The upcoming episode for "The Good Doctor" stressed the importance of being completely honest. In this case, the patient has to be honest with the doctor to avoid making a terrible mistake.
The synopsis for episode 3 of "The Good Doctor" reveals that Dr. Neil Melendez (Nicholas Gonzalez) and Dr. Jared Unger (Chuku Modu) will encounter a patient that will have to undergo surgery in order to improve his chances of surviving. Unfortunately, his failure to be honest with his doctors might put his life on the line.
Meanwhile, Dr. Claire Brown (Antonia Thomas) will attempt to connect with Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) as they race back to the hospital with a donated organ in hand. The new promo for the episode, titled "Oliver," reveals a twist in the organ pickup. As time is running out, the doctors will be forced to operate on the patient in the middle of the road.
As Brown and Murphy prepare for the surgery, the police officer that is overseeing the situation says that this is better than having a baby in his car.
In an Interview with IndieWire, the show's executive producer David Shore, shared his thoughts on the show's tone. Shore shared that there is an honest and unabashed emotionality to the show that he thinks is very refreshing and will make viewers cry in an unembarrassed way.
When it came to Freddie Highmore's character, Dr. Murphy, a character who suffers from autism and savant syndrome, Shore hopes that one depiction of such person can help to take away some of the misconceptions about autism out in the world. He shared that there is a misconception that there is a lack of emotion within people who suffer from autism, or that they do not feel things when they do.
He goes on to say that they are as unique as anyone else. There is a spectrum, but there is this assumption that they do not have any emotion or that they are not smart because of the awkwardness and interaction with them as well as how they can shut down.
It is Dr. Murphy's childlike innocence that makes it tempting for other people to dismiss him nor call him by his first name Shaun, but this is what also motivates him to become a doctor.
"The Good Doctor" airs Mondays at 10 p.m. EDT on ABC.
