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 Recap: 6×10 Quiet and Loud
The Good Doctor has returned to our screens after a two months winter hiatus, and it’s wonderful to have it back! Added bonus that I got to watch it first on my birthday. That said, I have mixed feelings about this one, which I’ll get into in more detail below.
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Season 6 Commentary: Shaun’s Journey So Far
With just about a week to go until The Good Doctor returns to our screens, I’d love to take a look back at the nine episodes out of season 6 that have already aired and review Shaun’s journey to look closer at the scenes that stood out to me. Come along for the ride!
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Season 6 Recap: 6×09 Broken Or Not
Winter finale time! Usually that means cliffhanger, and a cliffhanger was definitely what we got, but not the kind I was expecting. I will say I wasn’t overly enthused by some aspects of the episode, so there’s a number of good and a number of what I thought not so good things to dig into.
Character Insights
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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.
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Lea & Shaun’s Relationship
Lea and Shaun started out as neighbours, became friends, and then eventually acted on their mutual attraction and became romantically involved. Here is their story.
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: 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.
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Patient Case Review: Dr. Shaun Murphy
Shaun Murphy was a blunt force trauma patient in episode 2×18 Trampoline.
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.)