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The Best Episodes of Life

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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...
  1. 8.8/10(576 votes)

    #1 - One

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
  2. 8.5/10(488 votes)

    #2 - Fill It Up

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    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. 8.3/10(360 votes)

    #3 - Trapdoor

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    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.

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    Director:Elodie Keene
  4. 8.2/10(435 votes)

    #4 - Farthingale

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    S1:E8

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

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    Director:Peter Markle
  5. 8.2/10(436 votes)

    #5 - Find Your Happy Place

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    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. 8.2/10(376 votes)

    #6 - Hit Me Baby

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    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.

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    Director:Elodie Keene
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  8. 8.0/10(649 votes)

    #7 - Pilot

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    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.

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    Director:David Semel
  9. 8.0/10(383 votes)

    #8 - Did You Feel That?

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    S2:E6

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

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    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:N/A
  10. 8.0/10(371 votes)

    #9 - Badge Bunny

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
  11. 8.0/10(352 votes)

    #10 - Initiative 38

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    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.

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    Director:John Behring
  12. 7.9/10(459 votes)

    #11 - The Fallen Woman

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    S1:E5

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

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    Director:Tony Wharmby
  13. 7.9/10(407 votes)

    #12 - Serious Control Issues

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    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.

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    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:N/A
  14. 7.9/10(421 votes)

    #13 - Dig a Hole

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    S1:E10

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

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    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.9/10(364 votes)

    #14 - Black Friday

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    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. 7.9/10(342 votes)

    #15 - Re-Entry

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    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.

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    Director:John Behring
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.8/10(441 votes)

    #16 - Powerless

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    S1:E6

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

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    Director:John Dahl
  18. 7.8/10(466 votes)

    #17 - A Civil War

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    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. 7.8/10(373 votes)

    #18 - The Business of Miracles

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    S2:E3

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

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    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:N/A
  20. 7.8/10(338 votes)

    #19 - Mirror Ball

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
  21. 7.7/10(464 votes)

    #20 - Let Her Go

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    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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  22. 7.7/10(379 votes)

    #21 - Everything... All the Time

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    S2:E2

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

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  23. 7.7/10(341 votes)

    #22 - Jackpot

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    S2:E7

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

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  24. 7.7/10(357 votes)

    #23 - Evil...And His Brother Ziggy

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    S2:E10

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

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    Director:Adam Arkin
    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.7/10(324 votes)

    #24 - Shelf Life

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    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.

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    Director:Adam Arkin
  26. 7.7/10(315 votes)

    #25 - 5 Quarts

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    S2:E19

    Crews and Seever are under pressure to solve the murder of an assistant coroner; a murder that if left unsolved, could jeopardize all of their closed cases.

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    Director:Paul McCrane
    Writer:N/A

Best Episodes Summary

"One" is the best rated episode of "Life". It scored 8.8/10 based on 576 votes. Directed by N/A 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".