specifically, he taps a student science project created to harness the sun's energy. Also, Zoe gets an eco-friendly automobile.

    Director: Michael Lange

    Writer: Ethan Lawrence

  • Here Come the Suns
    7.6/10514 votes
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    #22 - Here Come the Suns

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 9/16/2008

    The Eureka mayoral race is overshadowed by the sudden arrival of a second sun, forcing Carter, Allison and Zane to investigate it more closely.

    Director: Oz Scott

    Writer: Eric Wallace, Jaime Paglia

  • It's Not Easy Being Green
    7.6/10495 votes
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    #23 - It's Not Easy Being Green

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 7/31/2009

    Carter finds himself chasing down creation of blob-ical like proportions when a series of escalating pranks turn deadly. Elsewhere, long-term rivals from Area 51 come to Eureka for a bowling tournament.

    Director: Sarah Pia Anderson

    Writer: Curtis Kheel

  • Ship Happens
    7.6/10467 votes
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    #24 - Ship Happens

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 8/14/2009

    Henry's ship returns causing Carter to fear it maybe linked to the town's deadly electrical anomalies.

    Director: Chris Fisher

    Writer: Charles Grant Craig

  • Shower the People
    7.6/10470 votes
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    #25 - Shower the People

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 8/21/2009

    Allison's baby shower fetches her a load of eco-friendly gifts and the discovery of a drowned scientist in a location where drowning is impossible.

    Director: Stephen Surjik

    Writer: Thania St. John