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The Best Episodes of Chicago Med Season 7

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 1 - You Can't Always Trust What You See
    7.3/10(375 votes)

    #1 - You Can't Always Trust What You See

    S7:E1

    Will Halstead returns to Med to help Goodwin with a secret investigation. Archer and Charles deal with twins who insist on being identical inside and out. Stevie and Dylan treat a young patient with sickle cell anemia.

    Director:Nicole Cummins-Rubio
    Writers:Andrew Schneider, Diane Frolov

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  2. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 2 - To Lean In, or to Let Go
    7.6/10(299 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 3 - Be the Change You Want to See
    7.5/10(295 votes)

    #3 - Be the Change You Want to See

    S7:E3

    Dylan and Will deal with a dishonest patient whose lupus is in remission. A wealthy donor makes inappropriate advances toward Stevie. Vanessa, Crockett and Charles try to convince a young woman to have life-saving surgery.

    Director:Mykelti Williamson
    Writer:Meridith Friedman

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  4. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 4 - Status Quo, aka the Mess We're In
    7.6/10(294 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 5 - Change Is a Tough Pill to Swallow
    7.5/10(302 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 6 - When You're a Hammer Everything's a Nail
    7.5/10(289 votes)

    #6 - When You're a Hammer Everything's a Nail

    S7:E6

    Stevie’s personal and professional worlds collide when her mother becomes her patient. Dylan’s history with the father of a patient interferes with his perception of a case. Crockett's allegiances are challenged when his patient's liver is a potential match for one of Dr. Blake's patients.

    Director:Charles S. Carroll
    Writer:Daniel Sinclair

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  7. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 7 - A Square Peg in a Round Hole
    7.4/10(285 votes)

    #7 - A Square Peg in a Round Hole

    S7:E7

    Crockett helps Dr. Blake replace a patient’s liver. Vanessa tries to prove herself. Will continues to pursue the truth about Cooper. Ethan gets closer to returning to life in the E.D.

    Director:Timothy Busfield
    Writers:Stephen Hootstein, Gabriel L. Feinberg

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  8. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 8 - Just as a Snake Sheds Its Skin
    7.5/10(278 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 9 - Secret Santa Has a Gift for You
    7.8/10(293 votes)

    #9 - Secret Santa Has a Gift for You

    S7:E9

    The outcome of Will's investigation weighs heavily on his mind as he works with Dylan to save a 4-month-old patient. Stevie and Vanessa both struggle to keep their secrets. Crockett and Blake work with Abrams to save a patient in need of a liver transplant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Andrew Schneider, Diane Frolov

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  10. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 10 - No Good Deed Goes Unpunished... in Chicago
    7.2/10(281 votes)

    #10 - No Good Deed Goes Unpunished... in Chicago

    S7:E10

    In the aftermath of the Vas-COM scandal, Goodwin clashes with the hospital’s new compliance officer. Crockett and Blake try to save a patient who has a son with severe autism. A patient’s son lies to his father about his diagnosis.

    Director:Michael Pressman
    Writers:Eli Talbert, Ryan Michael Johnson

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  11. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 11 - The Things We Thought We Left Behind
    7.7/10(286 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 12 - What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You
    7.2/10(309 votes)

    #12 - What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You

    S7:E12

    Will and Stevie get stuck in the middle of a marital face-off. Dr. Blake's entire surgical team mysteriously collapses during a liver transplant. Charles encourages Ethan to reconcile with his father.

    Director:Tess Malone
    Writers:Stephen Hootstein, Daniel Sinclair

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  13. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 13 - Reality Leaves a Lot to the Imagination
    7.2/10(267 votes)

    #13 - Reality Leaves a Lot to the Imagination

    S7:E13

    Scott and Archer diagnose a pregnant woman with a serious infection. Maggie receives shocking news. Halstead and Charles question an elderly patient’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. In an effort to help a patient, Marcel takes a risk.

    Director:X. Dean Lim
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 14 - All the Things That Could Have Been
    7.6/10(268 votes)

    #14 - All the Things That Could Have Been

    S7:E14

    Goodwin assigns Med’s new compliance officer to a patient with a long-hauler COVID condition. Maggie helps Halstead treat a patient who's been in an iron lung for 60 years.

    Director:Jonathan Brown
    Writers:Andrew Schneider, Diane Frolov, Conor Patrick Hogan

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  15. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 15 - Things Meant to Be Bent Not Broken
    7.5/10(270 votes)

    #15 - Things Meant to Be Bent Not Broken

    S7:E15

    Scott suspects his patient may be a drug dealer. Halstead must decide how to spend his whistleblower settlement. Charles and Taylor help a patient who believes she's infested with parasites. Marcel and Blake are paired with an arrogant surgeon.

    Director:Afia Nathaniel
    Writers:Stephen Hootstein, Gabriel L. Feinberg

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  16. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 16 - May Your Choices Reflect Hope, Not Fear
    7.5/10(257 votes)

    #16 - May Your Choices Reflect Hope, Not Fear

    S7:E16

    Halstead helps a patient with long-haul COVID-19 symptoms. Taylor reflects on her dating life when she learns that a patient's daughter is having an arranged marriage.

    Director:Tess Malone
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 17 - If You Love Someone, Set Them Free
    7.3/10(259 votes)

    #17 - If You Love Someone, Set Them Free

    S7:E17

    Rival gangs bring their war to Med. Halstead and Charles work with a brain cancer patient who's refusing treatment. Tensions run high in the OR when a patient's transplanted uterus fails.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writers:Jeff Drayer, Natalie Drayer

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  18. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 18 - Judge Not, for You Will Be Judged
    7.3/10(255 votes)

    #18 - Judge Not, for You Will Be Judged

    S7:E18

    Archer and Asher clash over a patient with close ties to Goodwin. After a patient is shot during a home invasion, Scott and Marcel help with the investigation. Maggie and Halstead work to protect a patient who is in the country illegally.

    Director:Nicole Cummins-Rubio
    Writers:Safura Fadavi, Meridith Friedman

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  19. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 19 - Like a Phoenix Rising from the Ashes
    7.5/10(250 votes)

    #19 - Like a Phoenix Rising from the Ashes

    S7:E19

    Halstead and Asher work to save a surrogate's baby. Charles cares for a patient on a hunger strike. Choi and Archer help a patient with ties to Choi's late father. Scott and Maggie are stumped by a drunk patient who claims to be sober.

    Director:Timothy Busfield
    Writers:Stephen Hootstein, Daniel Sinclair

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  20. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 20 - End of the Day, Anything Can Happen
    7.4/10(233 votes)

    #20 - End of the Day, Anything Can Happen

    S7:E20

    Scott helps the daughter of a mob boss. A grandmother comes to Med desperate to save her grandson. Choi struggles with some shocking news about his father.

    Director:Daniel Willis
    Writers:Eli Talbert, Gabriel L. Feinberg

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  21. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 21 - Lying Doesn't Protect You From the Truth
    7.6/10(241 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 22 - And Now We Come to the End
    7.6/10(260 votes)

    #22 - 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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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"You Can't Always Trust What You See" is the best rated episode of "Chicago Med" season 7. It scored 7.3/10 based on 375 votes. Directed by Nicole Cummins-Rubio and written by Andrew Schneider, Diane Frolov, it aired on 9/22/2021. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "To Lean In, or to Let Go".