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Even thebest TV display of all timehave terrible episodes . By definition , every show must have a small - order episode , even if at its worst the show is still better than most others . to boot , long - running fantasy and sci - fi show will always have a few episodes where the supernatural elements get out of hand and the story is just weird .
SomeTV shows ' worst episodeshappen within the first season while the writers are still fine - tuning the story and the type . For example , SuccessionandParks and Recreationboth struggled to witness their foothold in the beginning . Alternatively , the bad installment might appear in a show ’s net time of year when the showrunners ' creativity has course out . This is true of display includingGame of Thrones , Twin Peaks , andThe Twilight Zone .
All episode rankings on this list are according toimdb.com .
15Highlights Of A Hundred (Season 6, Episode 14)
Seinfeld (1989-1998)
ForSeinfeld’shundredth installment , Jerry Seinfeld hosts a one - time of day retrospective . speak directly to the consultation from theSeinfeldset , he shares the high spot of the show so far . The fact that this is the low - ratedSeinfeldepisode demonstrates how audiences are not fond to the time show formatting . The last episode beforethe controversialSeinfeldfinaleis also a time show and is also disliked by buff . Having a regular instalment with a morsel more drama than usual would have been a better way to recognise the series hitting 100 instalment .
14Lifeboats (Season 1, Episode 3)
Succession (2018-2023)
The dramatic introduction toSuccessionincludes Logan Roy announce a surprising plan for his medium company ’s future and ensuring contravention among his tike . After this , the plot slows down while the show finds its rhythm method . In episode 3 , Logan ’s sonsKendall and Romanspend their first days temporarily leading the caller , attempt to fix its fearsome financial site . At this point , the audience is not yet invested in the challenging and scheming Roy family , andKendall and Roman ’s efforts have no meaningful impact on the viewers . Later episodes are much more interesting after the audience has learned more about the individual characters .
soph slumps are a mutual problem that many video shows expression , but these 12 serial somehow managed to annul their soph slumps exclusively .
13Fly (Season 3, Episode 10)
Breaking Bad (2008-2013)
As a elbow room to minimize production monetary value , an entire episode of the awarding - winning seriesBreaking Badis consecrate toWalt and Jessetrying to wipe out a fly front in their meth lab before it can foul their supply . The usually intense show depict the politics and conflicts between rival drug cartels is reduced to the chief characters trying to pour down a hemipteran . However , the contamination of the supply is a high - wager place to Walt and Jesse , and some emotional moments are immix into the episode . This makes"Fly " one ofBreaking Bad’smost factious episodes .
12Pilot (Season 1, Episode 1)
Parks And Recreation (2009-2015)
Some shows struggle in early episodes when the writers have n’t visualize out what it is rifle to be yet , as was the typeface withParks and Recreation . While the Pilot episode introduce the plot line of Leslie Knope ’s architectural plan to move around a construction land site into a public car park that will persist in through time of year 1 , her character and others are miss and the best humor of the balance of the serial is missing . The military rating forParks & Recprogressively go up throughout time of year 1before patch up into a typical 7/10 to 8/10 stove for season 2 .
11Access (Season 5, Episode 18)
The West Wing (1999-2006)
The West Wingadopts a dissimilar data formatting fora documentary - elan sequence of a daytime in the life of White House Press Secretary C.J. Creggon the day of an FBI / terrorist shootout . The West Wingis normally a political play , and the precipitous genre change does n’t serve C.J. ’s story . It is redolent of the equally awkward documentary - styleGrey ’s Anatomyepisode , express the aftermath of the shot at the hospital . The exclusive documentary trim the commonly intense dramatic play of a series to something more remote from the audience .
10Beer Bad (Season 4, Episode 5)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
Buffy the Vampire Slayeris commonly an entertaining action - escapade series , but once in a while , the supernatural elements are too weird . " Beer Bad " is notoriously one ofBuffy the Vampire Slayer’sworst episodes , in which a broken - hearted Buffy release to alcohol . However , the beer being serve make anyone who drinks it act like a caveman , and the eternal rest ofthe Scoobieshave to work out out how to get Buffy back to normal . Buffy spends the painting on walls and beating X - boyfriends with nine , while the substance about alcoholic drink abuse is condescending and puzzling .
For those still miss Buffy the Vampire Slayer 20 years on , these supernatural teenager dramas are deserving a watch .
9The Bard (Season 4, Episode 18)
The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
One of the least popular sequence ofThe Twilight Zonedepictsstruggling writer Julius Moomer summons the spirit of William Shakespeare to write unexampled screenplay for him . As Shakespeare becomes frustrated with Moomer , he is also angered by the change television receiver administrator make to his composition . However , season 4 and 5 are consideredThe Twilight Zone’sworst season .
The Twilight Zoneseason 4 abruptly changes the episode formatting from half an hour to a full hour , resulting in some tedious stories . Season 4 let in other notoriously disklike episodes such as " Jess - Belle " and " I Dream of Genie , " with " The Bard " being the season ’s disappointing end . WhileThe Twilight Zonehad a huge encroachment on pop refinement , its well Clarence Day were obviously at the origin .
8Slaves And Masters (Season 2, Episode 15)
Twin Peaks (1990-1991)
It is loosely recognized that everything went downhill forTwin Peaksafter thereveal of Laura Palmer ’s killer . Just one sequence after the reveal , the writers were come up with absolute nonsense . The police are hunting James Hurley , who was really framed for murder . Meanwhile , Benjamin Horne suffers a mental health crisis which causes him to believe that he is General Robert E. Lee , and the other characters have to act out an alternative variation of history to play him back to reality . While the first season ofTwin Peaksis build around the self-colored central mystery of Palmer ’s murder , the writers are run out of musical theme by season 2 .
7Alpine Shepherd Boy (Season 1, Episode 5)
Better Call Saul (2015-2022)
Granted , the lowest - rat episode of theBreaking BadspinoffBetter Call Saulstill has a grade of 8/10 . In this installment , criminal lawyer Jimmy McGill a.k.a . Saul Goodman has gain some clientsafter a public stunt against a rival lawyer while his brother Chuck is enquire and committed by the police force . The first season may only be considered one ofBetter Call Saul’sworst seasonsbecause it is obligated to rig up the storey and introduce new characters to theBreaking Badworld . However , this season and sequence are still good than most average television .
We miss the star Breaking Bad but fortunately , these binge - worthy show have some exchangeable elements !
6Pilot (Season 1, Episode 1)
I Love Lucy (1951-1957)
Another show that had not found its rhythm yet in the Pilot sequence was the plot - changing sitcomI Love Lucy . While Fred and Ethel do not appear , theI Love LucyPilot introduce Lucy ’s ambitions to be a performerand her husband Ricky as one of the obstacles . The show was enormously influential for comedy and actress in clowning , but a peck of plot line and trick like this inI Love Lucydid not age well . However , the episode ’s low ratings may also be because it was believed to have been lose for 40 years and is still not readily available online ( viaIMDB ) .
