The Good Doctor

Irresponsible Salad Bar Practices

As a transgender man, I often have mixed feelings when TV shows feature trans people. Sometimes it's done well, but transgender characters are written inaccurately and perpetuate stereotypes more often than not. The Good Doctor Season 4 Episode 9 did a better job than most, though there were some serious issues. First, kudos to this show for hiring a transgender actor to play Rio. In too many cases, cisgender actors are chosen to play transgender characters, a... 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