The Good Doctor

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

Teeny Blue Eyes

Shaun's experience with Dr. Chambers proved one thing: this claim everyone keeps making that he is incapable of empathy is baloney. On The Good Doctor Season 4 Episode 12, Shaun was able to get through to some degree to an autistic patient resistant to his diagnosis because he empathized in a non-standard way... and that wasn't the only person he was able to empathize with. Yet Shaun himself worried that he wouldn't be able to understand his child's feelings if Lea went through... more

We're All a Little Crazy Sometimes

Let's talk about the elephant in the room. The Good Doctor Season 4 Episode 11 spent an inordinate amount of time on a disappointingly silly Lea story... only for her to announce her craziness was due to her being pregnant. This storyline will likely shape the rest of the season. But is it worthwhile? Unplanned pregnancies are a soap opera primetime drama trope, and if done right, they can be compelling. I'd rather Lea not be pregnant, though. 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