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The Worst Episodes of Medium

Every episode of Medium ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Medium!

Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"All In the Family" is the worst rated episode of "Medium". It scored 5/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Peter Werner and written by Diane Ademu-John, Gary Tieche, it aired on 4/6/2009. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Four Dreams".

  • All In the Family
    5.0/103 votes
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    #1 - All In the Family

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 4/6/2009

    Allison investigates when a brother and sister report the disappearance of their mother. Meanwhile, Joe's sister moves in with Joe and Allison after walking out on her husband Ryan, but Joe's father has advice from beyond the grave about her relationship.

    Director: Peter Werner

    Writer: Diane Ademu-John, Gary Tieche

  • Four Dreams
    5.7/103 votes
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    #2 - Four Dreams

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/15/2006

    Allison's old flame, Clay Bicks, appears at her doorstep moments after dying, unaware that he is dead. When he accepts the fact that he's dead and will never get to be with the woman he loved, he decides he's going to stay in Allison's house so he can at least be close to her. This upsets Joe, and Allison decides that something must be done to get rid of Clay. Meanwhile, Allison shares a bunch of odd dreams with Bridgette, except Bridgette's dreams keep coming to her in the form of cartoons for some reason.

    Director: Aaron Lipstadt

    Writer: Glenn Gordon Caron, Javier Grillo-Marxuach

  • Then... and Again
    5.7/103 votes
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    #3 - Then... and Again

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 4/13/2009

    Allison and Devalos are shot and Allison awakens in 2004, five years earlier and now nine months pregnant with her third child, Marie. Allison's dreams informs her about an innocent man who will be convicted of murder, and she works to clear his name.

    Director: Larry Teng

    Writer: Corey Reed, Travis Donnelly

  • The First Bite Is the Deepest
    5.7/103 votes
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    #4 - The First Bite Is the Deepest

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 5/18/2009

    Allison turns to Cynthia Keener (who is now in jail) when she starts dreaming of a former kidnap victim who Cynthia had once rescued.

    Director: Patricia Arquette

    Writer: Diane Ademu-John

  • Baby Fever
    6.7/103 votes
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    #5 - Baby Fever

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2009

    On the 100th episode of Medium, an infant is kidnapped and Allison investigates the disappearance. But when she becomes too obsessed with the infant, Joe starts to get worried about her. Meanwhile, Bridgette and Joe are surprised after Marie manages to play the clarinet without any issues even though she hasn't attended any classes, while Bridgette is struggling to play.

    Director: Vincent Misiano

    Writer: Jordan Rosenberg

  • To Have and to Hold
    7.0/102 votes
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    #6 - To Have and to Hold

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2008

    Joe brings a reluctant Allison with him to a party at a prospective employer's house. Later on, the employer's daughter disappears, leading Allison to connect her recent dreams about Paris to the disappearance. Now it's up to Allison to save the daughter, which coincidentally will also secure Joe a job.

    Director: Aaron Lipstadt

    Writer: Robert Doherty

  • Car Trouble
    7.0/103 votes
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    #7 - Car Trouble

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 4/28/2008

    Allison meets Meghan Doyle, Joe's new business partner. Meanwhile, her old car stops working and Joe surprises her with a nice looking used car. The car ends up being the center of a horrible unsolved crime though.

    Director: Peter Werner

    Writer: N/A

  • Being Joey Carmichael
    7.0/103 votes
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    #8 - Being Joey Carmichael

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 5/5/2008

    Allison has dreams that help Scanlon in his search to find out who killed a wealthy local drug dealer. Allison and Scanlon are dumbfounded when Allison's dreams lead them to a severely impaired man with a bullet stuck in his brain. Meanwhile, Joe's partnership with Meghan Doyle is put in jeopardy.

    Director: Arlene Sanford

    Writer: Robert Doherty, Craig Sweeny

  • A Person of Interest
    7.0/103 votes
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    #9 - A Person of Interest

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/2009

    While working on a 17 year-old-crime, Allison exhibits unusual behavior that may be pivotal in solving the case, but at the same time puts her family at risk. Meanwhile, Joe's dinner invitation to a colleague yields surprising results.

    Director: Patricia Arquette

    Writer: Robert Doherty, Craig Sweeny

  • Bring Me the Head of Oswaldo Castillo
    7.0/101 votes
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    #10 - Bring Me the Head of Oswaldo Castillo

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 6/1/2009

    Allison finds out she has a brain tumor and must get surgery to get rid of it, but then has a dream that the surgery will take away her dreams after dreaming that Castillo is going to kill Joe and the girls.

    Director: Arlene Sanford

    Writer: Robert Doherty, Craig Sweeny

  • How To Beat a Bad Guy
    7.0/102 votes
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    #11 - How To Beat a Bad Guy

    Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 3/5/2010

    After Allison is mugged, she decides to take charge by enrolling in self-defense classes. Also, Devalos investigates a teenager's rape and an undercover cop's possible murder, and the suspect may have very close ties to Scanlon.

    Director: Larry Teng

    Writer: Michael Narducci

  • Coming Soon
    7.3/103 votes
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    #12 - Coming Soon

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/7/2005

    Allison runs into the man who kidnapped her daughter in one of her dreams at the District Attorney's office. She learns that he is a "Good Samaritan" who witnessed a robbery and is fully cooperating. After learning that he has kidnapped multiple young women, Allison reaches a roadblock in her investigation that leads her to yet another unbelievable breakthrough in the case. Meanwhile, Joe tutors Ariel in math, which in turn brings Allison to another shocking discovery.

    Director: Vincent Misiano

    Writer: Moira Kirland

  • The Other Side of the Tracks
    7.3/103 votes
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    #13 - The Other Side of the Tracks

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2005

    Allison's recurring dream about two young boys racing a train is analyzed by Dr. Leonard Cardwell, but Allison soon learns that he's involved. Devalos investigates the case of a 14-year-old who confessed to murder.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: Chris Dingess

  • Being Mrs. O'Leary's Cow
    7.3/103 votes
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    #14 - Being Mrs. O'Leary's Cow

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/25/2005

    Evidence shows that a pilot is indeed guilty of his wife's murder. However, in Allison’s dream, when the pilot is put in jail, there is a plane crash where hundreds of people are killed. Should Allison put forth the evidence to land this guilty man in jail, or let him go free in order to save hundreds of innocent lives?

    Director: Ronald L. Schwary

    Writer: Melinda Hsu Taylor

  • A Cure for What Ails You
    7.3/103 votes
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    #15 - A Cure for What Ails You

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 4/21/2008

    Allison has visions of a friend of Scanlon and Lynn DiNovi dying in a home mishap. This causes her to struggle with connecting some recent "accidental" deaths, consequently putting her own health in jeopardy.

    Director: Arlene Sanford

    Writer: Corey Reed, Travis Donnelly

  • Pain Killer
    7.3/103 votes
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    #16 - Pain Killer

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2009

    When Allison's friend with cancer suddenly dies she suspects a hospital employee may be at fault. Meanwhile, Bridgette writes a story that closely follows what later happens at Joe's job interview.

    Director: Tate Donovan

    Writer: Robert Doherty, Craig Sweeny, Diane Ademu-John

  • Suspicions and Certainties
    7.4/105 votes
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    #17 - Suspicions and Certainties

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2005

    Allison questions her powers when her old boss asks for her help in selecting a jury that will reinstate the death penalty for a murderer/rapist. This causes Allison to suspect that she has helped put the wrong man on death row.

    Director: Vincent Misiano

    Writer: Glenn Gordon Caron

  • Raising Cain
    7.5/102 votes
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    #18 - Raising Cain

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/23/2006

    Allison helps with the location of a missing child. Afterwards she gets a vision about the child's future and is not sure anymore what she should do to help the child.

    Director: Edwin Sherin

    Writer: Craig Sweeny

  • S.O.S.
    7.5/102 votes
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    #19 - S.O.S.

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/17/2006

    Allison investigates apparently random killings, endangering her family in the process. Bridget has to do a class presentation about her mom's job.

    Director: Tim Squyres

    Writer: Rob Pearlstein

  • Death Takes a Policy
    7.5/102 votes
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    #20 - Death Takes a Policy

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/8/2006

    Allison is busy investigating the death of a local doctor when a man claiming to be "Death" begins appearing in her visions, causing her to worry that maybe her time on this world is nearly over.

    Director: Edwin Sherin

    Writer: Diane Ademu-John

  • The Whole Truth
    7.5/102 votes
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    #21 - The Whole Truth

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 1/17/2007

    Allison is called to help Devalos investigate the shocking death of a well-respected assemblyman, but for some reason she has visions of a young boy trapped in a well mixed in with her visions of the assemblyman. She must figure out what the dreams of the young boy mean because the dreams of the assemblyman alone aren't enough for her to solve the assemblyman's death.

    Director: Leslie Libman

    Writer: Diane Ademu-John

  • Better Off Dead
    7.5/102 votes
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    #22 - Better Off Dead

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 1/24/2007

    Allison dreams about a strange friendship between two recently murdered ghosts. When she tries to help one of the ghosts solve his murder, she is surprised when he declines her help.

    Director: Janice Cooke

    Writer: Robert Doherty

  • Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble
    7.5/102 votes
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    #23 - Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 2/25/2008

    Larry Watt, a defense attorney who has caused trouble in Allison's past, asks Allison to be a consultant for him. Low on money, Allison accepts his offer. She later has a dream that his client murdered his wife.

    Director: Vincent Misiano

    Writer: Moira Kirland

  • Burn Baby Burn (1)
    7.5/102 votes
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    #24 - Burn Baby Burn (1)

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 3/10/2008

    Joe's mother pays a surprise visit, which worries Allison because she hasn't seen her since her psychic abilities became public knowledge. Meanwhile, Cynthia Keener tries to push Allison's dreams towards outstanding cases and Devalos and Scanlon are reunited with Allison in an unexpected way after an arson-related murder.

    Director: Leon Ichaso

    Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach

  • A Necessary Evil
    7.5/102 votes
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    #25 - A Necessary Evil

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 3/23/2009

    Allison is visited once again by the ghost of Agent Cooper, who tries to help her figure out who the real murderer is in a confusing case. Allison begins to question Agent Cooper's motives though and is unsure whether or not she should heed his advice.

    Director: Vincent Misiano

    Writer: Matt Witten