The Good Doctor continued October 23rd with Episode Five: “Point Three Percent”. This one was a major tearjerker. When the show started out with another flashback to the bunny scene, I reached for my tissues. Good thing. False Hope The big story this week was really, really big. A young patient checks in who just […]
The Good Doctor: Episode Four “Pipes”
Episode 4 of The Good Doctor: Pipes aired October 16, on ABC. The series gets stronger each episode, the latest being my favorite so far. While last week still didn’t quite feel like the show had a solid format, I feel like we’ve finally settled down into a structure. I think we can now expect […]
The Good Doctor: Episode Three Recap
The Good Doctor continued October 9th, with Episode 3: Oliver. Different-Again I don’t feel like we’ve gotten settled into the dynamics of the show yet—it feels as if the series is still trying to find its structure. But then again, this is a show about an autistic savant, so maybe we shouldn’t expect the structure […]
The Good Doctor: Episode Two Recap
The Good Doctor continued Monday, October 2nd, on ABC, with Freddie Highmore as autistic savant, Dr. Shaun Murphy. Scut Work In episode two, Dr. Murphy has reported for his first day of work at San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital after his morning rituals, which include an alarm for every task, even brushing his teeth. With […]
The Good Doctor: Premiere Episode Recap
The Good Doctor, from House’s David Shore, premiered September 25th, on ABC. The show stars Bates Motel’s, Freddie Highmore, who plays autistic savant, Dr. Shaun Murphy. BURNT FOOD The show wasted no time in getting us into our hero’s head, opening with Dr. Shaun Murphy dressing, grooming, and packing his rubik’s cubes. He then sets […]