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 has provided him with a Zen-like outlook, peace of mind and no need for vengeance, an attitude which can be challenging to maintain when someone he cares about is threatened — or when he is investigating the mystery surrounding the murder he was falsely accused of.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Life" is "Crushed", rated 7.4/10 from 345 user votes. It was directed by Holly Dale and written by Marjorie David. "Crushed" aired on 10/17/2008 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "3 Women".
7.4/10 345 votes#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
7.4/10 292 votes#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
7.6/10 484 votes#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
7.6/10 438 votes#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
7.6/10 350 votes#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
7.6/10 323 votes#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
7.6/10 307 votes#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
7.7/10 450 votes#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
7.7/10 343 votes#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
7.7/10 311 votes#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
7.7/10 302 votes#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
7.8/10 424 votes#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
7.8/10 447 votes#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
7.8/10 364 votes#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
7.8/10 356 votes#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
7.8/10 326 votes#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
7.8/10 324 votes#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
7.9/10 443 votes#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
7.9/10 390 votes#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
7.9/10 404 votes#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
7.9/10 346 votes#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
7.9/10 327 votes#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
8.0/10 630 votes#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
8.0/10 368 votes#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
8.0/10 354 votes#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