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 rustic town for years where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. U.S. Marshal Jack Carter stumbles upon this odd town after wrecking his car and becoming stranded there. When the denizens of the town unleash an unknown scientific creation, Carter jumps in to try to restore order and consequently learns of one of the country's best kept secrets.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Eureka" is "God is in the Details", rated 6.6/10 from 628 user votes. It was directed by Mike Rohl and written by Eric Wallace. "God is in the Details" aired on 9/11/2007 and is rated 0.4 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "You Don't Know Jack".
6.6/10 628 votes#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
7.0/10 487 votes#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
7.3/10 522 votes#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
7.3/10 391 votes#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
7.4/10 703 votes#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
7.4/10 653 votes#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
7.4/10 456 votes#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
7.4/10 436 votes#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
7.5/10 830 votes#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
7.5/10 629 votes#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
7.5/10 568 votes#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
7.5/10 550 votes#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
7.5/10 522 votes#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
7.5/10 532 votes#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
7.5/10 514 votes#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
7.5/10 450 votes#16 - 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
7.5/10 416 votes#17 - 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
7.5/10 375 votes#18 - 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
7.6/10 663 votes#19 - 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
7.6/10 556 votes#20 - 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
7.6/10 511 votes#21 - 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
7.6/10 489 votes#22 - 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
7.6/10 461 votes#23 - 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
7.6/10 453 votes#24 - Have an Ice Day
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 9/11/2009
The first day on the job as temporary head of Global Dynamics proves daunting for Tess when a new Ice Age comes to Eureka; and a familiar face returns in the process.
Director: Joe Morton
Writer: Joan Binder Weiss, Constance M. Burge
7.6/10 481 votes#25 - All the Rage
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 7/23/2010
When a prototype sets everyone into bad temper mode, the issue escalates and gets worse beyond the control of what Jack can handle. As Jack and Allison and Tess are the only sane people at Global Dynamics they have to devise a plan that will make everything calm and happy again. Meanwhile, Henry is helping Dr. Grant re-build the bridge that got them back to the new world except everything they touch disappears.
Director: Mike Rohl
Writer: Kira Snyder