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The Best Episodes of Life

Every episode of Life ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Life!

The Best Episodes of Life

Complex, offbeat Detective Charlie Crews returns to the force after serving time in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Crews’ new lease on life...

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  1. Background image for One
    8.8/10(582 votes)

    #1 - One

    S2:E21

    When Roman wants to trade Reese for Rayborn, whom he's convinced is still alive, Crews launches a covert crusade to find his partner, which brings him answers to long-standing questions along the way.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Fill It Up
    8.5/10(495 votes)

    #2 - Fill It Up

    S1:E11

    Hoping to take down Jack Reese, Crews finds the Seybolts' murderer, but doesn't succeed in proving who set him up.

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  3. Background image for Trapdoor
    8.3/10(363 votes)

    #3 - Trapdoor

    S2:E12

    While investigating a triple execution-style homicide, Reese and Crews go up against an old nemesis, a Russian mob boss who has woven a deadly and wicked web.

    Director:Elodie Keene
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  4. Background image for Farthingale
    8.2/10(443 votes)

    #4 - Farthingale

    S1:E8

    While investigating the murder of a bigomist, Crews is suspected for the murder of policeman Ames.

    Director:Peter Markle
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  5. Background image for Find Your Happy Place
    8.2/10(442 votes)

    #5 - Find Your Happy Place

    S2:E1

    Crews and Reese race the clock to stop a serial killer who’s locking people in boxes and leaving them to die all over L.A.

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  6. Background image for Hit Me Baby
    8.2/10(379 votes)

    #6 - Hit Me Baby

    S2:E16

    Reese receives and offer to join an FBI organized crime task force, leaving Crews and Stark to partner up. The former partners work on a case of a philandering financial advisor who was murdered and discover a case of corporate and political corruption.

    Director:Elodie Keene
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    8.0/10(656 votes)

    #7 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    After serving 12 hard years for a crime he didn't commit, Detective Charlie Crews is back on the LAPD with a new partner and a new zen attitude.

    Director:David Semel
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  9. Background image for Badge Bunny
    8.0/10(376 votes)

    #8 - Badge Bunny

    S2:E9

    When the girlfriend of a cop is murdered, Crews and Reese must play a literal game of good cop bad cop to find the killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Initiative 38
    8.0/10(356 votes)

    #9 - Initiative 38

    S2:E20

    When the wife of a prominent campaign runner is murdered, Crews and Seever wonder if her death is related to a controversial gun ban initiative that she spearheaded.

    Director:John Behring
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  11. Background image for The Fallen Woman
    7.9/10(466 votes)

    #10 - The Fallen Woman

    S1:E5

    When an angel falls from the sky, Crews and Reese's murder investigation leads to a slippery Russian gangster.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
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  12. Background image for Serious Control Issues
    7.9/10(414 votes)

    #11 - Serious Control Issues

    S1:E9

    While investigating the case of a murdered homeless girl, Reese and Crews stumble across a child who was kidnapped when he was three.

    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Dig a Hole
    7.9/10(428 votes)

    #12 - Dig a Hole

    S1:E10

    Charlie and Dani track the killer of a Zen Master who was buried alive ten years prior.

    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Did You Feel That?
    7.9/10(388 votes)

    #13 - Did You Feel That?

    S2:E6

    In the chaos of an L.A. earthquake, a killer sets a trap for Crews.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Black Friday
    7.9/10(367 votes)

    #14 - Black Friday

    S2:E8

    Prices aren't the only things falling when Crews and Reese investigate a man's death in a mall the morning of Black Friday.

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  16. Background image for Re-Entry
    7.9/10(347 votes)

    #15 - Re-Entry

    S2:E13

    After a Space Shuttle pilot is found shot to death after managing to land his private plane, Crews and Reese must determine if it was suicide or murder.

    Director:John Behring
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Powerless
    7.8/10(448 votes)

    #16 - Powerless

    S1:E6

    Fearing that a rapist she met at an AA meeting will strike again, Dani enlists Crews' help to take him down.

    Director:John Dahl
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  18. Background image for A Civil War
    7.8/10(473 votes)

    #17 - A Civil War

    S1:E7

    The murder of two Iranian American students sparks racial unrest as Crews and Reese race to rescue their kidnapped friend.

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  19. Background image for Everything... All the Time
    7.8/10(384 votes)

    #18 - Everything... All the Time

    S2:E2

    Crews and Reese discover that rich kids, steroids, and murder are a bad mix.

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  20. Background image for The Business of Miracles
    7.8/10(376 votes)

    #19 - The Business of Miracles

    S2:E3

    Charlie and Reese work a case so cold it's frozen.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Jackpot
    7.8/10(344 votes)

    #20 - Jackpot

    S2:E7

    Crews and Reese investigate the murder of a multi-million dollar lottery winner whose number was up.

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  22. Background image for Mirror Ball
    7.8/10(340 votes)

    #21 - Mirror Ball

    S2:E14

    When the lead singer of a cover band is found dead on stage, Crews and Reese must go through a string of impersonators to find the real killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Let Her Go
    7.7/10(471 votes)

    #22 - Let Her Go

    S1:E3

    An upscale family man is suspected of killing his wife, and Crews sees his ex-wife for the first time since getting out of jail.

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  24. Background image for Evil...And His Brother Ziggy
    7.7/10(360 votes)

    #23 - Evil...And His Brother Ziggy

    S2:E10

    Reese and Crews take a trip to an Indian reservation to find out who killed the last sheriff standing.

    Director:Adam Arkin
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Shelf Life
    7.7/10(328 votes)

    #24 - Shelf Life

    S2:E17

    Crews and Starks investigate the murder of an Iraq war soldier who despite being killed in broad daylight on a crowded sidewalk, no one witnessed the crime.

    Director:Adam Arkin
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  26. Background image for Tear Asunder
    7.6/10(509 votes)

    #25 - Tear Asunder

    S1:E2

    Crews and Reese investigate a bride's murder; Crews realizes that a child may have witnessed the murders for which he was convicted.

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Best Episodes Summary

"One" is the best rated episode of "Life". It scored 8.8/10 based on 582 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Rand Ravich, it aired on 4/8/2009. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fill It Up".