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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 25 - 17 Seconds
    8.9/10(17 votes)

    S2:E25

    George and Derek work together, Denny still doesn't have a heart, and Meredith gets paired with Callie. A 12-week pregnant girl dies in the O.R. and her parents try to keep the baby alive. This causes tension between Derek and Addison. One doctor's overreaction unites two bickering patients. Finn is still treating Doc for medical problems.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  2. undefined Season 5 Episode 13 - Stairway to Heaven
    8.6/10(19 votes)

    S5:E13

    Bailey grows desperate as a patient's condition becomes more and more dire. Everyone in the hospital is stepping up to try to find the boy a new organ donor, including Meredith, who considers a death row patient's wish to die before execution. Meanwhile, an injury leaves Mark in a compromising position in the OR and Cristina awkwardly avoids Owen.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  3. undefined Season 8 Episode 23 - Migration
    8.5/10(14 votes)

    S8:E23

    The residents determine their future as they make their final decisions regarding post residency positions; Mark admits to Derek that he is torn between his love for Lexie and the fact that Julia can give him everything he's ever wanted; Ben plans something extra special for Bailey, but she is preoccupied with her work; and Arizona encourages her childhood friend, Nick, to have surgery. Meanwhile a couple on their third honeymoon come to the hospital complaining of mysterious symptoms.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Where the Boys Are
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    S3:E7

    The men of Seattle Grace go on a camping trip together, Addison and Callie must team up to work on a patient, Meredith assists Sloan with a procedure unlike any she has experienced, and, suspicious of her recent actions at the hospital, Bailey confronts Cristina. A 9-year-old is seen by Cristina after he swallowed Monopoly game pieces. A pregnant 25-year-old, is brought in after she slipped in the shower. She doesn't want medicine to take away the pain from her injury so not to put her baby's growth in jeopardy. Doctors take care of Daniel, a man who wants a sexual reassignment surgery and who now goes under the name Donna. Accompanying Daniel is his wife of the past 10 years, who was surprised to see him want that surgery but, after much struggling, decided to stay by his side.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  5. undefined Season 5 Episode 6 - Life During Wartime
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    S5:E6

    The chief gives Bailey new power and responsibility. He also gives her a very difficult surgical assignment: remove a girl's inoperable tumor. Meanwhile, new trauma chief Owen (Kevin McKidd) challenges the attendings' methods and the residents' skills.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 21 - Desire
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    S3:E21

    The attendings vie to be Chief. Two people who haven't slept together before, will. McSteamy's 60-day vow of chastity has a conclusion. We meet a boss, his assistant, and his wife. We also get to see someone being treated in the clinic. Derek has more questions about his relationship with Meredith. The chairman of the hospital board is admitted as patient. Callie confronts Izzie about her relationship with George.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - Owner of a Lonely Heart
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    S2:E11

    Cristina Yang has little sympathy for Constance Ferguson (special guest star Rosanna Arquette), a prison inmate who jeopardizes her health just to get out of solitary confinement. Meanwhile the interns all keep careful watch on the family of premature quintuplets with a variety of serious health challenges, Izzie's anger at Alex reaches boiling point, and Dr. Addison Shepherd decides to teach Izzie a very painful lesson.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - Let the Truth Sting
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    S4:E3

    The doctors meet the world's oldest intern. Marcy brings in her son Henry because she finds his change in behavior suspicious. A patient named Connie may lose her vocal chords unless Mark and Richard can perform a radical new surgery. George impresses the other interns at work but at home he is trying to deal with his guilt about having sex with Izzie.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - Forever Young
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    S4:E8

    There has been a bus crash and the patients are in the ER. Meredith and Derek's relationship gets more complicated when he dates a fellow doctor. Meredith's dad goes to visit her at the hospital.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  10. undefined Season 7 Episode 3 - Superfreak
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    S7:E3

    Issues surface when Derek's estranged sister, Amelia, visits unexpectedly; Meredith and Derek continue to try to ease Cristina back into surgery.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - Heart Breaker
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S3:E11

    Everyone makes fun of John when he starts dating an attractive 27-year-old lawyer (Angela Shelton) and even he begins to wonder if everything is fine after he experiences chest pains when the subject of sex comes up.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  12. undefined Season 6 Episode 5 - Invasion
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    S6:E5

    The residents of Seattle Grace and Mercy West vie for surgeries and their careers as day one of the hospital merger begins. Meanwhile, Arizona stands by an enraged Callie when her father, Mr. Torres, employs a priest to help convince her to date men, and Izzie experiences the brunt of her new surgical competition.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 4 - Dave
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    S4:E4

    Phoebe inches closer to the trio's entire operation, which allows the Secret Service to make an interesting deal with Beth. Stan's boss forces dangerous errands. Ruby imagines a new life for them. Annie struggles with the possibility that her son no longer needs her.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  14. undefined Season 7 Episode 3 - Cheaper by the Coven
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    S7:E3

    When Paige and Phoebe summon Grams for Chris's wiccaning, Grams puts a spell on the children to try to end their sibling rivalry, but instead it reverts the sisters back to bickering teenagers. Meanwhile Phoebe, still acting like a teenager, attends an award ceremony with Les, and Leo consults a demonic seer to find out who is behind the attack on Wyatt.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  15. undefined Season 7 Episode 13 - Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go)
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    S7:E13

    Derek breaks ground on his Alzheimer's clinical trial and Meredith can't help but feel left out; Bailey's attempt to take the hospital into the age of new media with live tweets from the OR does not go over well with the Chief; and Callie, Mark and Arizona must learn to navigate through the pregnancy together, which starts off with Callie driving her new obstetrician crazy.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  16. undefined Season 5 Episode 5 - Witches in Tights
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    S5:E5

    When a demon coerces a boy into turning him into an evil comic book villain so he can steal an Elder's powers, the boy transforms The Charmed Ones into comic book heroes with superhuman strengths to prevent this from happening.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  17. undefined Season 7 Episode 11 - Ordinary Witches
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    S7:E11

    When Piper switches powers with Phoebe, to allow her to see the vision of the utopian world, Zankou interferes, and causes their powers to be transferred to innocent bystanders, who run amok. Meanwhile, Brody's murderious desires prompt Paige to take him on a journey back to his childhood to learn the truth about his parents' death.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  18. undefined Season 7 Episode 19 - Freaky Phoebe
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    S7:E19

    A powerful sorceress switches bodies with Phoebe, who ends up trapped in the Underworld. Meanwhile, Paige faces a big problem when her new charge refuses her help.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Jeff
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    S2:E12

    As Dean explores a new beginning, the ladies unpack Mary Pat's dark past. Meanwhile, Annie digs deeper into her own suspicion.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Shutdown
    6.8/10(16 votes)

    S1:E8

    Rio’s feeling the heat from the FBI investigation, so he abruptly shuts down operations, cutting off Beth, Ruby, and Annie's money supply. Their attempt to go back to being ordinary housewives is short-lived when Mary Pat puts the financial squeeze on them -- forcing the three women to commit another heist.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 15 - We're Even
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    S4:E15

    The girls are forced into a heist by the Secret Service. Ruby tries to repair Beth and Stan's relationship. Rio offers an unexpected proposal. Stan and Dean form an alliance.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  22. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - Broken Toys
    5.1/10(7 votes)

    S4:E8

    Flashbacks reveal the road that led Rio to his present life. Beth gets a surprise visit from Nick, who warns her against a relationship with Rio. Dean is roped into a pyramid scheme by his biker gang.

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    Writer:Mark Wilding

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Mark Wilding Ratings Summary

"17 Seconds" is the best rated episode written by Mark Wilding. It scored 8.9/10 based on 17 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 5/14/2006 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Stairway to Heaven".