The BEST episodes of Watson season 2
Every episode of Watson season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Watson season 2!
Six months after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty, Dr. John Watson resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson’s old life isn’t done with him, though — Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own chapter of a story that has fascinated audiences for more than a century.
#1 - The Tunnel Under the Elms
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/1/2026
Watson and the fellows race against the clock to save a man and his pregnant wife from a terrifying sinkhole. Meanwhile, Ingrid’s future with her therapy group becomes unclear.
#2 - The Cobalt Fissure
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/2026
A seemingly random murder outside of UHOP sets the stage for the arrival of someone from Watson and Sherlock Holmes’ past.
#3 - The Rule of Three
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/2026
As Adam’s wife goes in for a C-section to deliver triplets, chaos ensues when their OB-GYN passes out in the operating room. Meanwhile, a severe storm detours Watson and Mary’s trip to find a renowned doctor to remove Watson’s brain tumor.
#4 - Sic Semper Tyrannis
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/2026
Following his brain tumor diagnosis, Watson goes on medical leave to seek treatment, leaving Mary in charge of The Holmes Clinic as a notorious South American dictator demands Watson see to his mysterious autoimmune condition personally. Meanwhile, Ingrid grows more concerned about Beck’s obsession with Sasha.
#5 - Unsolved Mysteries
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/12/2026
In the wake of the car accident, Watson and Laila lie injured and awaiting rescue as the team races to find them before it’s too late. Meanwhile, in a state between life and death, Watson’s mind plays out a modern-day investigation of a case that has long haunted him.
#6 - Respect the Process, Respect the Quirks
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/5/2026
Watson investigates a case involving a mentally unstable mother, with the woman's delusions serving as a mirror to his own newly discovered hallucinations.
#7 - Third Act Surprise
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/29/2026
Watson and the fellows race to save the life of a young woman who needs a lifesaving kidney donation. Meanwhile, Sherlock returns to help crack unsolved cases in Pittsburgh.
#8 - Wrongful Life
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/22/2026
Watson is sued for Wrongful Life by a long-term patient suffering from VACTERL association, after undergoing multiple painful surgeries.
#9 - For a Limited Time Only
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/15/2026
Watson and the fellows fight to revive a 30-year-old woman, Audrey, after her heart inexplicably stops repeatedly until they discover she has a rare phenomenon called Lazarus syndrome. As these revivals continue, she uses the short window of time available to right her greatest wrong.
#10 - A Family Meal
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/8/2026
When a patient arrives at the Holmes Clinic plagued by a mysterious neurological disorder, Watson and the fellows discover they were forced to commit a harrowing, unimaginable act as a child in order to survive. Meanwhile, Adam is struggling with how his future will change as a father.
#11 - A Son in the Oven
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/2025
Watson and the fellows spring back into action when Mary’s mother accidentally poisons herself while suffering from a rare form of dementia that is progressing with impossible speed. Meanwhile, Sherlock Holmes resurfaces after being presumed dead.
#12 - Never Been CRISPR'd
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/2025
Watson’s biohacker friend Hobie returns when he rushes his new girlfriend to the Holmes Clinic after they partake in a gene-editing experiment that goes wrong. Meanwhile, Watson becomes suspicious of Sherlock.
#13 - Shannon Says Bex Loves Micah
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/8/2025
Watson and the fellows help Laila’s son Micah – who was injured in a car accident while pursuing his crush, Bex, with the help of his AI chatbot.
#14 - Livvy Sees the Doctor
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/1/2025
UHOP veers into terror when Watson and the fellows are taken hostage by a man with a bomb strapped to his chest who is desperate to find a cure for his 9-year-old daughter’s illness.
#15 - Giant Steps
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/24/2025
Watson’s father, Hamish, visits UHOP to introduce Watson and the fellows to his protégé, Annabelle, a saxophone prodigy with musically induced blackouts. As Annabelle’s condition worsens, Watson must confront his long-standing tensions with his father in order to save her.
#16 - Buying Time
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/2025
Watson and the fellows race against time to save the life of Xavier, a 21-year-old athlete with a fast-growing, seemingly incurable cancer. Meanwhile, Mycroft Holmes lets Watson know his team’s work at UHOP may no longer have funding available.
#17 - Lucky
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/10/2025
While visiting another hospital, Watson becomes convinced that a coma patient is suffering from locked-in syndrome and has been mistaken for a coma patient for over a decade. After the patient is transferred to UHOP for treatment, he shocks the team with chilling messages. Meanwhile, Sherlock is back in town and is staying with Watson.
#18 - Happy When it Rains
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/2025
Watson and the team jump into action when four new patients are brought to UHOP with wounds that appear to be infected with a flesh-eating bacterium following a tornado. Meanwhile, Shinwell searches for meaning as a nursing student and Adam’s wedding to Lauren risks being halted.
#19 - Expletive Deleted
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/2025
Watson and the team work alongside Laila to help a patient named Maxine, who is 30 years old but looks 10 years old. Meanwhile, Watson convinces Laila that he is serious about their relationship and Ingrid is struggling to ingratiate herself back at work as a hot newcomer joins her therapy group.
#20 - Back from the Dead
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/20/2025
When a microbiology university researcher returns from an expedition to Siberia, she and her team members fall ill from a possible revived pathogen or “zombie virus.” Meanwhile, Watson catches up with his friend Sherlock Holmes after finding out he is alive, and Ingrid unexpectedly finds herself on the team’s floor.