The Good Doctor

Waiting

It takes courage to try to bridge the gap between political opponents these days. The Good Doctor Season 4 Episode 15 made an honest attempt at depicting the common humanity most of us share despite our individual political views. That in itself is a political position that might irk some viewers, but it was a different take than most as well as an important message. The majority of the hour was devoted to the waiting room, where Lea was stuck with these two mo... more

Gender Reveal

I'm glad The Good Doctor is addressing gender expectations. I'm not a fan of gender reveals because you don't know yet whether your child's birth-assigned gender matches their gender identity, and anyway, people tend to start putting those expectations on kids as soon as they learn their gender assignment. But The Good Doctor Season 4 Episode 14 did its best to turn that irritating habit on its head by having Shaun discover more and more how prevalent sexism is as time went on.... more

Spilled Milk

Having a baby together won't save Shaun and Lea's relationship. I've never been a fan of this couple, and The Good Doctor Season 4 Episode 13 reminded me of why. They are totally mismatched, and this back-and-forth about baby vs. fetus was painful to watch. Shaun's feelings of disconnection from the baby were bizarre, considering that on The Good Doctor Season 4 Episode 12, he couldn't wait to be a father while Lea wasn't sure this was the right time for them t... more

Good Doctor Finale Earthquake: Whose Lives Were at Risk at the End of Part 1?

The Good Doctor was rocked by a massive earthquake on Monday that left multiple lives — and one resident’s career — in serious jeopardy. In Part 1 of the Season 3 finale, Glassman, Melendez and Lea attended a fundraiser for cancer research at a nearby brewery owned and operated by Marta (Ed‘s Lesley Boone), one of Melendez’s former patients. Disaster struck when Marta’s wife Noreen (Greenleaf‘s Kim Hawthorne) gave the trio a to... more

TV Ratings: 'The Good Doctor' Snags Season High 6.8 Million Viewers

Monday night saw yet more strong numbers for the broadcast networks, most notably for ABC’s medical procedural “The Good Doctor.” The Freddie Highmore series scored a season high 1.1 rating among adults 18-49 and 6.8 million total viewers, a full 1 million more pairs of eyeballs than the previous episode. Earlier on “American Idol” posted a 1.4 rating and 7 million viewers, a significant uptick from last Monday’s ... more

The Good Doctor's Shaun Just Exploded on Lea - Was It the Right Thing to Do?

The Good Doctor‘s Shaun doesn’t handle heartbreak well. Case in point: The surgical resident was ready to take a bat to Lea’s Gran Torino in the closing moments of Monday’s episode. Of course, Shaun had inspiration for his sudden, out-of-character impulse. Beforehand, he and Claire treated Finn, a patient with a rare form of dwarfism who was revealed to be a bit of a philanderer. When Finn’s longtime girlfriend found out about his side piece, she took it out on ... more