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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 Worst Episode
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    Life Season 2 Episode 5 - Crushed
    7.3/10(365 votes)

    #1 - Crushed

    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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  2. Life Season 2 Episode 18 - 3 Women
    7.4/10(312 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
    Writer:David Manson

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  3. Life Season 1 Episode 2 - Tear Asunder
    7.6/10(515 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  4. Life Season 1 Episode 4 - What They Saw
    7.6/10(463 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Life Season 2 Episode 4 - Not for Nothing
    7.6/10(372 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Life Season 2 Episode 11 - Canyon Flowers
    7.6/10(347 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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  7. Life Season 2 Episode 15 - I Heart Mom
    7.6/10(327 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.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Bob Colleary

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  8. Life Season 1 Episode 3 - Let Her Go
    7.7/10(479 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Lawrence Trilling
    Writer:Glen Mazzara

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  9. Life Season 2 Episode 10 - Evil...And His Brother Ziggy
    7.7/10(362 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Life Season 2 Episode 17 - Shelf Life
    7.7/10(330 votes)

    #10 - 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
    Writer:Marjorie David

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  11. Life Season 2 Episode 19 - 5 Quarts
    7.7/10(322 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Life Season 1 Episode 6 - Powerless
    7.8/10(452 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
    Writer:Marjorie David

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  13. Life Season 1 Episode 7 - A Civil War
    7.8/10(476 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.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim
    Writer:Rafael Alvarez

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  14. Life Season 2 Episode 2 - Everything... All the Time
    7.8/10(388 votes)

    #14 - Everything... All the Time

    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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  15. Life Season 2 Episode 3 - The Business of Miracles
    7.8/10(381 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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  16. Life Season 2 Episode 7 - Jackpot
    7.8/10(347 votes)

    #16 - Jackpot

    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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  17. Life Season 2 Episode 14 - Mirror Ball
    7.8/10(342 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
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  18. Life Season 1 Episode 5 - The Fallen Woman
    7.9/10(470 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
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  19. Life Season 1 Episode 9 - Serious Control Issues
    7.9/10(418 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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  20. Life Season 1 Episode 10 - Dig a Hole
    7.9/10(431 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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  21. Life Season 2 Episode 8 - Black Friday
    7.9/10(371 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Marjorie David

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  22. Life Season 2 Episode 13 - Re-Entry
    7.9/10(349 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Life Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.0/10(663 votes)

    #23 - 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
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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  24. Life Season 2 Episode 6 - Did You Feel That?
    8.0/10(391 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Life Season 2 Episode 9 - Badge Bunny
    8.0/10(381 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
    Writer:Rand Ravich

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Crushed" is the worst rated episode of "Life". It scored 7.3/10 based on 365 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".