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The Best Episodes Written By Stephen Hootstein

Every TV Episode Written by Stephen Hootstein Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Stephen Hootstein Ratings Summary

"Never Let You Go" is the best rated episode written by Stephen Hootstein. It scored 9.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Charles S. Carroll. It aired on 4/24/2019 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "A Red Pill, a Blue Pill".

  • Never Let You Go
    9.5/102 votes

    #1 - Never Let You Go

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/2019

    The hospital goes into lockdown mode when a man with a gun holds medical staff hostage. Goodwin is forced to make a tough decision. Dr. Rhodes begins to realize his time with his father is getting short.

    Director: Charles S. Carroll

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • A Red Pill, a Blue Pill
    9.0/102 votes

    #2 - A Red Pill, a Blue Pill

    Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 5/12/2021

    Third-year med students begin their rotation in the ED and Maggie keeps a careful eye on one of them. Natalie, whose mom's health takes another decline, tries to cover up how she broke the rules to treat her.

    Director: Michael Berry

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • For the Want of a Nail
    8.5/102 votes

    #3 - For the Want of a Nail

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 3/17/2021

    As Maggie deals with her own trauma, she steps in to help a mother in need. Dean continues to stir the pot with more than one doctor. A patient comes to Med needing immediate treatment, but doesn't want it from them.

    Director: SJ Main Muñoz

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • In the Valley of the Shadows
    8.3/103 votes

    #4 - In the Valley of the Shadows

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2019

    Dr. Choi and Dr. Charles have difficult decisions to make as a dying man tries to preserve his life with a controversial scientific method. Dr. Marcel and April clash over how to handle a mysterious patient. Will questions Natalie’s capabilities.

    Director: Charles S. Carroll

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • A Square Peg in a Round Hole
    8.0/102 votes

    #5 - A Square Peg in a Round Hole

    Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2021

    Crockett helps Dr. Blake replace a patient’s liver. Vanessa tries to prove herself. Will continues to pursue the truth about Cooper. Ethan gets closer to returning to life in the E.D.

    Director: Timothy Busfield

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • Things Meant to Be Bent Not Broken
    8.0/101 votes

    #6 - Things Meant to Be Bent Not Broken

    Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 3/9/2022

    Scott suspects his patient may be a drug dealer. Halstead must decide how to spend his whistleblower settlement. Charles and Taylor help a patient who believes she's infested with parasites. Marcel and Blake are paired with an arrogant surgeon.

    Director: Afia Nathaniel

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • The Clothes Make the Man... Or Do They?
    8.0/102 votes

    #7 - The Clothes Make the Man... Or Do They?

    Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2022

    Med runs out of scrubs, forcing the staff to improvise. The life of Archer’s son is in danger. Marcel and Charles help a kidney transplant patient experiencing psychosis. Asher and Halstead grow closer.

    Director: Anthony Nardolillo

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • Look Closely and You Might Hear the Truth
    8.0/102 votes

    #8 - Look Closely and You Might Hear the Truth

    Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 5/3/2023

    The fate of the hospital rests on the vote of an incapacitated board member. Archer helps a mother with a rare stem cell disease while Asher treats the woman's pregnant daughter. Charles encounters a schizophrenic patient with a hearing impairment.

    Director: Tess Malone

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • Ghosts in the Attic
    7.7/103 votes

    #9 - Ghosts in the Attic

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 2/6/2019

    Halstead hides the theft of his gun from a suspicious Manning. Tensions are still high between Connor and Bekker, who take a risk operating on an HIV-positive patient. Hank breaks down when he sees a patient from his past.

    Director: Michael Pressman

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • Guess It Doesn't Matter Anymore
    7.5/102 votes

    #10 - Guess It Doesn't Matter Anymore

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/8/2020

    Dr. Halstead's world is thrown into turmoil when a former patient resurfaces. April has a secret she considers confessing to Ethan. Dr. Charles tries to maintain his focus during a difficult time.

    Director: Mykelti Williamson

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • Guilty
    7.3/109 votes

    #11 - Guilty

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/29/2016

    Nurse Lockwood gets arrested when she takes a stand. Meanwhile, Dr. Halstead deals with a pending lawsuit against him; a baby's injuries come into question; Dr. Charles faces personal issues; and suspicions rise about a patient who was hit by a car.

    Director: Holly Dale

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • Death Do Us Part
    7.2/105 votes

    #12 - Death Do Us Part

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/2018

    Will and Natalie prepare for their big day, but an unsuspecting Will soon finds himself sidetracked. Dr. Charles disagrees with Goodwin on how to best handle a patient's treatment while Dr. Choi and April are on their own when a pregnant woman delivers. Dr. Rhodes finds himself operating on a patient that is of great importance to Det. Halstead.

    Director: Fred Berner

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • Mirror Mirror
    7.0/107 votes

    #13 - Mirror Mirror

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/2/2017

    Dr. Manning and Dr. Charles treat a teenage girl with a rapidly changing set of symptoms that has everyone perplexed. Dr. Choi and medical student Jeff Clark encounter a 19 year-old tough guy who is brought into the hospital in severe distress. Once they establish the cause of the pain, the situation quickly turns dangerous and a resolved Dr. Reese does her best to help. Dr. Halstead must deal with a difficult case that is further complicated by Dr. Stohl, who has a camera crew following him around to shoot a promotional video spotlighting the hospital.

    Director: Vincent Misiano

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • Speak Your Truth
    7.0/104 votes

    #14 - Speak Your Truth

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/21/2017

    The doctors of Chicago Med take their opinions to the extreme as they try to bring justice to the perpetrator in the shooting of Dr. Charles. Dr. Halstead and Dr. Manning work on a heart-wrenching case that forces them to examine their own matters of the heart. Though Robin’s brain tumor was removed and she is discharged from the rehabilitation center, Dr. Rhodes remains on edge that her problems are not quite resolved. Meanwhile, Rhodes gets blindsided by his colleague Dr. Bekkar, Maggie sticks up for a patient and Dr. Choi and April try to navigate their new working relationship.

    Director: Michael Waxman

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You
    7.0/102 votes

    #15 - What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You

    Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/2022

    Will and Stevie get stuck in the middle of a marital face-off. Dr. Blake's entire surgical team mysteriously collapses during a liver transplant. Charles encourages Ethan to reconcile with his father.

    Director: Tess Malone

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • It's an Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Good
    7.0/102 votes

    #16 - It's an Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Good

    Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/2023

    A brutal storm rocks Chicago. Halstead encourages Dr. Grace Song to go against her own findings for the benefit of their patient. Asher rushes to the hospital to help Archer's pregnant patient. Maggie's concern for Ben consumes her.

    Director: Afia Nathaniel

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • Frontwards
    7.0/101 votes

    #17 - Frontwards

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 12/11/2014

    Annie and McQuaid's relationship deepens while tracking down Belenko's next target.

    Director: Stephen Kay

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • Withdrawal
    6.9/109 votes

    #18 - Withdrawal

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 5/10/2016

    April and Dr. Halstead clash over how to treat an alcoholic homeless man with a broken leg. Also, Dr. Manning continues to grieve over her husband's death; two elderly women with the same symptoms share a surprise link; Halstead mulls over a job offer in California.

    Director: Fred Berner

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • Natural History
    6.9/109 votes

    #19 - Natural History

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2016

    Dr. Manning and Jeff Clarke are forced to figure out a mystery illness when an Indonesian man who doesn't speak English arrives at the hospital in dire straights. Maggie takes Dr. Halstead to her family reunion. Dr. Rhodes takes on a complicated heart surgery without consulting Dr. Latham. Dr. Reese and Dr. Charles encounter a woman experiencing an unusual pregnancy.

    Director: Michael Waxman

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • Ctrl Alt
    6.8/108 votes

    #20 - Ctrl Alt

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/6/2017

    A hacker demanding a ransom payment shuts down the hospital computer system, forcing the doctors to diagnose patients without the aid of technology. A stressed Goodwin struggles to keep the hospital afloat when an unexpected visit from her ex-husband Bert and his new girlfriend make matters worse. Making use of his former navy experience, Dr. Choi and Noah have to locate a bullet inside a patient with a gunshot wound. Meanwhile, Sarah feels Dr. Charles may be trying to push her out and Robin's unusual behavior worries Dr. Rhodes.

    Director: Valerie Weiss

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • What You Don't Know
    6.8/105 votes

    #21 - What You Don't Know

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2018

    When things become complicated, Will is forced to lie to Natalie. Ethan and April find out some compromising information about Emily's boyfriend and Ava is unsure of what to do with a patient who is refusing treatment.

    Director: Donald Petrie

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • Crisis of Confidence
    6.7/103 votes

    #22 - Crisis of Confidence

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 5/8/2018

    Dr. Manning rushes to save a young boy with a life-threatening case of the flu; April suspects Dr. Choi's sister stole opioid pain killers; Dr. Rhodes and Dr. Bekker disagree over the best treatment for a cardiac patient who is 21 weeks pregnant.

    Director: Martha Mitchell

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • Those Things Hidden in Plain Sight
    6.7/103 votes

    #23 - Those Things Hidden in Plain Sight

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 11/18/2020

    Goodwin announces a new ED Chief and the choice doesn't make everyone happy. Dr. Manning takes a stand for her patient and finds herself dealing with the repercussions. Dr. Charles tends to family affairs.

    Director: John Polson

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • White Butterflies
    6.5/104 votes

    #24 - White Butterflies

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/2017

    Dr. Rhodes challenges Dr. Charles and other hospital staff over the proper treatment for Robin. Dr. Manning seeks help from Det. Halstead when a sensitive case involving a young girl turns into a crime. Dr. Choi and April work together on a conflicting case. Meanwhile, Goodwin helps a friend in distress and, after eagerly awaiting, the doctors are surprised to learn who the new med resident is.

    Director: Eriq La Salle

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein

  • Bite Your Tongue
    6.5/102 votes

    #25 - Bite Your Tongue

    Season 10 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2024

    Lenox continues to rankle Archer as the two tackle their new roles. Ripley faces possible suspension over what really happened to Pawel. Goodwin is forced to make layoffs.

    Director: Anthony Nardolillo

    Writer: Stephen Hootstein