The WORST episodes of The Resident

Every episode of The Resident ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Resident!

An idealistic young doctor begins his first day under the supervision of a tough, brilliant senior resident who pulls the curtain back on all of the good and evil in modern day medicine. Lives may be saved or lost, but expectations will always be shattered.

Last Updated: 9/23/2024Network: FOXStatus: Ended
The Chimera
star
7.52
368 votes

#1 - The Chimera

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2022

When a prison doctor believes a death row inmate is lying about his symptoms, Conrad and Raptor are called in to examine him. Meanwhile, Devon sees a traveling British couple who are nervous about the cost of American healthcare, and Kit and Bell meet with the Georgia Governor.

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Peek and Shriek
star
7.55
360 votes

#2 - Peek and Shriek

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2022

The high stakes governor election results in violence at the polls, causing multiple victims to arrive at Chastain. Conrad finds common ground with an aggressive patient, helping lead to a diagnosis for his outbursts. Meanwhile, when another patient’s lung collapses, the doctors find a serious root of the issue.

Directors: Paul McCrane
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Two Hearts
star
7.56
411 votes

#3 - Two Hearts

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2022

When Padma's pregnancy takes a dangerous turn, the doctors come together to find a solution and turn to Ian to perform a miracle. Meanwhile, Conrad makes a decision regarding his love life and Devon leads his own clinical trials at Chastain.

Directors: Rob Corn
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Fork in the Road
star
7.58
351 votes

#4 - Fork in the Road

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/26/2022

Conrad and Cade work with a Medicare patient who sheds some light on the inner workings of the prescription fraud situation. Meanwhile, Leela works herself to the brink of exhaustion to avoid having a conversation with Devon and eventually makes mistakes on her cases. Then, the Raptor and Padma try to compromise on how to move forward and Kit and Bell make a big decision about their future.

Directors: Bosede Williams
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A River in Egypt
star
7.59
370 votes

#5 - A River in Egypt

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2022

A college professor comes into the ER and Conrad realizes it’s a former patient of his from when he was an intern. Meanwhile, Devon ends up admitting a man – who swears by an anti-aging regimen that he thinks is the answer to eternal life – into the hospital after he collapses.

Directors: Bill D'Elia
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Ask Your Doctor
star
7.61
408 votes

#6 - Ask Your Doctor

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2021

Conrad brings a patient into the hospital who causes a high security crisis. An MMA brawl sends a well-known fighter to Chastain and all hands are on deck. Bell and Raptor vie for the same position at the hospital. Leela gets a visit from her sister.

Directors: David Crabtree
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Belief System
star
7.61
706 votes

#7 - Belief System

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2019

When Devon’s patient, who was pronounced dead, suddenly revives, Conrad is left doubting Devon’s judgement and wondering what happened. A well-known white supremacist falls under the care of Cain and Nic, causing the two to butt heads on how to move forward. Meanwhile, on their way to a medical convention, The Raptor and Mina get stuck in a strange town, where they uncover new information about Red Rock Medical.

Directors: Ti West
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All the Wiser
star
7.62
304 votes

#8 - All the Wiser

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/10/2023

The ER quickly fills up after a heavy storm causes a devastating helicopter crash. Conrad, Devon and the rest of the Chastain doctors rush to treat patients including the helicopter pilot, a barista, and Chastian's least favorite person, Governor Mark Betz.

Directors: Julie Hébert
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One Bullet
star
7.63
382 votes

#9 - One Bullet

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2022

When a gunshot victim comes into the ER, his injuries prove to be so catastrophic throughout his body that multiple doctors need to jump on the case. Meanwhile, Ian is faced with a mandatory drug test and Padma prepares for her C-section.

Directors: Amyn Kaderali
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It Won't Be Like This for Long
star
7.63
392 votes

#10 - It Won't Be Like This for Long

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2022

Ian is faced with performing a surgery on a Jane Doe NICU patient while he continues to struggle with his personal issues. Meanwhile, Conrad asks Devon to cover his shift so he can spend a day at home with an anxious Gigi.

Directors: Marie Jamora
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Flesh of My Flesh
star
7.63
723 votes

#11 - Flesh of My Flesh

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2019

Cain tries to recruit Bell and Kit to join him on a dangerous surgery, with the intent of garnering publicity for the hospital. The Raptor finds himself with an emotional attachment to a patient whose life is put in his hands. A friend of Mina arrives at the hospital with shocking news. Devon rotates out of the ER. Nic plans a surprise for Conrad.

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The Better Part of Valor
star
7.63
365 votes

#12 - The Better Part of Valor

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2022

After a teenage boy is taken into Chastain for falling unconscious from a suspicious pill, Conrad takes action to find the boy's brother before he meets the same fate. Meanwhile, Dr. Bell deals with being served court papers from a former patient.

Directors: Stephanie Martin
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Identity Crisis
star
7.63
1345 votes

#13 - Identity Crisis

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/5/2018

After a mix-up in the ER causes Conrad to deliver a death notification to the wrong family, he sets out to fix it. Nic struggles to find a patient's records who has been under Lane's care, Devon forms a bond with an elderly patient. Mina is benched after overreaching in the surgical unit.

Directors: Bill D'Elia
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Haunted
star
7.64
1190 votes

#14 - Haunted

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/16/2018

Conrad is hit by a bike and badly sprains his ankle, but works through it when he takes the case of his old medical professor, who is hallucinating visions of her old patients. Devon is tasked with admitting Conrad, who refuses any sort of treatment. Nic tries to navigate her emotions while mourning the loss of a patient and Bell operates on a foreign dignitary with unforeseen complications. Meanwhile, Lane and Bell's relationship grows closer.

Directors: David Crabtree
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Heart in a Box
star
7.65
843 votes

#15 - Heart in a Box

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2018

Conrad goes head-to-head with Bell after he recommends one of Julian's risky medical devices to Zoey, who's already lost one son and is back in the hospital with the other. Nic fears that Conrad may be getting overly attached to his patient. Meanwhile, Mina and Austin grow closer while working on a difficult heart transplant, Devon embarks on a very difficult day and Dr. Lane Hunter returns.

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Broker and Broker
star
7.66
774 votes

#16 - Broker and Broker

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/29/2019

When a lottery winner is admitted to the hospital, Bell turns to him as a potential solution to Chastain's financial problems. Nic becomes infuriated when Alec suggests she meet with an organ broker in hopes of saving Jessie's life, but after her other ideas fail, she brings the idea to Conrad. Meanwhile, Devon and Irving help Mina piece together details from her night out after The Raptor sidelines her for an upcoming surgery.

Directors: Jann Turner
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From the Ashes
star
7.66
785 votes

#17 - From the Ashes

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2019

The doctors of Chastain are surrounded by new rules and doctors, as Red Rock Mountain Medical takes over the hospital. Conrad finds himself in a dangerous situation when the construction for a new neurosurgery center causes a gas explosion at Chastain. New hotshot neurosurgeon, Barrett Cain, is put to the test with a complicated surgery. Mina acts as a support for Nic, who is struggling with a devastating loss.

Directors: Rob Corn
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Comrades in Arms
star
7.66
1370 votes

#18 - Comrades in Arms

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/29/2018

An old army buddy and fellow surgeon visits Conrad at the hospital. Meanwhile, the team is put to the test when they have to save the life of an uninsured and undocumented patient, while simultaneously battling the hospital's administrators, who fear the patient will cost millions. Also, Dr. Bell experiments with a new medication for his tremor and Nic swears to investigate the mystery surrounding missing medical records.

Directors: Rob Corn
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No Pressure No Diamonds
star
7.67
341 votes

#19 - No Pressure No Diamonds

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/2022

Devon is approached by a documentary producer as he prepares to perform the first titanium rib cage implant surgery in the country with Raptor, who must scramble to find a babysitter before the procedure. Meanwhile, Conrad tends to an unhelpful patient who claims to have been mauled by a large cat, and Dr. Bell faces negative press.

Directors: Aprill Winney
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None the Wiser
star
7.68
1303 votes

#20 - None the Wiser

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/26/2018

Three concurrent surgeries at the hospital push its staff to the limits. Determined to ease the pressure, Nic requests Jude for one of the operations, making Conrad jealous. Dr. Lane Hunter sets out to discredit Nic's claims, Devon struggles with a patient who has an embarrassing problem and a charitable contributor comes to the hospital wanting to donate a lot of money to Dr. Lane's oncology program.

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Independence Day
star
7.68
1484 votes

#21 - Independence Day

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/2018

Conrad receives the call he's been waiting for when a heart becomes available for a patient who has been on the transplant list for two years. But when a congressman is admitted to the hospital after a heart attack, he is prioritized and derails Conrad's patient's surgery. Meanwhile, Nic grows suspicious of one of the doctors after a file goes missing, Dr. Bell tries to manipulate Mina and Devon is put to the test when a patient's condition requires a split-second decision.

Directors: Phillip Noyce
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In for a Penny
star
7.68
372 votes

#22 - In for a Penny

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/8/2022

As his clinical begins, Devon treats his first patient with a revolutionary medical fluid that doesn't go as planned. Meanwhile, an overdosed John Doe is rushed to Chastain, leading Conrad straight into a much bigger scandal than he expected. Then, a shocking secret regarding Cade's past is discovered.

Directors: Michael Medico
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Trial & Error
star
7.68
849 votes

#23 - Trial & Error

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2018

When patients from the hospital's prescription drug trial start suffering life threatening side effects, Nic fears that her sister Jessie may be in danger. As a result, she and Conrad work to convince Bell that these trials are not worth the risk. Meanwhile, Mina, Austin and Kit must set aside their competitive nature and work together on a patient whose health is quickly deteriorating and Devon uses Julian as the beta tester for a product he's designed.

Directors: Rob Greenlea
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Nightmares
star
7.69
877 votes

#24 - Nightmares

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2018

Halloween at Chastain proves to be just as spooky as ever when Conrad is tasked with diagnosing a young woman admitted to the hospital with extreme night terrors. Meanwhile, Devon faces his first Halloween in the ER, Nic panics over her decision to bring her newly sober sister to Mina's epic annual Halloween party and Bell finds an interesting way to make use of his new assistant.

Directors: David Crabtree
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The Space Between
star
7.69
366 votes

#25 - The Space Between

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/5/2022

Conrad treats one of Gigi's fellow classmates, whose stomachache turns into something much more serious. Meanwhile, Devon takes several interns to a senior living facility, where they meet a former doctor whose wife falls ill during their visit. Then, in looking for a sperm donor for Padma, Leela uncovers some unsettling news about the business.

Directors: Kimberly Hunt
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