The WORST episodes of Wild Cards
Every episode of Wild Cards ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Wild Cards!
Ellis is a gruff, sardonic cop demoted from his role as a detective down to the maritime unit, while Max is a spirited, clever con woman living a transient life and scamming everyone she meets. When Max gets arrested and ends up helping Ellis solve a local crime, the two are offered the opportunity to redeem themselves, with Ellis going back to detective and Max staying out of jail if they can learn to trust each other and work together.
#1 - Yurt So Vain
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/18/2026
Max and Ellis go undercover at a creepy digital detox retreat after a former member turns up dead, trading phones for flower crowns to expose a deadly guru-led cult.
#2 - M.D.-CEASED
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2026
Max and Ellis investigate the case of an ER's top doctor who's found stabbed, leading them through a maze of medical rivalries, angry patients, and a killer hiding in plain sight.
#3 - Quit Playing Games (with My Life)
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2026
Max and Ellis probe a fiery murder on her favorite 90s boy band's reunion tour, sifting through frosted tips and oversized egos to unmask the killer.
#4 - Fast Crimes at Ridgemont High
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/1/2026
Ellis faces his awkward past when a notoriously cruel classmate is poisoned at their high school reunion, making everyone a suspect - especially Ellis himself.
#5 - Dead Weight
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2026
When a bodybuilding champion is crushed under his own weights, Max & Ellis dive into the world of muscle, sweat, and protein shakes, uncovering a secret double life that proves fatally heavy.
#6 - Dead of Night
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2024
When the leads of THE most popular vampire show on TV become the target of a stalker, Max and Ellis enter the world of showbiz where the behind-the-scenes drama is even wilder than what’s on screen.
#7 - Now You Steal Me
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/8/2026
The Varga endgame explodes as Max is kidnapped, forcing Ellis to team up with her con artist family for the Varga job, culminating in a final, deadly confrontation with the mastermind himself.
#8 - The Hostage Always Rings Twice
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/25/2026
Max finds herself playing hostage negotiator when a kidnapped woman calls 911 using a makeshift phone, unraveling a complex web involving an affair, gambling and a race against time at a NASCAR event.
#9 - Howl to Get Away with Murder
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2024
Things go from quaint to creepy when Max and Ellis look into the disappearance of a butcher in a small rural town. Max quizzes Ellis on his personal life.
#11 - Strangers on a Wave
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2024
When a surfer is mysteriously killed, Detectives Simmons and Yates are assigned the case. But it's Ellis who grabs a board and goes undercover, taking a page out of Max's book of disguise.
#12 - Show Me the Murder
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2024
A harmless porch pirate case leads Max and Ellis to stumble upon the murder of a cutthroat sports agent.
#13 - Death by Design
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/2025
When the head of a popular streetwear clothing brand is found dead, Max and Ellis find themselves investigating a murder within the world of haute couture, fashion models and overworked assistants.
#14 - The Accountant of Monte Cristo
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2024
When Ellis's federal agent ex-girlfriend loses an accountant scheduled to testify against the mob, she enlists their help to find him before the accountant ends up sleeping with the fishes.
#15 - Barking Bad
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/2025
A murdered dog show judge leads Max and Ellis to a traveling dog competition to sniff out the killer. Ellis and his cat Marc move in temporarily with Max and Ricky while Ellis' boat is under repair.
#16 - Con with the Wind
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2024
George gets a 3-day pass from jail to spend with Max but the urge to pull one more con is real. Ellis helps a troubled youth charged with a B&E after he discovers it's a teen his brother used to know.
#17 - Once a Con a Time in the West
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2025
Max and Ellis saddle up for a wild west adventure as they track down the attempted murderer of a ranch family's stud horse and uncover a dark family secret.
#18 - Our Lip (Fillers) Are Sealed
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/12/2025
Max and Ellis go undercover, joining the cast and crew of a reality show to find out who murdered its star. In a world of scandal, deceit and lip-filler parties, every cast member is under suspicion.
#20 - The Infinity Thief
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2024
When Ellis, a loner detective relegated to the marine unit, collides with Max, a clever con artist, the City's Commissioner forces the two unlikely opposites to become partners neither of them wants.
#21 - Rack 'Em Up
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2026
Max and Ellis go undercover to catch a pool shark's killer, but the real hustle is at home: Max's mom, Vivienne, is miraculously back from the grave, and she's brought back a vengeful crime lord in pursuit of her, which puts them all in the crosshairs.
#22 - The Lorne Identity
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2025
A paranoid biomedical engineer with a case of amnesia comes to Ellis for help leading the team down a trail of conspiracies, corruption and secret codes.
#23 - Eternal Sunshine of the Therapized Mind
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2024
When a celebrated therapist and best-selling author is murdered, a bickering Max and Ellis go undercover as a married couple at her wellness retreat and discover more than their chakras.
#24 - Dial 'A' for Alibi
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2025
Stuck at home with a sprained ankle and a pair of binoculars, Max is convinced she has witnessed a murder while snooping on the condo across the street.
#25 - Bride and Doom
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/19/2025
Max and Ellis are pulled into the undercover world of espionage and counterintelligence when a bride becomes the target of an unusual murder attempt on her wedding day.