The Best Episodes Directed By Kevin Mckidd
Every TV Episode Directed by Kevin Mckidd Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Kevin McKidd Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Kevin McKidd is "Out for Blood", rated 8.7/10 from 3 user votes. It was "written by Meg Marinis". "Out for Blood" aired on 5/26/2022 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Put It To The Test".
8.7/10 3 votes#1 - Out for Blood
Season 18 Episode 19 - Aired 5/26/2022
Due to a blood shortage, Grey Sloan Memorial is setting up a voluntary donation center. Meanwhile, Nick asks Meredith for help with his patient and Winston is hung up on his relationship with his brother.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Meg Marinis
8.5/10 4 votes#2 - Put It To The Test
Season 18 Episode 15 - Aired 4/7/2022
Bailey is on edge when an accreditation council stops by Grey Sloan to review the residency program, while Richard sets an assessment of his own for the same day. Meanwhile, Nick returns to Seattle to perform a first-of-its-kind operation with Meredith.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Zoanne Clack
8.5/10 6 votes#3 - We've Only Just Begun
Season 20 Episode 1 - Aired 3/14/2024
Meredith rethinks her plans. The interns are on thin ice following a patient's death. Simone and Lucas are immediately tested in an emergency. Richard confides in Bailey. Teddy's fate is revealed.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Meg Marinis
8.4/10 7 votes#4 - Mama Tried
Season 12 Episode 22 - Aired 5/5/2016
Callie and Arizona are at odds over Sofia’s future, and Stephanie questions the status of her relationship with Kyle. Meanwhile, Alex and April work on a pregnant teen that is readmitted to Grey Sloan Memorial.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Tia Napolitano
8.3/10 6 votes#5 - Out of Nowhere
Season 14 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2017
A hacker compromises the hospital’s computer system, causing monitors, phones, labs and patient files to all go down. As technology fails them, Bailey attempts to keep the peace but chaos erupts and the doctors are forced to get creative in their methods to treat the patients.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: William Harper
8.0/10 5 votes#6 - Bad Reputation
Season 14 Episode 21 - Aired 4/26/2018
The hospital brings in crisis management to help them sort out allegations against Harper Avery. Nurse Olivia shows up at Grey Sloan with her son, throwing Alex and Jo for a loop Arizona decides to spend more time with Sofia who is having a hard time at school.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Mark Driscoll
8.0/10 3 votes#7 - Drawn to the Blood
Season 15 Episode 24 - Aired 5/9/2019
Alex tries desperately to save his patient Gus while he waits for a severely agoraphobic blood donor to arrive from London. Jo reveals to Meredith why she’s been so down, while Catherine and Bailey hold a meeting to get down to the bottom of an insurance issue. Meanwhile, Maggie and Jackson go camping.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Andy Reaser
8.0/10 3 votes#8 - Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Season 17 Episode 17 - Aired 6/3/2021
It’s wedding day for Maggie and Winston. Meanwhile, Meredith takes on a new role at the hospital, and Jo makes a life-changing decision.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Meg Marinis
8.0/10 4 votes#9 - Some Kind of Tomorrow
Season 18 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2021
Meredith seeks advice from Amelia. Meanwhile, Richard is reenergized as he takes teaching to a new level at the hospital, and Winston treats a patient suffering from kidney failure.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Felicia Pride
8.0/10 3 votes#10 - Pick Yourself Up
Season 19 Episode 12 - Aired 3/30/2023
In the immediate aftermath of shocking events at the clinic, the hospital goes on lockdown and the Grey Sloan doctors split up to save multiple lives; Maggie lands in hot water with Winston; Jules' roommate makes a surprise appearance.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Scott David Brown
8.0/10 2 votes#11 - Wedding Bell Blues
Season 19 Episode 19 - Aired 5/18/2023
Simone's wedding day arrives as Jo and Link's relationship hits a major turning point.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Krista Vernoff
7.9/10 7 votes#12 - Get Off on the Pain
Season 14 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2017
Meredith struggles to come up with a new plan for Owen’s sister. Jo makes a surprising choice regarding Alex, and Andrew’s sister’s controversial research leads to a shocking discovery.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Krista Vernoff
7.8/10 6 votes#13 - Let the Bad Times Roll
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 5/3/2012
The residents agonize over their oral boards, reliving every answer they gave during their exams; Arizona's close childhood friend comes to Seattle Grace for medical help; the doctors work on a patient who is missing one third of his skull; and Julia asks Mark to start a family with her. Meanwhile Catherine tells Richard that one of his residents has failed.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Matt Byrne
7.8/10 6 votes#14 - Do You Believe in Magic?
Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 5/2/2013
The doctors reach out to Bailey but she continues to shut everyone out; after an incident with Ethan's grandmother, Owen fears the child could end up in foster care. A new craniofacial specialist arrives at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital to work on a young patient. Meanwhile, a magician's assistant is rushed into the ER after a magic trick goes terribly wrong.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Dan Bucatinsky
7.8/10 5 votes#15 - I'm Winning
Season 10 Episode 19 - Aired 4/10/2014
Cristina won't let herself get excited when she is nominated for a Harper Avery award; Alex thinks about making a change; Callie and Derek work with a machine that recognizes emotions.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Joan Rater
7.8/10 9 votes#16 - I Must Have Lost It on the Wind
Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2014
With Cristina gone, a new doctor, Maggie Pierce, making the rounds and Derek wanting to move to Washington DC, Meredith struggles to regain a sense of normalcy both at home and in the hospital. Meanwhile, Callie and Arizona come to a decision about surrogacy, Amelia overhears a big secret, Bailey realizes she will have to fight Alex for Cristina’s board seat and a freak accident causes two teenagers to be caught in a very compromising position.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Shonda Rhimes
7.8/10 5 votes#17 - Blowin' in the Wind
Season 15 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2018
Seattle is hit by a huge wind storm and Grey Sloan becomes inundated with patients. Alex and Jo are stuck at home and decide to make the best of it by having a second honeymoon, while Meredith confronts Richard about getting his life back on track. The winter finale.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Meg Marinis
7.8/10 4 votes#18 - My Happy Ending
Season 17 Episode 3 - Aired 11/19/2020
The Grey Sloan doctors continue to face their new COVID-19 reality and deal with a familiar and stubborn patient. Koracick is put in charge of the interns who recently joined the hospital ranks and Link operates on a sex therapist. Elsewhere, Maggie finds comfort in Winston's virtual presence.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Meg Marinis
7.8/10 4 votes#19 - Legacy
Season 18 Episode 11 - Aired 3/10/2022
While Meredith, Amelia and the team prepare for Dr. Hamilton’s long-awaited, groundbreaking surgery, Bailey receives an unexpected offer. Owen’s impatience makes him a difficult physical therapy patient, forcing Link to intervene. In Minnesota, Nick makes a liver transplant a teaching moment.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Mark Driscoll
7.7/10 7 votes#20 - 'Til I Hear It from You
Season 13 Episode 17 - Aired 3/23/2017
Diane Pierce returns to Grey Sloan, but Maggie is still in the dark as to why she’s really there. Owen and Amelia hash out their problems as they work a trauma case together, and Bailey tries to mend her relationship with Richard.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Austin Guzman
7.7/10 3 votes#21 - Shelter from the Storm
Season 15 Episode 9 - Aired 1/17/2019
When the power goes out at Grey Sloan, the doctors are left scrambling to save their patients' lives; Owen, Amelia and Teddy confront their complicated situation.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Meg Marinis
7.7/10 3 votes#22 - I Walk the Line
Season 15 Episode 13 - Aired 2/14/2019
Patients flood the hospital after gunfire goes off at a parade; a blast from the past throws Maggie off her game on the same day that Meredith tries to talk to her about dating Deluca; Owen and Amelia get some potentially life-altering news.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Tameson Duffy
7.7/10 3 votes#23 - Tradition
Season 17 Episode 15 - Aired 5/20/2021
Jackson shares his big news with his colleagues while Koracick and Levi fight to save a pregnant woman’s grandfather as she goes into labor. Maggie keeps a watchful eye on Meredith as Bailey and Richard put off telling her about DeLuca.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Jess Righthand
7.6/10 7 votes#24 - I Saw Her Standing There
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2012
Aware that Derek might never operate again, Meredith stops talking about the surgeries she's performing. Meanwhile, Richard calls on Dr. Catherine Avery to help him perform a complicated procedure, as things continue to heat up between Jackson and April; and Arizona's struggle to accept her fate forces Callie and Alex to face their guilt.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Austin Guzman
7.6/10 8 votes#25 - True Colors
Season 13 Episode 23 - Aired 5/11/2017
The doctors of Grey Sloan encounter a difficult case involving a dangerous patient. Meanwhile, Owen receives life-changing news that pushes Amelia to step up to support him, and Alex attends a medical conference after making a shocking discovery.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: William Harper