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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 2 - To Lean In, or to Let Go
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - To Lean In, or to Let Go

    S7:E2

    Vanessa and Archer disagree on how to handle the victim of a motorcycle accident. Dylan and Charles deal with a UNICEF negotiator with repressed trauma. Stevie and Will treat a high schooler with Addison's disease and a clingy mother.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Safura Fadavi

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  2. Chicago Med Season 5 Episode 17 - The Ghosts of the Past
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The Ghosts of the Past

    S5:E17

    Dr. Manning and Dr. Charles assist in a complicated case helping a 4-year old who they quickly learn is no stranger to the ED. Dr. Marcel and Dr. Choi tend to a police officer with a mysterious gunshot wound to the abdomen. Relationships are put to the test as secrets are revealed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Chicago Med Season 6 Episode 14 - A Red Pill, a Blue Pill
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - A Red Pill, a Blue Pill

    S6:E14

    Third-year med students begin their rotation in the ED and Maggie keeps a careful eye on one of them. Natalie, whose mom's health takes another decline, tries to cover up how she broke the rules to treat her.

    Director:Michael Berry
    Writers:Stephen Hootstein, Daniel Sinclair

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  4. Chicago Med Season 6 Episode 16 - I Will Come to Save You
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - I Will Come to Save You

    S6:E16

    Carol receives a second chance at life when a new heart becomes available. Ethan and Dean find themselves in hot water with an old patient. Will faces the consequences of the stolen trial medication.

    Director:Michael Pressman
    Writers:Andrew Schneider, Diane Frolov

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  5. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 8 - Just as a Snake Sheds Its Skin
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Just as a Snake Sheds Its Skin

    S7:E8

    Dylan's loyalty to Med and the police department is challenged when an old family friend and veteran cop exhibits concerning behavior. The annual random drug testing puts a doctor’s career in jeopardy. Ethan tries a risky old-school method on a patient. Will helps Stevie search for her mother.

    Director:Michael Berry
    Writers:Safura Fadavi, Meridith Friedman

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  6. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 22 - And Now We Come to the End
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - And Now We Come to the End

    S7:E22

    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:Unknown

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  7. Chicago Med Season 11 Episode 1 - We All Fall Down
    8.8/10(3 votes)

    #7 - We All Fall Down

    S11:E1

    A family of victims from a house fire is rushed to Gaffney. Lenox fights to save two sisters injured in an all-night rave turned tragedy. Tensions mount between Goodwin and Abrams over difficult staffing changes.

    Director:Jonathan Brown
    Writer:Allen MacDonald

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  8. Chicago Med Season 11 Episode 5 - What's Hiding in the Dark
    8.8/10(2 votes)

    #8 - What's Hiding in the Dark

    S11:E5

    A personal clash between Asher and Archer reaches a breaking point. Charles and Ripley uncover a rare neurological disorder in a patient. Goodwin's personal life is put to the test.

    Director:Rashidi Natara Harper
    Writer:Meridith Friedman

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  9. Chicago Med Season 5 Episode 1 - Never Going Back to Normal
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Never Going Back to Normal

    S5:E1

    Will and Natalie battle for their lives after a car accident. An investigation is launched following the suspicious death of Cornelius Rhodes. Maggie receives life-changing news. Dr. Charles cuts his honeymoon short to tend to a patient.

    Director:Michael Pressman
    Writers:Andrew Schneider, Diane Frolov

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  10. Chicago Med Season 8 Episode 22 - Does One Door Close and Another One Open?
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Does One Door Close and Another One Open?

    S8:E22

    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
    Writers:Andrew Schneider, Diane Frolov

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  11. Chicago Med Season 4 Episode 19 - Never Let You Go
    8.6/10(463 votes)

    #11 - Never Let You Go

    S4:E19

    The hospital goes into lockdown mode when a man with a gun holds medical staff hostage. Goodwin is forced to make a tough decision. Dr. Rhodes begins to realize his time with his father is getting short.

    Director:Charles S. Carroll
    Writers:Joseph Sousa, Stephen Hootstein

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  12. Chicago Med Season 10 Episode 11 - In the Trenches (II)
    8.6/10(337 votes)

    #12 - In the Trenches (II)

    S10:E11

    Following the subway tunnel collapse, Ruzek and Kidd treat injured passengers and track down the missing offender. Archer and Frost perform a life-saving amputation. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S13E11 In the Trenches (I). It continues on Chicago P.D. S12E11 In the Trenches (III).

    Director:Anna Dokoza
    Writer:Stephen Hootstein

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  13. Chicago Med Season 5 Episode 19 - Just a River in Egypt
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Just a River in Egypt

    S5:E19

    Dr. Charles evaluates a 15-year old who is brought into the E.D. after an apparent fall off an overpass. Will sides with Dr. Asher on a risky treatment plan. Tensions run high between Dr. Choi and Dr. Marcel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Chicago Med Season 6 Episode 5 - When Your Heart Rules Your Head
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - When Your Heart Rules Your Head

    S6:E5

    Dr. Halstead finds continued success in his trial. Dr. Charles' daughter, Anna, receives life-changing news. Noah finds himself in a situation not even April can fix.

    Director:Mykelti Williamson
    Writers:Safura Fadavi, Meridith Friedman

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  15. Chicago Med Season 6 Episode 9 - For the Want of a Nail
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - For the Want of a Nail

    S6:E9

    As Maggie deals with her own trauma, she steps in to help a mother in need. Dean continues to stir the pot with more than one doctor. A patient comes to Med needing immediate treatment, but doesn't want it from them.

    Director:SJ Main Muñoz
    Writers:Stephen Hootstein, Daniel Sinclair

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  16. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 4 - Status Quo, aka the Mess We're In
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Status Quo, aka the Mess We're In

    S7:E4

    Charles helps Dylan with a longtime patient who was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia. Stevie, Maggie and Vanessa investigate the legitimacy of a patient’s cancer diagnosis. Crockett is caught off-guard. Will pitches a new medical technology.

    Director:Milena Govich
    Writer:Eli Talbert

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  17. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 5 - Change Is a Tough Pill to Swallow
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Change Is a Tough Pill to Swallow

    S7:E5

    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
    Writers:Jeff Drayer, Natalie Drayer

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  18. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 11 - The Things We Thought We Left Behind
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - The Things We Thought We Left Behind

    S7:E11

    Crockett and Blake clash with Randall when a famous alcoholic football player needs a liver transplant. Dylan is reluctantly reunited with old friends when their son breaks his arm. Stevie and Charles work together when a patient falls ill after back-alley plastic surgery.

    Director:SJ Main Muñoz
    Writers:Jeff Drayer, Natalie Drayer

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  19. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 21 - Lying Doesn't Protect You From the Truth
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Lying Doesn't Protect You From the Truth

    S7:E21

    Dylan and Ethan treat a patient shot during a drug raid. Charles and Vanessa work together to properly diagnose a motivational speaker. Will and Hannah must turn to Crockett for help with a patient who's pregnant.

    Director:Michael Pressman
    Writers:Jeff Drayer, Natalie Drayer

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  20. Chicago Med Season 8 Episode 16 - What You See Isn't Always What You Get
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #20 - What You See Isn't Always What You Get

    S8:E16

    Halstead and Cuevas struggle to diagnose a patient with a rare disorder. CFD and Med staff work to free a paranoid father trapped in the MRI suite. Tanaka-Reed gets an ego check.

    Director:Timothy Busfield
    Writers:Danny Weiss, Eli Talbert

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  21. Chicago Med Season 8 Episode 17 - Know When to Hold and When to Fold
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Know When to Hold and When to Fold

    S8:E17

    A documentary crew visits Med to film Marcel and Abrams' groundbreaking surgery. Archer refuses to ask for help for his kidney issues despite the staff's unrelenting kindness.

    Director:Brian Tee
    Writers:Gabriel L. Feinberg, Lily Dahl

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  22. Chicago Med Season 10 Episode 9 - No Love Lost
    8.5/10(224 votes)

    #22 - No Love Lost

    S10:E9

    The team fights to save the life of one of their own. Frost and Abrams butt heads with their patient. Asher helps a religious young woman with an ectopic pregnancy.

    Director:Cherie Nowlan
    Writers:Ashley Bower, Eli Jarmel

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  23. Chicago Med Season 11 Episode 6 - The Story of Us
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - The Story of Us

    S11:E6

    Secrets are uncovered when Goodwin's family comes together for Bert. Ripley and Frost treat two children stung by hornets in a treehouse. A member of the team struggles with relationship woes.

    Director:Andi Behring
    Writer:Deanna Shumaker

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  24. Chicago Med Season 11 Episode 7 - Double Down
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Double Down

    S11:E7

    Charles grows increasingly suspicious of a colleague's intentions. Lenox crosses a line to protect a patient. Hannah and Archer treat a soon-to-be father battling cancer.

    Director:Anna Dokoza
    Writers:Ashley Bower, Eli Jarmel

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  25. Chicago Med Season 10 Episode 17 - The Book of Archer
    8.4/10(260 votes)

    #25 - The Book of Archer

    S10:E17

    Charles and Archer treat a heart transplant patient who believes his new heart doesn't want to be in his body. Lenox takes a personal day. Asher discovers a mass on a pregnant woman's ovary.

    Director:Olenka Denysenko
    Writer:Deanna Shumaker

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Best Episodes Summary

"To Lean In, or to Let Go" is the best rated episode of "Chicago Med". It scored 9.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Oz Scott and written by Safura Fadavi, it aired on 9/29/2021. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Ghosts of the Past".