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The Worst Episodes of Flashpoint

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

The Strategic Response Unit (SRU) is an elite team of cops who specialize in high-risk critical incidents. Trained in tactics and psychology, they deal with...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Sons of The Father" is the worst rated episode of "Flashpoint". It scored 7.1/10 based on 134 votes. Directed by Stefan Pleszczynski and written by N/A, it aired on 11/13/2012. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Custody".

  • Sons of The Father
    7.1/10134 votes
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    #1 - Sons of The Father

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2012

    On the trail of a serial killer, Team One must convince a haunted, frightened man to reveal his darkest secret to save the life of an innocent woman.

    Director: Stefan Pleszczynski

    Writer: N/A

  • Custody
    7.2/10189 votes
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    #2 - Custody

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 10/16/2009

    The SRU respond when a distraught man takes a lawyer at gunpoint.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Coming To You Live
    7.2/10161 votes
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    #3 - Coming To You Live

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 10/23/2009

    After hearing on the radio that a talk show host is holding a prominent politician hostage, seeking revenge for a murder he thinks the man committed years ago, the SRU team races to the station to talk the host out of killing him on the air.

    Director: Charles Binamé

    Writer: N/A

  • The Good Citizen
    7.2/10169 votes
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    #4 - The Good Citizen

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 11/13/2009

    The SRU team attempts to stop a vigilante who is out for blood.

    Director: Tim Southam

    Writer: N/A

  • Severed Ties
    7.2/10169 votes
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    #5 - Severed Ties

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 8/6/2010

    Maggie Perrello was the perfect mother until an addiction to prescription meds spiraled out of control. It cost Maggie a stint in jail, and the loss of her beloved daughters Becky and Riley into foster care. Now she’s out of jail, clean and sober, and yearns to bring her children home. When Maggie discovers that she can’t have her kids back, she turns desperate and kidnaps Becky and Riley. Team One answers the call. But when an unexpected complication threatens Becky’s safety, will Parker (Enrico Colantoni) be able to convince Maggie to make the ultimate sacrifice?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The War Within
    7.2/10171 votes
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    #6 - The War Within

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 9/27/2011

    Team One tracks a masked gunman terrorizing a group of teenagers – and discovers troubling connections between an outspoken gay student, a manipulative therapist, and a young man desperate to win back his parents.

    Director: David Frazee

    Writer: N/A

  • Whatever it Takes
    7.3/10155 votes
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    #7 - Whatever it Takes

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 8/20/2010

    A high school athlete threatens suicide after being kidnapped and beaten.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Graeme Manson

  • Terror
    7.3/10145 votes
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    #8 - Terror

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/18/2011

    The Team receives an urgent call from Jules (Amy Jo Johnson) on her day off – she and her date Steve are trapped in a restaurant with a gunman (Aaron Poole) who’s shot a waiter and is now holding hostages and making incoherent demands. Team One works with Jules on the inside, fighting to calm the gunman down before the waiter dies, but its clear there’s more to this simple hostage-taking. Team One discovers that this delusional man is merely a pawn in a much more horrific act of terror, targeting a local mosque.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cost of Doing Business
    7.3/10142 votes
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    #9 - Cost of Doing Business

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 10/4/2011

    When a ransom drop goes wrong, Team One is drawn into the dangerous world of “express kidnapping” and the nightmare of a woman haunted by the brutal experience of captivity. Meanwhile, Greg finds out about Sam and Jules' secretly renewed relationship.

    Director: David Frazee

    Writer: N/A

  • Scorpio
    7.4/10434 votes
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    #10 - Scorpio

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2008

    The team has to deal with a disturbed man who has just murdered his estranged wife and who has now taken a woman hostage outside of an office building. However, the situation only gets worse when his son arrives on the scene.

    Director: David Frazee

    Writer: Mark Ellis, Stephanie Morgenstern

  • Business as Usual
    7.4/10187 votes
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    #11 - Business as Usual

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/27/2009

    When three men take the CEO of a mortgage company hostage, the SRU team is called to the scene to diffuse the situation. Jules recovers from being shot and the team reluctantly looks at recruits to fill her spot

    Director: David Frazee

    Writer: Mark Ellis, Stephanie Morgenstern

  • The Perfect Family
    7.4/10201 votes
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    #12 - The Perfect Family

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/10/2009

    A couple kidnaps the baby they gave up for adoption.

    Director: Erik Canuel

    Writer: N/A

  • The Farm
    7.4/10184 votes
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    #13 - The Farm

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 10/30/2009

    The SRU are called in to resolve a gas station robbery but discover it’s connected to a deadly crisis on a cult compound.

    Director: Erik Canuel

    Writer: Melissa R. Byer, Treena Hancock

  • Follow the Leader
    7.4/10160 votes
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    #14 - Follow the Leader

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 8/13/2010

    Two Brothers become involved with a white supremacy group planning a terrorist attack.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • I'd Do Anything
    7.4/10154 votes
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    #15 - I'd Do Anything

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/1/2011

    Complications arise in a high-risk SRU raid when an informant gets caught in a dangerous game of love, murder and betrayal.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wild Card
    7.4/10154 votes
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    #16 - Wild Card

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 10/11/2011

    An armed robbery exposes a mother’s double life, while Ed gambles with his own safety and a promise he made to his family.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Karen Walton

  • A Call To Arms
    7.4/10138 votes
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    #17 - A Call To Arms

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 11/8/2011

    Team One investigates a violent kidnapping in Chinatown where a store owner and his daughter have disappeared. They discover that a ruthless street gang is behind the crime and, in the process, uncover a tragic family secret.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Alex Levine

  • A World Of Their Own
    7.4/10130 votes
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    #18 - A World Of Their Own

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2012

    Team One confronts a man desperate to keep the promise he made to his deaf nephew by protecting the only place the boy has ever felt safe.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fit For Duty
    7.4/10122 votes
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    #19 - Fit For Duty

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/2012

    A tragic shooting on a city ferry forces Ed to confront his deepest fears and threatens to tear Team One apart.

    Director: Stefan Pleszczynski

    Writer: N/A

  • Eagle Two
    7.5/10226 votes
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    #20 - Eagle Two

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2009

    The team have to protect some VIPs, only to find they have a kidnapping on their hands and limited time to rescue the victim.

    Director: Stephen Surjik

    Writer: Tassie Cameron

  • Backwards Day
    7.5/10222 votes
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    #21 - Backwards Day

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2009

    "Backwards Day " is the eleventh episode in the first season of the Canadian police drama television series Flashpoint. The episode first aired on January 16, 2009. In international markets, this episode is billed as episode 11 of season 1, while in North America, the episode aired as the second episode of season 2.

    Director: Erik Canuel

    Writer: Esta Spalding

  • Never Let You Down
    7.5/10190 votes
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    #22 - Never Let You Down

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 10/2/2009

    The SRU unit must rescue a woman from a delusional man who insists she is his missing daughter.

    Director: Ken Girotti

    Writer: Shelley Scarrow

  • No Promises
    7.5/10143 votes
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    #23 - No Promises

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/25/2011

    Spike (Sergio Di Zio) discovers his former mentor may be implicated in a tangled case involving corruption, drug dealers and an attempted gang execution.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A New Life
    7.5/10161 votes
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    #24 - A New Life

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 11/1/2011

    Ed walks his friend Donna Sabine down the aisle. It should be the happiest day of her life, but the peaceful wedding is shattered by gunfire. Then Donna and Ed make a shocking discovery.

    Director: Kelly Makin

    Writer: N/A

  • Asking For Flowers
    7.6/10290 votes
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    #25 - Asking For Flowers

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/31/2008

    When a cop is being held hostage by an enraged family member, the team have to set aside their own feelings to resolve the situation. However, the tables turn when the hostage may not be who the team thinks.

    Director: Clark Johnson

    Writer: Tassie Cameron