The Best Episodes Directed By Darnell Martin

Every TV Episode Directed by Darnell Martin Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Dead
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Dead

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    S2:E1

    The murder of a mortician and the discovery of corpses at a crematorium lead the detectives to a family man claiming to have a consulting business but suspected of being a contract killer with a penchant for perfection. Goren attempts to prove this by setting up a scheme that puts his "fear of making a mistake" in jeopardy.

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    Writer:Dick Wolf
  2. Background image for Castles Made Of Sand
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Castles Made Of Sand

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    S4:E21

    When an elder care facilitate shuts down, New Amsterdam is forced to intake many new patients. Max struggles with his decision to head back to London. Reynolds takes his personal frustrations out on his department with near disastrous results. Iggy's work causes him to reflect on his marriage and personal life.

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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Switzerland

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    S1:E11

    Aaron bolsters his case with newfound information from Marie; Cassius suspects Aaron is a snitch and seeks retribution; Foster struggles to lay low during his last two weeks before retirement, but Safiya turns up the heat.

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    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #4 - Things Fall Apart

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    S3:E12

    A burst pipe plunges the ED into chaos. Iggy counsels two stressed out parents about their child. Gwen and Calvin have some devastating news for Max.

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  5. Background image for Freak Show
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Freak Show

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    S4:E8

    Benton has a very extraordinary and interesting case when he comes across a boy with reversed internal organs.

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    Writer:Neal Baer
  6. Background image for A Coffin That Small
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #6 - A Coffin That Small

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    S1:E19

    Tragedy strikes when a rescue attempt at a tenement building proves unsuccessful, leaving the men and women of firehouse 51 affected by the loss of the victim. Severide's decision to put Mills on the fast track to move from Truck to Squad doesn't sit well with some of the others and tension mounts between Severide and Casey over Heather Darden. Shay and Dawson are forced to deal with a junkie's crazy behavior while on a call and Shay considers a different way to have a family. Meanwhile, the team draws the ire of local drug dealers who threaten the peace and safety of the neighborhood and firehouse.

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    Writer:N/A
  7. Background image for Cavitation
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    #7 - Cavitation

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    S1:E5

    A visiting journalist picks at the hospital's flaws while shadowing Max; Bloom and Reynolds have a major disagreement after Bloom makes a call against protocol; Kapoor confronts issues from his past.

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  8. Background image for The Great Globe Itself
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #8 - The Great Globe Itself

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    S1:E6

    Donovan reverts to his old ways. K.C. and Moses bond. Chase and Cooper realize critical truths about the vision that haunts them both.

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  9. Background image for King of Swords
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #9 - King of Swords

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    S1:E16

    When a history-making blizzard hits New York, Max and his staff must work together to keep the patients safe with few resources, even if it means taking to the streets of the city and braving the storm.

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  10. Background image for The Red Mile
    8.0/10(24 votes)

    #10 - The Red Mile

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    S3:E18

    Patrick Jane and the CBI team must track down the killer of a man who believed he experienced an alien abduction - even after the victim's body is stolen from the coroner's van. Meanwhile, Van Pelt takes a break from the case to shop for wedding dresses.

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  11. Background image for Sniper (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Sniper (2)

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    S4:E9

    The sniper continues the shootings and everyone returns to duty lacking sleep. The media starts to make their presence felt. Munch begins to worry about Howard's safety, fearing she'll be wounded again. Frank makes his wife wear a bulletproof vest. Gee asks for Russert's help even though Barnfather had ordered her to stand down during the rest of this investigation. A man at the scene of both of the day's shootings is put into the box for questioning. Russert has a talk with the suspect with the subject being keeping people's attention and respect.

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    Writer:N/A
  12. Background image for Ground Zero
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Ground Zero

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    S4:E6

    Al wants to move to Atlanta where he got a job offer. Jeanie however isn't keen on moving. Carol talks to Carter's grandmother about the clinic.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Pilgrim

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    S2:E8

    The detectives are called to investigate the adult daughter of a retired officer which takes them to a case of terrorism involving someone she knew that includes a shipment of explosives.

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  14. Background image for Graansha
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Graansha

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    S2:E21

    Goren and Eames enter the closed world of a thieving Irish Traveller clan when they investigate the death of a Ann Lawson, a probation officer who was run over three times after meeting a friend at the bar. They soon learn that Ann, a probation officer, had been involved with Malcolm Bryce, the father of Paul, one of her charges. It appears as though Ann is also very close with the thieving Irish Travellers they are investigating, determined to save a young girl from their style of life.

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    Writer:Joe Gannon
  15. Background image for F.P.S.
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - F.P.S.

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    S3:E10

    Goren reaches into his own experience working with a partner to solve the murder of a gamer who appears to be connected to a network of thieves using spyware to commit fraud. Eames gives birth.

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  16. Background image for Wrongful Life
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Wrongful Life

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    S5:E15

    Goren and Eames investigate the death of Eric Newsome, an urban explorer who was found in a water tower. During their investigation, they learn that Eric had been looking into the files of Dr. Everett Janns, an OB/GYN who had examined his sister Nikki's boyfriend Drew's mother years earlier when she had been carrying his sister Lisa. Lisa Ramsey was born with spina bifida, and Victoria Carson was suing her primary OB/GYN, Dr. Dominic McKenna, with a wrongful life suit, charging that he did not perform the necessary tests needed to establish whether or not her child had spina bifida, which would have influenced whether or not she had an abortion.

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  17. Background image for Bombshell
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Bombshell

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    S6:E20

    A woman who married a billionaire winds up dead under mysterious circumstances shortly after her son dies.

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  18. Background image for The Routine
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #18 - The Routine

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    S1:E1

    In the "Emerald City" experimental unit of Oswald State Penitentiary, we meet some of the diverse inmates who live within a pecking order of Homeboys, Latinos, Muslims, Irish, Aryans, and Wiseguys. No clear-cut leader emerges—with the possible exception of Kareem Saïd, a Muslim author who preaches non-violence and abstinence. Saïd's arrival doesn't prevent a short-fused Mafia inmate named Dino Ortolani from ticking off just about everybody—a habit that ends up burning him.

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  19. Background image for Plan B
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #19 - Plan B

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    S1:E7

    A recovered Saïd ostracizes Mershah for turning his back on him when he was dying—and orders the rest of the Muslims to do the same. Impressed by Saïd's power, Groves makes a deadly decision in his honor. Meanwhile, Beecher, transformed by prison life, finally gets revenge on Schillinger.

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  20. Background image for In the Graveyard
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #20 - In the Graveyard

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    S2:E13

    The doctors stop at nothing to help their patients, following a shocking realization that prompts a change in the hospital. Meanwhile, Reynolds must make an important decision in his career.

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  21. Background image for Wesen Nacht
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #21 - Wesen Nacht

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    S5:E6

    Nick and Hank investigate a wave of coordinated Wesen gang vandalism that results in the death of a local business owner and the kidnapping of Monroe and Rosalee's friend. As they dig deeper, they learn that Portland wasn't the only city hit with a wave of violence. Meanwhile, Truble fills Nick and Adalind on what she has been up to. Elsewhere, Capt. Renard dips his toes into politics as he endorses a local candidate.

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  22. Background image for The Legend of Howie Cournemeyer
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #22 - The Legend of Howie Cournemeyer

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    S3:E7

    It's National HIV Testing Day and Max has offered free care to all HIV+ patients who come to New Amsterdam. Bloom and Reynolds butt heads over their opposing bedside manners. Iggy eagerly awaits the return of a friend. Sharpe discovers that she may need more hands on with her niece.

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  23. Background image for Go Getters
    7.6/10(126 votes)

    #23 - Go Getters

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    S7:E5

    Saddled with grief and surrounded by enemies, members of the group try to find safety at the Hilltop before it's too late.

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  24. Background image for The Self-Destruct Button
    7.6/10(20 votes)

    #24 - The Self-Destruct Button

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    S1:E7

    Derek and Meredith try (unsuccessfully) to be discreet as they spend the night together at Meredith's house, but their haggard appearance speaks volumes to everyone - including Bailey, who warns Meredith to end the relationship. Meanwhile George suspects an anesthesiologist of drinking on the job but is reluctant to speak up about it, Alex treats a former competitor who now finds honor in self-mutilation, Izzie has to deal with a patient who won't let go of his girlfriend - literally, and Cristina seems to be battling a case of the flu.

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    Writer:Kip Koenig
  25. Background image for By Perjury
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #25 - By Perjury

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    S19:E9

    The murder of the plaintiff in a high-profile lawsuit against a major airline leads detectives to a defense attorney (Dallas Roberts) who is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure his big payday.

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    Writer:N/A

Darnell Martin Ratings Summary

"Dead" is the best rated episode directed by Darnell Martin. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by Dick Wolf. It aired on 9/29/2002 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Castles Made Of Sand".