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After the death of his wife, world-class neurosurgeon Dr. Andrew Brown leaves Manhattan and moves his family to the small town of Everwood, Colorado. There he becomes a small-town doctor and learns parenting on the

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Everwood Season 2 Episode 1 - The Last of Summer
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    #1 - The Last of Summer

    S2:E1

    In the second season opener, the town of Everwood deals with the aftermath of Colin's unsuccessful surgery, as he is now dead. The Brown family begins to feel ostracized by the town due to Colin's death. Meanwhile, a saddened Andy feels guilty of not doing his very best as regretting now over his promise to Colin of not resuscitating him if the surgery goes wrong. Amy and the rest of the town find out about this matter and confront Dr. Brown over it.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writers:Greg Berlanti, Rina Mimoun

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  2. Everwood Season 2 Episode 3 - My Brother's Keeper
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    #2 - My Brother's Keeper

    S2:E3

    The entire Abbot's family is turned upside down by the return of Dr. Linda Abbott (Marcia Cross, ""Melrose Place""), who has been practicing Eastern-based medicine in exotic locations around the world. Edna, who is blinded with pride, doesn't see her daughter's loneliness, and loses sight of her own life with Irv. But Linda encounters the most resistance from her brother Harold when she announces her decision to join his practice. Meanwhile Andy learns that some 'tweens may be practicing unsafe sex, and is shocked at their parents reaction to the situation. Finally, Bright asks Ephram to keep an eye on Amy whose odd behavior has everyone worried.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writer:Vanessa Taylor

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  3. Everwood Season 2 Episode 4 - East Meets West
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    #3 - East Meets West

    S2:E4

    Andy's well-intentioned plan to give Ephram more free time by hiring college student Madison Kellner (guest star Sarah Lancaster) as a caretaker for Delia ends up making things worse when Madison treats Ephram like a child, as well and embarrasses him in front of Amy. Meanwhile, Andy's concern for Colin's alcoholic father (guest star Michael Flynn) blinds him to Nina's struggles with her divorce proceedings. Dr. Abbot continues to clash with his sister, Dr. Linda Abbott, when she tries to take over his office and the difference in their personalities and medical philosophies becomes alarmingly clear.

    Director:David Petrarca
    Writer:John E. Pogue

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  4. Everwood Season 2 Episode 5 - Daddy's Little Girl
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    #4 - Daddy's Little Girl

    S2:E5

    When Andy invites Linda Abbott over for dinner to discuss a patient, Delia lashes out through foul language, but it is an enlightened Ephram who figures out the cause of his sister's bad behavior, thanks to insight provided by Madison (Sarah Lancaster). Amy's depression deepens, but when her therapist recommends medication, Dr. Abbott refuses to write a prescription to help his daughter cope with Colin's death.

    Director:Peter Lauer
    Writers:Joan Binder Weiss, Rina Mimoun

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  5. Everwood Season 2 Episode 9 - Just Like in the Movies
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    #5 - Just Like in the Movies

    S2:E9

    Dr. Brown courts Linda Abbott despite Edna's and Harold's insistence that he's wasting his time, but Andy persists, forcing Linda to tell him that she is H.I.V. positive. Bright tells Ephram he can win Madison's affections by ignoring her, but the plan goes awry when she breaks up with her boyfriend. Amy meets a flirtatious and attractive town bad-boy, Tommy Callahan (guest star Paul Wasilewski), whose compassion for her problems touches her heart for the first time since Colin's death.

    Director:Matt Shakman
    Writer:Rina Mimoun

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  6. Everwood Season 2 Episode 10 - Unhappy Holidays
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    #6 - Unhappy Holidays

    S2:E10

    Horrified to discover that Ephram and Madison are involved, Dr. Brown stops short of firing her, but Madison decides to quit leaving the Browns to a very unhappy holiday, especially when Delia discovers another troubling relationship - between her father and Linda Abbott. Stressed by Thanksgiving with his cantankerous mother-in-law (guest star Betty White), Dr. Abbott reacts badly when Amy brings Tommy (Paul Wasilewski) to Thanksgiving dinner. Finally pushed to the breaking point, Amy runs away from home.

    Director:Jason Moore
    Writer:John E. Pogue

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  7. Everwood Season 2 Episode 11 - Family Dynamics
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    #7 - Family Dynamics

    S2:E11

    When Andy's relationship with Delia is threatened after he breaks his promise not to date Linda Abbott, he decides to take his daughter on a special bonding trip to regain her trust. Andy is also surprised by Ephram's emotional reaction to the relationship with Linda. Meanwhile, Andy finds himself in a tough spot when a woman patient wants to get pregnant through in-vitro fertilization with sperm from her first husband, who is now dead, but her second husband is having a real problem over the matter. The Abbott family is still in turmoil when Amy decides to live with Edna and Irv, rather than playing by her parents' rules.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writer:David Hudgins

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  8. Everwood Season 2 Episode 12 - Controlling Interest
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    #8 - Controlling Interest

    S2:E12

    Dr. Brown tries to intervene when a bulimic high school champion wrestler (guest star Douglas Smith, Gregory Smith's brother) puts his life in jeopardy for an important tournament. Bright is suspended from school after he fights with Amy's boyfriend Tommy (Paul Wasilewski). Linda Abbott suspects that that Andy is reluctant to move their relationship to a more intimate level because of her HIV status. Finally, Ephram is convinced that college student Madison is embarrassed to be seen with him.

    Director:Lev L. Spiro
    Writer:Michael Green

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  9. Everwood Season 2 Episode 13 - Forget Me Not
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    #9 - Forget Me Not

    S2:E13

    Caught up in her first fight with Tommy (guest-star Paul Wasilewski), Amy's reconciliation with her father goes awry when she forgets his birthday dinner. Madison lies to Ephram about liking a love song he wrote, which leads to a fight when she refuses to show the song to her band. Nina finally confronts Andy about neglecting their friendship to spend time with Linda.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writers:Patrick Sean Smith, Wendy Mericle

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  10. Everwood Season 2 Episode 14 - No Sure Thing
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    #10 - No Sure Thing

    S2:E14

    Ephram gets the wrong idea when Madison tells him her roommate is going to be out of town, but the misunderstanding leads to an intimate moment for the couple. In other matters of the heart, Amy decides she's ready to have sex with Tommy (guest star Paul Wasilewski), so she works up the courage to ask Dr. Brown to write her a prescription for birth control pills, and Andy makes the important decision to talk to Ephram and Delia about Linda spending the night at their house.

    Director:Perry Lang
    Writer:Joan Binder Weiss

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  11. Everwood Season 2 Episode 15 - The L Word
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    #11 - The L Word

    S2:E15

    Ephram is horrified and heartbroken after he impulsively tells Madison (guest-star Sarah Lancaster) that he loves her and she doesn't reciprocate. Meanwhile, Linda naively agrees to watch Delia overnight so that Andy can accompany Ephram and his piano teacher, Will (guest-star James Earl Jones), to a jazz competition in Boulder, and Amy breaks up with Tommy (guest-star Paul Wasilewski) after realizing she might not be able to trust him again.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writer:John E. Pogue

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  12. Everwood Season 2 Episode 16 - Unspoken Truths
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    #12 - Unspoken Truths

    S2:E16

    Ephram and Bright conspire to get Ephram a fake I.D. so that he can get into a bar to see Madison perform with her band. Meanwhile, Nina leans on Andy for emotional support after she is served with divorce papers, but the genuine affection between the two raises a red flag for Linda; Harold and Rose (guest star Merrilyn Gann) schedule a meeting with Amy's guidance counselor after receiving her less-than-stellar report card. Finally, Tommy (guest star Paul Wasilewski) takes Amy to a party where she finds closure over the loss of Colin (guest Mike Erwin), but the evening takes a life-threatening turn.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writers:Greg Berlanti, Rina Mimoun

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  13. Everwood Season 2 Episode 17 - Unfinished Business
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    #13 - Unfinished Business

    S2:E17

    Amy moves back home, but finds adjusting to her old life difficult, especially after her parents (Tom Amandes and Merrilyn Gann) discover she's taking birth control pills and her former friends give her the major cold shoulder. Elsewhere in Everwood, Ephram thinks Madison is going to break up with him and Andy testifies on behalf of Nina as she and her recently out-of-the-closet ex-husband (guest-star Dylan Walsh) battle for sole custody of their son.

    Director:Sandy Smolan
    Writer:David Hudgins

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  14. Everwood Season 2 Episode 18 - Last Looks
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    #14 - Last Looks

    S2:E18

    Against Andy's better judgment, ex-sweethearts Ephram and Madison decide it would be in Delia's best interest if Madison resumed her job as Delia's babysitter. Meanwhile, Amy contemplates going off her anti-depressant medication after Linda suggests she might be ready and Bright anxiously awaits his college acceptance letters.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:John E. Pogue

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  15. Everwood Season 2 Episode 19 - Sick
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    #15 - Sick

    S2:E19

    Amy confides to Bright that she may have developed feelings for Ephram and sees him in a new light, but Bright begs her to have mercy on poor Ephram, who is still nursing a broken heart from his recent break-up with Madison. Meanwhile, Linda reveals her HIV status to Delia after the girl confronts her about all the pills she's been taking. While Delia takes the news better than expected, the rest of the town goes ballistic after Linda's secret unintentionally becomes public knowledge. Dr. Abbott faces a potential malpractice suit, and Andy is forced to come clean with Ephram, who doesn't take the news very well.

    Director:David Paymer
    Writer:Michael Green

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  16. Everwood Season 2 Episode 20 - Do or Die
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    #16 - Do or Die

    S2:E20

    Ephram and Amy decide to go to prom together as friends, but Amy can't get up the nerve to tell Ephram that she has feelings for him after they run into his ex-girlfriend Madison and Amy realizes that he's still nursing a broken heart. Meanwhile, Linda decides it may be time to leave Everwood behind, and Andy's mentor, Dr. Donald Douglas (guest star Philip Baker Hall), asks him to perform risky brain surgery on a patient who turns out to be Dr. Douglas himself.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writer:Vanessa Taylor

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  17. Everwood Season 2 Episode 21 - Your Future Awaits
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    #17 - Your Future Awaits

    S2:E21

    When Amy accompanies Ephram to his Julliard audition in Boulder, a romantic moment leads her to confess her newfound feelings for him. Meanwhile, Andy struggles to convince his mentor Dr. Douglas (guest-star Philip Baker Hall) that he needs even riskier brain surgery than originally thought and that Andy is the man to do it. Dr. Abbott faces losing his medical practice after it appears no company will insure him. Lastly, Bright decides not to attend his graduation ceremony, much to the disappointment of his family.

    Director:Marita Grabiak
    Writers:Patrick Sean Smith, Wendy Mericle

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  18. Everwood Season 2 Episode 22 - The Day Is Done
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    #18 - The Day Is Done

    S2:E22

    Ephram is on cloud nine after being accepted into Julliard's summer program, but his emotions are sent into a tailspin when Amy shares her feelings for him and asks that he stay in Everwood for the summer. Meanwhile, Dr. Abbott's family thinks he's gone off the deep end when he decides to open a bagel shop in response to losing his malpractice insurance, and Andy learns a shocking revelation about his family.

    Director:David Petrarca
    Writers:Michael Green, Greg Berlanti, Rina Mimoun

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  19. Everwood Season 3 Episode 1 - For Every Action...
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    #19 - For Every Action...

    S3:E1

    Ephram and Amy are reunited after a long summer spent apart while Ephram attended Julliard's summer program in New York, but Amy's euphoria is quickly replaced with paranoia after she notices Ephram acting distant. Meanwhile, Andy is plagued by guilt over whether he made the right decision concerning Madison's pregnancy, and Dr. Abbott befriends the town's newest citizen, Jake Hartman, who turns out to be a doctor from California looking to open a new practice in Everwood.

    Director:David Petrarca
    Writer:Rina Mimoun

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  20. Everwood Season 3 Episode 2 - ...There is a Reaction
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    #20 - ...There is a Reaction

    S3:E2

    At her father's suggestion, a heartbroken Amy is determined to make the most of her senior year in the wake of Ephram returning from New York and telling her that piano has to be his number one priority. Andy contemplates telling Ephram about Madison's (Sarah Lancaster, who does not appear in the episode) pregnancy. Meanwhile, Rose naively agrees to help Bright find his true calling after she discovers that he hasn't enrolled for college classes and is in fact leading a life of total leisure. Also, Dr. Jake Hartman (Scott Wolf) creates a marketing blitz for his new practice that threatens to push Dr. Abbott over the edge. Lastly, Nina takes in her friends' teenage daughter, Hannah (Sarah Drew, "Radio"), and asks Ephram to take her under his wing.

    Director:Perry Lang
    Writer:David Hudgins

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  21. Everwood Season 3 Episode 3 - Staking Claim
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    #21 - Staking Claim

    S3:E3

    Ephram regrets promising Nina that he would watch over Hannah at school, especially when her constant presence interferes with his time alone with Amy. Amy befriends Hannah out of a sense of charity, but soon finds Hannah so refreshing that a real friendship develops. Meanwhile, Andy tries to ignore the tension between Dr. Abbott and Edna, but his attitude forces Edna to quit and go to work for Dr. Hartman. Andy treats a 13-year-old patient (guest-star Carter Jenkins) whose mysterious injuries cause Andy to suspect the boy's mother (guest-star Elizabeth Mitchell) of abuse.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writer:Bruce Miller

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  22. Everwood Season 3 Episode 4 - The Birds & the Batteries
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    #22 - The Birds & the Batteries

    S3:E4

    Andy finds himself at a loss over what to do when Delia naively stumbles upon Nina's vibrator and starts asking questions. Meanwhile, Ephram attempts to write Amy a love letter to show her the extent of his feelings. Amy makes it her mission to make new best friend Hannah (Sarah Drew) popular. Meanwhile, Harold and Rose question Bright's euphoria over being selected "employee of the month" and decide it's time for some parental intervention. Dr. Abbott becomes worried that his son Bright is settling too little in life when taking a job at a restaurant. Lastly, Andy treats a patient who needs a transplant, but won't tell his wife.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:John E. Pogue

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  23. Everwood Season 3 Episode 5 - Sacrifice
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    #23 - Sacrifice

    S3:E5

    Andy puts his foot in his mouth by picking a fight with Everwood's patron saint, Amanda Hayes (Anne Heche), who, unbeknownst to Andy, has been caring for her profoundly disabled husband (guest-star Jason Beghe) for the past five years. Meanwhile, Jake surprises Nina by asking her out on a date; Ephram and Bright realize their friendship may have grown too far apart to salvage; and neurotic-as-ever Dr. Abbott struggles to come up with a medical invention after learning that Dr. Brown and Dr. Hartman have successful inventions of their own.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writer:Anna Fricke

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  24. Everwood Season 3 Episode 6 - Shoot the Moon
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    #24 - Shoot the Moon

    S3:E6

    Andy worries that Ephram is beginning to question himself and his chances of getting into Julliard after he applies to a college in Colorado as a back-up plan. Similarly, Harold has concerns of his own when Amy informs him that she's not applying to the school they always dreamed of her attending, Princeton, because it would take her too far away from Ephram. Meanwhile, Andy jumps head first into helping Amanda (guest-star Anne Heche) and her disabled husband (guest-star Jason Beghe) with a new therapy involving music, but it may be too much and too fast for Amanda; and Edna and Irv's marriage hits a rough patch after Irv loses his job and they contemplate their future together.

    Director:Matt Shakman
    Writer:Michael Green

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  25. Everwood Season 3 Episode 7 - Best Laid Plans
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    #25 - Best Laid Plans

    S3:E7

    When Jake surreptitiously informs Andy that Ephram came to him for a STD test, Andy and Harold decide the best plan of action is to convince Ephram and Amy to hold off on sex. Of course, when Ephram realizes it's no coincidence that he and Amy both had a heart-to-heart with their fathers on the same day and informs her of his suspicions, Amy feels betrayed that Ephram didn't tell her about the test beforehand. In another part of town, Nina finally decides it's time to tell Andy how she feels about him and asks him out to dinner, and Bright invites a lovestruck Hannah to go with him to a movie, but the night takes a turn for the worst when Hannah misinterprets his interest.

    Director:Jason Moore
    Writer:Sherri Cooper-Landsman

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Last of Summer" is the worst rated episode of "Everwood". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Michael Schultz and written by Greg Berlanti, Rina Mimoun, it aired on 9/15/2003. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "My Brother's Keeper".