ER: Season 8

2001 · 22 episodes · ★ 8.0

What Season 8 of ER

Season 8 of ER opens with two new recruits joining the trauma bay at County General: Army reservist Michael Gallant and the cocky Gregory Pratt. Dr. Susan Lewis returns, and the team faces several challenges at once. Benton is torn between his career and his family, Malucci goes too far, and Chen opposes being demoted. Greene, who is ill, fights a personal battle that leaves a gap in the group. That gap is filled by John Carter, the doctor who has been in the ER the longest, a former student who still had a lot to learn.

22episodes

Sep 27, 2001premiered

May 16, 2002latest episode

16.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 8 Episodes

8x01 Four Corners
Sep 27, 2001 · 45 min · ★ 8.1
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.
Directed by: Christopher Misiano · Written by: Jack Orman, David Zabel · Starring: Eriq La Salle, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Jazzmun
8x02 The Longer You Stay
Oct 4, 2001 · 44 min · ★ 8.3
Carter is overwhelmed by patients from a rock concert riot. Benton's former girlfriend is killed in a car accident. Newly promoted to chief resident, Chen panics and misdiagnoses a patient. Kovac angers Abby by flirting with a waitress.
Directed by Jonathan Kaplan · Written by Jack Orman · Starring Eriq La Salle, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Troy Evans
8x03 Blood Sugar Sex Magic
Oct 11, 2001 · 45 min · ★ 7.9
Greene's daughter comes to live with him and Corday. Carter and Abby become more intimate. Chen must prove her skills while saving a baby. Weaver terminates Malucci after witnessing him having sex in an ambulance.
Directed by: Richard Thorpe · Written by: Elizabeth Hunter, R. Scott Gemmill · Starring: Eriq La Salle, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Frances Sternhagen
8x04 Never Say Never
Oct 18, 2001 · 44 min · ★ 7.6
Dr. Susan Lewis arrives, looking for work in the Chicago area again. Greene hires her, over Weaver's objection. Chen nervously attends a risk management review, accompanied by the unforgiving Weaver, to discuss a patient who recently died under Chen's supervision.
Directed by: Félix Alcalá · Written by: Dee Johnson · Starring: Eriq La Salle, Sherry Stringfield, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino
8x05 Start All Over Again
Oct 25, 2001 · 44 min · ★ 7.6
Lewis faces a hectic first day back at County General. Benton and Roger become frantic when they can't locate Reese. Carter's grandmother is brought to the emergency room. Carter and Abby deal with inept medical students.
Directed by: Vondie Curtis-Hall · Written by: Joe Sachs · Starring: Eriq La Salle, Sherry Stringfield, Michael Michele, Troy Evans
8x06 Supplies and Demands
Nov 1, 2001 · 44 min · ★ 7.6
Corday's ordeal, caused by the recent infection-related deaths of several of her patients, worsens when she is closely observed by a stern taskmaster. Corday is outraged when a county investigator accuses her of deliberately euthanizing the patients, who all happened to be elderly.
Directing: Jonathan Kaplan · Writing: Meredith Stiehm · Starring: Eriq La Salle, Sherry Stringfield, Michael Michele, Troy Evans
8x07 If I Should Fall from Grace
Nov 8, 2001 · 45 min · ★ 7.6
A new medical student, Michael Gallant, arrives in the ER. He's supposed to be working under Dr. Carter's supervision but his grandmother is unwell. Elizabeth Corday is convinced that other doctors are refusing to work with as a result of the mysterious deaths.
Directing: Laura Innes · Writing: R. Scott Gemmill · Starring: Eriq La Salle, Sherry Stringfield, Sharif Atkins, Michael Michele
8x08 Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain
Nov 15, 2001 · 45 min · ★ 8.1
When a torrential rainstorm pounds Chicago, patients deluge the emergency room while Weaver speeds to an accident site. There, she finds a pregnant woman, Vicki lying injured inside a wrecked ambulance while live power lines spark. Fourth-year student Michael Gallant makes a dangerous decision in order to help.
Directing: David Nutter · Writing: Jack Orman · Starring: Eriq La Salle, Sherry Stringfield, Sharif Atkins, Michael Michele
8x09 Quo Vadis?
Nov 22, 2001 · 44 min · ★ 7.4
Peter Benton continues his court fight against Reese's stepfather, Roger, who seems to have the upper hand. When a woman is accidentally shot during a gas station robbery, Dr. Corday tries to convince the husband to let them harvest her organs. A 15 year old boxer is brought in with a head trauma after sparring with his older brother. Newlyweds are having trouble when she constantly breaks out in a rash; Carter thinks he knows the cause.
Directing: Richard Thorpe · Writing: David Zabel, Joe Sachs · Starring: Eriq La Salle, Sherry Stringfield, Sharif Atkins, Michael Michele
8x10 I'll Be Home for Christmas
Dec 13, 2001 · 45 min · ★ 8.3
Benton commits perjury on the witness stand in order to gain custody of Reese. When Romano refuses to give him a more even schedule, Peter resigns and seeks a job at the clinic where Cleo is newly employed. Benton is granted custody of Reese and he and Cleo decide to move to the suburbs together. Meanwhile, Carter's father visits for Christmas with the news that he's getting divorced, Weaver and Sandy Lopez finally go on a date, and Abby catches Nicole in the maternity ward, recovering from an abortion.
Directing: Jonathan Kaplan · Writing: Meredith Stiehm, Dee Johnson · Starring: Eriq La Salle, Sherry Stringfield, Michael Michele, Frances Sternhagen
8x11 Beyond Repair
Jan 10, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.9
Abby helps a distraught boy whose mother died of a stroke; a man with schizophrenia, who once stabbed Carter and killed a doctor checks into the ER.
Directed by: Alan J. Levi · Written by: Jack Orman, R. Scott Gemmill · Starring: Sherry Stringfield, Sharif Atkins, David Krumholtz, Troy Evans
8x12 A River in Egypt
Jan 17, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.9
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.
Directing: Jesús Salvador Treviño · Writing: David Zabel · Starring: Sherry Stringfield, Sharif Atkins, Ed Lauter, Troy Evans
8x13 Damage Is Done
Jan 31, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 8.1
An accidental overdose brings Drs. Green and Corday's baby into the ER.
Directed by: Nelson McCormick · Written by: Dee Johnson · Starring: Sherry Stringfield, Sharif Atkins, Bellina Logan, Troy Evans
8x14 A Simple Twist of Fate
Feb 7, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 8.3
Greene confronts Corday when she orders Rachel out of their home; Abby tries to protect a battered neighbor who refuses to press charges against her husband.
Directing: Christopher Chulack · Writing: Jack Orman · Starring: Sherry Stringfield, Bellina Logan, Troy Evans, Conni Marie Brazelton
8x15 It's All in Your Head
Feb 28, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.7
After Dr. Corday moves out, Dr. Green fights loneliness and pain by immersing himself into his work. He is treating a father in the ER who severely burned himself while experimenting with illegal drugs. Abby fumes when the man who beat her is released and moves back in next door; the returning Jerry clashes with fellow desk jockey Frank.
Directed by: Vondie Curtis-Hall · Written by: R. Scott Gemmill · Starring: Eriq La Salle, Sherry Stringfield, Sharif Atkins, Troy Evans
8x16 Secrets and Lies
Mar 7, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 8.5
After some staff members are caught going through a dominatrix's bag, Weaver makes them attend a sexual harassment seminar, where they learn about each other.
Directing: Richard Thorpe · Writing: John Wells · Starring: Sherry Stringfield, Sharif Atkins, Troy Evans, Hallee Hirsh
8x17 Bygones
Mar 28, 2002 · 44 min · ★ 7.7
Drs. Corday and Greene are awkward when working together in the ER. Dr. Weaver treats victims of an intense fire that may take the life of a dear friend.
Directed by: Jessica Yu · Written by: Elizabeth Hunter, Meredith Stiehm · Starring: Sherry Stringfield, Sharif Atkins, Erica Gimpel, Yvette Freeman
8x18 Orion in the Sky
Apr 4, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 8.6
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.
Directing: Jonathan Kaplan · Writing: David Zabel · Starring: Mekhi Phifer, Sherry Stringfield, Sharif Atkins, Troy Evans
8x19 Brothers and Sisters (I)
Apr 25, 2002 · 44 min · ★ 7.6
When Dr. Lewis gets a hysterical call from her niece, Susie, she hurries to New York to search for the child and her sister Chloe.The crossover continues on Third Watch S03E19 Unleashed
Directing: Nelson McCormick · Writing: R. Scott Gemmill · Starring: Mekhi Phifer, Sherry Stringfield, Sharif Atkins, Kyle Richards
8x20 The Letter
May 2, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 8.4
Dr. Carter reads a letter from terminally ill Dr. Green to the ER staff. Dr. Weaver lashes out at a mentally challenged patient. A terminal, homeless man continues asking for Dr. Green.
Directing: Jack Orman · Writing: Jack Orman · Starring: Mekhi Phifer, Sherry Stringfield, Sharif Atkins, Troy Evans
8x21 On the Beach
May 9, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 8.9
Dr. Greene's final days are spent in Hawaii with Rachel, teaching her to drive and surf. When he suffers a seizure, Elizabeth is called. Mark refuses to go home. He manages to make amends with his daughter before his eventual death.
Directing: John Wells · Writing: John Wells · Starring: Eriq La Salle, Sherry Stringfield, Sharif Atkins, Michael Michele
8x22 Lockdown Season Finale
May 16, 2002 · 44 min · ★ 8.0
Just when the ER is understaffed and swamped, two children who were brought in turn out to have full blown smallpox. The entire ER must be locked down. The staff needs to improvise while they battle not only the disease but also frayed tempers.
Directing: Jonathan Kaplan · Writing: Joe Sachs, Dee Johnson · Starring: Sherry Stringfield, Sharif Atkins, Yvette Freeman, Christopher Birt