7.7/10418 votes#1 - Four Corners
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2001
Weaver returns to the emergency room after a self-imposed sabbatical of three weeks, wondering how her newfound lesbian identity will affect her workplace relationships. Having purposely allowed a mass murderer to die, Greene must keep the secret amidst the scrutiny of his superiors.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Jack Orman, David Zabel
8.0/10409 votes#2 - The Longer You Stay
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2001
Carter is overwhelmed by patients from a rock concert riot. Benton's former girlfriend is killed in a car accident. Newly promoted to chief resident, Chen panics and misdiagnoses a patient. Kovac angers Abby by flirting with a waitress.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: Jack Orman
8.0/10483 votes#3 - Blood Sugar Sex Magic
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2001
Greene's daughter comes to live with him and Corday. Carter and Abby become more intimate. Chen must prove her skills while saving a baby. Weaver terminates Malucci after witnessing him having sex in an ambulance.
Director: N/A
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill, Elizabeth Hunter
7.9/10387 votes#4 - Never Say Never
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2001
Dr. Susan Lewis arrives, looking for work in the Chicago area again. Greene hires her, over Weaver's objection. Chen nervously attends a risk management review, accompanied by the unforgiving Weaver, to discuss a patient who recently died under Chen's supervision.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Dee Johnson
7.7/10367 votes#5 - Start All Over Again
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2001
Lewis faces a hectic first day back at County General. Benton and Roger become frantic when they can't locate Reese. Carter's grandmother is brought to the emergency room. Carter and Abby deal with inept medical students.
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
Writer: Joe Sachs
7.6/10360 votes#6 - Supplies and Demands
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2001
Corday's ordeal, caused by the recent infection-related deaths of several of her patients, worsens when she is closely observed by a stern taskmaster. Corday is outraged when a county investigator accuses her of deliberately euthanizing the patients, who all happened to be elderly.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: Meredith Stiehm
7.8/10376 votes#7 - If I Should Fall from Grace
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2001
A new medical student, Michael Gallant, arrives in the ER. He's supposed to be working under Dr. Carter's supervision but his grandmother is unwell. Elizabeth Corday is convinced that other doctors are refusing to work with as a result of the mysterious deaths.
Director: Laura Innes
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
8.4/10519 votes#8 - Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2001
When a torrential rainstorm pounds Chicago, patients deluge the emergency room while Weaver speeds to an accident site. There, she finds a pregnant woman, Vicki lying injured inside a wrecked ambulance while live power lines spark. Fourth-year student Michael Gallant makes a dangerous decision in order to help.
Director: David Nutter
Writer: Jack Orman
7.5/10362 votes#9 - Quo Vadis?
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/2001
Peter Benton continues his court fight against Reese's stepfather, Roger, who seems to have the upper hand. When a woman is accidentally shot during a gas station robbery, Dr. Corday tries to convince the husband to let them harvest her organs. A 15 year old boxer is brought in with a head trauma after sparring with his older brother. Newlyweds are having trouble when she constantly breaks out in a rash; Carter thinks he knows the cause.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Zabel, Joe Sachs
8.3/10510 votes#10 - I'll Be Home for Christmas
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2001
Benton commits perjury on the witness stand in order to gain custody of Reese. When Romano refuses to give him a more even schedule, Peter resigns and seeks a job at the clinic where Cleo is newly employed. Benton is granted custody of Reese and he and Cleo decide to move to the suburbs together. Meanwhile, Carter's father visits for Christmas with the news that he's getting divorced, Weaver and Sandy Lopez finally go on a date, and Abby catches Nicole in the maternity ward, recovering from an abortion.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: Dee Johnson, Meredith Stiehm
8.0/10408 votes#11 - Beyond Repair
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 1/10/2002
Abby helps a distraught boy whose mother died of a stroke; a man with schizophrenia, who once stabbed Carter and killed a doctor checks into the ER.
Director: Alan J. Levi
Writer: Jack Orman, R. Scott Gemmill
7.6/10379 votes#12 - A River in Egypt
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/2002
An injured and condemned murderer wants to die in the ER rather than await execution; Abby advises a neighbor to seek shelter from her abusive husband.
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: David Zabel
8.4/10438 votes#13 - Damage Is Done
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 1/31/2002
An accidental overdose brings Drs. Green and Corday's baby into the ER.
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writer: Dee Johnson
8.4/10430 votes#14 - A Simple Twist of Fate
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 2/7/2002
Greene confronts Corday when she orders Rachel out of their home; Abby tries to protect a battered neighbor who refuses to press charges against her husband.
Director: Christopher Chulack
Writer: Jack Orman
8.1/10372 votes#15 - It's All in Your Head
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 2/28/2002
After Dr. Corday moves out, Dr. Green fights loneliness and pain by immersing himself into his work. He is treating a father in the ER who severely burned himself while experimenting with illegal drugs. Abby fumes when the man who beat her is released and moves back in next door; the returning Jerry clashes with fellow desk jockey Frank.
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
8.7/10690 votes#16 - Secrets and Lies
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 3/7/2002
After some staff members are caught going through a dominatrix's bag, Weaver makes them attend a sexual harassment seminar, where they learn about each other.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Wells
7.9/10432 votes#17 - Bygones
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 3/28/2002
Drs. Corday and Greene are awkward when working together in the ER. Dr. Weaver treats victims of an intense fire that may take the life of a dear friend.
Director: Jessica Yu
Writer: Elizabeth Hunter, Meredith Stiehm
8.9/10743 votes#18 - Orion in the Sky
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 4/4/2002
As Dr. Greene's brain tumor begins affecting his coordination, he becomes concerned that his fate will be similar to the terminally ill patients he treats.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: David Zabel
7.5/10421 votes#19 - Brothers and Sisters (I)
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 4/25/2002
When Dr. Lewis gets a hysterical call from her niece, Susie, she hurries to New York to search for the child and her sister Chloe. The crossover continues on Third Watch S03E19 Unleashed
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
8.9/10777 votes#20 - The Letter
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 5/2/2002
Dr. Carter reads a letter from terminally ill Dr. Green to the ER staff. Dr. Weaver lashes out at a mentally challenged patient. A terminal, homeless man continues asking for Dr. Green.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jack Orman
9.6/101,851 votes#21 - On the Beach
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/2002
Dr. Greene's final days are spent in Hawaii with Rachel, teaching her to drive and surf. When he suffers a seizure, Elizabeth is called. Mark refuses to go home. He manages to make amends with his daughter before his eventual death.
Director: John Wells
Writer: John Wells
8.5/10656 votes#22 - Lockdown
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2002
Just when the ER is understaffed and swamped, two children who were brought in turn out to have full blown smallpox. The entire ER must be locked down. The staff needs to improvise while they battle not only the disease but also frayed tempers.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: Joe Sachs, Dee Johnson
The Best Episodes of ER Season 8
Every episode of ER Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of ER Season 8!
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency...
Genre:Drama
Network:NBC
Season 8 Ratings Summary
"Four Corners" is the best rated episode of "ER" season 8. It scored 7.7/10 based on 418 votes. Directed by Christopher Misiano and written by Jack Orman, David Zabel, it aired on 9/27/2001. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Longer You Stay".