9.3/1023 votes#1 - Deux Amours
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/2023
Daryl faces old demons, recalling the circumstances that landed him in France. Isabelle's sacrifice forces her to consider drastic measures. Genet commences a celebration for the people of Paris.
Director: Daniel Percival
Writer: David Zabel
9.0/104 votes#2 - Orion in the Sky
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 4/4/2002
As Dr. Greene's brain tumor begins affecting his coordination, he becomes concerned that his fate will be similar to the terminally ill patients he treats.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: David Zabel
9.0/105 votes#3 - The Providers
Season 11 Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/2005
When a 16-year-old girl who had received a kidney transplant from her father arrives at the emergency room feeling dizzy, Carter traces the problem to a new drug that the girl was taking to control seizures related to her kidney dysfunction.
Director: Christopher Chulack
Writer: David Zabel
9.0/105 votes#4 - Heal Thyself
Season 15 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2008
While out for a mind-clearing run, Banfield encounters a desperate situation and finds herself trying to rescue a young girl from drowning in a nearby lake. Painful memories of her son in mortal danger and Dr. Greene's heroic attempts to save him are triggered during the experience. Meanwhile, Gates attempts to pull some strings to help out a homeless war veteran, and the interns continue to struggle in the ER.
Director: David Zabel
Writer: David Zabel
8.8/105 votes#5 - 21 Guns
Season 12 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2006
Chaos reigns in the ER when two prisoners are brought in for treatment, but instead plot a violent escape. Their desperate actions place one doctor in harm's way, and forces one nurse to become a tool in their plan.
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writer: David Zabel
8.8/1032 votes#6 - L'âme Perdue
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/2023
Daryl Dixon's arrival in France puts a young boy under the care of nuns in danger.
Director: Daniel Percival
Writer: David Zabel
8.7/106 votes#7 - The Show Must Go On
Season 11 Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/2005
Casualties of a disaster flood the ER, which is short-handed because everyone is at Dr. Carter's going-away party because he's leaving the ER after 11 years. Dr. Pratt looks for the courage to confront his father, Charlie.
Director: John Wells
Writer: David Zabel
8.7/1024 votes#8 - Alouette
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/2023
Daryl, Isabelle, Laurent, and Sylvie face trouble on the road. Isabelle remembers the day the hungry ones appeared. Laurent struggles to fit in.
Director: Daniel Percival
Writer: David Zabel
8.5/104 votes#9 - Hindsight
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2002
Dr. Kovac's speeding causes a crash on an icy road. The ER staff treats angry elves and a female hockey player with a head injury.
Director: David Nutter
Writer: David Zabel
8.4/105 votes#10 - Out of Africa
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2003
Ben Hollander is a distraught architect whose degenerating eyesight causes him despondent while a spirited new nurse, Samantha Taggart joins the staff. Elsewhere, disaster strikes when the doctors suspect a mother is abusing her child while Dr. Corday learns something shocking about the charismatic Dr. Dorset, and Dr. Archie Morris is overwhelmed by the chaos and grisly conditions of life in the E.R.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: David Zabel
8.4/105 votes#11 - Quintessence of Dust
Season 12 Episode 14 - Aired 2/9/2006
An unexpected visitor puts Clemente in the middle of a domestic dispute. Meanwhile, Luka and Abby await test results on their unborn child; Neela struggles with her surgical elective and Pratt ends up with an unexpected suitor when he participates in a charity bachelor auction.
Director: Joanna Kerns
Writer: David Zabel
8.4/105 votes#12 - There Are No Angels Here
Season 12 Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2006
Pratt gets to work in Darfur alongside Carter and his co-workers, but is troubled by astounding number of people needing care and finds himself making a dangerous journey.
Director: Christopher Chulack
Writer: David Zabel
8.4/105 votes#13 - The War Comes Home
Season 14 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2007
Season Premiere. Moretti's first day is challenging as the ER is inundated with casualties from the peace rally - including Neela. Dubenko faces a crisis in surgery. Abby, Pratt and Morris conspire about how to deal with a shared problem. A new intern arrives unexpectedly, and Gates is reassigned.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: David Zabel
8.3/107 votes#14 - Bloodline
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2006
Weaver, Kovac, and the other doctors work frantically to try to save Jerry and a pregnant Abby, who were both critically injured during the shootout that left the ER in shambles. Meanwhile, Sam tries to escape from her ex-boyfriend and his criminal accomplices as they head north, but things quickly turn violent.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: David Zabel
8.3/102 votes#15 - The Book of Carol: Le Paradis Pour Toi
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2024
All hope feels lost amidst Genet's attack on the Nest.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: David Zabel
8.2/104 votes#16 - Four Corners
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2001
Weaver returns to the emergency room after a self-imposed sabbatical of three weeks, wondering how her newfound lesbian identity will affect her workplace relationships. Having purposely allowed a mass murderer to die, Greene must keep the secret amidst the scrutiny of his superiors.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: David Zabel
8.2/104 votes#17 - A River in Egypt
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/2002
An injured and condemned murderer wants to die in the ER rather than await execution; Abby advises a neighbor to seek shelter from her abusive husband.
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: David Zabel
8.2/105 votes#18 - Foreign Affairs
Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 5/1/2003
Dr. Carter tries to prevent a grieving gang member from going after vengeance. Dr. Kovac races against time to save a Croatian boy's life. A baseball player gets treatment for a heart problem.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: David Zabel
8.2/104 votes#19 - Missing
Season 10 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2003
Neela helps treat two Amish teens who were in a car crash. Sam argues with Dr. Kovac when he pays too much attention to her son.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: David Zabel
8.2/104 votes#20 - The Student
Season 10 Episode 17 - Aired 4/1/2004
Carter sticks up for Neela when the other attendings doubt her future in the ER. Neela caves to the pressure and accidentally gives a patient the wrong medication. Gallant takes the blame for her though. Sam and Luka try to plan Alex's birthday party. Frank visits on his way to therapy. Chen's home nurse quits after her dad behaves poorly.
Director: Paul McCrane
Writer: David Zabel
8.2/105 votes#21 - Time of Death
Season 11 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2004
The last 44 minutes of ex-con & alcoholic Charlie Metcalf's life are in the ER, as he slowly succumbs to end-stage liver failure.
Director: Christopher Chulack
Writer: David Zabel
8.2/105 votes#22 - Dream House
Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2005
Pratt's half-brother tries to get him to make ends meet with his estranged father. Clemente treats an infant chimpanzee and involves Abby and Neela on the secret case. Eve promotes Sam and her first tasks is to fire a beloved nurse.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: David Zabel
8.2/104 votes#23 - Owner of a Broken Heart
Season 14 Episode 14 - Aired 4/10/2008
Pratt and a new doctor on the scene disagree on how to teach the interns. Gates treats a young woman with serious heart problems. Abby heads to Croatia, and ponders whether and how to tell Luka about her unfortunate choices. Sam discovers that Julia has moved on in more ways than one.
Director: Christopher Chulack
Writer: David Zabel
8.0/104 votes#24 - Damaged
Season 11 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2004
Neela is still struggling with her decision not to continue becoming a doctor. We discover that Ray is in a band. Kovac and Sam are amoureux, but where does that leave them?
Director: Paul McCrane
Writer: David Zabel
8.0/104 votes#25 - Back in the World
Season 11 Episode 17 - Aired 3/24/2005
Sam's ex-husband shows up and wants to take Alex on a trip. Gallant is back and Neela hopes to see him before he goes back to Iraq.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: David Zabel
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"Deux Amours" is the best rated episode written by David Zabel. It scored 9.3/10 based on 23 votes. It was directed by Daniel Percival. It aired on 10/8/2023 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Orion in the Sky".