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The Worst Episodes of The Closer

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

Worst episode
S1E4 Show Yourself
7.7655 votes
Best episode
S2E5 To Protect & To Serve
9.1849 votes
Top season
Season 3
8.3avg
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3d 11h
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Closer Season 1 Episode 4 - Show Yourself
    7.7/10(655 votes)

    S1:E4

    Brenda and the Priority Homicide Team investigate a sniper who is killing gang members in and around MacArthur Park. Offering assistance is an ex-Army colonel who believes the sniper to be his son. As an all-out gang war looms, Brenda tentatively accepts his assistance.

    Director:Michael M. Robin
    Writer:Wendy West

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  2. The Closer Season 4 Episode 11 - Good Faith
    7.7/10(434 votes)

    S4:E11

    Brenda and the team investigate an apparent suicide that the medical examiner believes was actually a murder.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:Adam Belanoff

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  3. The Closer Season 1 Episode 11 - L.A. Woman
    7.8/10(596 votes)

    S1:E11

    Brenda finds herself at odds with the FBI in a struggle to gain control of the murder investigation of a well-known businessman. Deciding to work in tandem, Brenda finds herself working directly with Fritz, who was assigned to the case.

    Director:Rick Wallace
    Writers:Hunt Baldwin, John Coveny

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  4. The Closer Season 3 Episode 7 - Four to Eight
    7.8/10(532 votes)

    S3:E7

    When two Catorce gang members are shot to death, Brenda and her squad must solve the murders before a gang war erupts. Meanwhile, Brenda has her own personal health scare when she finally visits the doctor.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Ken Martin

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  5. The Closer Season 3 Episode 10 - Culture Shock
    7.8/10(519 votes)

    S3:E10

    When a Chinese business woman is found dead on the tour bus she and her husband operate, Brenda and the squad must dig deep to investigate her past life.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:Adam Belanoff

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  6. The Closer Season 5 Episode 2 - Blood Money
    7.8/10(439 votes)

    S5:E2

    Brenda and the team are called in to investigate the questionable disappearance of a shady financial investor. The team is a mess with Daniels now in another division, Gabriel doing double duty, and Provenza with behavior more curious than usual. In the meantime, Brenda and Fritz deal with a sick Kitty.

    Director:Rick Wallace
    Writer:Steven Kane

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  7. The Closer Season 1 Episode 5 - Flashpoint
    7.9/10(635 votes)

    S1:E5

    Brenda enters the high-stakes world of pharmaceutical research, when a drug trial for new anti-addiction medication lead to the death of one of the principal investigators. Nothing is quite as it seems as she investigates the high-powered president of the drug company sponsoring the trial, the seemingly easy-going psychiatrist and the teenaged participants in the study.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writer:Rick Kellard

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  8. The Closer Season 1 Episode 8 - Batter Up
    7.9/10(596 votes)

    S1:E8

    When a gay man is murdered, seemingly the latest victim of a string of hate crimes, Brenda must confront prejudices inside and out of the LAPD. Meanwhile, Flynn and Taylor step up their efforts to undermine Brenda once again, but with unexpected effects, as the team begins to rally around Brenda.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:James Duff

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  9. The Closer Season 2 Episode 4 - Aftertaste
    7.9/10(551 votes)

    S2:E4

    Brenda and the PHD investigate a high-profile case when a woman is brutally murdered at L.A.'s trendiest restaurant. On the home front, Brenda tries to keep a low profile as she closes in on her 40th birthday.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Steven Kane

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  10. The Closer Season 2 Episode 6 - Out of Focus
    7.9/10(537 votes)

    S2:E6

    Brenda and the team find themselves wading through a long list of suspects when a celebrity photographer takes a fatal fall from his hotel room balcony. In the meantime, Brenda starts to feel like Fritz is behaving strangely, making her realize that superstars may not be the only ones who have secrets to keep.

    Director:Michael M. Robin
    Writers:Hunt Baldwin, John Coveny

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  11. The Closer Season 3 Episode 11 - Lover's Leap
    7.9/10(494 votes)

    S3:E11

    A car belonging to a Department of Homeland Security employee is found wrecked at the bottom of Mulholland Drive. Priority Homicide is brought in to uncover the details surrounding the driver’s death, but the investigation leads Brenda a lot closer to home then she expected.

    Director:Jesse Bochco
    Writer:Steven Kane

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  12. The Closer Season 7 Episode 12 - You Have the Right to Remain Jolly
    7.9/10(484 votes)

    S7:E12

    Fred Willard (Modern Family) guest stars as Santa Jack, the owner of a Christmas village who believes he could be the real Father Christmas.

    Director:Rick Wallace
    Writers:James Duff, Michael Alaimo

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  13. The Closer Season 4 Episode 4 - Live Wire
    7.9/10(475 votes)

    S4:E4

    A man wearing a surveillance wire is shot to death at point blank range in downtown Los Angeles, while interpersonal relationships on the squad force Brenda into a corner.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:Steven Kane

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  14. The Closer Season 4 Episode 14 - Fate Line
    7.9/10(452 votes)

    S4:E14

    Fritz's sister agrees to use her psychic powers to help the Priority Homicide Division resolve one of their cases, and while her abilities appear to help her understand how Brenda works, they don't seem to stop her from offering misguided advice.

    Director:James Duff
    Writer:Steven Kane

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  15. The Closer Season 5 Episode 4 - Walking Back the Cat
    7.9/10(437 votes)

    S5:E4

    Once again working with Fritz and the FBI, the team helps get to the bottom of a murder which occurred amidst a drug ring investigation. Also again, Brenda finds FBI feathers ruffled by her unorthodox methods.

    Director:Steve Robin
    Writer:Leo Geter

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  16. The Closer Season 6 Episode 1 - The Big Bang
    7.9/10(430 votes)

    S6:E1

    After a man is murdered while taking pictures of the stars from his balcony, the squad suspects the crime is somehow connected to the woman with whom he was having an affair. But their investigation is hindered by a missing murder weapon, as well as the difficult adjustment of moving into a new office.

    Director:Rick Wallace
    Writers:Mike Berchem, James Duff

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  17. The Closer Season 7 Episode 2 - Repeat Offender
    7.9/10(419 votes)

    S7:E2

    Brenda has to figure out how house sitting led to the death of a young lady. As the fallout from the civil lawsuit continues Captian Rader has to broaden her investigation to include the LAPD while the realignment within be in LAPD gets started.

    Director:Steve Robin
    Writer:Steven Kane

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  18. The Closer Season 7 Episode 9 - Star Turn
    7.9/10(412 votes)

    S7:E9

    Brenda can't understand what led to a father's disappearance just as his daughter's single was about to hit the charts making her famous very quickly. Brenda has an opportunity to make her lawsuit disappear by settling with the family that brought it against her but that deal may not be as good as everybody hoped it would.

    Director:Stacey K. Black
    Writer:Leo Geter

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  19. The Closer Season 7 Episode 13 - Relative Matters
    7.9/10(398 votes)

    S7:E13

    Brenda's parents return with surprising news that keeps Brenda's mind from her case.

    Director:David McWhirter
    Writer:Ken Martin

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  20. The Closer Season 6 Episode 7 - Jump the Gun
    7.9/10(381 votes)

    S6:E7

    A bank robbery supposedly committed by a known gang of thieves leaves a security guard dead. It also leaves a lot of unanswered questions about the prime suspects and why this latest robbery doesn't fit their regular pattern. Meanwhile, Pope gets some news about his chances at becoming the city's police chief.

    Director:David McWhirter
    Writer:Leo Geter

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  21. The Closer Season 1 Episode 10 - The Butler Did It
    8.0/10(614 votes)

    S1:E10

    Three wealthy, spoiled and unruly children become the target of Brenda's investigation when their stepmother is murdered and the family butler seemingly commits suicide shortly thereafter. Riding heard on the trio is their family attorney, who cleans up their messes and provides them with alibis.

    Director:Tawnia McKiernan
    Writer:Rick Kellard

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  22. The Closer Season 1 Episode 7 - You Are Here
    8.0/10(595 votes)

    S1:E7

    A judge is murdered in Griffith Park and Brenda's investigation takes an unexpected twist when her best witness, or perhaps her prime suspect, is his teenage son with autism. Challenged by the boy's behaviors, but convinced he has the clue to unraveling the case, Brenda must try to understand him in order to learn what he knows.

    Director:Gloria Muzio
    Writers:Hunt Baldwin, John Coveny

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  23. The Closer Season 2 Episode 1 - Blue Blood
    8.0/10(576 votes)

    S2:E1

    Brenda and her team race against the clock to get to the truth, as things don't add up when an LA cop turns up dead. Meanwhile tension increases between the Priority Homicide Division and the Robbery-Homicide Division.

    Director:Michael M. Robin
    Writers:Mike Berchem, James Duff

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  24. The Closer Season 2 Episode 10 - The Other Woman
    8.0/10(530 votes)

    S2:E10

    The PHD must deal with a case of mistaken identity in order to get to the bottom of an investigation. While they're busy with the case, Brenda is involved in a different case: Pope's divorce. After being called to testify, Brenda finds that both her career and reputation are on the line.

    Director:Lesli Linka Glatter
    Writer:Steven Kane

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  25. The Closer Season 2 Episode 11 - Borderline
    8.0/10(517 votes)

    S2:E11

    Leaving the scene of an accident to get to a multiple homicide scene, Brenda finds herself unable to drive the streets of L.A. which she worked so hard to learn. Once she gets to the crime scene, she and the PHD are faced with another challenge: the murdered bodies are nowhere to be found. In order to solve this case, they must first search for the victims before they can hunt for the killer.

    Director:Rick Wallace
    Writers:Hunt Baldwin, John Coveny

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Show Yourself" is the worst rated episode of The Closer. It scored 7.7/10 from 655 votes. Directed by Michael M. Robin and written by Wendy West, it aired on July 4, 2005.

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