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The Worst Episodes of Life

Every episode of Life ranked from worst to best. Explore 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...
Genres:DramaMysteryCrime
Network:NBC

Worst Episodes Summary

"Crushed" is the worst rated episode of "Life". It scored 7.4/10 based on 351 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".

  • Crushed
    7.4/10351 votes
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    #1 - Crushed

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/2008

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

    Director: Holly Dale

    Writer: Marjorie David

  • 3 Women
    7.5/10299 votes
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    #2 - 3 Women

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/18/2009

    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

  • Tear Asunder
    7.6/10490 votes
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    #3 - Tear Asunder

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2007

    Crews and Reese investigate a bride's murder; Crews realizes that a child may have witnessed the murders for which he was convicted.

    Director: Daniel Sackheim

    Writer: Rand Ravich

  • What They Saw
    7.6/10444 votes
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    #4 - What They Saw

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2007

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

    Director: David Straiton

    Writer: N/A

  • Not for Nothing
    7.6/10358 votes
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    #5 - Not for Nothing

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2008

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

    Director: Peter Markle

    Writer: N/A

  • Canyon Flowers
    7.6/10330 votes
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    #6 - Canyon Flowers

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/2008

    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: N/A

  • I Heart Mom
    7.6/10314 votes
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    #7 - I Heart Mom

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/2009

    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

  • Let Her Go
    7.7/10457 votes
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    #8 - Let Her Go

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2007

    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.

    Director: Lawrence Trilling

    Writer: Glen Mazzara

  • Evil...And His Brother Ziggy
    7.7/10350 votes
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    #9 - Evil...And His Brother Ziggy

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2008

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

    Director: Adam Arkin

    Writer: N/A

  • Shelf Life
    7.7/10318 votes
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    #10 - Shelf Life

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/11/2009

    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: Marjorie David

  • 5 Quarts
    7.7/10309 votes
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    #11 - 5 Quarts

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/25/2009

    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: N/A

  • Powerless
    7.8/10433 votes
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    #12 - Powerless

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2007

    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

  • A Civil War
    7.8/10455 votes
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    #13 - A Civil War

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2007

    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

  • Everything... All the Time
    7.8/10371 votes
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    #14 - Everything... All the Time

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2008

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

    Director: David Straiton

    Writer: Rand Ravich

  • The Business of Miracles
    7.8/10364 votes
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    #15 - The Business of Miracles

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2008

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

    Director: Elodie Keene

    Writer: N/A

  • Jackpot
    7.8/10333 votes
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    #16 - Jackpot

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2008

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

    Director: Daniel Sackheim

    Writer: Rand Ravich

  • Mirror Ball
    7.8/10331 votes
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    #17 - Mirror Ball

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/2009

    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: N/A

    Writer: Rand Ravich

  • The Fallen Woman
    7.9/10450 votes
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    #18 - The Fallen Woman

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2007

    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

  • Serious Control Issues
    7.9/10399 votes
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    #19 - Serious Control Issues

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2007

    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: N/A

  • Dig a Hole
    7.9/10412 votes
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    #20 - Dig a Hole

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2007

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

    Director: Marcos Siega

    Writer: N/A

  • Black Friday
    7.9/10355 votes
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    #21 - Black Friday

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2008

    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: Marjorie David

  • Re-Entry
    7.9/10334 votes
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    #22 - Re-Entry

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/2009

    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: N/A

  • Pilot
    8.0/10636 votes
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    #23 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2007

    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

  • Did You Feel That?
    8.0/10375 votes
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    #24 - Did You Feel That?

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/2008

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

    Director: Tucker Gates

    Writer: N/A

  • Badge Bunny
    8.0/10361 votes
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    #25 - Badge Bunny

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2008

    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: N/A

    Writer: Rand Ravich