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The Best Episodes Written By Lydia Woodward

Every TV Episode Written by Lydia Woodward Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Lydia Woodward Ratings Summary

"Getting to Know You" is the best rated episode written by Lydia Woodward. It scored 8.7/10 based on 6 votes. It was directed by Jonathan Kaplan. It aired on 5/20/1999 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Leave It to Weaver".

  • Getting to Know You
    8.7/106 votes

    #1 - Getting to Know You

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/20/1999

    Carol's pregnancy becomes public knowledge as she learns that she's having twins. Lucy has problems trying to go off Ritalin. Peter learns Carla plans to move to Germany. Kerry finds an abandoned youngster and brings him to the ER. Mark and Elizabeth discuss their relationship. Jeanie and Reggie draw closer again.

    Director: Jonathan Kaplan

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Leave It to Weaver
    8.6/107 votes

    #2 - Leave It to Weaver

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1999

    When Anspaugh decides to retire as chief of staff and return to surgery, he appoints Romano as his replacement. Greene expresses reservations about the decision, but Weaver does not support Greene. Romano makes Weaver the new chief of emergency medicine.

    Director: Jonathan Kaplan

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Happy New Year
    8.5/108 votes

    #3 - Happy New Year

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/1995

    Carter fumbles his way through his first look at surgery. Dr. Lewis' nemesis, Dr. Kayson, makes her New Year's Day decidedly unpleasant. Chloe announces she's moving to Texas with her boyfriend.

    Director: Charles Haid

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Summer Run
    8.5/106 votes

    #4 - Summer Run

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1995

    Kerry Weaver manages to offend just about everyone in her first day as chief resident. Carol goes on a ride-along with paramedics Shep and Raul, sharing a ferris wheel ride with Shep. Peter and Jeanie's secret relationship comes to a head. Susan is stuck caring for Little Susie while Chloe attends school. Dr. Ross has his hands full with a young pyromaniac. Carter shows interest in med student Harper Tracy.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Days Like This
    8.5/106 votes

    #5 - Days Like This

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1995

    Speculation runs through the ER, on a very hectic day, about Randi's possible criminal history. Mark faces an ethical dilemma when he has to decide whether to report yet another of Doug Ross's indiscretions--Doug slept with med student Harper Tracy. Carter becomes upset when Harper confesses this to him. Carol meets with a mobile notary to finish the paperwork to purchase a house. Bernstein informs Doug that he need to look for other employment. Benton is visibly upset when Jeanie begins work in the ER as a physician's assistant.

    Director: Mimi Leder

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • A Hole in the Heart
    8.4/105 votes

    #6 - A Hole in the Heart

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/14/1998

    Ross and Hathaway's jobs are in jeopardy after their unauthorized treatment of a drug-addicted 7-month-old boy is discovered. Corday loses her sponsorship. Carter suspects Del Amico's boyfriend when drugs are stolen.

    Director: Lesli Linka Glatter

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Make of Two Hearts
    8.3/106 votes

    #7 - Make of Two Hearts

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/9/1995

    Carol worries about a Russian girl with AIDS who's brought in and then abandoned by her foster mother. Kayson asks Susan to be his Valentine. Deb accidentally consumes LSD-laced chocolates.

    Director: Mimi Leder

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • The Birthday Party
    8.3/106 votes

    #8 - The Birthday Party

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/1995

    Dr. Hicks berates Benton when he tries to switch shifts to attend his mother's birthday party. A teenage girl, a frequent patient of the ER, is brought in for a drug overdose. Carol decides she wants to adopt Tatiana while Tag isn't so sure. Dr. Ross slugs an abusive father in the lobby. Jen accepts a job offer in Milwaukee despite Mark's offer from Morganstern. Deb and Carter await the arrival of sub-internship applications.

    Director: Elodie Keene

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Let the Games Begin
    8.3/106 votes

    #9 - Let the Games Begin

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1996

    While the whole staff is worried the ER might close, Jeanie has her own problems in dealing with being HIV-positive.

    Director: Tom Moore

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Be Still My Heart
    8.3/107 votes

    #10 - Be Still My Heart

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/2000

    Dr. Greene and Corday bond with their parents, Lucy cares for a patient with a psychotic break, and Valentine's Day celebrations in the ER end tragically for one of the students.

    Director: Laura Innes

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • The Right Thing
    8.2/106 votes

    #11 - The Right Thing

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/1996

    Benton decides to blow the whistle on Vucelich's unethical study methods, causing Vucelich to drop him from the study. Susan treats a street couple, one of whom has passed HIV to the other. Doug receives a visit from his estranged father. Carter spreads rumors about an affair between Mark and Susan. Mark buys a motorcycle. Prostitute Loretta has cervical cancer.

    Director: Richard Thorpe

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • The Long Way Around
    8.2/108 votes

    #12 - The Long Way Around

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/1997

    Nurse Carol Hathaway is held hostage during a convenience store robbery, then befriends one of the gunmen.

    Director: Christopher Chulack

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Make a Wish
    8.2/105 votes

    #13 - Make a Wish

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/8/1997

    It's Carol's birthday, Mark is returning to work after being assaulted and Carla goes into premature labor.

    Director: Richard Thorpe

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Choosing Joi
    8.2/105 votes

    #14 - Choosing Joi

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/1999

    Ricky Abbott returns to the ER. Doug forges papers to allow Joi to treat Ricky at home. Corday decides to back out of the Romano sexual harassment investigation after he threatens to expose her relationship with Benton. Romano is later named Acting Chief of the ER. Dr. Greene treats a Nigerian janitor for back pain and impotency. Carol and the nurses watch a bunch of dogs when their owner is hospitalized. Carter diagnoses a med student with Hodgkin's disease. Kerry initiates a search for her biological parents.

    Director: Christopher Chulack

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Ruby Redux
    8.2/105 votes

    #15 - 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: Lydia Woodward

  • Take These Broken Wings
    8.1/107 votes

    #16 - Take These Broken Wings

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/1996

    Susan visits a psychiatrist to cope with the loss of Little Susie. Jeanie's estranged husband Al checks in the ER complaining of flu-like symptoms, which turn out to be caused by HIV. Shep expects Carol to back his version of events during an official investigation of his behavior. Loretta takes a turn for the worse. Doug discovers that his father has disappeared with a LOT of Karen's money.

    Director: Anthony Edwards

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Something New
    8.0/105 votes

    #17 - Something New

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1997

    Carter is exited about getting his own med student and Mark and Carol interview candidates for the desk clerk position.

    Director: Christopher Chulack

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Day for Knight
    8.0/105 votes

    #18 - Day for Knight

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1998

    Third-year med student Lucy Knight reports to the ER for the first day of her rotation. Greene takes a teacherly interest in her, helping her get acquainted, but she gets off to a bad start with the irritable Carter when she speaks insensitively, and without Carter present, with a patient's wife about her husband's very serious condition. The rest of the day finds her comforting a woman who has suffered a miscarriage, getting locked out on the roof, having Carol bail her out on a simple procedure, and trying to figure out Kerry Weaver's "Tour on Tape."

    Director: Christopher Chulack

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Good Luck, Ruth Johnson
    8.0/105 votes

    #19 - Good Luck, Ruth Johnson

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/1998

    Carter plays tour guide for Ruth Johnson, who was born in the hospital 100 years ago to the day, and her large family. Carol treats a boy who was hit by a car and tells a story of being chased, his friend being shot in the process. Peter observes Kotlowitz install a cochlear implant and decides to wait before scheduling an operation for Reese. Mark dines with Dr. Lee, new ER chief. Dr. Corday proposes radical changes in scheduling at an M&M conference, and later decides to break off her relationship with Benton.

    Director: Rod Holcomb

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • One Coin in a Fountain
    8.0/104 votes

    #20 - One Coin in a Fountain

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2011

    The Pan Am crew rolls the dice in more ways than one in glamorous Monte Carlo: Kate and Maggie square off for the attentions of a handsome passenger, but things get more complicated when Kate learns the sexy stranger is involved in her next covert mission; and Dean gambles with his career when an attractive, wealthy woman on the flight tempts him -- and he later discovers who her flying companion is.

    Director: Andrew Bernstein

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Going Home
    7.9/108 votes

    #21 - Going Home

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1994

    Carol returns after her eight week absence, finding Doug holding himself responsible. Carter finds himself watching over a mysterious, mentally ill singing woman. Susan clashes with Dr. Kayson over a diagnosis. Dr. Greene treats a domestic violence victim.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • The Fastest Year
    7.8/105 votes

    #22 - The Fastest Year

    Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2000

    Carter seeks psychiatric help because he can't sleep. He then visits the wife of his attacker. Weaver returns to work after her suspension. Hathaway and Kovac share a kiss.

    Director: Richard Thorpe

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • I Do
    7.8/104 votes

    #23 - I Do

    Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2005

    Gallant impulsively asks Neela to marry her that exact day, she says I do but soon gets cold feet. Morris stands up to Weaver on a patients course of treatment. Luka, Sam and Clemente treat a boy who contracted HIV from his mother. Also, Abby and Luka redefine their relationship and Luka is named the new Chief of Emergency Medicine.

    Director: Gloria Muzio

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Motherhood
    7.6/108 votes

    #24 - Motherhood

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/11/1995

    Susan is forced into the role of parent when Chloe gives birth and both Chloe and her mother, Cookie, shirk responsibility. Doug is surprised and a bit frightened when Diane suggests they move in together. Unfortunately, Linda Farrell happens to be around to take advantage of his nervousness. Carter is offered the ER sub-I but turns it down in anticipation of receiving a surgical position. Peter receives unpleasant news; his mother has died.

    Director: Quentin Tarantino

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • No Place to Hide
    7.6/105 votes

    #25 - No Place to Hide

    Season 12 Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2006

    Pratt departs for Africa with attitude to spare but makes his first contact with harsh reality before the plane lands. Abby senses something is not what is seems when she treats a 12-year-old and her grandmother, then differs with Luka over the best course of action. A prisoner is brought to the ER with what everyone thinks is a fake case of appendicitis. Morris is dressed, and ready, to impress, but Albright’s not. It’s time for Kerry to return to work and Clemente doesn’t know when it’s time to leave.

    Director: Skipp Sudduth

    Writer: Lydia Woodward