The Good Doctor

[KyleEl]

That quote never appeared in the episode, although it was a two-parter. Apparently next week Shaun is in charge of new residents. I wondered why we never saw anything about new residents.

The episode started when everyone thought the virus was just a problem in China and the U.S. only had a few cases. Reznick, taking no precautions, assured a woman she just had the flu, because the symptoms she had were not symptoms of the virus. Yet. Later, someone was told losing your sense of smell was not a symptom.

Things got worse, but I didn't see the hospital as overwhelmed.

The worst part for Shaun was not being able to spend time with Lea. He wanted her to stay away so she wouldn't get sick. He stayed with Park. Shaun annoyed everyone by saying how happy he was that with everyone wearing masks, everyone knew what it was like for him to not be able to tell how people were feeling. Shaun also told the truth to a woman on the phone, and the woman demanded the other doctor talk to her. The other doctor said there was a chance her husband could die but made it sound better than Shaun did.

The unit for people who had the virus looked pretty much like the last time they had a terrible pandemic, including what the doctors had to wear.

Reznick was screening patients who were there for other reasons. Taking no precautions. What she discovered caused her to call a nurse and say to put on a mask NOW. And everyone else has been exposed. I suppose they had to have a moment like that.

One person died and they made it much more dramatic than deaths usually are. The relative had been upset about not being able to see the patient. Claire seemed like she would break the rules but never did, until the relative wanted the patient's possessions. Claire went into this big room where everything was kept, because nothing could be given back until time had passed.

Glassman was very frustrated because he was high-risk and doing everything from home. His wife could come and go as she pleased and was putting him at risk by doing so.

"black-ish" acknowledged the pandemic--for one week. Rainbow came home like nothing was different. She should have been staying by herself in the guest house where Pops lives. After all, Pops is nearly ready to get back together with Ruby.

[AntiArbitrator]

The episode was what I expected about the COVID situation.

I have always thought Glassman's wife would irritate him.

The highlight of the episode for me was when Dr. Lim told the woman in the elevator to put on her mask.

When Shaun and Lea were separated by the door, I liked the music so much, I looked it up. It was "Through Your Eyes" by Birdtalker Featuring Jordan Critz.

I guess I will just have to suspend disbelief about Shaun and Lea's hot sex life.

[AntiArbitrator]

Frontline Part 2

SEASON 4, EPISODE 2 • NEW
11/9/2020, 10:00 PM ON WMARDT 2 • TV-14 • STEREO • CC • DVS

Dr. Shaun Murphy and the team try to get a better understanding of COVID-19; Claire looks for a way to grieve Melendez's death through her patients; Dr. Alex Park and Mia discuss their future together.

[KyleEl]

Nov 10, 2020 9:50:27 GMT -5 AntiArbitrator said:

The episode was what I expected about the COVID situation.

Did I do the right thing?

Before the first commercials, except for a funny scene with Glassman, the show really drove home how bad things were. While we didn't know any of them, one death after another. And was this the one where Lim looked her age?

Once the first commercial break was over it seemed like a normal episode except there was only one medical problem and multiple people had it. And supposedly we knew one of the people. And someone died.

I suspected when Melendez wasn't dressed right and he wasn't taking care of patients that something was wrong. We were promised everyone would be back. I guess we weren't promised how.

Shaun finally said those words but that's when he bothered Glassman for advice.

And Glassman seems to have solved his problems with his wife but it took a while.

[KyleEl]

Anti, I don't have time to do more than this, but if you are avoiding "The Good Doctor" due to COVID-19, Freddie Highmore came on at the beginning speaking with a British accent and explained that the episode and apparently future episodes are about a world we are hoping for. No mention of the virus.

[KyleEl]

The new residents have been selected. The cast members we know must make sure they know what they are doing. If they don't, someone could die.

Reznick is still struggling. She is bored with her new specialty and Glassman says if he gets any more complaints about her, she's out. She demands input when her cases require surgery, even though she can't participate. She brought some residents into the gallery but she just had to keep giving advice. I think it was Lim doing the surgery and she made Reznick leave.

A 17-year-old girl wanted her breasts to look better. One of the new residents said she looked fine and was criticized for saying that. The girl did, however, almost die because of the procedure. But they discovered a problem anyway.

And on the subject of the new residents, all had their flaws. One had a rich parent and had gotten the best education possible and got on everyone's nerves by talking like he was better than everyone else. One was a surfer dude who hated wearing regular clothes. One was Jewish and I forget now what his problems were. And one threatened to go to HR with all the violations he was seeing. I think he was one of the ones not chosen.

The other patient had a very unusual heart transplant. He had a tumor that couldn't be removed without removing the heart, and that was reznick's patient so she had a lot to say about it.

Lim chose one the others didn't think should have been. There was a reason for that.

Melendez wasn't on this week, even to talk to Claire.

[AntiArbitrator]

I was happy to hear the opening remarks because I knew the show would not focus on COVID. "The following episode portrays our hope for the future, a future where no one will have to wear a mask or take other steps to stay safe from COVID….”

When Reznick said it was not how she thought the meeting would go, Glassman responded, “If it happens again, this meeting will go exactly how you thought it would.” I did not interpret that as Glassman threatening to fire her because of nurses’ complaints. More likely, she would be reprimanded.

Reznick was disrespectful to Dr. Browne in front of the applicants when she said she had substituted an anesthesia doctor in place of the one chosen by Browne.

The cases were interesting and more complicated than anticipated. I liked seeing Shaun’s thought process although it was shown only briefly.

I was amused at Shaun’s honesty in describing his relationship with Lea and his attempt to get advice from the doctors. I was impressed by the way he explained his feelings to Lea. He was sweet and loving when he expressed how her voice soothed him when he had a bad day.

Four new doctors:

Enrique “Ricky” Guerin – the one Shaun said is sensitive like a woman. That made me laugh. The doctors looked at each other but did not respond. He’s the surfer who wore shorts.

Jordan Allen – Dr. Andrews’ choice – assertive, contradicted Andrews about the breast implants.

Asher Wolke – Open about his beliefs and mentioned he was gay.

Olivia Jackson – Unassuming

So far, Wolke is my favorite.

[KyleEl]

I wish Shaun's residents were not both black women. If Surfer Dude and the jerk with the father on Wall Street had been the other two I would have had the same problem with the other pair. Fortunately, the Jewish doctor has a beard. And I have to wonder why his family would be reacting to his being a doctor. Every Jewish family on TV and in movies wants their son to be a doctor or a lawyer and their daughter to marry a doctor or a lawyer.

Shaun was right to help the one who was having trouble because they did the same for him. But it took him a while to get the message.

And now he has to be hard on Andrews' niece.

Reznick (my TiVo misspelled her name in the listings) is still having problems but she's getting better.

That was close. Shaun was about to do a C-section. It's easy to forget there are writers and they can do what they want. Also, was someone supervising Shaun?

And there were a lot of moral dilemmas with those babies, and lots of pros and cons for the various options.

Reznick and Park living together? I'm not sure how I feel about that. And I didn't see anything so wrong with how Reznick was dressed.

I'm not enjoying Lea and Shaun together as much for some reason. Also, I kept wondering how they could move in together with the virus ... oh, right!

[KyleEl]

Nov 21, 2020 23:58:02 GMT -5 AntiArbitrator said:

When Reznick said it was not how she thought the meeting would go, Glassman responded, “If it happens again, this meeting will go exactly how you thought it would.” I did not interpret that as Glassman threatening to fire her because of nurses’ complaints. More likely, she would be reprimanded.

I thought he was reprimanding her. So I didn't know what else to think.

Nov 21, 2020 23:58:02 GMT -5 AntiArbitrator said:

I was amused at Shaun’s honesty in describing his relationship with Lea and his attempt to get advice from the doctors. I was impressed by the way he explained his feelings to Lea. He was sweet and loving when he expressed how her voice soothed him when he had a bad day.

And yet during most of the episode Lea was bothered by Shaun finding her voice annoying. I'm actually starting to but I don't think it's because of what Shaun said.

[AntiArbitrator]

Fault

SEASON 4, EPISODE 5 • NEW
11/30/2020, 10:00 PM ON WMARDT 2 • TV-14 • STEREO • CC • DVS

Dr. Murphy questions his decision to give the new residents autonomy when an intern's misdiagnosis has dire consequences; a patient has a ruptured cyst affecting key functions of her brain; Dr. Morgan Reznick and Park bond over failed relationships.

[AntiArbitrator]

Please do not make Park and Reznick show interest in each other. I do not recall Reznick's relationships. Maybe she will reveal something interesting during the episode.

[AntiArbitrator]

Fault- I enjoyed all of the medical drama even though they did not all have satisfying results.

Dr. Jackson's patient presented with very high blood pressure. I was fascinated while watching Shaun's quick diagnosis and handling of the case.

The patient who had a tooth in her brain was an unusual case. Although there were issues in her marriage, I wondered if the onset of the illness might have caused her to stray. No one seemed to think so. That was like a melodrama or soap opera.

Dr. Wolke is nice and I was so glad he did not consider quitting after failing his first patient. I think it was cool that he said the prayer for the patient. It was good that Wolke admitted to Shaun that he did not want to be alone and that Shaun sat with him.

Shaun and Lea's relationship is sweet and not at all as I thought it would be.

It was funny when Shaun stood still without saying anything and Wolke asked, "Did we break him?" I laughed so hard at that.

***

The Good Doctor returns January 11, 2021.

[KyleEl]

I liked "Did we break him?" as well. We're used to seeing Shaun's thought process, though, with the pages of the books he remembers.

Dr. Wolke is from Williamsburg. That's the setting of "2 Broke Girls". Gemma from "The Neighborhood" was the spoiled but sweet daughter of a Bernie Madoff type forced to work alongside her sarcastic best friend in a restaurant run by a tiny Korean man while they both tried to make their cupcake business work.

I was bothered by Shaun not supervising Dr. Wolke as he took the man's information. This had fatal results. But I like how Lim and Glassman handled it. And it was nice that this non-believer prayed.

Shaun gets too excited about the benefits of living with Lea. I still sort of like them together.

Lea's problems should have had some kind of results for the doctors, but maybe it was billing or something and not medical records. Shaun maybe should have been more concerned about what she went through.

Park and Reznick living together is a whole other situation. They were funny. And while I'm no Parrothead I do like some of Jimmy Buffett's music. I thought it was terrible he threw out that nice parrot sculpture. And I did like the awkward situation with Park and Reznick that I assume was intended to be shown in commercials to make us think there was something more going on with them which I hope doesn't happen.

I was happy one of the Black residents was swapped. Andrews' niece does have longer hair and it's a different color from last week so that will help.

The woman who lost her memory found an interesting solution but it's not the same as really remembering the man. It reminded me of a TV-movie or movie I saw where a man had to watch a video every morning because he started each new day with no memories.

[KyleEl]

Do we really have to see Lim having flashbacks? I thought we were through dealing with COVID-19.

Lim was trying to do everything, though, so no wonder she was under so much stress. Back when Melendez was on the show, there were two doctors with two groups of residents.

Shaun didn't want to teach. Too bad. you're going to teach. And don't do it for them.

Jordan didn't want to do an abortion. I didn't agree that that early in the pregnancy it would be good training for saving a life, since that tends to happen later in the pregnancy. Lim was so hard on her for backing out in the middle and upsetting the patient.

I don't know what Reznick and Park did that was so bad but I could have done without it.

We were promised a scene with Lea.

Was this the episode with the sex toys?

[AntiArbitrator]

I watched a few minutes, but I have not felt like watching dramas. I still like the show though.

[KyleEl]

And we got the scenes with Lea! Shaun has it all figured out but I guess we won't see them actually doing all that.

independenttribune.com/special_sections/tvweek/page-014/page_64069a4e-3a2d-5bd5-92df-1a2ceb1c578e.html This is wrong. They quit dealing with COVID-19 after two episodes. The exception was flashbacks and the "previously" last week.

On that subject, Lim didn't tell the truth but her mangled bike has been discovered.

Shaun shouldn't just walk out of surgery even when he thinks he knows the solution. He should wait and then go do the research.

Glassman has been missing for several weeks.

The Jewish resident sure knows a lot about religion.

[KyleEl]

I did get them mixed up. The post above has been edited, Jordan is the one with long hair who is smart and won't let us forget it, and Olivia is Andrews' niece.

How nice that Lea's parents liked Shaun after they were both so worried. And then it turns out they don't trust Lea to make the right decisions.

Reznick is such a good actress. Glassman sat there reading his part when they rehearsed. I wish Reznick could be on more.

I just had to stay around for the credits and it looks like Lim is going off the deep end. Claire tried to get her to do something about her situation and Lim basically said it's none of her business, even though Claire went through a similar situation.

[KyleEl]

independenttribune.com/special_sections/tvweek/page-002/page_71cdc719-40bc-52c5-873d-f2b7ea058e5d.html

The person who wrote this article doesn't know what she's talking about.

[KyleEl]

independenttribune.com/special_sections/tvweek/page-014/page_a924f2a3-c682-5b3d-ac85-f24ba581e498.html\

And they did it again. This is ridiculous. I tried getting a correction made but the person I sent an email to didn't even respond. You'd think the editor of a newspaper would want to get corrections made even if it's content he didn't control.

[AntiArbitrator]

I have not watched the latest episodes yet. I wish they would focus on Shaun's brilliance in each episode. That is what I enjoyed most.

[KyleEl]

Well, you're not going to be happy. It's almost like the show isn't about Shaun any more. And they're having a hard time fitting Reznick into an episode.

Claire was accused of being racist. Can you believe it? But when her problem was described she realized she spent medical school making white people happy.

I didn't even realize one of the male residents was a person of color. But the patient was so happy to be treated by three of them. Until she realized the mistake Claire made. Glassman had to stop her from changing hospitals, saying she wouldn't be any better off and he would see to it that she got the best care. And it was Claire who came up with the brilliant solution.

Reznick had trouble with the medical records of a pregnant man. Yes.

But if there's a problem involving software, Lea should have been told about it. Instead, all she did was talk to Shaun about his crush on the radiologist who participated in the treatment of the pregnant man.

This was a case of abortion being justified, but somehow everything worked out. Continuing the pregnancy would have stopped the transition to male would have made his tumor worse.

And in this case, Lim had the brilliant solution. It was amazing how under so much pressure she said all that she said.

[AntiArbitrator]

I wonder why they veered away from focusing on Shaun. I might research some online reviews to see if a reason was given.

I do like the characters and I enjoy reading your reviews about the episodes.

[KyleEl]

Olivia is always freezing in crisis situations or even when she just doesn't know what to do. She has found a solution.

Claire nearly got fired but she wasn't guilty. Lim couldn't prove it.

Lea was the one who had to come up with a brilliant solution this week. It was like when in the OR there is beeping and flashing lights but not quite that urgent. And yet Shaun walks in with a sandwich and talks about his day. She doesn't like being disrespected like that. But it gets worse.

It's a ransomware attack. Lea does find a solution that will prevent the hospital from having to pay, but it risks causing every machine in the place to quit working. Glassman and the man from the insurance company have little faith in Lea and are determined to pay.

[AntiArbitrator]

That’s interesting. I thought Lim liked Claire.

[KyleEl]

Feb 26, 2021 17:40:57 GMT -5 AntiArbitrator said:

That’s interesting. I thought Lim liked Claire.

That can't be a factor if Claire does something unethical. Someone else was guilty, though, but another person took the rap. I don't know how many spoilers you are willing to see.

[KyleEl]

Glassman was the one who came up with the brilliant solution that saved the day.

I got worried but he was the one person willing to do the risky surgery. Then he talked the man into it even though he wanted to give up, and once they were doing the surgery, the man was only going to be worse off unless they somehow reversed what they had done.

Meanwhile, at least Shaun got to figure out what was going on in another case and Reznick finally got some real screen time. But Shaun didn't come up with a brilliant solution. He just found out why there was no way what they did was going to work.

I enjoyed watching Lea get her car back but wish Shaun hadn't paid the man. The car was older than 44 years old, though. She said that's how old it was in another episode. They quit making that style in 1976 and if you add 44 years, 2020 was the year of the pandemic. In this world the pandemic is over.

[KyleEl]

At long last Shaun is the one with the brilliant solution.

The annoying doctor has been autistic before. The actor played an autistic lawyer on "Boston Legal" but he was supposed to be funny.

I was so relieved when Lea changed her mind. I just don't like to see abortion used for birth control.

Reznick got real screen time again, and she even got back in the OR because her expertise was needed and she needed to get a close look.

[KyleEl]

Once again Reznick got some real screen time, but now things are getting serious with Park. And he admitted seeing her naked, whereas before she was still under the covers and wanted him to go.

Lea called Shaun selfish. He's really trying, though. He can't comprehend that it's a baby yet and therefore can't love it. Things got better when he actually saw the ultrasound and could better identify an actual baby.

I forgot to mention the surfer dude left, so only two first-year residents are left.

Once again we have a patient who will risk her life because she can't handle losing her career.

[KyleEl]

journalnow.com/entertainment/television-q-a-what-happened-to-good-doctor-character/article_8defb99c-9252-11eb-8a4a-d31f8dcead3e.html

[KyleEl]

www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article250889929.html