8.2/10131 votes#1 - I Watch Death
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/25/2013
Alex and Charlie are caught in the middle of a shooting on their way to their first shift back at Hope Zion. In the midst of the commotion, Alex treats a bullied teenager and deals with her own emotions about everything that’s happened in the past year. Meanwhile, Charlie is caught off guard when he realizes that he’s still able to see the spirits of deceased patients. As well, new Chief of Surgery Joel works alongside Charlie’s ex-wife Dawn to perform an intense surgery.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Morwyn Brebner
7.9/10103 votes#2 - Little Piggies
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 7/2/2013
Alex must learn to stick up for herself and not be intimidated by Dawn (Charlie’s ex-wife) in order to work alongside her and perform a minimally invasive heart procedure to save a patient’s life. Meanwhile, Joel unlocks a mystery to a young girl’s disease, while getting some advice from Charlie, who is trying to figure out how to help his comatose patient come back from being a spirit. It’s a week of defying the odds at Hope Zion Hospital.
Director: Kelly Makin
Writer: Adam Pettle
8.1/10100 votes#3 - Why Waste Time
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/9/2013
Alex is trying to get her life back to normal with Charlie and at Hope Zion Hosital – but with Charlie’s head in the clouds and the pressure to find her medical niche – she’s struggling. Inspiration comes in the form of an immigrant doctor who needs Alex to save his wife’s life, and in return, helps her find her calling.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: N/A
8.1/10100 votes#4 - Defense
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/16/2013
The doctors at Hope Zion Hospital are forced to deal with people from their past as Alex, Charlie and Joel take on the daunting task of operating on a malpractice lawyer known for suing every doctor in his path. Meanwhile, Zach is tested when the last person he wants to treat comes into his E.R. and a Season 1 patient returns with some difficult insight for Charlie and Alex.
Director: Kelly Makin
Writer: Malcolm MacRury
7.9/1098 votes#5 - The Face of the Giant Panda
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/23/2013
Alex must become the unlikely advocate for a violent young prisoner brought in to Hope Zion Hospital, while Joel connects with a disfigured refugee and tries to convince Dr. Dana Kinney to come back to operate on him. Meanwhile, a spirit who is familiar to many Hope Zion doctors shows up in the morgue when Charlie is about to do routine procedure.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: John Krizanc
8.0/10100 votes#6 - All Things Must Pass
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 7/30/2013
After a young, healthy and hunky fireman dies suddenly at Hope Zion Hospital, Alex must take the stand at Hope Zion’s Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) Rounds to find out what went wrong and who is to blame. Meanwhile, Charlie deals with a nervous aspiring Nun, and Joel has to decide if he can be the man that comes through for Sonja.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: John Callaghan
7.8/1094 votes#7 - Bed One
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 8/6/2013
When a heat wave hits the city, Alex is appointed Trauma Team Leader as the hospital is faced with an influx of patients during a blackout. With no back-up power available, Dawn and Charlie must figure out a way to continue their surgery as Joel and Maggie attempt to keep a patient alive while stuck in an elevator.
Director: Peter Wellington
Writer: Noelle Carbone
8.1/10100 votes#8 - Defriender
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/13/2013
When Alex and Joel end up stranded in the middle of nowhere with a severely injured couple, they’re forced to use only what’s around them to stabilize the pair until paramedics arrive. Meanwhile, back at Hope Zion Hospital, Charlie must try to save the wounded leg of his former college roommate as Gavin attempts to help Shahir improve his bedside manner.
Director: Jason Priestley
Writer: Maggie Gilmour, Morwyn Brebner
7.7/10109 votes#9 - Vamonos
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/20/2013
When Alex is forced to put a patient’s gender reassignment surgery on hold, she discovers a secret in his medical history that could save his surgery, but tear his life apart. Charlie deals with a patient who is healthy, sane – and convinced she is going to die at midnight. Meanwhile, Joel secretly helps Sonja deal with a patient of hers who’s been admitted to Hope Zion Hospital.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Adam Pettle, Amanda Fahey
8.2/10104 votes#10 - Wishbones
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 8/27/2013
When Alex’s brother Luke is admitted to Hope Zion Hospital in critical condition, Joel and Charlie must work together to keep him alive while keeping his admittance a secret from Alex. Meanwhile, Alex figures out a way to remove a tumour from a patient pregnant with twins, while Maggie is thrown off her game by the patient’s gorgeous OB/GYN.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Sherry White
8.0/1095 votes#11 - En Bloc
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 9/3/2013
Alex risks a dangerous surgery on a seemingly inoperable tumor to save a young boy’s life. Meanwhile, Joel struggles with the challenges of being Chief of Surgery as Charlie struggles with the spirit of Alex’s dead brother Luke.
Director: Gregory Smith
Writer: Morwyn Brebner, Adam Pettle
8.2/1094 votes#12 - Nottingham 7
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/2014
Alex performs surgery on one of the hospital's own doctors; a routine checkup turns deadly; a medical conspiracy extends far beyond Hope Zion.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: John Krizanc
8.2/1094 votes#13 - Wide Awake
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/9/2014
Alex is surprised twice in one night – first when she realizes she's been tricked into a blind double date, and again when she has to rush her mystery man to the ER.
Director: Yon Motskin
Writer: Waneta Storms
8.1/10102 votes#14 - 43 Minutes
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/30/2014
Alex witnesses an accident involving a John Doe; Charlie and Gavin have a spiritual therapy session.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Aubrey Nealon
8.0/1092 votes#15 - Don't Poke the Bear
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/6/2014
A couple is attacked by a bear, but Alex and Charlie think there's more to the story; a Buddhist tries to teach Joel a lesson.
Director: Peter Wellington
Writer: John Krizanc, Sherry White
8.0/1089 votes#16 - Breathless
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/13/2014
Alex races to find an organ replacement; Joel helps a couple; Charlie is pushed to his breaking point.
Director: Peter Stebbings
Writer: Noelle Carbone
7.8/1092 votes#17 - Twinned Lambs
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/20/2014
An elderly patient believes she's living in a different time; Charlie and Joel get competitive; Maggie is forced to take the reins during a surgery.
Director: David Wharnsby
Writer: Adam Pettle
8.7/10153 votes#18 - Broken Hearts
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/27/2014
Alex is diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat but must care for the Great Randall; Charlie deals with the aftermath of the fight; one of the staff is attacked.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Morwyn Brebner
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"I Watch Death" is the best rated episode of "Saving Hope" season 2. It scored 8.2/10 based on 131 votes. Directed by David Wellington and written by Morwyn Brebner, it aired on 6/25/2013. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Little Piggies".