9.0/103 votes#1 - Closure
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/14/2019
A woman with information about the death of Maggie’s husband is abducted, leading OA and the team to uncover a criminal operation larger than anyone imagined. Also, Dana puts her career in jeopardy when she stands by and allows Maggie to work on this case that has such a personal connection to her.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Rick Eid
9.0/102 votes#2 - And Now We Come to the End
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 5/25/2022
Halstead and Asher clash over a patient in need of a kidney transplant. Marcel faces a tough decision when Blake is in surgery. Choi and Archer treat the son of Med's general counsel. Med's family grows.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: N/A
9.0/102 votes#3 - Does One Door Close and Another One Open?
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 5/24/2023
Shocking information threatens Jack Dayton's surgery and the future of OR 2.0. Archer goes rogue to save a patient in need. Maggie questions her future at Med.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Diane Frolov
8.5/102 votes#4 - On Paper
Season 11 Episode 8 - Aired 3/27/2024
Upton brings SVU detective Petrovic back into the fold to help with the investigation of a tender-age kidnapping.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: N/A
8.5/102 votes#5 - Change Is a Tough Pill to Swallow
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2021
Dylan and Charles treat patients suffering from Glass Child Syndrome and misdiagnosed ADHD. Crockett has to navigate hospital politics when he cares for the daughter of a transplant surgeon. Will and Stevie must lay egos aside to help save an elderly patient.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Jeff Drayer
8.2/104 votes#6 - Anybody Have a Map?
Season 15 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2018
Catherine is in Los Angeles getting the new foundation ready and summons Meredith and Koracick to visit for a highly confidential consult. Meanwhile, one of the nurses is 28 weeks pregnant and collapses at the hospital while talking to Richard.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Kiley Donovan
8.2/105 votes#7 - Descent
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/2018
In an attempt to dig himself out of a hole and save someone close to him, Antonio crosses a line that puts the entire team at risk.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Rick Eid
8.1/1010 votes#8 - Queen Death
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 5/19/2017
When The Hollow sends a terrifying message to Vincent, he must team with Haley and Freya to embark on a desperate mission to stop the Hollow once and for all - even if it requires a heartbreaking sacrifice. Refusing to allow anyone in his family to pay the high price of defeating their enemy, Klaus makes a surprising alliance and enacts a plan that threatens to change the Mikaelson family forever.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Beau DeMayo
8.0/101 votes#9 - Dead in the Water
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 4/6/2017
It’s a race against the clock when Olivia and OPA’s investigation into the conspiracy puts one of their own in grave danger.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Michelle Lirtzman
8.0/108 votes#10 - Only Mama Knows
Season 11 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2014
Secrets from Ellis Grey’s past come to light when Meredith watches old videos and reads through her mother’s journals. Meanwhile, Maggie rocks the hospital with an unexpected announcement; Alex gets new responsibilities and Callie focuses her attention on the Veterans’ project.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Shonda Rhimes
8.0/105 votes#11 - Old-Time Rock-and-Roll
Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2015
Owen suggests the interns learn a vital lesson on how to break bad news to patients’ families, and Arizona’s 90-year-old patient reassures her that she’s destined to find love again. Meanwhile, the sisters completely forget about the dinner party they’re hosting for everyone.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Austin Guzman
8.0/103 votes#12 - Flowers Grow Out of My Grave
Season 15 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2018
Meredith has a patient whose family is celebrating Day of the Dead, making the doctors remember loved ones they have lost. Richard shares unexpected news with Meredith about her father, Thatcher. Meanwhile, Teddy tries to tell Owen that she is pregnant but they get sidetracked, and Jo encourages Link to pursue one of the doctors.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Kiley Donovan
8.0/102 votes#13 - Flippity-Flop
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/8/2018
Jill and Roger’s complicated friendship is tested when they finally square off over a DEA raid that left an inmate clinging to life. Meanwhile, Kate is assigned to an animal smuggling case involving the death of an endangered panda; and Jay’s emotions are thrust into a case when he learns his trusting father was a victim in a pyramid scheme.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
8.0/102 votes#14 - The Racket
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2016
Eric is stunned as one by one the dominoes fall around him, and the secrets surrounding the mysterious house at 8686 Mint Hill Drive are revealed. The circumstances force him to take drastic action in an attempt to stop the demise of SEG and his family. Meanwhile, Detective Cornell inches closer to finding Kate’s killer, and Eric enlists Danny’s help in unlocking Kate’s second iPad, and the information it provides leads him to THE very last person he expected.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Noah Nelson
8.0/107 votes#15 - The Prince & The Pauper
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2018
Bell grows frustrated when Marshall Winthrop, Conrad's dad and new chairman of the board, requests Conrad's input in his discussions about the hospital's expenses. As Conrad and Nic work to cut costs for their patients in need, Julian Lynn, a sharp and sophisticated medical device rep, meets the staff at Chastain and inserts herself into the ongoing work of the doctors to promote her costly products. Meanwhile, Mina's relationship with Micah struggles in the wake of his healing process, and Devon is tasked with showing the eager new interns around the hospital.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Amy Holden Jones
8.0/104 votes#16 - Payback
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/11/2018
A string of stash house robberies lead back to an unlikely individual. Voight confronts a key witness in the Bingham investigation.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: John Dove
8.0/102 votes#17 - We Hold These Truths
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/20/2019
Natalie and Maggie witness a pickup truck plow through a street fair and must make tough decisions on the fly. At the hospital, doctors and nurses are on high alert with the influx of patients. Dr. Charles' ex-wife comes to town with news.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Eli Talbert
8.0/102 votes#18 - Scar Tissue
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/25/2024
With a new piece of evidence at play, Catherine Willows reopens an investigation from her past that never got solved after a violent attack left her hospitalized. Internal affairs begins questioning Folsom.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Jordana Lewis Jaffe
7.9/1013 votes#19 - It's for the Greater Good
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2017
Annalise takes on a case for the greater good and quickly realizes the stakes are much higher than she originally thought. Meanwhile, Laurel asks Michaela to help get information regarding Wes’ death and Connor makes a major life decision that is not supported by the group. In a flash-forward, a surprising confrontation during the night of the crime is revealed.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Erika Harrison
7.9/107 votes#20 - (Don't Fear) the Reaper
Season 14 Episode 11 - Aired 2/1/2018
The stress of managing the hospital and coming to terms with Ben’s decision to become a Seattle firefighter pushes Bailey to her limits.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Elisabeth R. Finch
7.8/104 votes#21 - Pain Killer
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 3/27/2019
A mayoral candidate is shot by an unidentified sniper, and Intelligence races to catch the shooter before he can take out his next target.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Timothy J. Sexton
7.7/103 votes#22 - Defender
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2020
A single mother goes into a deadly rampage at a Public Defender's office, taking justice into her own hands after her son is given a harsh sentence for a petty crime. Also, Jess worries how his daughter Tali is handling life without her mother.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Richard Sweren
7.7/103 votes#23 - Light Things Up
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 4/8/2020
Tension builds when a group of rabble-rousers attempt to lock down the firehouse. Brett is faced with a monumental decision. Cruz readies himself for a big day. Gallo and Ritter attempt to launch Firehouse 51 into the social media age.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Elizabeth Sherman
7.7/106 votes#24 - She's Killing Me
Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 4/4/2013
Upon receiving some unsettling news, Meredith and Derek take preventative steps for their children’s future; a group of Syrian doctors arrive at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital for a crash course in basic surgical skills that they plan to apply in the field; and April decides to come clean to Matthew regarding the truth about her virginity. Meanwhile, multiple pre-op patients develop infections, causing one doctor to wonder if she is at fault.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Debora Cahn
7.6/105 votes#25 - You Be Illin'
Season 10 Episode 18 - Aired 4/3/2014
The hospital gets inundated with flu infected patients, which causes the doctors to slowly fall ill one by one. Derek must fight off the sickness as he prepares to give a speech on brain mapping and the residents place bets on who will fall ill first. Meanwhile, a new doctor at the hospital gives Alex a glimpse into an alternate form of medical practice.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Zoanne Clack
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"Closure" is the best rated episode directed by Nicole Cummins-Rubio. It scored 9/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by Rick Eid. It aired on 5/14/2019 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "And Now We Come to the End".