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The Best Episodes of St. Elsewhere Season 2

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

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St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 1 - Ties That Bind
    8.2/10(76 votes)

    #1 - Ties That Bind

    S2:E1

    A pushy, abrasive man literally drives into the E.R. to get help for his wife; Ehrlich finds an unusual girlfriend at the laundromat; Fiscus loses both Cathy and Shirley; Dr. Craig clashes with the newly appointed city comptroller, Joan Halloran, over his proposed heart transplant for schoolteacher Eve Leighton.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Tom Fontana

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  2. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 2 - Lust Et Veritas
    8.0/10(66 votes)

    #2 - Lust Et Veritas

    S2:E2

    Medical student Elliot Axelrod and plastic surgeon Dr. Bobby Caldwell join the staff; Eve Leighton's sister expresses reservations about the planned transplant; a resident dropped from the hospital program badgers Cavanero to reevaluate him; and Dr. Craig enlists Dr. Caldwell's help in opposing Joan Halloran's plan to shut down an outpatient surgery clinic.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 3 - Newheart
    8.4/10(73 votes)

    #3 - Newheart

    S2:E3

    The men attend a rather staid bachelor party for Kochar; White learns about the dangers of nuclear medicine; Fran Singleton refuses to see her husband, but later walks out of the hospital by his side; everyone opposes Joan's idea of including St. Eligius in a government nuclear disaster contingency plan; Martin gives Kochar a unique wedding present; and the transplant team goes into action.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writers:Tom Fontana, John Masius

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  4. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 4 - Qui Transtulit Sustinet
    8.8/10(84 votes)

    #4 - Qui Transtulit Sustinet

    S2:E4

    Dr. Craig performs the transplant amidst a publicity barrage; Morrison tries to adjust to his loss; Luther and Fiscus split an investment in silver futures; and Rosenthal counsels a group on breast cancer.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writers:John Tinker, Mark Tinker

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  5. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 5 - A Wing and a Prayer
    8.6/10(79 votes)

    #5 - A Wing and a Prayer

    S2:E5

    Dr. Craig and Ehrlich both prepare turkeys for the staff forced to work the holiday; injuries from the Thanksgiving Day parade pour into the ER; and a depressed Dr. Auschlander takes a special interest in an ailing 11-year-old.

    Director:Bruce Paltrow
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 6 - Under Pressure
    8.2/10(69 votes)

    #6 - Under Pressure

    S2:E6

    Rosenthal gets arrested just before her scheduled breast reconstruction; Mr. Entertainment sets up in a hospital elevator and meets Dr. Ridley, the new psychiatrist; and Morrison worries over an Irish teenager whose near-fatal beating brings the Catholic-Protestant conflict of northern Ireland to St. Eligius.

    Director:David Anspaugh
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 7 - Entrapment
    8.6/10(75 votes)

    #7 - Entrapment

    S2:E7

    Martin decides she's in love with Dr. Craig; White regrets helping out an exhausted mother pleading for sedatives in the E.R.; Eve's sense of cabin fever and anger is calmed by a visit from her students; Morrison learns more about Eddie Carson and the `Troubles'.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 8 - All About Eve
    7.8/10(81 votes)

    #8 - All About Eve

    S2:E8

    Dr. Caldwell suffers for his work on Eddie Carson; Joan reveals a secret in the E.R.; Ehrlich meets a brand-new Roberta; Dr. Westphall's housekeeper announces she's returning to Italy; Eve Leighton takes a turn for the worse.

    Director:David Anspaugh
    Writers:Tom Fontana, John Masius

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  9. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 9 - Aids and Comfort
    8.6/10(72 votes)

    #9 - Aids and Comfort

    S2:E9

    White diagnoses a case of AIDS in a Boston city councilman; Dr. Ridley tries to help a tennis prodigy deal with pressure from her ambitious father; and Daniels and Ehrlich try to run a blood drive amidst a blizzard and rumors about the AIDS patient.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 10 - A Pig Too Far
    8.2/10(75 votes)

    #10 - A Pig Too Far

    S2:E10

    The medical staff and Joan Halloran fight back when a large private hospital dumps an indigent, unstable emergency patient on the E.R.; Ehrlich seeks advice about his relationship with Roberta; Daniels is tied to the drug abuse charges against White; and Dr. Ridley and Morrison try to figure out a woman's violent mood swings and personality changes. Luther loses a father figure. A bored teenager wreaks havoc with the hospital's computerized records.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writers:John Tinker, James Kahn

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  11. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 11 - Blizzard
    8.5/10(66 votes)

    #11 - Blizzard

    S2:E11

    A blizzard causes havoc for everyone; Dr. Craig can't get to the hospital and has to depend on Kochar for survival; Dr. Ehrlich decides to pop the question to Roberta; and the roof literally falls in on Cavanero.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 12 - Hearing
    8.6/10(67 votes)

    #12 - Hearing

    S2:E12

    Dr. Auschlander asks Fiscus and Luther to help him get some marijuana to relieve his pain; White and Daniels face the medical board hearing; Dr. Westphall defends a deaf employee against his impatient supervisor; and Ehrlich meets Roberta's snobbish parents.

    Director:Charles Braverman
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 13 - In Sickness and in Health
    8.7/10(74 votes)

    #13 - In Sickness and in Health

    S2:E13

    Joan's father enters the hospital unexpectedly; Chandler takes a practice run for the Boston Marathon that proves dangerous; and the Craigs host Ehrlich's wedding with guests such as Mrs. Craig's mother and Ehrlich's alcoholic aunt Charice.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writers:Tom Fontana, John Masius

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  14. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 14 - Drama Center
    8.4/10(72 votes)

    #14 - Drama Center

    S2:E14

    A rape occurs in the hospital parking lot; White has trouble adjusting to his restricted status as does Tommy Westphall to the loss of his housekeeper; Cavanero must decide between the man in her life and her career; and a TV crew follows Dr. Craig around to film a documentary.

    Director:David Anspaugh
    Writer:John Tinker

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  15. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 15 - Attack
    8.2/10(74 votes)

    #15 - Attack

    S2:E15

    The women of St. Eligius take rape prevention classes, but can't prevent the occurence of another rape, this time inside the hospital; an old love of Dr. Auschlander checks in; Cavanero dumps her boyfriend when he can't take no for an answer; Roberta broadcasts her marital problems to the whole staff; and Morrison tries to treat a high-rise construction worker for dizziness who's reluctant to give a complete medical history.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 16 - After Dark
    8.7/10(66 votes)

    #16 - After Dark

    S2:E16

    Morrison learns a lesson from another doctor who makes the diagnosis of Mr. Keuhnelian; Dr. Craig prepares to accept his anticipated `Doctor of the Year' award; Dr. Caldwell and Ehrlich both make decisions about their romantic futures; Cathy's disappearance raises questions; Shirley fends off an imagined attacker; and the rapist strikes again.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 17 - Vanity
    7.8/10(64 votes)

    #17 - Vanity

    S2:E17

    Dr. Craig tries to stop the TV documentary; Cathy has a rough first day back; Mr. Entertainment finds his true calling; Armstrong continues to feel traumatized; and Rosenthal finally has her breast surgery.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writers:John Tinker, Jorge Zamacona

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  18. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 18 - Equinox
    8.2/10(64 votes)

    #18 - Equinox

    S2:E18

    White returns to work to face a hostile staff; Axelrod accidentally destroys Fiscus' beloved Boston Red Sox baseball cap; Cavanero has to tell a college student he has testicular cancer; Chandler questions himself about why Amanda remains distant from him; and Martin decides to come forward against her rapist.

    Director:David Anspaugh
    Writer:Charles H. Eglee

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  19. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 19 - The Women
    8.8/10(73 votes)

    #19 - The Women

    S2:E19

    Three women in a room become close despite their differences; an old woman facing the loss of her independence; a mother trying to deal with violent surges of erratic behavior; and a bland young woman searching for 'character' through a nose job.

    Director:Bruce Paltrow
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 20 - Cramming
    8.6/10(65 votes)

    #20 - Cramming

    S2:E20

    Ehrlich tries to deal with his Aunt Charice and her romantic designs on Dr. Westphall as he crams for the National Boards; a stressed-out Armstrong makes a tragic misdiagnosis; White chooses to take a polygraph test before his trial begins; Shirley tells Cathy that she ""asked for it"", and Cathy's past is used to decimate her on the witness stand.

    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 21 - Rough Cut
    9.1/10(80 votes)

    #21 - Rough Cut

    S2:E21

    Fiscus poses in provocative attire for a newspaper feature; Dr. Caldwell and Joan try to take a spontaneous trip to Paris; Armstrong reacts to the pressures she faces; and everyone waits to hear about who will be dropped from the residency program.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. St. Elsewhere Season 2 Episode 22 - Hello, Goodbye
    8.8/10(64 votes)

    #22 - Hello, Goodbye

    S2:E22

    The residents scatter as vacation begins; Morrison meets a charming young woman; the E.R. faces major structural repairs; Steven Craig returns home after licking his drug problem; and Luther tries to find a Cheshire cat for a skeptical little girl. Dr. Auschlander collapses in an elevator. Elliot Axelrod has an interview for a position as a resident.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writers:Tom Fontana, John Masius

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Ties That Bind" is the best rated episode of "St. Elsewhere" season 2. It scored 8.2/10 based on 76 votes. Directed by Mark Tinker and written by Tom Fontana, it aired on 10/26/1983. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Lust Et Veritas".