A page dedicated to the Shaun/Lea Pairing of ABC’s The Good Doctor
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Episode Insights
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Time To Say Goodbye
This may come awfully sudden and a little ill-timed three episodes before the series finale, but I’m an avid advocate of instead of asking for fan service or endlessly complaint-dumping, to make conscious choices about what you want to keep consuming on television. And it’s now gotten to the point where I’m so unhappy with…
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Season 7 Commentary: 7×06 M.C.E.
I’m glad that I liked this episode considerably better than the last few, although I wouldn’t give it more than a solid 6/10. Okay, maybe a 6.5/10 if you twisted my arm to set aside my misgivings about season 7 as a whole. Despite some good emotional intensity, not an episode that will go into…
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Season 7 Commentary: 7×05 Who At Peace
Well, it’s clearly not me who is at peace with where they’re trying to go this season. Or rather the fact that they don’t seem to be going anywhere this season except along that road that leads to annoying and alienating as many fans as possible.
Character Insights
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The Average Doctor: Autistic but Less Stereotypical?
by Andreas_from_Germany (crossposted to Reddit) Recently many autistic individuals have come forward on social media and criticized The Good Doctor for its depiction of autism being too stereotypical, demanding more diversity in the representation.
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Shaun’s Life Decisions Shirt
I have touched on this in a previous episode recap, but I wanted to talk about Shaun’s important life decisions button-down and dig into this a little deeper.
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Shaun Murphy: A Comprehensive Psychological Profile
Shaun Murphy, such a complex and multi-layered character the writers and producers have come up with! I can remember very few characters in television history with the same level of depth in them. And the reason of all that complexity is that there is so much more to Shaun’s personality and attitude than simply his…
News and Interviews
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No Green Light for The Good Lawyer
This is old news by now, but there may still be people out there who have not yet heard the unfortunate news that ABC decided not to give the law-themed spin-off The Good Lawyer the go-ahead. This was announced back in November 2023 by several news outlets after ABC made it public.
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The Good Lawyer – First Cast Announcement
The first announcement about ABC producing a The Good Doctor spinoff titled The Good Lawyer was made back in August last year, in which we were given some cursory information about the overall premise and the two main characters. TV Line just announced the two actors who have been cast in the roles of Joni…
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When a Good Doctor needs a Good Lawyer…
You may have already read or heard the news, but in case you haven’t, Deadline leaked the big news earlier this week that ABC is currently developing a The Good Doctor spin-off called The Good Lawyer. It’s an interesting prospect, and there are several little tidbits about The Good Doctor season 6 in the article.…
Moments Easily Missed
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Moments Easily Missed: Joy vs. Pain
Moments Easily Missed highlights those subtle moments that happen between or beyond the dialogue — those moments you can easily miss if you don’t look closely enough. The Kitchen Island: Joy vs. Pain In episode 6×07 Boys Don’t Cry, there’s this little detail that I’d like us to take a look at.
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Moments Easily Missed: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Moments Easily Missed highlights those subtle moments that happen between or beyond the dialogue — those moments you can easily miss if you don’t look closely enough. Ain’t no mountain high enough Warning: Contains spoilers for season 5!
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Moments Easily Missed: Jake, Meet Shaun
Moments Easily Missed highlights those subtle moments that happen between or beyond the dialogue — those moments you can easily miss if you don’t look closely enough. Jake, Meet Shaun
Patient Case Reviews
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Patient Case Review: Lea Dilallo (#2)
Lea Dilallo was a patient in episode 6×10 Quiet and Loud
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Patient Case Review: Dr. Audrey Lim (#2)
Audrey Lim was a stabbing victim in episodes 5×18 Sons and 6×01 Afterparty.
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Patient Case Review: Dr. Alex Park
Alex Park was an appendicitis patient in episode 5×14 Potluck.
Fanworks
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Shaun & Lea: Everything Good Fanvid
I uploaded this to YouTube back in June but neglected to add it to the blog, so here it is for posterity — my Happy!Shea video to a song by Ashes Remains that just spoke to me how it captures Shaun and Lea’s love for each other. (Contains spoilers for season 5.)
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Mismatched in Matrimony
Have you seen The Shaun Show and The Lea Show from season 5, and wondered what the final cut of Sophie’s reality TV show episode featuring Shaun and Lea would look like?
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Shaun hits rock bottom fanvid
New year, new fanvid! My latest creative endeavour in the video editing realm is centred around Shaun hitting rock bottom after an incredibly difficult time with all the changes and betrayals thrown at him in season 5. (Naturally, contains spoilers for season 5.)