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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!

Best episode
S2E21 One
8.8587 votes
Worst episode
S2E5 Crushed
7.3370 votes
Top season
Season 1
7.9avg
Binge time
1d 0h
32 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Life Season 2 Episode 21 - One
    8.8/10(587 votes)

    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:Frederick King Keller
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  2. Life Season 1 Episode 11 - Fill It Up
    8.5/10(501 votes)

    S1:E11

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

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  3. Life Season 2 Episode 12 - Trapdoor
    8.3/10(369 votes)

    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
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  4. Life Season 2 Episode 1 - Find Your Happy Place
    8.2/10(458 votes)

    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.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  5. Life Season 1 Episode 8 - Farthingale
    8.2/10(456 votes)

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Peter Markle
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  6. Life Season 2 Episode 16 - Hit Me Baby
    8.2/10(382 votes)

    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
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  7. Life Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.0/10(692 votes)

    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
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  8. Life Season 2 Episode 6 - Did You Feel That?
    8.0/10(400 votes)

    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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  9. Life Season 2 Episode 9 - Badge Bunny
    8.0/10(391 votes)

    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
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  10. Life Season 2 Episode 20 - Initiative 38
    8.0/10(365 votes)

    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
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  11. Life Season 1 Episode 5 - The Fallen Woman
    7.9/10(480 votes)

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  12. Life Season 1 Episode 10 - Dig a Hole
    7.9/10(441 votes)

    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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  13. Life Season 1 Episode 9 - Serious Control Issues
    7.9/10(428 votes)

    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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  14. Life Season 2 Episode 8 - Black Friday
    7.9/10(380 votes)

    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.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Life Season 2 Episode 13 - Re-Entry
    7.9/10(354 votes)

    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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  16. Life Season 2 Episode 14 - Mirror Ball
    7.8/10(351 votes)

    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:Frederick King Keller
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  17. Life Season 2 Episode 3 - The Business of Miracles
    7.8/10(394 votes)

    S2:E3

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

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Life Season 2 Episode 2 - Everything... All the Time
    7.8/10(404 votes)

    S2:E2

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

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  19. Life Season 1 Episode 6 - Powerless
    7.8/10(466 votes)

    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
    Writer:Marjorie David

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  20. Life Season 2 Episode 17 - Shelf Life
    7.7/10(339 votes)

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Life Season 2 Episode 7 - Jackpot
    7.7/10(359 votes)

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  22. Life Season 2 Episode 10 - Evil... and His Brother Ziggy
    7.7/10(373 votes)

    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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  23. Life Season 1 Episode 7 - A Civil War
    7.7/10(490 votes)

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Rafael Alvarez

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  24. Life Season 2 Episode 19 - 5 Quarts
    7.6/10(334 votes)

    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.

    Director:Paul McCrane
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Life Season 2 Episode 11 - Canyon Flowers
    7.6/10(360 votes)

    S2:E11

    A food bank delivery man is found murdered and buried up to his neck, surrounded by flower petals in a backyard. Crews and Reese believe the incident may be related to a cult from the 1970s. Crews confronts Mickey Rayborn, despite warnings from the FBI.

    Director:Paul McCrane
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"One" is the best rated episode of Life. It scored 8.8/10 from 587 votes. Directed by Frederick King Keller and written by Rand Ravich, it aired on April 8, 2009. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fill It Up".

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