7.6/10354 votes#1 - Da Da
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2021
An attack by cyber criminals sends the Chastain ER into a tailspin and Kit tries to figure out whether or not to pay the ransom. The Raptor deals with a personal connection to the patients brought into the ER during the attack, leaving them all vulnerable. Meanwhile, Conrad works on balancing life as a new dad and Devon and Leela debate taking the next step in their relationship.
Director: Rob Corn
Writer: Amy Holden Jones
7.9/10299 votes#2 - No Good Deed
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2021
When one of the doctors is found unconscious in an elevator at Chastain, the staff frantically retraces his steps to figure out the cause. Billie is faced with a personal conflict when she comes face-to-face with the secret she has been hiding all these years. Meanwhile, Bell helps Kit make a decision about a new neurosurgeon joining the team at Chastain.
Director: Kelli Williams
Writer: Andrew Chapman
8.7/10458 votes#3 - The Long and Winding Road
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2021
When an accident brings a familiar patient into the Chastain ER, the doctors must face the reality of figuring out how to proceed with the best care, which leads the whole staff questioning every decision. Meanwhile, The Raptor and Leela deal with a patient returning with the long-term effects of COVID.
Director: Rob Corn
Writer: Joy Blake
7.4/10322 votes#4 - Now What?
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2021
In trying to find a way to channel his emotions, Conrad puts all his effort in looking for answers. Raptor has a run-in with the police that ends up taking a surprising turn. Meanwhile, Leela begins noticing problems with a surgeon who has been Bell’s mentor.
Director: Rob J. Greenlea
Writer: Peter Elkoff
7.9/10297 votes#5 - The Thinnest Veil
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2021
While looking for a distraction on Halloween, Conrad treats a group of witches who send the ER into chaos. Also, Devon treats a patient who thinks he is being haunted by ghosts. Meanwhile, on the way back from his vacation, Bell picks up a hitchhiker who is not what he seems to be.
Director: Paul McCrane
Writer: Todd Harthan, Tianna Majumdar-Langham, Chris Bessounian
7.6/10296 votes#6 - Ask Your Doctor
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2021
Conrad brings a patient into the hospital who causes a high security crisis. An MMA brawl sends a well-known fighter to Chastain and all hands are on deck. Meanwhile, Bell and Raptor vie for the same position at the hospital, and Leela gets a visit from her sister.
Director: David Crabtree
Writer: Marc Halsey
7.8/10261 votes#7 - Who Will You Be?
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2021
A new group of interns, which include Billie’s son, Trevor, start their first day with Devon at Chastain. Kit and Bell try to convince Conrad to come back to Chastain and The Raptor’s mom ends up back in the ER. Meanwhile, Leela and Padma deal with an unexpected visit from their parents.
Director: Amyn Kaderali
Writer: Emily Pressley
7.8/10266 votes#8 - Old Dogs, New Tricks
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2021
Kit hires a surgical coach to watch over Bell and Raptor and help them brush up on their skills. Upon receiving attention from multiple women at the hospital, Conrad contemplates jumping back into the dating scene. Meanwhile, Devon works with an elderly couple.
Director: Sam Friedlander
Writer: Elizabeth Peterson
7.7/10249 votes#9 - He'd Really Like to Put in a Central Line
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2021
Conrad takes Trevor under his wing to care for a patient whose good luck seems to have run out. Leela struggles when given the decision to take full responsibility of her indecisive patient's life and The Raptor continues to try to figure out a care plan for his mother. Meanwhile, both Devon and Kit are stretched far too thin trying to balance everything on their plates
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Daniela Lamas, Peter Elkoff
8.0/10261 votes#10 - Unknown Origin
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2021
When the first day of Kit's experimental Flight Go team program sends Conrad out into the field, he builds a new relationship with a fellow doctor along for the ride. Devon works with Trevor for the first time on a patient with a mysterious fever, the cause of which can't be found. Meanwhile, Bell is hiding a secret from the whole staff and they are starting to become suspicious.
Director: Rob Corn
Writer: Amy Holden Jones, Andrew Chapman
8.2/10273 votes#11 - Her Heart
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 2/1/2022
A case turns personal for Conrad when the donor recipient of Nic's heart is admitted to the ER. Bell is faced with a devastating diagnosis that causes him to make a heartbreaking decision. Meanwhile, the Raptor asks Devon to include his ailing mother in his clinical trial, causing Devon to face a major dilemma
Director: Kelli Williams
Writer: Marc Halsey, Eric I. Lu
8.1/10258 votes#12 - Now You See Me
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 2/8/2022
When a lost child is brought into the ER with physical signs of abuse, Conrad and Cade try to get to the bottom of what happened to her. While out shopping, Devon and Leela encounter a woman who is having trouble breathing, and when she arrives at the hospital, Devon takes it upon himself to make sure she feels comfortable with the staff. Meanwhile, Bell eyes an open seat on the State Medical Board and Billie decides it's time to confront her past
Director: Li Lu
Writer: Joy Blake, Anthony Chin-Quee
7.9/10233 votes#13 - Viral
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/2022
A tragic accident occurs at Jessica’s sister’s gender reveal party, putting her brother-in-law’s life in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Conrad, Irving & Trevor work on an influencer whose life was put in danger by a risky cosmetic surgery. Then, Bell is cleared for his first surgery back and Billie is forced to face her past head-on.
Director: Anne Renton, Chris Bessounian
Writer: Tianna Majumdar-Langham
8.8/10290 votes#14 - Hell in a Handbasket
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/22/2022
When things from Billie's past begin to come to light, she is the subject of whispers and stares around the hospital and the team struggles to find the best way to support her. With the nurse shortage in full swing, a simple cleaning job turns into a horrific disaster that calls for all hands on deck. Meanwhile, Trevor discovers a shocking secret and Padma has a proposal for Leela
Director: Manish Dayal
Writer: Emily Pressley
7.8/10237 votes#15 - In For a Penny
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 3/8/2022
As his clinical begins, Devon treats his first patient with a revolutionary medical fluid that doesn’t go as planned. Meanwhile, an overdosed John Doe is rushed to Chastain, leading Conrad straight into a much bigger scandal than he expected. Then, a shocking secret regarding Cade’s past is discovered.
Director: Michael Medico
Writer: Elizabeth Peterson
8.1/10233 votes#16 - 6 Volts
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/29/2022
Conrad and The Raptor help out an old friend whose heart problems reveal a bigger issue than they anticipated. Meanwhile, Devon treats a suicidal woman whom he thinks might be a good candidate for Deep Brain Stimulation. Then, Bell confronts the Medical Board about the cases he's been investigating, and Billie and Trevor have an emotional reunion.
Director: Stephanie Martin
Writer: Nate O'Mahoney, Peter Elkoff
7.8/10240 votes#17 - The Space Between
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 4/5/2022
Conrad treats one of Gigi's fellow classmates whose stomachache turns into something much more serious; Devon takes several interns to a senior living facility; Leela uncovers some unsettling news.
Director: Kimberly Hunt
Writer: Marc Halsey
8.0/10220 votes#18 - Ride or Die
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 4/12/2022
When Conrad confronts a pharmacy owner about fraudulent prescriptions being filled under his name, the situation takes a dangerous turn; the ER is sent into chaos when a street racing accident results in multiple severe injuries.
Director: Diana Valentine
Writer: Eric I. Lu
8.3/10237 votes#19 - All We Have Is Now
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/19/2022
With Raptor on leave to take care of his mother, the hospital scrambles to stay organized without him. Meanwhile, a camping trip leaves a patient with a fatal disease that none of the doctors have seen before. Then, Bell and Kit devise a plan to help their case with the Medical Board.
Director: Julie Hébert
Writer: Joy Blake
7.8/10213 votes#20 - Fork in the Road
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/26/2022
Conrad and Cade work with a Medicare patient who sheds some light of prescription fraud. Leela works herself to the brink of exhaustion.
Director: Bosede Williams
Writer: Emily Pressley, Mika Frank
7.9/10241 votes#21 - Risk
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/3/2022
When one of the doctors is shot outside the hospital, the ER is put into lockdown and the team races to save one of their own. Elsewhere, Devon and The Raptor work with a patient who learns he is unable to receive a lung transplant, due to his vaccination status. Meanwhile, Devon and Leela try to juggle the new dynamics of their relationship and Cade's father arrives at Chastain.
Director: Paul McCrane
Writer: Daniela Lamas
7.9/10215 votes#22 - The Proof Is in the Pudding
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/10/2022
A young boy comes into the hospital with a rare disease which leaves his bones incredibly fragile; with his clinical trial officially being declared a success, Devon has some huge decisions to make about the future of his career.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Peter Elkoff, Elizabeth Peterson
8.2/10243 votes#23 - Neon Moon
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 5/17/2022
Conrad contemplates his future; Devon is presented with an amazing career opportunity out of state; Ian is faced with a devastating diagnosis; Kit and Bell celebrate their engagement; Padma receives some highly anticipated news.
Director: Rob Corn
Writer: Amy Holden Jones, Andrew Chapman
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A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and...
Genre:Drama
Network:FOX
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Da Da" is the best rated episode of "The Resident" season 5. It scored 7.6/10 based on 354 votes. Directed by Rob Corn and written by Amy Holden Jones, it aired on 9/21/2021. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "No Good Deed".