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The Best Episodes of Life Season 1

Every episode of Life Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Life Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    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.

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  2. 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

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  3. Life Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.0/10(694 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

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  4. 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

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  5. 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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  6. 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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  8. 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

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  9. 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.

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  10. Life Season 1 Episode 2 - Tear Asunder
    7.6/10(540 votes)
    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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  11. Life Season 1 Episode 3 - Let Her Go
    7.6/10(497 votes)
    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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  12. Life Season 1 Episode 4 - What They Saw
    7.6/10(486 votes)
    S1:E4

    When a wealthy man is found murdered in his bed, Crews befriends the only suspect, a homeless thief camping outside the estate.

    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Fill It Up" is the best rated episode of Life season 1. It scored 8.5/10 from 501 votes. Directed by Daniel Sackheim and written by Rand Ravich, it aired on December 5, 2007. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Farthingale".