The Best Episodes Written By Eric Buchman

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(15 votes)

   #1 - Great Expectations

   S3:E131/25/2007

   After the Chief announces his retirement, rumors begin to circulate on his departure and successor. Mark is determined to leave Seattle for good but Meredith accidentally has him stay after letting him know of the open Chief position. Derek is angry at Meredith for causing Mark to stay in Seattle, but soon realizes that she is not the reason he is really angry. The attending physicians at Seattle Grace Hospital fight to get Richard's attention, but he expresses his disappointment. He also displays his lack of support in Bailey's plan to create a free medical clinic, but she ultimately goes through with her plan when Izzie offers to spend her entire 8.7 million dollar inheritance on the project. George, devastated after his father's death, uses sex to overcome his grief, and eventually proposes to Callie. Cristina and Burke still don't speak to each other, but he breaks the agreement when he proposes to her. Richard endeavors to reunite with his wife, Adele, and decides to retire, only to come home and find his wife with another man.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #2 - Hero

   S6:E126/15/2014

   Kim and Owen are unsupportive about Jane's new romance; Kim is rescued from a mugging by a masked superhero; Jane represents a mother whose son died at a football camp.

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   7.1/10(20 votes)

   #3 - Resolves Eleven Myths

   S2:E710/26/2016

   Rich Dotcom returns to the FBI when he needs help with a pressing issue.

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   6.8/10(14 votes)

   #4 - Careless Whisper

   S4:E112/1/2019

   The murder of a best-selling true crime novelist sends Jane and the team on a hunt for a serial killer detailed in the author's final manuscript, which also features lightly fictionalized versions of the FBI team.

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   6.6/10(19 votes)

   #5 - Borrow or Rob

   S2:E142/15/2017

   A tattoo points the team toward a powerful collegiate secret society, but they can't infiltrate it without the help of one of its alumni...Rich Dotcom.

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   6.6/10(14 votes)

   #6 - We Didn't Start the Fire

   S5:E25/14/2020

   Jane and the team reach out to Patterson's father in the hope of gaining access to a high-level conference in Finland where they hope to bring Matthew Weitz to their side.

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   6.5/10(15 votes)

   #7 - Adoring Suspect

   S3:E612/8/2017

   The team goes undercover on a movie set to stop a terrorist plot with unlikely backers. Roman blackmails Weller with a horrible secret about Jane.

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   6.4/10(15 votes)

   #8 - Clamorous Night

   S3:E184/20/2018

   Jane and her team must fight for their lives when Roman sends deadly assassins after them. Meanwhile, Patterson goes on a date, Reade contends with the O.P.R. inquisitor, Jane and Weller go to dinner, and Zapata attends a funeral.

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   6.4/10(14 votes)

   #9 - Sous-Vide

   S4:E411/2/2018

   A decoded tattoo leads the team to a mysterious cache of dolls which turn out to be vehicles for biological weapons being sent around the world and now to the FBI. Jane exploits the fear of the weapons to advance her own plan to recover Shepherd.

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    6.4/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Ghost Train

    S5:E87/2/2020

    The team scrambles to get ahead of Madeline and Ivy as they close in on the bunker's location, but someone on the inside is feeding Madeline information. As her plan takes shape, the team may be forced to take desperate measures.

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    5.9/10(11 votes)

    #11 - The One Where Jane Visits an Old Friend

    S4:E163/22/2019

    Madeline escalates her plan, but the team isn't the only one chasing her down. Rich grows concerned for Boston’s well-being, and Jane seeks help from a familiar enemy.

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    4.5/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Guess Who's Coming

    S5:E1210/27/2013

    Jane represents Deb's mother, Bobbi Dobkins, in a scandalous case involving sex solicitation. Owen sends Grayson on a field trip to Wyoming where he has to try a California client's case under Wyoming law. Nicole and Grayson's relationship takes a turn. When Stacy suffers an awkward humiliation at yoga class, a chivalrous Owen comes to her rescue.

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