The WORST episodes of Balthazar
Every episode of Balthazar ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Balthazar!
Raphael has everything to please. He is charming, handsome, intelligent ... and he knows how to make the dead talk like nobody. The most talented forensic pathologist of his generation, he fascinates as much as he exasperates. Irreverent and teasing, he crunches life without losing a crumb, often in defiance of norms and conventions. A major challenge for Police Commander Hélène Bach, a busy mother and recently arrived at La Criminelle, who will have to collaborate with this extraordinary personality. Together, they will face the most complex murders by dragging us into the meanders of the realm of death.
#2 - Facing Death
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/5/2019
Balthazar examines a body at a derelict toy store and determines that the victim died from an accelerated version of the bubonic plague. Having been exposed to the virus, Balthazar locks himself inside to stop its spread, but will Bach's team be able to find the cure before he ends up another victim?
#4 - The Truth Is Elsewhere
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/9/2023
A pensioner bus is found empty in a field, the passengers vanished. The driver speaks of a bright white light and in the field the investigators discover a huge crop circle.
#6 - Eros and Thanatos
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/31/2022
Balthazar's lab is being filmed by a documentary team. Called to examine a skeleton found in the river, he continues to embarrass Vesinet as the police realize they're hunting a killer with an apparent taste for human flesh.
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#9 - In Appearance
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/17/2022
A little girl is abducted from her room during the night and 24 hours later a ransom demand is made, but the truth behind the kidnapping is much darker than the team realizes. Meanwhile, Maya's presence continues to haunt Balthazar.
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#10 - Bad Encounter
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/28/2019
When a woman is found hanged from a bridge, it appears to be straightforward suicide, but Balthazar finds it strange that another victim died the same way days earlier. The fact that both victims had used a blind-dating site before their deaths points to a serial killer targeting women.
#11 - Wall of Trophies
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/12/2019
Balthazar examines a dead woman dressed as Snow White and determines she was shot, then buried alive. A USB drive hidden in her wounds reveals portraits of seven missing people, including the victim's son.
#12 - Last Remains
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/21/2019
Balthazar analyzes a collection of bones discovered in an old abandoned building and finds three bodies dating back to the Middle Ages and one who died a week ago, partially dissolved in acid. The victim's girlfriend, who reported him missing, lives with her parents in a creepy house said to be cursed.
#13 - The Debt
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/5/2019
After hearing an emergency call from a distressed teenager, Bach arrives at a peculiar crime scene: an empty car with smashed windows and a trunk full of snakes. With little else to go on, Balthazar and Bach race to find the missing girl.
#16 - Last Resort
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/24/2022
During a lecture at the school of medicine, Balthazar and his team are held hostage by a student desperate to exonerate his father, who has already confessed to murder. Meanwhile, Camille continues meeting her mysterious friend.
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#18 - Puppets
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/2023
Balthazar lives happily, far from his troubles and from the police who hunt him, still convinced of his responsibility in the murders perpetrated by his brother. But Balthazar's peace of mind is shattered when he learns that Camille, Delgado and Olivia have lost their jobs because of their help during his escape and their failure to stop a bloodthirsty criminal raging in Paris, The Puppeteer.
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#19 - Funeral March
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/21/2019
A dead dog covered in human blood leads police on a frantic hunt for a missing infant. Suspicion immediately falls on the child's nanny, who is not who she says she is, but Balthazar connects the case to a prestigious music academy instead.
#20 - Cold Blood
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/28/2019
A husband and wife suffer a knife attack that bears the marks of a serial killer who is supposedly in prison. When Balthazar links the crime to a remote town in the mountains, he and Bach travel to the snow-covered village to determine whether the murderer is a copycat or still at large.
#21 - Remember
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/7/2022
Balthazar is sent to his hometown to investigate the ritualistic killing of a cow and runs into memories of a childhood he'd rather forget. When former friends start dying, Balthazar's blackouts suddenly seem a lot more sinister.
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#22 - Flesh and Blood
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/6/2018
When called to a crime scene, unconventional forensic pathologist Raphael Balthazar immediately clashes with the new, no-nonsense chief inspector, Helene Bach. But they must work together to solve the double homicide of a public prosecutor and his wife, who were gunned down in their home, leaving behind their traumatized young daughter.
#23 - Death Sentence
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/6/2018
Reeling from the realization that the person who murdered his wife, Lise, could still be at large, Balthazar investigates the gruesome killing of a man.
#25 - Soul Mates
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/13/2018
While at the movies, Balthazar is called upon to help an apparent stabbing victim and soon finds that her fiancé has also been attacked.