The Worst Episodes of Royal Pains
Every episode of Royal Pains ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Royal Pains!
A young E.R. doctor who, after being wrongly blamed for a patient's death, moves to the Hamptons and becomes the reluctant "doctor for hire" to the rich and famous. When the attractive administrator of the local hospital asks him to treat the town's less fortunate, he finds himself walking the line between doing well for himself and doing good for others.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Royal Pains" is "The Good News Is...", rated 5.8/10 from 342 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "The Good News Is..." aired on 6/29/2016 and is rated 0.8 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Game of Phones".
5.8/10 342 votes#1 - The Good News Is...
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 6/29/2016
Hank helps a theater legend at Eddie's wedding; Eddie and Evan reconcile. Paige and Evan wait for pregnancy test results.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/10 112 votes#2 - Game of Phones
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 8/21/2013
Hank and Don must bring Molly home safely; Divya visits her mother in Italy; Paige is overwhelmed with work.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/10 136 votes#3 - The Prince of Nucleotides
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 6/23/2015
Hank treats a transgender teenager. Evan and Jeremiah host a gala fundraiser.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 144 votes#4 - Rash Talk
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 7/13/2011
Best friends worry about their line of house-cleaning products.
Director: N/A
Writer: Constance M. Burge
7.2/10 145 votes#5 - This One's for Jack
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/2012
Hank struggles to cope with Jack's illness; young brothers keep Hank busy; Evan teams up with Boris' cousin.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 96 votes#6 - Oh, M. G.
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 8/5/2014
Hank treats a perfumer who is losing the sense of smell; Evan and Ray hold a grand opening for HankLab; Divya tries to protect Jeremiah.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 207 votes#7 - The Honeymoon's Over
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/30/2009
Hank treats a childrens book illustrator that has a heart condition. Divya is treating a software guru who just married a swimsuit supermodel. Hank and Jill deal with the fact that Hank seems to be going down the same road as her former boyfriend.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 156 votes#8 - Whole Lotto Love
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 8/12/2010
When two lottery winners arrive in the Hamptons, Hank treats them both for conditions that appear to be related to their newly lavish lifestyle.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 138 votes#9 - Hank and the Deep Blue Sea
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/15/2012
Evan offers to assist Divya with breaking free from her financial burden. Also, Jill's teenage nephew, Luke, calls on HankMed when his boss fails to take care of some troubling symptoms.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 139 votes#10 - After the Fireworks
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 6/6/2012
Hank embarks on a fresh start with his medical practice and separates from his brother Evan, who also starts his own venture. As Divya attempts to reconcile the brothers, HankMed teams up once more in the face of a Hampton's emergency.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 287 votes#11 - There Will Be Food
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/11/2009
A ballerina Evan is dating loses consciousness after he feeds her junk foods she had to give up to keep her dancer's physique.
Director: Don Scardino
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 215 votes#12 - No Man Is an Island
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/9/2009
Hank and Evan take on a job looking after a wealthy family who live on a private island which is technology-free. Despite Hank's better judgment, a woman plans on having her baby right there on the island. Meanwhile, Evan finds himself clashing with a teenage family member. Back at home, Jill struggles with hospital politics.
Director: Don Scardino
Writer: Carol Flint
7.4/10 157 votes#13 - Big Whoop
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 8/19/2010
Hank and Emily care for a patient together but disagree on the course of treatment. Meanwhile, Evan concocts a cyber retaliation plan against Emily.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 152 votes#14 - Pit Stop
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/27/2011
Hank and Divya must find what is making a reality-show's cast ill. Evan's latest plan is to franchise HankMed and he has an unexpected ally.
Director: Matthew Penn
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 153 votes#15 - An Apple a Day
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 8/3/2011
Hank treats a wound that will not heal; Paige shares the condition for agreeing to marry Evan.
Director: Don Scardino
Writer: Jack Bernstein
7.4/10 150 votes#16 - Ta Da For
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 8/10/2011
Hank searches for the cause of a magician's anxiety; Evan books a segment on "The Today Show".
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 149 votes#17 - Me First
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 8/24/2011
Hank treats a fearful asthmatic boy; Paige's secret is exposed; Divya's date has a surprising result.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 146 votes#18 - A Little Art, A Little Science
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 8/31/2011
An art collector cannot stay conscious; Hank recommends treatment for Paige's mother; Divya struggles to maintain balance.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 136 votes#19 - Imperfect Storm
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 6/13/2012
When Jill’s chess-obsessed nephew gets kicked out of camp for fighting, Hank realizes Luke may be suffering from more than just teenage hormones. Evan courts a young, lonely heiress for his new client roster, and Divya – caught between the brothers -- faces an impossible choice.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 109 votes#20 - Blythe Spirits
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 6/19/2013
Hank treats a cop with a rebellious teenage daughter; Evan and Paige adjust to their new home; HankMed receives an offer from a patient; the changes in Divya's life may be more complicated than she expected.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 108 votes#21 - Open Invitation
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 8/28/2013
Hank advocates an aggressive treatment plan for Don; Evan reaches out to Eddie to help Hank; Divya learns a long-kept secret.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 98 votes#22 - Electric Youth
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 7/22/2014
Hank and Divya treat a house-sitter; Jeremiah treats a burlesque dancer and gets close to her roommate; Paige makes an important discovery; Emma becomes a tipster for a gossip site.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 104 votes#23 - A Bigger Boat
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 8/26/2014
Hank treats Cinco when his sore wrist turns out to be more complicated than a simple sprain. Evan and Paige help Emma set a trap to catch Oz. Divya and Jeremiah treat a boat-builder who resents being left behind when his business partner takes a job sailing around the world. Hank helps Charlotte adjust to regaining her vision but the learning curve is steeper than either of them anticipated. Meanwhile, Boris takes a major step towards expanding his foundation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 257 votes#24 - Strategic Planning
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/18/2009
Hank and Divya are called to the home of a wealthy U.S. senator, whose pushy wife Lilly Everett asks them to perform a discreet "executive physical" on their teenage son Kendrick, who will be Notre Dame's starting quarterback in the fall.
Director: Don Scardino, Jace Alexander
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 233 votes#25 - TB or Not TB
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/25/2009
When Allison Moore, the owner/head chef of a trendy Hamptons restaurant suffers a stroke, Hank attempts to save her from potential long-term damage, but she goes missing before treatment is administered. And on the day that Hank had previously planned to get married he spends time with Jill.
Director: Constantine Makris
Writer: Constance M. Burge