It also laid the groundwork for the Sharpwin romance that officially began in Season 3. Sharpe also has a heart-to-heart with Max and steps down as his oncologist, sighting their close relationship.

Max desperately tried to do whatever he could to help patients, despite the less-than-ideal conditions and going through chemo.

'Sanctuary' served as Part 2 to a two-episode arc in which New Amsterdam's power went out due to a devastating blizzard. The medical director fights for his life, and, thankfully, Reynolds (Jocko Sims) and Helen (Freema Agyeman) figure out how to save him in an extremely close call. With his arrival at New Amsterdam, the rest of the doctors were told about his disease. Season 1, Episode 10 ('Six or Seven Minutes')ĭuring what's perhaps his lowest point while battling cancer, Max (Ryan Eggold) collapsed and was rushed to the hospital. Now, the Dam Fam may have differing opinions on the show's most nail-biting moments, but we believe the episodes, below, give all the others a run for their money.

From hospital power outages to amputations, life-threatening surgeries, unexpected diagnoses, and unpredictable patients, it's difficult to pick the ones that stand out the most. For five seasons, New Amsterdambrought us some of the most intense storylines that we'll never forget.

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