The BEST Episodes of Complications
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Aug 29, 2019
Network: USA Network
John Ellison, a disillusioned suburban ER doctor, finds his existence transformed when he intervenes in a drive-by shooting, saving a young boy's life and killing one of his attackers. When John learns the boy is the son of an influential gang leader and is still a target, he is compelled to save him at any cost. John soon discovers that his own life – and his outlook on medicine – may never be the same.
#1 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1
Disillusioned ER doctor, John Ellison saves the life of a young boy when he intervenes in a drive-by shooting and ends up in the middle of a gang war.
7.90 
#2 - Infection
Season 1 - Episode 2
John scrambles to locate Antoine when the boy disappears from his bed at the surgical center. Polk tries to convince a patient to lie about her medical condition in order to keep John out of their supervisors' crosshairs.
7.80 
#3 - Critical Condition
Season 1 - Episode 10
Season Finale - John and Gretchen try to take Antoine home, but an unexpected complication forces John to do everything he can to save the youth—and his own family.
7.80 
#4 - Relapse
Season 1 - Episode 8
John tries to rein in his compulsions, but is tested when he's tipped off about an impending massacre. Samantha turns to Det. Holden for answers.
7.78 
#5 - Fever
Season 1 - Episode 7
John wants to help Gretchen, but doesn't want to circumvent the law. Samantha's doubts about John are increased by information provided to her by Kyle.
7.74 
#6 - Immune Response
Season 1 - Episode 4
Gretchen makes expensive arrangements to hide Antoine in order to prevent Bridget from learning that John illegally transferred him to the surgical center. However, that means John needs to ask the gang for money. A past indiscretion tests John's relationship with Samantha.
7.73 
#7 - Deterioration
Season 1 - Episode 9
Holden forces John to testify against the Latin gang; and Samantha's past threatens her marriage.
7.68 
#8 - Outbreak
Season 1 - Episode 5
A gang shootout results in a flood of victims in the ER. John tries to halt the escalating violence, but to succeed he must navigate rival gang members and the police. Gretchen tends to the young woman who sparked the bloodshed.
7.65 
#9 - Onset
Season 1 - Episode 3
John visits Antoine's father, the leader of the VCC gang, in prison, and tries to disentangle himself from his responsibilities with Antoine. Things get out of control when Gretchen confronts Hillary's abusive boyfriend at his home.
7.61 
#10 - Diagnosis
Season 1 - Episode 6
Det. Holden of the Gang Task Force questions John about his suspicious activity. Gretchen travels to the gang neighborhood to save a young boy.
7.61