8.1/1061 votes#1 - Ties That Bind
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/26/1983
A pushy, abrasive man literally drives into the E.R. to get help for his wife; Ehrlich finds an unusual girlfriend at the laundromat; Fiscus loses both Cathy and Shirley; Dr. Craig clashes with the newly appointed city comptroller, Joan Halloran, over his proposed heart transplant for schoolteacher Eve Leighton.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: Tom Fontana
7.8/1053 votes#2 - Lust Et Veritas
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/2/1983
Medical student Elliot Axelrod and plastic surgeon Dr. Bobby Caldwell join the staff; Eve Leighton's sister expresses reservations about the planned transplant; a resident dropped from the hospital program badgers Cavanero to reevaluate him; and Dr. Craig enlists Dr. Caldwell's help in opposing Joan Halloran's plan to shut down an outpatient surgery clinic.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: N/A
8.3/1062 votes#3 - Newheart
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/9/1983
The men attend a rather staid bachelor party for Kochar; White learns about the dangers of nuclear medicine; Fran Singleton refuses to see her husband, but later walks out of the hospital by his side; everyone opposes Joan's idea of including St. Eligius in a government nuclear disaster contingency plan; Martin gives Kochar a unique wedding present; and the transplant team goes into action.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: Tom Fontana, John Masius
8.7/1070 votes#4 - Qui Transtulit Sustinet
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/16/1983
Dr. Craig performs the transplant amidst a publicity barrage; Morrison tries to adjust to his loss; Luther and Fiscus split an investment in silver futures; and Rosenthal counsels a group on breast cancer.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: Mark Tinker, John Tinker
8.6/1063 votes#5 - A Wing and a Prayer
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/23/1983
Dr. Craig and Ehrlich both prepare turkeys for the staff forced to work the holiday; injuries from the Thanksgiving Day parade pour into the ER; and a depressed Dr. Auschlander takes a special interest in an ailing 11-year-old.
Director: Bruce Paltrow
Writer: N/A
8.1/1059 votes#6 - Under Pressure
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/30/1983
Rosenthal gets arrested just before her scheduled breast reconstruction; Mr. Entertainment sets up in a hospital elevator and meets Dr. Ridley, the new psychiatrist; and Morrison worries over an Irish teenager whose near-fatal beating brings the Catholic-Protestant conflict of northern Ireland to St. Eligius.
Director: David Anspaugh
Writer: N/A
8.6/1061 votes#7 - Entrapment
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/7/1983
Martin decides she's in love with Dr. Craig; White regrets helping out an exhausted mother pleading for sedatives in the E.R.; Eve's sense of cabin fever and anger is calmed by a visit from her students; Morrison learns more about Eddie Carson and the `Troubles'.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: N/A
7.6/1067 votes#8 - All About Eve
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/14/1983
Dr. Caldwell suffers for his work on Eddie Carson; Joan reveals a secret in the E.R.; Ehrlich meets a brand-new Roberta; Dr. Westphall's housekeeper announces she's returning to Italy; Eve Leighton takes a turn for the worse.
Director: David Anspaugh
Writer: Tom Fontana, John Masius
8.4/1056 votes#9 - Aids and Comfort
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/21/1983
White diagnoses a case of AIDS in a Boston city councilman; Dr. Ridley tries to help a tennis prodigy deal with pressure from her ambitious father; and Daniels and Ehrlich try to run a blood drive amidst a blizzard and rumors about the AIDS patient.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: N/A
8.2/1061 votes#10 - A Pig Too Far
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/1984
The medical staff and Joan Halloran fight back when a large private hospital dumps an indigent, unstable emergency patient on the E.R.; Ehrlich seeks advice about his relationship with Roberta; Daniels is tied to the drug abuse charges against White; and Dr. Ridley and Morrison try to figure out a woman's violent mood swings and personality changes. Luther loses a father figure. A bored teenager wreaks havoc with the hospital's computerized records.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: John Tinker, James Kahn
8.4/1054 votes#11 - Blizzard
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/1984
A blizzard causes havoc for everyone; Dr. Craig can't get to the hospital and has to depend on Kochar for survival; Dr. Ehrlich decides to pop the question to Roberta; and the roof literally falls in on Cavanero.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: N/A
8.5/1058 votes#12 - Hearing
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/1/1984
Dr. Auschlander asks Fiscus and Luther to help him get some marijuana to relieve his pain; White and Daniels face the medical board hearing; Dr. Westphall defends a deaf employee against his impatient supervisor; and Ehrlich meets Roberta's snobbish parents.
Director: Charles Braverman
Writer: N/A
8.6/1067 votes#13 - In Sickness and in Health
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/1984
Joan's father enters the hospital unexpectedly; Chandler takes a practice run for the Boston Marathon that proves dangerous; and the Craigs host Ehrlich's wedding with guests such as Mrs. Craig's mother and Ehrlich's alcoholic aunt Charice.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: Tom Fontana, John Masius
8.4/1062 votes#14 - Drama Center
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/15/1984
A rape occurs in the hospital parking lot; White has trouble adjusting to his restricted status as does Tommy Westphall to the loss of his housekeeper; Cavanero must decide between the man in her life and her career; and a TV crew follows Dr. Craig around to film a documentary.
Director: David Anspaugh
Writer: John Tinker
7.9/1064 votes#15 - Attack
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/22/1984
The women of St. Eligius take rape prevention classes, but can't prevent the occurence of another rape, this time inside the hospital; an old love of Dr. Auschlander checks in; Cavanero dumps her boyfriend when he can't take no for an answer; Roberta broadcasts her marital problems to the whole staff; and Morrison tries to treat a high-rise construction worker for dizziness who's reluctant to give a complete medical history.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: N/A
8.5/1058 votes#16 - After Dark
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/29/1984
Morrison learns a lesson from another doctor who makes the diagnosis of Mr. Keuhnelian; Dr. Craig prepares to accept his anticipated `Doctor of the Year' award; Dr. Caldwell and Ehrlich both make decisions about their romantic futures; Cathy's disappearance raises questions; Shirley fends off an imagined attacker; and the rapist strikes again.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writer: N/A
7.6/1057 votes#17 - Vanity
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/7/1984
Dr. Craig tries to stop the TV documentary; Cathy has a rough first day back; Mr. Entertainment finds his true calling; Armstrong continues to feel traumatized; and Rosenthal finally has her breast surgery.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: John Tinker, Jorge Zamacona
8.1/1054 votes#18 - Equinox
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/14/1984
White returns to work to face a hostile staff; Axelrod accidentally destroys Fiscus' beloved Boston Red Sox baseball cap; Cavanero has to tell a college student he has testicular cancer; Chandler questions himself about why Amanda remains distant from him; and Martin decides to come forward against her rapist.
Director: David Anspaugh
Writer: Charles H. Eglee
8.6/1062 votes#19 - The Women
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/28/1984
Three women in a room become close despite their differences; an old woman facing the loss of her independence; a mother trying to deal with violent surges of erratic behavior; and a bland young woman searching for 'character' through a nose job.
Director: Bruce Paltrow
Writer: N/A
8.5/1054 votes#20 - Cramming
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 5/2/1984
Ehrlich tries to deal with his Aunt Charice and her romantic designs on Dr. Westphall as he crams for the National Boards; a stressed-out Armstrong makes a tragic misdiagnosis; White chooses to take a polygraph test before his trial begins; Shirley tells Cathy that she ""asked for it"", and Cathy's past is used to decimate her on the witness stand.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: N/A
9.0/1068 votes#21 - Rough Cut
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/1984
Fiscus poses in provocative attire for a newspaper feature; Dr. Caldwell and Joan try to take a spontaneous trip to Paris; Armstrong reacts to the pressures she faces; and everyone waits to hear about who will be dropped from the residency program.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writer: N/A
8.6/1053 votes#22 - Hello, Goodbye
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/1984
The residents scatter as vacation begins; Morrison meets a charming young woman; the E.R. faces major structural repairs; Steven Craig returns home after licking his drug problem; and Luther tries to find a Cheshire cat for a skeptical little girl. Dr. Auschlander collapses in an elevator. Elliot Axelrod has an interview for a position as a resident.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: Tom Fontana, John Masius
The Best Episodes of St. Elsewhere Season 2
Every episode of St. Elsewhere Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of St. Elsewhere Season 2!
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Ties That Bind" is the best rated episode of "St. Elsewhere" season 2. It scored 8.1/10 based on 61 votes. Directed by Mark Tinker and written by Tom Fontana, it aired on 10/26/1983. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Lust Et Veritas".