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The Best Episodes of ER Season 7

Every episode of ER Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of ER Season 7!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    ER Season 7 Episode 1 - Homecoming
    8.1/10(601 votes)

    #1 - Homecoming

    S7:E1

    Dr. Carter struggles with his drug dependency; a custodial strike leaves the ER cluttered with garbage; a riot at a high-school football game leaves several wounded.

    Director:Jonathan Kaplan
    Writer:Jack Orman

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  2. ER Season 7 Episode 2 - Sand and Water
    8.0/10(462 votes)

    #2 - Sand and Water

    S7:E2

    A young couple cope with their baby being premature; Greene and Corday struggle with their relationship.

    Director:Christopher Misiano
    Writer:Jack Orman

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  3. ER Season 7 Episode 3 - Mars Attacks
    7.7/10(452 votes)

    #3 - Mars Attacks

    S7:E3

    Dr. Carter is allowed a cautious restart with small steps. An extremely blond Dr. Malucci is very curious who's made Dr. Chen pregnant. Dr. Benton has been written out of all the hospital's systems and is stunned by Dr. Romano. An unfortunate incident at a Science Fiction convention makes it look like scenes from the movie 'Mars Attacks'.

    Director:Paris Barclay
    Writer:R. Scott Gemmill

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  4. ER Season 7 Episode 4 - Benton Backwards
    7.9/10(450 votes)

    #4 - Benton Backwards

    S7:E4

    Benton is unable to find a job after Romano negatively influences local hospitals. He reluctantly agrees to accept Romano's demeaning offer of a per diem job at County with no benefits. Kovac and Abby are attacked by a mugger with a steel pipe. Injured, Kovac protects Abby and smashes the robber's head on the ground repeatedly.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dee Johnson

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  5. ER Season 7 Episode 5 - Flight of Fancy
    7.8/10(435 votes)

    #5 - Flight of Fancy

    S7:E5

    Greene flies in a helicopter to a remote area of Indiana to rescue a heart transplant patient. The helicopter develops problems, and Greene arranges for paramedics to transport the patient to County. Because Weaver is gone for the day, Romano appoints Benton in charge of the ER. Kovac is plagued by the death of the mugger.

    Director:Lesli Linka Glatter
    Writers:Walon Green, Joe Sachs

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  6. ER Season 7 Episode 6 - The Visit
    8.3/10(536 votes)

    #6 - The Visit

    S7:E6

    Corday rushes through a surgical procedure in order to take off on a romantic weekend with Greene. She is later called back to the hospital after her patient suffers complications. Abby's mother, Maggie, who suffers from bipolar disorder (manic-depressive) and refuses to take her medication, unexpectedly visits Abby at the hospital and wreaks havoc on Abby's life.

    Director:Jonathan Kaplan
    Writer:John Wells

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  7. ER Season 7 Episode 7 - Rescue Me
    8.2/10(581 votes)

    #7 - Rescue Me

    S7:E7

    Tests reveal that Greene has a brain tumor, but he hides the news from Corday. Corday finds out that she is being sued for malpractice. She also reveals to Greene that she is pregnant. Abby's mother refuses to leave. Abby expresses resentment over her difficult childhood to her mother but resignedly brings her home for Thanksgiving dinner.

    Director:Christopher Chulack
    Writer:Neal Baer

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  8. ER Season 7 Episode 8 - The Dance We Do
    8.2/10(497 votes)

    #8 - The Dance We Do

    S7:E8

    Maggie's emotional instability worsens. She refuses her medication, becomes combative and flees the hospital. Abby finds solace with Kovac. The gang member girlfriend of Benton's deceased nephew knows who killed him and that he was hated for his antigang stance.

    Director:Christopher Misiano
    Writer:Jack Orman

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  9. ER Season 7 Episode 9 - The Greatest of Gifts
    7.9/10(456 votes)

    #9 - The Greatest of Gifts

    S7:E9

    Chen gives birth, but insists on breastfeeding the infant before she gives it to the adoptive parents. Greene and Corday consult a brain specialist in New York City who believes the tumor can be safely removed. Stressed and tired, Carter impulsively swallows two painkiller pills but intentionally vomits them. He confesses to Abby.

    Director:Jonathan Kaplan
    Writer:Elizabeth Hunter

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  10. ER Season 7 Episode 10 - Piece of Mind
    8.4/10(609 votes)

    #10 - Piece of Mind

    S7:E10

    Mark Green is in New York on New Years Eve for cancer surgery. Meanwhile a father and son are involved in a car crash.

    Director:David Nutter
    Writers:Tom Garrigus, R. Scott Gemmill

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  11. ER Season 7 Episode 11 - Rock, Paper, Scissors
    7.5/10(417 votes)

    #11 - Rock, Paper, Scissors

    S7:E11

    Benton and Cleo clash over his deceased nephew's girlfriend. They finally agree to call a social worker. Benton confesses his love to Cleo. The spinal surgery malpractice suit is settled by employing a technicality: the equipment used was later recalled by the manufacturer. But Corday now doubts her abilities as a surgeon.

    Director:Jonathan Kaplan
    Writer:Dee Johnson

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  12. ER Season 7 Episode 12 - Surrender
    7.7/10(423 votes)

    #12 - Surrender

    S7:E12

    Greene returns to work but confuses words and displays uncharacteristic anger. Eager to get out of his per diem situation, Benton agrees to a full time position. Carter visits his cousin, who became paralyzed after a drug overdose. A workplace disaster results in numerous injuries and fatalities among illegal immigrants.

    Director:Félix Alcalá
    Writer:Jack Orman

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  13. ER Season 7 Episode 13 - Thy Will Be Done
    7.6/10(430 votes)

    #13 - Thy Will Be Done

    S7:E13

    Weaver becomes concerned about Greene's cognitive skills and surreptitiously calls for an official evaluation of his competency. Corday plans her wedding to Greene. Bishop Stewart returns, and Kovacs realizes the man has a terrible disease. Dateless for a charity function, Carter invites Abby to attend with him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Meredith Stiehm

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  14. ER Season 7 Episode 14 - A Walk in the Woods
    7.6/10(469 votes)

    #14 - A Walk in the Woods

    S7:E14

    As the new director of diversity, Benton studies medical school applications and discovers that his own academic record did not qualify him--he was admitted because of affirmative action. Weaver feels uncomfortable amongst Legaspi's lesbian friends. Carter treats an unvaccinated child who contracted measles.

    Director:John Wells
    Writer:John Wells

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  15. ER Season 7 Episode 15 - The Crossing
    8.4/10(539 votes)

    #15 - The Crossing

    S7:E15

    In the series' 150th episode, a massive train wreck mobilizes the emergency room doctors. Corday, Carter and Kovac rush to the scene. Corday falls and injures her back, bringing on contractions in only her 25th week of pregnancy. While amputating the legs of a fallen firefighter, Corday stops because of her pain.

    Director:Jonathan Kaplan
    Writer:Jack Orman

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  16. ER Season 7 Episode 16 - Witch Hunt
    7.7/10(412 votes)

    #16 - Witch Hunt

    S7:E16

    Weaver fears for her own reputation when Legaspi is accused of sexual harassment. Afraid to reveal her relationship with Legaspi--for both personal and professional reasons--Weaver fails to support her during the investigation. An infant is abducted from the hospital and later found on a train platform.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:R. Scott Gemmill

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  17. ER Season 7 Episode 17 - Survival of the Fittest
    7.8/10(426 votes)

    #17 - Survival of the Fittest

    S7:E17

    A demented patient causes a shootout in the emergency room. After terrorizing people in the ER with a gun, she gets shot by a policeman. She soon dies. Benton later discover her dementia was caused by an aftereffect of his surgery that he and Cleo should have detected. Carter pursues a cute intern.

    Director:Marita Grabiak
    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  18. ER Season 7 Episode 18 - April Showers
    7.9/10(425 votes)

    #18 - April Showers

    S7:E18

    Numerous mishaps threaten to mar Corday and Greene's wedding day. As the very pregnant Corday becomes increasingly agitated, the presence of her bickering divorced parents does little to improve her mood. With the intense rain, Greene has a difficult time making it to the church. But, evenutally, he arrives and they joyfully wed.

    Director:Christopher Misiano
    Writer:Tom Garrigus

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  19. ER Season 7 Episode 19 - Sailing Away
    7.9/10(448 votes)

    #19 - Sailing Away

    S7:E19

    Abby and Carter travel to Oklahoma to rescue Abby's mentally ill mother and bring her back to Chicago. In Chicago, Maggie suffers from a sleeping pills overdose. At County General, Kovac frantically revives her. Benton treats a college student injured in a fraternity prank.

    Director:Laura Innes
    Writers:Meredith Stiehm, Jack Orman

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  20. ER Season 7 Episode 20 - Fear of Commitment
    7.6/10(421 votes)

    #20 - Fear of Commitment

    S7:E20

    Maggie contests Abby's attempt to institutionalize her. Weaver treats a few bizarre patients. When Legaspi returns to work after being exonerated of sexual harassment, Weaver tries to reconcile with her. Benton injures his hand while transporting his former teacher to the hospital and must contend with the teacher's wisecracking elderly buddies.

    Director:Anthony Edwards
    Writer:R. Scott Gemmill

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  21. ER Season 7 Episode 21 - Where the Heart Is
    7.7/10(435 votes)

    #21 - Where the Heart Is

    S7:E21

    Cleo and Carla clash after Reese gets hurt while in Cleo's care. Weaver and Kovac cannot save the life of a developmentally challenged woman's only caregiver. Abby goes to a therapy session with Maggie. Later, Abby confesses to Maggie that she is afraid to bear children because they might be bipolar like her mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Meredith Stiehm, Dee Johnson

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  22. ER Season 7 Episode 22 - Rampage
    8.8/10(713 votes)

    #22 - Rampage

    S7:E22

    The ER is flooded with foster care home residents, attacked by a shooter bent on tracking down his son, who , with the help of Dr. Green, was put into the foster care system amid allegations he was being abused by his father.

    Director:Jonathan Kaplan
    Writer:Jack Orman

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Homecoming" is the best rated episode of "ER" season 7. It scored 8.1/10 based on 601 votes. Directed by Jonathan Kaplan and written by Jack Orman, it aired on 10/12/2000. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Sand and Water".