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The Best Episodes of New Amsterdam Season 2

Every episode of New Amsterdam Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of New Amsterdam Season 2!

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The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital. Max Goodwin sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care, but the doctors and staff are

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 1 - Your Turn
    8.6/10(1072 votes)

    #1 - Your Turn

    S2:E1

    Max works to find a new normal three months after the accident and the birth of his daughter. Kapoor grapples with the stigma of aging. Iggy has a successful day that inspires a life-changing idea. Reynolds deals with an unreliable new intern.

    Director:Michael Slovis
    Writer:David Schulner

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  2. New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 2 - The Big Picture
    8.0/10(768 votes)

    #2 - The Big Picture

    S2:E2

    Max invokes a hospital-wide census in effort to get to know the staff of New Amsterdam on a deeper level. Reynolds takes a leap of faith that lands him in hot water, and Dr. Castro extends her treatment plan to more patients in the hospital.

    Director:Don Scardino
    Writer:Jiréh Breon Holder

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  3. New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 3 - Replacement
    8.0/10(743 votes)

    #3 - Replacement

    S2:E3

    Max takes a chance on a new assistant and goes toe-to-toe with the board on a new plan; Iggy struggles to figure out what is causing a unit-wide illness; Kapoor receives some shocking news.

    Director:Jamie Payne
    Writer:Aaron Ginsburg

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  4. New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 4 - The Denominator
    8.0/10(727 votes)

    #4 - The Denominator

    S2:E4

    When Iggy and Kapoor discover a patient might be suffering from lead poisoning, they are forced to take on the city. Meanwhile, Max's unsolicited attempts to help a patient backfires.

    Director:Michael Slovis
    Writer:David Foster

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  5. New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 5 - The Karman Line
    8.0/10(712 votes)

    #5 - The Karman Line

    S2:E5

    When Sharpe has a case that hits close to home, she and Max team up to make things right for the patient. Meanwhile, Iggy and Bloom are forced to make a tough call on a unique situation.

    Director:Nick Gomez
    Writer:Laura Valdivia

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  6. New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 6 - Righteous Right Hand
    7.8/10(731 votes)

    #6 - Righteous Right Hand

    S2:E6

    When a group of women on a retreat end up in the ED, Max gets some troubling information that could put a patient in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Sharpe and Kapoor work together to mend fences between two feuding sisters.

    Director:Peter Horton
    Writer:Erika Green Swafford

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  7. New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 7 - Good Soldiers
    8.2/10(719 votes)

    #7 - Good Soldiers

    S2:E7

    When Kapoor introduces a patient to Iggy's PTSD group, a creative treatment plan causes turmoil. Sharpe discovers a long-kept secret regarding a patient.

    Director:Rachel Leiterman
    Writer:Shaun Cassidy

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  8. New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 8 - What the Heart Wants
    7.9/10(711 votes)

    #8 - What the Heart Wants

    S2:E8

    Sharpe lands in hot water when she goes out on a limb for a patient. Max's grief comes to a head. Bloom takes a major step in her recovery.

    Director:Don Scardino
    Writer:Y. Shireen Razack

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  9. New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 9 - The Island
    8.1/10(694 votes)

    #9 - The Island

    S2:E9

    When an inmate comes in with an entirely preventable illness, Max, Sharpe, and Iggy head directly to the source - Rikers Island. Meanwhile, Bloom struggles with her recovery, and Reynolds gets news that could change his life.

    Director:Michael Slovis
    Writer:Graham Norris

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  10. New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 10 - Code Silver
    8.3/10(711 votes)

    #10 - Code Silver

    S2:E10

    With the hospital on lockdown after the Rikers patients escape, Sharpe and Max find themselves in a situation that could cost them their lives; Bloom must put aside her pain to help a patient; Iggy is forced to face his marriage's issues.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writer:Leah Nanako Winkler

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  11. New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 11 - Hiding Behind My Smile
    8.2/10(662 votes)

    #11 - Hiding Behind My Smile

    S2:E11

    Max and Luna make friends in an unexpected place as Max struggles with the realities of being a single father. Meanwhile, Kapoor takes a big step in order to help his family.

    Director:Lucy Liu
    Writer:David Foster

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  12. New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 12 - 14 Years, 2 Months, 8 Days
    7.7/10(676 votes)

    #12 - 14 Years, 2 Months, 8 Days

    S2:E12

    Sharpe has an important realization that will affect her career. Meanwhile, Max and Reynolds take on uncharted waters when a young patient comes to New Amsterdam with symptoms of a heart attack.

    Director:Seith Mann
    Writer:Aaron Ginsburg

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  13. New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 13 - In the Graveyard
    8.3/10(734 votes)

    #13 - In the Graveyard

    S2:E13

    The doctors stop at nothing to help their patients, following a shocking realization that prompts a change in the hospital. Meanwhile, Reynolds must make an important decision in his career.

    Director:Darnell Martin
    Writer:Joshua Carlebach

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  14. New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 14 - Sabbath
    7.6/10(741 votes)

    #14 - Sabbath

    S2:E14

    Max races against the clock to rearrange the budget when faced with employees going unpaid, while Kapoor is presented with a device that's the future of medicine. Meanwhile, Iggy goes against the norms to prove a diagnosis and Bloom gets an unexpected visitor.

    Director:Ryan Eggold
    Writer:David Schulner

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  15. New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 15 - Double Blind
    7.6/10(811 votes)

    #15 - Double Blind

    S2:E15

    When tasked with turning the opioid epidemic around, Max shuts down the ED and proposes a massive change. Meanwhile, Sharpe goes great lengths to prove a point.

    Director:Allison Liddi-Brown
    Writer:Shaun Cassidy

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  16. New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 16 - Perspectives
    7.9/10(636 votes)

    #16 - Perspectives

    S2:E16

    Max, Bloom and Reynolds frantically recount a patient's past encounter that could throw them into a massive lawsuit. Meanwhile, Iggy confronts a local middle school about its teaching policies, and Kapoor lets his superstitions take over.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writer:Y. Shireen Razack

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  17. New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 17 - Liftoff
    8.1/10(639 votes)

    #17 - Liftoff

    S2:E17

    Max searches for a solution to crowdfunding after his eye-opening appearance in a viral "Go Fund Me" video. Reynolds takes his last laps at the hospital while Kapoor helps a former pilot deal with his life as a paraplegic.

    Director:Kristi Zea
    Writer:Graham Norris

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  18. New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 18 - Matter of Seconds
    8.0/10(699 votes)

    #18 - Matter of Seconds

    S2:E18

    When multiple patients throughout the hospital begin to show similar, alarming symptoms, Sharpe and Bloom scramble to figure out the root of the issue. Iggy tries to create peace for a divorced couple in a dangerous situation and Kapoor experiences a flirtatious encounter. Meanwhile, Max meets a child with a rare muscular disease and desperately tries to get him into the only clinical trial in the country that could extend his life.

    Director:Dinh Thai
    Writer:Aaron Ginsburg

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Your Turn" is the best rated episode of "New Amsterdam" season 2. It scored 8.6/10 based on 1072 votes. Directed by Michael Slovis and written by David Schulner, it aired on 9/24/2019. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Big Picture".