The Best Episodes Written By Lisa Zwerling
Every TV Episode Written by Lisa Zwerling Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Lisa Zwerling Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Lisa Zwerling is "Part II", rated 9/10 from 3 user votes. It was "directed by Dee Rees". "Part II" aired on 3/1/2017 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Garden of Forking Paths".
9.0/10 3 votes#1 - Part II
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/1/2017
Ken, Cleve, and Roma fight an initiative that would ban gays from working in California public schools, while Cleve works on the campaign to elect Harvey Milk as San Francisco City Supervisor. But soon a disease starts killing gay men all over the country.
Director: Dee Rees
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
8.8/10 8 votes#2 - The Garden of Forking Paths
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/22/2010
Mark and his team search for Demetri, while terror suspect Alda promises to give Zoey information on Demetri's whereabouts. Elsewhere, Olivia learns the identity of who sent her the text message about Mark's flashforward.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
8.8/10 8 votes#3 - Countdown
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/13/2010
Mark continues his interrogation of Hellinger in a desperate attempt to find out when the next blackout will occur. Demetri must choose between helping Janis and Simon break into NLAP to stop the blackout from occurring, or turning the fugitive Simon in to the FBI. Elsewhere, Lloyd finds the common denominator that can help him solve the complex equation he was working on in his flashforward.
Director: John Polson
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
8.4/10 7 votes#4 - Graduation Day
Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2006
As Abby and Luka cope with their newborn's life and death struggle, the couple is shocked to receive a surprise visitor: Abby's mother Maggie. Meanwhile, Sam fears the prospect of criminal charges; Neela discovers that Tony Gates will be joining the ER team as an intern and Morris gets his job back while Weaver gets demoted.
Director: Joanna Kerns
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
8.4/10 5 votes#5 - Scoop and Run
Season 13 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/2006
Thanksgiving at County is quiet, with the normal number of routine (or nearly so) emergencies. But Abby makes up for the lack of excitement while returning to the hospital as the doctor on a helicopter transport.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
8.4/10 9 votes#6 - The Gift
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2009
Mark, Demetri, Gough and MI-6 Agent Fiona Banks look into a Blue Hand club's possible connection to recent suicides. Elsewhere, Aaron gets a surprise visit from a former Army pal of his late daughter.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
8.2/10 5 votes#7 - NICU
Season 10 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2004
Abby and Neela are assigned to a month-long rotation in the neonatal intensive care unit where they experience emotional roller coasters while caring for the sick infants.
Director: Laura Innes
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
- 8.2/10 5 votes
#8 - Ruby Redux
Season 11 Episode 19 - Aired 4/28/2005
Jules 'Ruby' Rubadoux is back in the ER. He's still angry with Carter about the death of his wife.
Director: Paul McCrane
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
8.2/10 8 votes#9 - Revelation Zero (2)
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/18/2010
A suspended Mark resumes his own investigation into Lloyd's disappearance. Simon attempts to hack into Lloyd's computer in search of clues, and Nicole speaks with a man who was transformed during the blackout in order to help her restore her faith and understand her horrific flashforward vision.
Director: Constantine Makris
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
- 8.0/10 4 votes
#10 - 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: N/A
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
7.9/10 11 votes#11 - Black Swan
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2009
Mark thinks Demetri is letting his fear take over his life, while Nicole reveals her shocking vision that involves a murder.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
7.9/10 8 votes#12 - Blowback
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/25/2010
Aaron tries to figure out why a black-ops unit is looking for his daughter, while Mark questions Lloyd about a conversation that occurred during their flashforwards. Zoey tries to alter Demetri's fate.
Director: Constantine Makris
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
7.8/10 5 votes#13 - An Intern's Guide to the Galaxy
Season 11 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2004
Neela starts a new job in the emergency room after working at the convenience store near the hospital. On Neela's first day, Pratt expects the interns, Abby, Ray and Neela, to take on a large patient load during their shifts. Pratt turns processing the patients into a competition, in which Ray is clearly going to be the winner.
Director: Arthur Albert
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
7.8/10 4 votes#14 - Middleman
Season 11 Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/2005
While examining a young boy, Pratt finds a suspicious gash across his chest and calls Wendall for a consult. Kovac and Pratt examine a man who was shot when he confronted his boss with a gun. Jake tries to convince Abby to date him despite his being a student.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
7.8/10 5 votes#15 - Lost in America
Season 12 Episode 17 - Aired 3/23/2006
Abby and Luka desperately try to keep a young woman brought into the ER with stab wounds to the neck alive. As her condition begins to worsen, Clemente steps in and tries a risky procedure on the girl in order to save her life. Meanwhile, Neela pulls an all-nighter in preparation for a speech at a surgeon's convention, Ray treats a man claiming to have swallowed a bottle of pills, and Sam decides to take a part-time job with Richard to help her with childcare expenses.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
- 7.4/10 5 votes
#16 - Crisis of Conscience
Season 13 Episode 16 - Aired 2/15/2007
Kovac and Gates find themselves with a moral dilemma when a woman comes into the ER with acute liver failure; Neela finds herself questioning what is right when Manish decides to give up a kidney to a complete stranger. Meanwhile, Ray fights to get to the bottom of a cheerleaders accidental fall; Abby gets a prediction for her future; and Alex's troubles continue to intrude on Sam's work life.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
- 7.3/10 3 votes
#17 - Another Thursday at County
Season 15 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2008
Everyone in the ER is trying to cope with the loss of their colleague. The staff feels defensive toward the new Chief and her tough disposition. Gates and the new interns treat a bio terrorist, who has a lethal secret that endangers them all. Neela makes a great effort to get Dubenko back on the surgery staff, and gets help from an unexpected souce.
Director: Paul McCrane
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
7.3/10 3 votes#18 - Chapter 8
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/18/2019
Myfanwy and Farrier quickly discover how dangerous life is outside of the Checquy, while Grantchester runs out of options. Myfanwy chooses between her freedom and Farrie's life.
Director: China Moo-Young
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
6.5/10 4 votes#19 - Oregon
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/29/2012
Detective Britten suddenly becomes a suspect in his own case when an FBI agent, Santoro, questions his methods of tracking down a serial killer thought to be dead. Meanwhile, in the wake of her son's death, Hannah is finding comfort in exploring the possibility of moving to Oregon and going back to school.
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
5.3/10 4 votes#20 - Liftoff
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/9/2015
Deke and Marge take on new roles whilst things begin to thaw between Gordo and Trudy.
Director: J. Miller Tobin
Writer: Lisa Zwerling