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The Best Episodes Directed By Mimi Leder

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - A Most Powerful Adversary
    8.7/10(43 votes)

    S2:E7

    Nora gives Kevin and Jill news they weren't expecting. Laurie makes a rash decision that affects the Garveys. Kevin deals with the fallout of Nora's news, and explores his options re: tackling his Patti problem head-on.

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - The Book of Nora
    8.7/10(45 votes)

    S3:E8

    Nothing is answered. Everything is answered. And then it ends.

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 16 - The Healers
    8.7/10(14 votes)

    S2:E16

    Shep and Raul respond to a massive fire without proper equipment, risking their lives to save addicts and their children. Shep will be okay, but Raul has third-degree burns covering his body; it's only a matter of time. The ER is flooded with burn victims. Chloe returns to Chicago. Doug is stood up by his father for a basketball game.

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - The Interview
    8.7/10(45 votes)

    S1:E10

    TMS faces a fateful day as a plan to shake up UBA is set in motion.

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - I Live Here Now
    8.6/10(42 votes)

    S2:E10

    Kevin comes clean to a skeptical John about his connection to Evie's disappearance, as Miracle faces an unexpected threat on the fourth anniversary of The Departure. Season Two Finale.

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Blizzard
    8.6/10(16 votes)

    S1:E10

    A severe blizzard leaves the ER utterly devoid of patients, leaving the staff free to goof off. In the middle of their fun, a call comes from dispatch, informing the ER of a 40-car pile-up with dozens of casualties. The ER goes from being deserted to capacity. All surgeons are called in. Bob surprises everyone with a quick and life-saving decision. A new doctor, Angela Hicks, arrives just at the right time. Ross and Linda return from the Caribbean just as Carol makes a surprise announcement.

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Love's Labor Lost
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    S1:E19

    A busy Dr. Greene goes all day in solving his patients' problems until he encounters the case of a pregnant woman suffering from complications that threaten both her life and her unborn baby's.

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - The Prodigal Son Returns
    8.5/10(46 votes)

    S1:E10

    An unexpected ally helps Kevin get out of a jam near the town of Cairo. Meanwhile, an elaborate Memorial Day initiative by the Guilty Remnant plunges the town of Mapleton into chaos. Holy Wayne grants a final wish, Tom copes with his new reality. Nora makes a life-changing decision.

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - A Matter of Geography
    8.4/10(39 votes)

    S2:E2

    Kevin, Nora and Jill try to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of the Mapleton riots, but problems from the past keep resurfacing. The new Garvey clan finds a fresh start in the safety of Miracle. Nora makes an impulsive choice, while Kevin gets entangled in the Murphy family’s problems.

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Day One
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    S1:E2

    Dr. Lewis tries to get a mentally disturbed individual admitted to the psych ward. Carter has a difficult day, treating many members of wedding party, suffering from food poisoning. Dr. Ross finally visits Carol, eight weeks after her suicide attempt. Dr. Greene deals with an elderly gentleman having a difficult time letting go of his dying wife. He also discovers that Jenn passed the bar exam.

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - The Book of Kevin
    8.1/10(42 votes)

    S3:E1

    Three years after Miracle, Texas was overrun by the Guilty Remnant, Kevin Garvey has returned to his role as chief of police. Although he seems to have moved past the incredible events surrounding his “resurrection,” the Seventh Anniversary of the Sudden Departure is just two weeks away and many believe another apocalyptic event may come with it.

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Hit and Run
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    S1:E4

    Carter has a difficult day when he has to identify a dead teenager and notify his parents. It doesn't help that he notifies the wrong family. Doug woos Carol, despite Taglieri's presence in her life. Benton clashes with brother-in-law Walt after he neglects family duties.

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 25 - Everything Old Is New Again
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    S1:E25

    Carter faces his last day in the hospital with aplomb, harshly grading Benton on an evaluation report. He later rescinds the report after finding out that the surgical sub-I is his. Carol faces wedding day jitters, culminating in Tag's deciding to call off the wedding. Chloe disappears again, abandoning little Susie with Susan. Dr. Swift changes his mind and decides to support Mark. Jake visits Doug.

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Welcome Back Carter!
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    S2:E1

    The ER treats victims of a gang shootout. Carter arrives late and unprepared for his new position. Mark learns all about being an attending, including senior staff's habit of bad-mouthing the residents, particularly Doug Ross. Mark hires a new chief resident, Kerry Weaver. New third year med students arrive to complete their ER rotation.

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Days Like This
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    S2:E6

    Speculation runs through the ER, on a very hectic day, about Randi's possible criminal history. Mark faces an ethical dilemma when he has to decide whether to report yet another of Doug Ross's indiscretions--Doug slept with med student Harper Tracy. Carter becomes upset when Harper confesses this to him. Carol meets with a mobile notary to finish the paperwork to purchase a house. Bernstein informs Doug that he need to look for other employment. Benton is visibly upset when Jeanie begins work in the ER as a physician's assistant.

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - A Miracle Happens Here
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    S2:E10

    The ER staffers are in decidedly unfestive moods as Christmas arrives. Carol's spirits are lifted by a Santa-like patient. Mark is outraged when Jenn decides to stay in Milwaukee over Christmas. Benton and Carter score points with Vucelich when Carter convinces an older gentleman, Ruby, to include his wife in Vucelich's study. Mark gives a deposition in the O'Brien case. The death of a priest threatens to start a gang war. Weaver receives a surprise visit from an African friend. A Holocaust survivor, the victim of a carjacking, brings Chanukah to the ER.

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  17. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - Hope Springs Paternal
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    S4:E8

    To prepare for a visit from her probation officer, Fiona must remove all paraphernalia from the house; Ian is kicked out of Mickey's house.

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Gladys
    8.0/10(45 votes)

    S1:E5

    Laurie’s resolve is put to the test in the wake of a brutal hate crime. After his latest initiatives to maintain the peace in Mapleton fall short, Kevin turns down an outside offer to rid the town of its problems. Matt brings his pulpit to the street. Meg takes on a new role.

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Axis Mundi
    8.0/10(44 votes)

    S2:E1

    Jarden, Texas was renamed “Miracle” after it was discovered that no one had departed. The town has since become a magnet for tourists and people who are convinced it is special and can keep them safe. Among the local families is the Murphys: the father, John, the mother, Erika, and their twins, Evie and Michael. While trying to protect his town from frauds and charlatans, John gets an ominous warning from a man who claims to have psychic powers. Soon afterwards, Kevin Garvey, Nora Durst and Jill Garvey show up in Miracle. This newly formed “family” left Mapleton to start over, but Kevin cannot seem to escape his past. The Murphy family and Kevin subsequently experience a mysterious event that will that change their lives forever.

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Crazy Whitefella Thinking
    8.0/10(43 votes)

    S3:E3

    With the clock ticking towards the anniversary of the Departure and emboldened by a vision that is either divine prophecy or utter insanity, Kevin Garvey, Sr. wanders the Australian Outback in an effort to save the world from apocalypse.

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - Make of Two Hearts
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    S1:E16

    Carol worries about a Russian girl with AIDS who's brought in and then abandoned by her foster mother. Kayson asks Susan to be his Valentine. Deb accidentally consumes LSD-laced chocolates.

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - A Seat at the Table
    8.0/10(43 votes)

    S1:E2

    Alex engages in contract negotiations as she prepares to accept an award. Bradley is courted for a new opportunity.

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  23. undefined Season 15 Episode 14 - A Long, Strange Trip
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    S15:E14

    Gates and Morris tend to an elderly man who was assaulted on the street. Sam 's sister shows up unexpectedly. Brenner and Dubenko clash while treating a mother thought to have late-stage cancer. Dr. Morgenstern returns to the ER to assist a former mentor who is seriously ill.

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - A Great Cause
    7.7/10(19 votes)

    S2:E10

    Fiona starts to plan for her future now that Monica is back but her reprieve may be short-lived as Monica falls apart, spends the squirrel fund and gets arrested; Steve conspires to reunite Estefania with her true love so that he can be with Fiona; Lip and Ian learn the true identity of Mandy's baby; Sheila takes in a homeless crack addict.

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - In the Dark Night of the Soul It's Always 3:30 in the Morning
    7.7/10(49 votes)

    S1:E1

    America's favorite morning news show is thrown into crisis when it becomes the news.

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Mimi Leder Ratings Summary

"A Most Powerful Adversary" is the best rated episode directed by Mimi Leder. It scored 8.7/10 based on 43 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 11/15/2015 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Book of Nora".