Episode Ratings Grid

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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S6E2 8.0
Know Thine Enemy

The body of a missing schoolgirl is found in a lake wrapped in rubble sacks and chains. An abused wife holds the key, with her husband a major suspect.

#2
S5E3 7.8
Chinese Walls

Lynley investigates the murder of a 23 year old girl in Hyde Park after she quit her job with a high profile lawyer to work for an on-line sex site.

#3
S3E2 7.7
A Traitor to Memory

Lynley is assigned to the hit and run of a woman while attending an anniversary party at his superior officer's house.

#4 In Divine Proportion S4E1 7.7
#5 Natural Causes S5E1 7.7
#6 In the Blink of an Eye S5E4 7.7
#7 Missing Joseph S1E4 7.6
#8 In the Presence of the Enemy S2E2 7.6
#9 In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner S3E1 7.6
#10 If Wishes Were Horses S3E4 7.6

Lowlights

#23 S1E2 Payment in Blood 7.0

After a playwright changes dialogue in her play just days before its opening, she is found brutally stabbed with other murders to follow.

#22 Word of God S4E4 7.3
#21 In the Guise of Death S4E2 7.3
#20 Playing for the Ashes S2E1 7.3
#19 For the Sake of Elena S1E3 7.3

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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Series Trajectory

One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.

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Season Consistency

How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.

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