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A Million Little Things S3E5 — non-essential
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A Million Little Things•Season 3•Episode 5

non-essential

7.9/10 · 203 votesMar 11, 202142 min

Ranked #7 of 18 in Season 3•+0.2 vs season avg

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As COVID-19 becomes more widespread across the U.S., Boston goes into lockdown putting Rome’s movie in jeopardy and forcing Maggie to return home from Oxford. Because the hospitals are overwhelmed with coronavirus patients, Eddie’s back surgery is cancelled, leading him to take desperate measures to

Directed byNina Lopez-Corrado
Written byAshley Sims, Gabby Revilla
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Cast11

David Giuntoli

David Giuntoli

Eddie Saville

Romany Malco

Romany Malco

Rome Howard

James Roday Rodriguez

James Roday Rodriguez

Gary Mendez

Christina Moses

Christina Moses

Regina Howard

Allison Miller

Allison Miller

Maggie Bloom

Grace Park

Grace Park

Katherine Saville

Lizzy Greene

Lizzy Greene

Sophie Dixon

Chance Hurstfield

Chance Hurstfield

Danny Dixon

Tristan Byon

Tristan Byon

Theo Saville

Stephanie Szostak

Stephanie Szostak

Delilah Dixon

Floriana Lima

Floriana Lima

Darcy Cooper

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Nina Lopez-Corrado

Nina Lopez-Corrado

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Ashley Sims

Writer

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Gabby Revilla

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Episode Summary

"non-essential" is episode 5 of A Million Little Things season 3. It scored 7.9/10 from 203 votes, ranking #7 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Nina Lopez-Corrado and written by Ashley Sims, Gabby Revilla, it aired on March 11, 2021.

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