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The Worst Episodes of Life

Every episode of Life ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Life!

The Worst 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 Crushed
    7.3/10(362 votes)

    #1 - Crushed

    S2:E5

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

    Director:Holly Dale
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  2. Background image for 3 Women
    7.4/10(310 votes)

    #2 - 3 Women

    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
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  3. Background image for Not for Nothing
    7.5/10(369 votes)

    #3 - Not for Nothing

    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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  4. Background image for Tear Asunder
    7.6/10(509 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Background image for What They Saw
    7.6/10(458 votes)

    #5 - What They Saw

    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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  6. Background image for Canyon Flowers
    7.6/10(344 votes)

    #6 - Canyon Flowers

    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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  8. Background image for I Heart Mom
    7.6/10(324 votes)

    #7 - I Heart Mom

    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.

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  9. Background image for 5 Quarts
    7.6/10(319 votes)

    #8 - 5 Quarts

    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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  10. Background image for Let Her Go
    7.7/10(471 votes)

    #9 - 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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  11. Background image for Evil...And His Brother Ziggy
    7.7/10(360 votes)

    #10 - 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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  12. Background image for Shelf Life
    7.7/10(328 votes)

    #11 - 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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  13. Background image for Powerless
    7.8/10(448 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. Background image for A Civil War
    7.8/10(473 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. Background image for Everything... All the Time
    7.8/10(384 votes)

    #14 - Everything... All the Time

    S2:E2

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

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

    #15 - 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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  17. Background image for Jackpot
    7.8/10(344 votes)

    #16 - Jackpot

    S2:E7

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

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

    #17 - 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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  19. Background image for The Fallen Woman
    7.9/10(466 votes)

    #18 - 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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  20. Background image for Serious Control Issues
    7.9/10(414 votes)

    #19 - 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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  21. Background image for Dig a Hole
    7.9/10(428 votes)

    #20 - 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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  22. Background image for Did You Feel That?
    7.9/10(388 votes)

    #21 - 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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  23. Background image for Black Friday
    7.9/10(367 votes)

    #22 - 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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  24. Background image for Re-Entry
    7.9/10(347 votes)

    #23 - 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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  25. Background image for Pilot
    8.0/10(656 votes)

    #24 - 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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  26. Background image for Badge Bunny
    8.0/10(376 votes)

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Crushed" is the worst rated episode of "Life". It scored 7.3/10 based on 362 votes. Directed by Holly Dale and written by Marjorie David, it aired on 10/17/2008. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "3 Women".