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The Worst Episodes of Life

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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...
Episodes
32
Avg. Rating
7.9
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  1. 7.3/10(358 votes)

    #1 - Crushed

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    S2:E5

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

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    Director:Holly Dale
  2. 7.4/10(306 votes)

    #2 - 3 Women

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    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.

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    Director:Peter Markle
  3. 7.6/10(499 votes)

    #3 - Tear Asunder

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    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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  4. 7.6/10(451 votes)

    #4 - What They Saw

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    S1:E4

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

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    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.6/10(367 votes)

    #5 - Not for Nothing

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

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    Director:Peter Markle
    Writer:N/A
  6. 7.6/10(338 votes)

    #6 - Canyon Flowers

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    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.

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    Director:Paul McCrane
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.6/10(320 votes)

    #7 - I Heart Mom

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    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. 7.7/10(464 votes)

    #8 - Let Her Go

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    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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  10. 7.7/10(379 votes)

    #9 - Everything... All the Time

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

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  11. 7.7/10(356 votes)

    #10 - Evil...And His Brother Ziggy

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    S2:E10

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

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    Director:Adam Arkin
    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.7/10(324 votes)

    #11 - Shelf Life

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    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.

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    Director:Adam Arkin
  13. 7.7/10(315 votes)

    #12 - 5 Quarts

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    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.

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    Director:Paul McCrane
    Writer:N/A
  14. 7.8/10(441 votes)

    #13 - Powerless

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    S1:E6

    Fearing that a rapist she met at an AA meeting will strike again, Dani enlists Crews' help to take him down.

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    Director:John Dahl
  15. 7.8/10(466 votes)

    #14 - A Civil War

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    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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  16. 7.8/10(373 votes)

    #15 - The Business of Miracles

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    S2:E3

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

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    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.8/10(340 votes)

    #16 - Jackpot

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    S2:E7

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

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  18. 7.8/10(337 votes)

    #17 - Mirror Ball

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
  19. 7.9/10(459 votes)

    #18 - The Fallen Woman

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    S1:E5

    When an angel falls from the sky, Crews and Reese's murder investigation leads to a slippery Russian gangster.

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    Director:Tony Wharmby
  20. 7.9/10(407 votes)

    #19 - Serious Control Issues

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    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.

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    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.9/10(421 votes)

    #20 - Dig a Hole

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    S1:E10

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

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    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:N/A
  22. 7.9/10(363 votes)

    #21 - Black Friday

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    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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  23. 7.9/10(341 votes)

    #22 - Re-Entry

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    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.

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    Director:John Behring
    Writer:N/A
  24. 8.0/10(649 votes)

    #23 - Pilot

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    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.

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    Director:David Semel
  25. 8.0/10(382 votes)

    #24 - Did You Feel That?

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

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    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:N/A
  26. 8.0/10(370 votes)

    #25 - Badge Bunny

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    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.

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    Director:N/A

Worst Episodes Summary

"Crushed" is the worst rated episode of "Life". It scored 7.3/10 based on 358 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".