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The Best Episodes of Saving Hope Season 1

Every episode of Saving Hope Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Saving Hope Season 1!

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When Charlie Harris ends up in a coma, he leaves the Hope-Zion Hospital in chaos - and his fiancée and fellow surgeon, Alex Reid, in a state of shock. As the staff of Hope-Zion races to

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Saving Hope Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.3/10(246 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    In the premiere episode, the Chief of Surgery ends up in a coma, and his fiancée and fellow surgeons fight to save his life.

    Director:David Wellington
    Writers:Morwyn Brebner, Malcolm MacRury

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  2. Saving Hope Season 1 Episode 2 - Contact
    7.6/10(181 votes)

    #2 - Contact

    S1:E2

    Alex Reid treats a young boy with mysterious symptoms while dealing with the arrival of Charlie's ex-wife. Elsewhere in the hospital, Joel Goran and Maggie Lin try to help a patient who refuses life-saving treatment on religious grounds.

    Director:David Wellington
    Writer:Morwyn Brebner

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  3. Saving Hope Season 1 Episode 3 - Blindness
    7.4/10(162 votes)

    #3 - Blindness

    S1:E3

    After Charlie’s hand moved in the last episode, Alex has high hopes for his recovery, while she treats a patient who already has multiple surgeries under his belt. Meanwhile, Charlie coaches a young man killed in a roofing accident who has unfinished business with his severely injured brother.

    Director:John Fawcett
    Writers:Marcus Robinson, Adam Pettle

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  4. Saving Hope Season 1 Episode 4 - The Fight
    7.5/10(161 votes)

    #4 - The Fight

    S1:E4

    A sleep-deprived Alex takes on a night shift in the ER where an all-star hockey enforcer may be skating full-speed towards an early death. Meanwhile, Charlie meets a suburban punk who is facing the biggest fight of his life.

    Director:Kelly Makin
    Writers:Marcus Robinson, Greg Nelson

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  5. Saving Hope Season 1 Episode 5 - Out of Sight
    7.6/10(147 votes)

    #5 - Out of Sight

    S1:E5

    A high profile double hand replantation becomes Alex's (Durance) chance to prove to Kinney (Wendy Crewson) that she is still capable of being Chief Surgical Resident. In the ICU, Maggie (Ross) believes a homeless man may have been misdiagnosed.

    Director:John Fawcett
    Writers:Aaron Martin, Marcus Robinson

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  6. Saving Hope Season 1 Episode 6 - The Great Randall
    7.9/10(150 votes)

    #6 - The Great Randall

    S1:E6

    When a severely injured man under the spell of hypnosis can't remember his identity, the hypnotist who put him under is called into the hospital - where he uses his psychic ability to connect Charlie and Alex.

    Director:Peter Wellington
    Writers:Sherry White, Marcus Robinson

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  7. Saving Hope Season 1 Episode 7 - Consenting Adults
    7.6/10(138 votes)

    #7 - Consenting Adults

    S1:E7

    A routine surgical procedure goes awry when Alex's patient, a soon-to-be-wed young woman, falls into a coma. While Alex struggles with a case that hits close to home, Joel treats a patient who does his own body modifications, and Charlie finds himself drawn to Alex's coma patient in the spirit world.

    Director:John Fawcett
    Writers:Marcus Robinson, Malcolm MacRury, Waneta Storms

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  8. Saving Hope Season 1 Episode 8 - Heartsick
    7.8/10(145 votes)

    #8 - Heartsick

    S1:E8

    With Charlie's life hanging in the balance, Alex and Dawn go head-to-head over who gets to be his legal decision maker - but are forced to put personal matters aside when they scrub into a heart transplant surgery together. Charlie, meanwhile, is in no mood to talk to the heart donor - a deceased prisoner.

    Director:David Wellington
    Writers:Morwyn Brebner, Marcus Robinson, Adam Pettle

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  9. Saving Hope Season 1 Episode 9 - Bea, Again
    7.8/10(143 votes)

    #9 - Bea, Again

    S1:E9

    Charlie’s ex-wife, Dawn, has pulled the plug on his ventilator. All that’s left now is to wait for his breathing to stop. Devastated, Alex vows to stay by Charlie’s side. Meanwhile, Charlie – resisting his death – bumps into Mack MacIlreath, a recently deceased colleague, who has come to help Charlie die. Alex decides to lawyer up and appeal to the Consent & Capacity Board. While the process gets started, Alex is pulled away to meet with a patient: a young woman named Bea, who Alex performed surgery on while working as a first year surgical resident under Dr. Charles Harris. Bea’s check-up is all clear, but Mack and Charlie fear that she was misdiagnosed. And if Alex doesn’t catch it before Bea walks out of the hospital, she could die. Elsewhere, Joel’s hand is broken and he cannot operate until it is fully healed. Stuck with doing consults, he takes the case of a choir singer who makes a “miraculous” recovery from her paralysis.

    Director:Peter Wellington
    Writers:Esta Spalding, Marcus Robinson

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  10. Saving Hope Season 1 Episode 10 - A New Beginning
    7.8/10(140 votes)

    #10 - A New Beginning

    S1:E10

    When Joel gets cold feet in the OR, Kinney takes him with her on a Continuing Medical Education assignment in her hometown to help clear his head. During their field trip, a woman gets pinned underneath a truck and Joel and Kinney lead the rescue effort. Meanwhile, Charlie meets a newly deceased therapist who suspects it’s an emotional block that is keeping him in his coma. Encouraged by Charlie breathing on his own, Alex continues her rounds and diagnoses a fitness buff with a rare condition.

    Director:Steve DiMarco
    Writers:Aaron Martin, Marcus Robinson

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  11. Saving Hope Season 1 Episode 11 - The Law of Contagion
    8.0/10(132 votes)

    #11 - The Law of Contagion

    S1:E11

    A passenger's illness forces a plane to land; when Alex performs emergency surgery on the patient, she realizes a deadly and contagious virus may have been brought into the hospital.

    Director:T.W. Peacocke
    Writers:Marcus Robinson, Greg Nelson

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  12. Saving Hope Season 1 Episode 12 - Ride Hard or Go Home
    8.0/10(124 votes)

    #12 - Ride Hard or Go Home

    S1:E12

    A last-resort operation is performed on Charlie, who must confront his past in order to awake from his coma. Elsewhere, Joel leads risky surgery on a female jockey, and Gavin crosses a line when working with an Alzheimer's patient.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writers:Marcus Robinson, Adam Pettle

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  13. Saving Hope Season 1 Episode 13 - Pink Clouds
    8.1/10(131 votes)

    #13 - Pink Clouds

    S1:E13

    In the Season 1 finale, Alex confronts game-changing questions following a monumental turn of events. Elsewhere, Joel scrambles to save a patient suffering from a rapidly spreading flesh-eating disease.

    Director:David Wellington
    Writers:Morwyn Brebner, Marcus Robinson

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Saving Hope" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 246 votes. Directed by David Wellington and written by Morwyn Brebner, Malcolm MacRury, it aired on 6/7/2012. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Contact".