The WORST episodes of The Glades

Every episode of The Glades ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Glades!

This Crime series follows Matt Passmore as Jim, a Chicago cop who gets kicked off the force after being shot and wrongfully accused by his ex-captain of having an affair with his wife. After receiving his payout, Jim decides to moves to a small Florida town to join the state police.

Last Updated: 1/26/2026Network: A&EStatus: Ended
Happy Trails
star
7.39
520 votes

#1 - Happy Trails

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/19/2013

Jim gets roped into a long-standing family feud between Florida ranchers when a ranch hand turns up dead between the two family's properties. Someone from Callie's past visits her pleading for help at the worst possible time.

Iron Pipeline
star
7.39
920 votes

#2 - Iron Pipeline

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/7/2011

Jeff's mentor, the high school soccer coach, is found shot dead on campus.

Pilot
star
7.43
1402 votes

#3 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2010

In a lush, sun-drenched state preserve in Palm Glade, Florida, a young couple in a parked car wakes from a night of drunken carousing to find the body of a headless woman submerged in the area known as Fisheating Creek.

Directors: Peter O'Fallon
Public Enemy
star
7.45
819 votes

#4 - Public Enemy

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/15/2012

Longworth and Jennifer investigate a murder that puts them at odds with the Sovereign Citizens, a bizarre anti-government group that believes they are above the law. Manus and Carlos soon find themselves victims of the Sovereigns' paper terrorism attacks when they are suspended from duty. Callie desperately searches for her old cell phone where she recorded Elkins blackmailing her into sleeping with him for overlooking her tax issues.

Directors: Lee Rose
Writer: Elle Johnson
Civil War
star
7.45
542 votes

#5 - Civil War

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/12/2013

When a man is killed by a Civil War reenactor's sword, Jim must enter the fray to find which imaginary soldier committed a very real murder. Meanwhile Callie makes a tragic discovery at work, while Jim receives foreboding news for Callie and Jeff.

Marriage is Murder
star
7.46
1107 votes

#6 - Marriage is Murder

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/29/2010

A ruthless divorce attorney is murdered. Meanwhile Callie's son, Jeff claims to have seen a man standing at his window, but Callie believes he's imagining it. Believing Jeff is telling the truth he has the boy look at mugshots on the computer, through which Jeff finds out the truth about his fathers criminal past and confronts his mom.

Directors: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Tom Garrigus
Dirty Little Secrets
star
7.47
1017 votes

#7 - Dirty Little Secrets

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/10/2011

Longworth's investigation of a man beaten to death in a truck stop restroom finds clues leading to a luxury rehab center. In addition to the crime, Carlo is dealing with his daughter's Quinceañera and a former colleague who needs his help. Callie and Jeff are struggling with Ray's absence

Shine
star
7.47
839 votes

#8 - Shine

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/28/2011

An Ernest Hemingway look-alike is discovered adrift under a glass bottom boat with a bullet hole in his head during a "Hemingway Days" booze cruise. Turns out, the victim might have gotten caught in the middle of a family feud between bootleggers. Meanwhile, an old romance from Callie's past reappears and drops a bombshell, one that could seriously affect her relationship with Jim, the FDLE, and the hospital.

Three's Company
star
7.48
523 votes

#9 - Three's Company

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/15/2013

While Jim unravels a three-way polyamorous relationship tied to a murder, his father Michael drops a piece of news that blindsides Jim.

Directors: Eric Laneuville
Fast Ball
star
7.49
547 votes

#10 - Fast Ball

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/29/2013

The murder of the first female professional Jai Alai player leads Jim to investigate the multi-million dollar gambling industry in Florida built around the 600-year old sport, and Jim's mother Joan arrives to join the dysfunctional reunion.

Swamp Thing
star
7.49
817 votes

#11 - Swamp Thing

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/14/2011

When body parts of a Coast Guard Reservist are found in the belly of a poached wild boar, Longworth hunts the killer into the depths of the Glades. Meanwhile, Callie and Longworth decide to push the restart button on their romantic relationship.

Fountain Of Youth
star
7.49
769 votes

#12 - Fountain Of Youth

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/22/2012

When the co-owner of a luxury medical spa turns up dead, Jim and Jennifer investigate the spa's members and discover the high costs the wealthy pay in order to stay looking young and beautiful. Callie gets anxious while both studying for her boards and preparing for her testimony against Elkins. Her house in Palm Glades is falling apart, but her life in Atlanta is picking up.

Directors: Gary A. Randall
Writer: Tom Garrigus
Gallerinas
star
7.52
598 votes

#13 - Gallerinas

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/5/2013

Jim investigates the death of a billionaire oil tycoon and art collector on the eve of Art Basel, Miami's international art show, while Callie's past may be putting her future at risk.

Addicted To Love
star
7.53
919 votes

#14 - Addicted To Love

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/24/2011

The murder of a Haitian doctor leads Longworth and the FDLE to a pill mill and a corrupt doctor's office. Addicts have been paying big money for pain medication all of which leads to a long list of suspects.

Magic Longworth
star
7.54
467 votes

#15 - Magic Longworth

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/17/2013

The death of a male stripper forces Jim to seek out Florida's purveyors of flesh and the women that love them.

Directors: Donna Deitch
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Second Chance
star
7.54
1019 votes

#16 - Second Chance

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/12/2010

Longworth and Carlos investigate a murder involving high-end horse breeding. Callie, who was once an aspiring jockey, helps them with the ins and outs of this competitive, cut-throat world. Jim sees another side of Callie which leads them to grow closer.

Directors: Tricia Brock
Writer: Tom Garrigus
Gibtown
star
7.55
842 votes

#17 - Gibtown

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/17/2011

Longworth investigates a murder in Gibtown, a community populated with human sideshow descendants, and everyone is a suspect. Jim and Callie try to figure out the exact meaning of their relationship.

Shot Girls
star
7.59
510 votes

#18 - Shot Girls

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/3/2013

The murder of the spokesmodel for a prominent rum brand sends Jim into the sexy, cutthroat world of liquor promotion to find the killer.

Directors: Jonathan Frakes
Killer Barbecue
star
7.59
535 votes

#19 - Killer Barbecue

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/10/2013

While Jim searches for the killer who smoked the owner of a vast BBQ empire, Daniel enters a BBQ competition with his biggest rival -- his brother Drew.

Directors: Paul A. Edwards
Writer: Tom Garrigus
Second Skin
star
7.60
865 votes

#20 - Second Skin

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/31/2011

The FDLE enters the battle between good and evil when a Pentecostal preacher is found dead in a snake pit. Longworth's investigation into the House of God eventually leads him to the Big House and a fatal case of mistaken identity. Meanwhile, Sam's departure has Callie questioning her own relationship with Longworth.

Directors: Tricia Brock
Writer: Elle Johnson
Glade-iators!
star
7.62
445 votes

#21 - Glade-iators!

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/1/2013

When the VP of a local bank is found dead in the vault, Jim discovers her tattoo and bruises reveal a double life as the star jammer of a rough and tumble roller derby squad.

Directors: Martha Coolidge
Lost & Found
star
7.63
1034 votes

#22 - Lost & Found

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/19/2011

An 8-year old's slumber party becomes a crime scene. Callie accepts Manus' offer and joins the FDLE as a forensic nurse. Jim's investigation into the death of a Navy recruiter leads to the ex-wife's boyfriend and her missing baby

Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
star
7.63
558 votes

#23 - Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/8/2013

What appears to be a ritualistic murder leads Jim to investigate the secret world of Florida's gypsies just as he gets an unexpected visitor at home: his father, Michael.

Directors: Ron Underwood
Writer: Tom Garrigus
Islandia
star
7.63
731 votes

#24 - Islandia

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/5/2012

The body of an $80-million Florida state lottery winner is found murdered on a remote island in Islandia, and Jim and Jennifer must unravel a personal vendetta spanning over a decade between the victim and the island's only resident. Miranda pulls Callie away from her studies to have some fun at a medical sales mixer, but Jim starts to find Callie harder and harder to reach in Atlanta.

Directors: Emile Levisetti
Poseidon Adventure
star
7.63
754 votes

#25 - Poseidon Adventure

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/10/2012

A beautiful synchronized swimmer in an elaborate mermaid costume washes ashore dead, and the clues lead Jim to a bittersweet love triangle and a hip hop mogul trying to turn a mermaid show into multimillion-dollar phenomenon. On the home front, Callie hits a wall in her job search, and Jim realizes the best opportunity for her is the one in Atlanta she passed up to be with him.

Directors: Lee Rose
Writer: Lois Johnson
Watch Now:Amazon