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The Best Episodes of Medium

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Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Medium Season 4 Episode 10 - Wicked Game (2)
    8.8/10(376 votes)

    #1 - Wicked Game (2)

    S4:E10

    A shocking and brutal conclusion awaits Allison and Cynthia as they delve into the decade-old case of the kidnapping and murder of Cynthia's daughter. Meanwhile, Joe tries to get funding for a new invention and Bridgette predicts good fortunes for her dad.

    Director:Arlene Sanford
    Writer:Robert Doherty

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  2. Medium Season 2 Episode 3 - Time Out of Mind
    8.5/10(409 votes)

    #2 - Time Out of Mind

    S2:E3

    Allison dreams that she's a woman who's been committed to a mental institution in 1959. After viewing taped sessions from the clinic, Allison discovers that the woman from her dream had made claims of being Allison DuBois, living in 2005.

    Director:Arliss Howard
    Writer:Robert Doherty

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  3. Medium Season 3 Episode 3 - Blood Relations
    8.5/10(332 votes)

    #3 - Blood Relations

    S3:E3

    A serial killer from the past begins to possess people so he can kill again. Allison races against the clock to save his next victim, but she becomes a target in the process.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Robert Doherty

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  4. Medium Season 3 Episode 17 - 1-900-Lucky
    8.5/10(322 votes)

    #4 - 1-900-Lucky

    S3:E17

    Allison investigates the case a woman's murdered husband. Meanwhile, her brother Michael gets a job as a telephone hotline psychic which leads him to visit a distressed customer in Arizona - the same customer whose case Allison is investigating.

    Director:David Arquette
    Writers:Robert Doherty, Javier Grillo-Marxuach

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  5. Medium Season 4 Episode 9 - Wicked Game (1)
    8.5/10(306 votes)

    #5 - Wicked Game (1)

    S4:E9

    While working to locate a missing local girl, Allison learns about secrets from Cynthia Keener's past. Meanwhile, Joe's relationship with Allison is tested after Bridgette's science class project sparks his imagination.

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writer:Diane Ademu-John

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  6. Medium Season 6 Episode 20 - Time Keeps on Slipping
    8.5/10(315 votes)

    #6 - Time Keeps on Slipping

    S6:E20

    A distressed Ariel begins to lose hours and then years of time in her life and must look to her future self to find out how to get back to the present.

    Director:Miguel Sandoval
    Writers:Robert Doherty, Heather Mitchell

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  7. Medium Season 3 Episode 12 - Second Opinion
    8.4/10(349 votes)

    #7 - Second Opinion

    S3:E12

    Allsion had a dream that takes place about 20 years in the future in which Marie dies of leukemia. Upon waking up Allison is determined to keep Marie safe no matter what needs to be done. Joe strongly disagrees with Allison's actions, and tries to convince her to stay rational. Meanwhile Scanlon investigates the sudden death of a close friend.

    Director:Dan Lerner
    Writer:Sterling Anderson

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  8. Medium Season 2 Episode 20 - The Darkness Is Light Enough
    8.3/10(343 votes)

    #8 - The Darkness Is Light Enough

    S2:E20

    Allison repeatedly dreams about a woman who is being watched by a stranger in her bedroom.

    Director:Aaron Lipstadt
    Writers:Analisa Brouet, Nick Wauters

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  9. Medium Season 5 Episode 2 - Things to Do in Phoenix When You're Dead
    8.3/10(287 votes)

    #9 - Things to Do in Phoenix When You're Dead

    S5:E2

    Allison dreams of a ghost who was a witness to several murders. Meanwhile, Ariel has a strange reaction to an assignment in health class.

    Director:Aaron Lipstadt
    Writer:Diane Ademu-John

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  10. Medium Season 5 Episode 16 - The First Bite Is the Deepest
    8.3/10(286 votes)

    #10 - The First Bite Is the Deepest

    S5:E16

    Allison turns to Cynthia Keener (who is now in jail) when she starts dreaming of a former kidnap victim who Cynthia had once rescued.

    Director:Patricia Arquette
    Writer:Diane Ademu-John

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  11. Medium Season 1 Episode 16 - When Push Comes to Shove (1)
    8.2/10(347 votes)

    #11 - When Push Comes to Shove (1)

    S1:E16

    After somehow seeing Capt. Kenneth Push in a vision at a murder scene, Allison calls upon his assistance to find a serial killer. However, the only way Capt. Push can help is by literally putting his life on the line.

    Director:Aaron Lipstadt
    Writer:Chris Dingess

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  12. Medium Season 2 Episode 22 - Twice Upon a Time
    8.2/10(345 votes)

    #12 - Twice Upon a Time

    S2:E22

    Allison dreams of the life she could have had if she'd become the attorney she originally wanted to be.

    Director:Ronald L. Schwary
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  13. Medium Season 3 Episode 7 - The Whole Truth
    8.2/10(370 votes)

    #13 - The Whole Truth

    S3:E7

    Allison is called to help Devalos investigate the shocking death of a well-respected assemblyman, but for some reason she has visions of a young boy trapped in a well mixed in with her visions of the assemblyman. She must figure out what the dreams of the young boy mean because the dreams of the assemblyman alone aren't enough for her to solve the assemblyman's death.

    Director:Leslie Libman
    Writer:Diane Ademu-John

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  14. Medium Season 1 Episode 5 - In Sickness and Adultery
    8.1/10(411 votes)

    #14 - In Sickness and Adultery

    S1:E5

    Allison seeks Catherine's (the psychic she talked to in "Pilot") help after learning that Joe has scheduled a biopsy exam. The psychic gives her a strange message that later comes back to haunt Allison. A case about the homicide of a police officer takes a shocking turn when Allison dreams where the murder weapon is located and is then called to the stand to testify how she obtained the information. Meanwhile, Allison fears that Joe is having an affair when he repeatedly comes home late from work.

    Director:Aaron Lipstadt
    Writer:Michael Angeli

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  15. Medium Season 2 Episode 1 - When Push Comes to Shove (2)
    8.1/10(344 votes)

    #15 - When Push Comes to Shove (2)

    S2:E1

    While Capt. Push lingers between life and death, Allison struggles to decipher confusing messages from the other side in an attempt to stop a serial killer before he claims his next victim.

    Director:Aaron Lipstadt
    Writer:Glenn Gordon Caron

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  16. Medium Season 3 Episode 11 - The One Behind The Wheel
    8.1/10(285 votes)

    #16 - The One Behind The Wheel

    S3:E11

    Waking up from a dream that allows a mysterious woman calling herself Sandra to take possession of her body, Allison is freaked out and sneaks out of the house. Joe seeks Scanlon's help when her new identity refuses to leave her body.

    Director:Leon Ichaso
    Writer:Diane Ademu-John

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  17. Medium Season 4 Episode 1 - And Then
    8.1/10(310 votes)

    #17 - And Then

    S4:E1

    Now that Allison's special abilities have been revealed to the public, everyone's lives have been turned upside down. Allison starts to have dreams about a boy who was kidnapped from a toy store, but is unable to turn to Devalos or Scanlon for help. She decides to call the company hired by the missing boy's family and makes an unusual deal with the company's investigator, Cynthia Keener.

    Director:Aaron Lipstadt
    Writer:Glenn Gordon Caron

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  18. Medium Season 4 Episode 2 - But for the Grace of God
    8.1/10(326 votes)

    #18 - But for the Grace of God

    S4:E2

    Allison tries to help investigator Cynthia Keener find a missing teenage girl. Meanwhile, Ariel dreams of Allison's high school days from the 80's after being asked out to a concert without any chaperones.

    Director:Peter Markle
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  19. Medium Season 5 Episode 11 - The Devil Inside (1)
    8.1/10(250 votes)

    #19 - The Devil Inside (1)

    S5:E11

    Allison comes face-to-face with her stalker from her dreams. He believes he is doing God's work and must stop her. Allison and her family must remain under house arrest until they capture him. Meanwhile, Joe agonizes over whether or not to make a big gamble that could potentially save his company.

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writer:Diane Ademu-John

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  20. Medium Season 5 Episode 13 - How to Make a Killing in Big Business (1 & 2)
    8.1/10(253 votes)

    #20 - How to Make a Killing in Big Business (1 & 2)

    S5:E13

    Allison leaves her job at the D.A.'s office after she's recruited to work for the Lydecker Corporation by another psychic who works there. While enjoying her new job, Allison still regrets leaving the D.A.'s office so suddenly, and has dreams about a serial killer running loose in Phoenix. Meanwhile, extenuating circumstances cause Ariel to start taking pills.

    Directors:Arlene Sanford, Peter Werner
    Writers:Craig Sweeny, Robert Doherty

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  21. Medium Season 6 Episode 1 - Déjà Vu All Over Again
    8.1/10(267 votes)

    #21 - Déjà Vu All Over Again

    S6:E1

    Allison and her family deal with the outcome of her brain surgery and its possible lasting effects. Also, a local television station owner asks Devalos and Scanlon to look into the possible stalking of his sportscaster, who is also his wife.

    Director:Aaron Lipstadt
    Writers:Craig Sweeny, Robert Doherty

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  22. Medium Season 6 Episode 13 - Psych
    8.1/10(262 votes)

    #22 - Psych

    S6:E13

    Allison believes that a paranoid schizophrenic girl was framed for her parents' murder years ago. Meanwhile, Bridgette suffers through the agony of her first crush on a guy friend.

    Director:Vincent Misiano
    Writer:Diane Ademu-John

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  23. Medium Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.0/10(593 votes)

    #23 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Joe tries to prove that Allison's dreams are stress related by sending descriptions of them to law enforcement agencies. However, when one of her dreams matches a homicide in Texas, his attempt is thwarted.

    Director:Glenn Gordon Caron
    Writer:Glenn Gordon Caron

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  24. Medium Season 1 Episode 3 - A Couple of Choices
    8.0/10(420 votes)

    #24 - A Couple of Choices

    S1:E3

    Allison has a dream of a husband and wife committing a murder/suicide. D.A. Devalos introduces her to a friend of his, Detective Lee Scanlon, who's sister and brother in-law's deaths were also ruled a murder/suicide, and sees a connection. After learning about Allison's methods of investigation, Scanlon decides he doesn't want her help.

    Director:Jeff Bleckner
    Writers:Glenn Gordon Caron, Michael Angeli

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  25. Medium Season 2 Episode 2 - The Song Remains the Same
    8.0/10(363 votes)

    #25 - The Song Remains the Same

    S2:E2

    All outside noise is drowned out as a popular song is continuously played very loud, and only in Allison's head. The song gives Allison clues to the whereabouts of a missing coed.

    Director:Vincent Misiano
    Writer:Bruce Miller

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Best Episodes Summary

"Wicked Game (2)" is the best rated episode of "Medium". It scored 8.8/10 based on 376 votes. Directed by Arlene Sanford and written by Robert Doherty, it aired on 3/31/2008. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Time Out of Mind".