A page dedicated to the Shaun/Lea Pairing of ABC’s The Good Doctor
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Episode Insights
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Season 6 Wishlist Analysis
Back in August last year before season 6 started, I made a wishlist what I’d like to see being covered in the next 22 episodes. Let’s take a look at what came about and what didn’t.
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Season 6 Recap: 6×22 Love’s Labor
Oh wow, so much goodness in this episode, and a bit of frustration as well. I was positively surprised how little actual drama there was, not that I’m complaining. In some ways this almost felt like a series finale, but I’m incredibly happy we’re getting another season.
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Season 6 Recap: 6×21 A Beautiful Day
This day we watched unfold was of course less than beautiful, which was to be expected, and it certainly didn’t end on any kind of beautiful note or notion. The episode left me absolutely deflated, and I think I would have struggled with this recap even if I’d had the time to write it up […]
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 ASD.
News and Interviews
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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. […]
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The Royal Television Society Interview
In Conversation with The Good Doctor‘s David Shore and Freddie Highmore Caroline Frost from the UK Royal Television Society speaks to The Good Doctor showrunner David Shore and executive producer and star Freddie Highmore via video conference.
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.)