The BEST episodes written by Russel Friend
#3 - Off the Menu
Roswell - Season 2 - Episode 20
Brody Davis, his mind frazzled from an electric shock,holds several members of the gang hostage, when he begins to remember what happened when he was abducted, such as the New York City interstellar summit and the fact that Max is an alien. Max must use his healing abilities to fix Brody's mind so that he doesn't remember the alien mind that inhabits him. Tess must mindwarp Amy DeLuca into not remembering that Brody held them hostage.
#4 - Shock to the System
John Doe - Season 1 - Episode 19
John is hit by lightning on his chest-brand and can see in color — going to see a fresh body, John realizes he's also lost access to his vast supply of knowledge and all the physical talents it provided. It's not a good time as a killer strikes, leaving a kidney from his victim with the promise of more to come. The killer strikes again with two killings as John tries to come to terms with his newfound ignorance and the loss of his money when he can't call the shots for his broker. John is bitter and reluctant to admit his newfound loss to anyone, and a disappointed killer threatens to come after him. It turns out that two women, sisters, are working as the killers and lure John into a trap — fortunately John figured the killer(s) were women and he'd be targeted and the police have him wired and are watching. While pursuing one of the killers John is hit with electricity again and is back to being color-blind and super-smart.
#5 - Illegal Alien
John Doe - Season 1 - Episode 16
High school kids are surprised by a bright light in the forest and an astronaut who walks toward them that they shoot. The police and John investigate and determine the astronaut actually died of a lack of oxygen resulting in cyanosis but a Colonel Dunagan moves in and take the body — John taps into satellite photography and sees a blast pattern that matches the one on Horseshoe Island that accompanied his arrival. John, Digger, and Frank sneak into the woods to examine the site and find a large pod. The pod is a Mars environmental test system and inside the trashed interior are a bunch of astronauts dead just like the first astronaut — then they get sealed in. Meanwhile Avery pursues her own investigation despite the military government and after interviewing Dunagan's staff sergeant, believes Dunagan is involved. The men start sniping at each other due to cyanosis symptoms while Stella and Avery track them down. John uses its navigation beacon to send out a SOS. The Staff Sergeant is...
#7 - Euphoria (2)
House - Season 2 - Episode 21
Foreman continues to experience the same progression of symptoms as the police officer. When he realizes he may be facing imminent death, he calls his father who comes to his son's side. As it comes down to a race against time, House believes the solution to the illness is in the police officer's apartment.
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#10 - Rage in Heaven
Altered Carbon - Season 1 - Episode 9
After a devastating rampage, Kovacs and his allies hatch a bold -- and very risky -- scheme to infiltrate Head in the Clouds.
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#11 - After Hours
House - Season 7 - Episode 22
When House discovers that the experimental drug he's been using causes fatal tumors, he decides to attempt to excise them himself. However, he can't complete the surgery and ends up needing Cuddy's help. Meanwhile, Thirteen's friend from prison (Amy Landecker), a relapsed drug user, arrives at her apartment needing medical care after being stabbed. With her friend unwilling to go to the hospital, Thirteen enlists Chase's assistance when the friend loses sensation and movement in her arm. Also, Taub receives some unexpected news that could change his life.
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LAX - Season 1 - Episode 12
An incoming airliner ""accidentally"" squawks (jargon for transponder code) a Hijack warning. This leads to a full emergency, SWAT, the lot.. Which also leads to a crime of monumental cunning.. Meanwhile, Eddie engages in some crime of his own, Roger's life takes an unexpected complicaturn and Harley moves house.
#13 - Doe or Die
John Doe - Season 1 - Episode 17
Ken Rothman, an ex-police officer that Avery got fired for beating a suspect, gets into the police HQ by faking his death and he and his men quickly take the station and most of the staff (except Frank) hostage. Rothman demands his reputation be cleared, but John manages to get free and escape into the building, and soon discovers Rothman has a supply of Russian-made smallpox. John manages to take out a few terrorists before being recaptured and Rothman leaves John and Avery behind with a shattered vial of smallpox. It's fake, but the whole thing is a ploy to get hold of smallpox vaccine to sell as a bio-weapon. Doe figures it out and they capture Rothman just in time.
#14 - Locked In
House - Season 5 - Episode 19
A man awakens in New York after a bicycle accident unable to move or communicate in any way. House, himself injured in a motorcycle mishap, occupies the hospital bed next to Lee and quickly annoys the doctors treating them both by insisting that Lee has “locked-in” syndrome.
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#15 - Force of Evil
Altered Carbon - Season 1 - Episode 4
Tortured by his captor, Kovacs taps into his Envoy training to survive. Ortega springs a surprise on her family for Día de los Muertos.
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#16 - Holding On
House - Season 8 - Episode 21
The team takes on the case of Derrick, a 19-year-old college student who had a mysterious nose bleed during cheerleading practice, and discovers that his health issues are likely both physiological and psychological. Possibly suffering from schizophrenia, Derrick claims to hear his deceased brother’s voice in his head. Meanwhile, Foreman tries a different approach with House.
#17 - Let Them Eat Cake
House - Season 5 - Episode 10
The team takes on the case of a fitness guru on an all-natural diet who collapsed while filming a video. Meanwhile, Foreman conducts Huntington's Disease drug trials and Thirteen signs on as a subject, Cuddy is forced to move into House's office, and Kutner uses House's name to run an online medical-advice website.
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#18 - Acceptance
House - Season 2 - Episode 1
A death row inmate is felled by an unknown disease and House decides to take on the case, over Cuddy and Foreman's objections. House also has to deal with Stacy who is working closely with him, while Cameron has to cope with a dying patient.
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#19 - Cane & Able
House - Season 3 - Episode 2
House and the team treat a young boy who claims there is a tracking device in his neck and believes he has been the subject of alien experimentation. Cameron is outraged when she learns Cuddy and Wilson have been lying to House about the diagnosis on his last case.
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#20 - Behind the Music
Roswell - Season 3 - Episode 8
When an old love visits Maria her passion for music resurfaces, which jeopardizes her relationship with Michael. Meanwhile, while Max's father is still trying to put together all the pieces of his investigation, Isabel joins Max in the quest to stop him.
#21 - Panacea
Roswell - Season 3 - Episode 13
Michael uncovers a conspiracy at Metachem, when a guard is killed on duty. Michael enlists the aid of Max and Isabel when the investigation takes an alien turn. Meanwhile, Liz has entered boarding school in Vermont and tries to start a new life, and Maria disillusioned by New York goes to visit Liz in Vermont.
#22 - Four Aliens and A Baby
Roswell - Season 3 - Episode 17
Max's quest to find his son ends with the return of Tess and the baby, and the gang find themselves in danger again while trying to protect the child. Meanwhile, Jesse encourages Isabel to reveal her true origins to her parents, and the elder Evanses provide a way to ensure their grandchild's safety.
#23 - Past Imperfect
John Doe - Season 1 - Episode 4
When skeletal remains are found at a construction site, the ownership is traced to a man who is a dead ringer for John.
#24 - Mind Games
John Doe - Season 1 - Episode 7
When a young boy Wesley and his mother approach John Doe claiming that sperm bank records indicate he is the boy's father, John is pulled into a mystery as he tries to track down the list of donors and finds two of them dead, their brains removed.
#25 - Old Wounds
Battle Creek - Season 1 - Episode 8
Milt is caught in the middle of Commander Guziewicz’s personal life when her adopted son asks him to investigate if the man jailed for his birth parents’ murders is actually innocent,
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#26 - 97 Seconds
House - Season 4 - Episode 3
The candidates are now two teams of five women and five men, competing on diagnosing and treating a wheelchair-bound man. Meanwhile House does experiments on himself to test what happens after death, and Foreman, at another hospital, is treating his team in a House-like manner.
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#27 - Fetal Position
House - Season 3 - Episode 17
A famous celebrity photographer suffers from a stroke while being pregnant at her early forties. House and his team have to deal with a great dilemma, save the mother or her unborn child.
#28 - Thanksgiving
Glee - Season 4 - Episode 8
It's time for sectionals, and New Directions receives guidance from some of the recent McKinley graduates who volunteer to mentor the glee club during their Thanksgiving break. Meanwhile, Rachel and Kurt have a non-traditional holiday dinner in the Big Apple.
#29 - Blinded by the Light
Walker - Season 3 - Episode 10
Cordell is tipped off that Grey Flag may still have him as their prime target. Meanwhile, Captain James has discovered that Cordell and Cassie weren’t truthful about some top-secret information and Trey’s involvement in the prior week’s case lands him in hot water. Abeline and Bonham disagree on how ready Cordell is to handle his responsibilities, while Liam continues to pursue his new business venture, despite his dad’s displeasure over his son’s new partner.
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#30 - It’s a Nice Day for a Ranger Wedding!
Walker - Season 3 - Episode 18
It’s a big day for the Texas Rangers and the Walker clan as friends and family gather to celebrate a very special event.
#31 - Hold Me Now
Walker - Season 4 - Episode 7
Walker, Trey, Cassie and Detective Luna explore more leads as Walker starts to become more and more invested. Captain James notices Cassie and Luna growing closer. Stella goes to Bonham for self-defense training and August excels in his boot camp training. Lastly, Bonham and Abby discuss the future with mixed opinions.
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#32 - Lockdown
House - Season 6 - Episode 16
When a newborn disappears from the nursery, Princeton Plainsboro goes on lockdown, preventing anyone from entering, leaving or moving within the hospital. While House and his team members are trapped in various parts of the building, new insights about the team’s personal histories, relationships and regrets surface.
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#33 - Guilty Pleasures
Glee - Season 4 - Episode 17
The New Directions tackle an assignment, meaning the songs as well as groups that everyone is too embarrassed to admit that they love.
#34 - Wild Horses Couldn't Drag Me Away
Walker - Season 3 - Episode 4
Walker, Cassie and Captain James team up to put Trey through the final stages of his training, a "Rangers hell-week" that will ensure he's ready to join the ranks of the elite organization, but it's not only Trey who is put to the test, Walker hasn't worked with Cassie in weeks and both struggle to get their partnership back in sync.
#36 - Letting Go
Walker - Season 4 - Episode 12
Geri is upset with Walker for not opening up to her. Cassie, Trey and James conduct more interviews. Bonham and Abby realize they both need to give a little with their plans for the future.
#37 - A Katy or a Gaga
Glee - Season 5 - Episode 4
The members of New Directions tackle their assignment of getting out of their comfort zones and determining whether they're more like "Katy" or "Gaga." Kurt holds auditions for his new band and must decide if he'll let in the overly bold performer, Starchild. Meanwhile, Jake gets closer to Bree as he and Marley grow apart.
#38 - Moving the Chains
House - Season 6 - Episode 12
House and the team rush to treat an ailing college football star in time for the patient to compete in NFL tryouts. But when the patient experiences an onslaught of varied and unusual symptoms, the team has trouble reaching a consensus on how to effectively treat him in time. Meanwhile, Foreman’s brother Marcus makes a surprise visit to the hospital.
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#39 - Wildlife
Martial Law - Season 1 - Episode 14
Sammo and Tyrell try to nail an illegal animal trading and hunting ring.
#40 - Chapter Seventy-Five
Boston Public - Season 4 - Episode 9
Guber discovers the high-school drum line's freshman hazing involves physical abuse; a student-produced TV documentary about Ronnie worries her; a father is sentenced to being handcuffed to his son for a week.
#41 - How Sammo Got His Groove Back
Martial Law - Season 1 - Episode 9
Terrell Parker, an LAPD press officer, sees his cousin, a rap artist shot by an assassin. His life saved only by the appearance of Sammo and Louis. Terrell tries to get himself involved in the investigation by partnering up with Sammo. Between them they uncover a CD bootlegging operation.
#42 - Secrets and Lies
Roswell - Season 3 - Episode 4
Max travels to Hollywood while investigating a murder he believes was committed by an alien. He discovers a link to a Paramount science fiction show called "They Are Among Us" and when he goes to the Paramount lot to investigate he ends up auditioning for the part of an alien on an episode of "Enterprise" directed by Star Trek alum, Jonathan Frakes. Meanwhile, back in Roswell, Isabel and Jesse struggle over how to reveal their engagement to their families.
#43 - Redux
Smallville - Season 2 - Episode 6
Martha's father William comes to town after many years of estrangement due do his disapproval of Jonathan. Meanwhile Clark must deal with a series of old-age deaths at Smallville High, and the new principal puts his foot down.
#44 - Double-Booked
Doctor Odyssey - Season 1 - Episode 16
Mayhem ensues on The Odyssey when high-profile book tours for trad wives and sex-positive groups are double-booked. As tensions rise, Max, Avery and Tristan provide medical attention to both VIP authors.
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#45 - Shark Attack!: Orca! (2)
Doctor Odyssey - Season 1 - Episode 10
Amid a power outage, Max, Tristan, Avery and Brooke struggle to treat shark-inflicted wounds. As romantic tensions flare between Max and Brooke and new sparks fly between two former flames, the team must perform an emergency operation.
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#46 - Stampede
La Brea - Season 2 - Episode 8
The Harrises return to 10,000 B.C., determined to upload a virus that will stop all sinkholes, despite knowing that this will mean they will never get home again. An unlikely leader rallies the clearing to face an oncoming prehistoric threat.
#47 - Tested
Glee - Season 5 - Episode 16
Blaine suffers a crisis of confidence after gaining the dreaded “Freshman Fifteen.” Artie discovers that his newfound success with the ladies comes at a price. Mercedes tells Sam she’s still a virgin.
#48 - Syruptitious
Battle Creek - Season 1 - Episode 2
FBI Special Agent Milt Chamberlain and Det. Russ Agnew go undercover as distillers to infiltrate Battle Creek's maple syrup cartels when a murder victim is found to have drowned in the gooey breakfast confection. Meanwhile, Det. Font White goes to war with his medical marijuana dealer.
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Freakylinks - Season 1 - Episode 12
To secure money for Chloe, Derek lies and denies the potential presence of a mythical creature at a retirement community. Then, a sudden death forces him to come clean.
#50 - Subject: Desert Squid! Myth or Legend?
Freakylinks - Season 1 - Episode 5
A mysterious tentacled animal is mutilating livestock in the New Mexico desert. Although the local police decide to treat the "Desert Squid" as a hoax, Derek and the Freakylinks crew suspect that there is something behind the mutilations.