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The Best Episodes of Life Season 2

Every episode of Life Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Life Season 2!

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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 has provided him with a Zen-like outlook, peace of mind

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    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 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. Life Season 2 Episode 4 - Not for Nothing
    7.5/10(393 votes)

    S2:E4

    Crews must battle his own psychological prison when he and Reese take on a case where worst nightmares become reality.

    Director:Peter Markle
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Life Season 2 Episode 15 - I Heart Mom
    7.5/10(341 votes)

    S2:E15

    Crews and Reese begin their investigation and discover the victim was running an elaborate construction scam that left his clients without roofs or money.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Bob Colleary

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  20. Life Season 2 Episode 18 - 3 Women
    7.4/10(324 votes)

    S2:E18

    With his new overachieving partner, Crews investigates the murder of a woman who was in a relationship with her just-released convict pen pal.

    Director:Peter Markle
    Writer:David Manson

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  21. Life Season 2 Episode 5 - Crushed
    7.3/10(370 votes)

    S2:E5

    Crews and Reese investigate a case where an online infatuation turns into a deadly crush.

    Director:Holly Dale
    Writer:Marjorie David

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"One" is the best rated episode of "Life" season 2. It scored 8.8/10 based on 587 votes. Directed by Frederick King Keller and written by Rand Ravich, it aired on 4/8/2009. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Trapdoor".