The Best Episodes of The Good Doctor Season 5
Every episode of The Good Doctor Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Good Doctor Season 5!
Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital's surgical unit. Unable to personally connect with those around him, Shaun uses his extraordinary medical gifts to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues.
Season 5 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Good Doctor" season 5 is "New Beginnings", rated 7.6/10 from 831 user votes. It was directed by Mike Listo and written by David Shore, Liz Friedman. "New Beginnings" aired on 9/27/2021 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Piece of Cake".
7.6/10 831 votes#1 - New Beginnings
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2021
Shaun and Lea's upcoming engagement party has everyone in a festive mood; a young single mother learns her son may have contracted his cancer from a surprising source; Mateo finds out if his previous issues in America will be resolved.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: David Shore, Liz Friedman
7.5/10 732 votes#2 - Piece of Cake
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2021
Dr. Shaun Murphy and the team race to save a pregnant woman's baby and find her current situation as a convicted felon complicates it even more than they realize. Meanwhile, the hospital takes on some unexpected changes that the staff are not prepared for.
Director: Tim Southam
Writer: David Hoselton, Tracy Taylor
7.5/10 725 votes#3 - Measure of Intelligence
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2021
Shaun confronts Salen about the many changes she has implemented since coming on at St. Bonaventure. Glassman is forced to accept his new role at the hospital.
Director: Anne Renton
Writer: Thomas L. Moran, Adam Scott Weissman
7.8/10 722 votes#4 - Rationality
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2021
Dr. Shaun Murphy and the team treat a young girl whose father’s personal research complicates their treatment plans. Meanwhile, Dr. Park, Dr. Reznick and Dr. Lim’s patient refuses a life-saving lung transplant despite having a family donor.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Peter Blake, Tristan Thai
7.4/10 677 votes#5 - Crazytown
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2021
Dr. Park and Dr. Murphy treat an elderly Asian man brought to St. Bonaventure by his daughter after being the victim of a hate crime. In addition, Lea goes behind Shaun’s back to help raise his negative patient satisfaction scores.
Director: Rebecca Moline
Writer: Jessica Grasl, Sam Chanse
7.8/10 700 votes#6 - One Heart
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2021
Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Alex Park must grapple with a life-and-death decision and decide between saving one patient over another. Meanwhile, Dr. Morgan Reznick goes a little too far in her attempt to win Salen’s favor.
Director: Sarah Wayne Callies
Writer: David Renaud, April Fitzsimmons
8.8/10 1,199 votes#7 - Expired
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/2021
Shaun and Lea happen upon a terrible car accident and discover a young pregnant mother who has been badly injured and needs immediate medical attention. Dr. Glassman is apprehensive when a figure from his past reaches out for help.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: Mark Rozeman, Jim Adler
7.4/10 651 votes#8 - Rebellion
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2022
Now that Shaun has called off the wedding, he is forced to confront Lea about their relationship and determine what he really means to her. Meanwhile, the team debate their opinions on plastic surgery and Dr. Audrey Lim hopes to expose Salen’s cover-up over an infant’s death to take her down before it is too late.
Director: Gary Hawes
Writer: Thomas L. Moran
7.8/10 677 votes#9 - Yippee Ki-Yay
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2022
In an effort to please Salen, Andrews takes on a high-profile case and assigns Shaun and Allen to help perform a risky surgery to restore the voice of a famous pop star.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 686 votes#10 - Cheat Day
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2022
Salen takes extreme measures when she learns that the surgical staff have joined Lim's efforts against her. The team treats a liver transplant patient whose organ donor unwittingly gave him cancer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 663 votes#11 - The Family
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 3/21/2022
Dr. Shaun Murphy makes a personal connection with a precoious young patient which threatens his objectivity. Meanwhile, while volunteering at a long-term care facility, Dr. Morgan Reznick realizes she could help Dr. Aaron Glassman’s clinic by offering telemedicine services for nursing homes and care facilities.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/10 764 votes#12 - Dry Spell
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 3/28/2022
Drs. Lim, Park and Wolke treat a woman with Valley fever and discover a secret she has been hiding from her fiancé. Meanwhile, Drs. Murphy, Allen and Andrews treat a 45-year-old virgin and help her make a big decision about her life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 627 votes#13 - Growing Pains
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 4/4/2022
While Drs. Lim, Murphy and Wolke help a teenage “biohacker” whose self- experiments begin to compromise his health, Drs. Morgan, Park, Jordan and Glassman treat a young woman who wants a controversial surgery to treat her depression and chronic pain. Additionally, Dr. Reznick looks to take the next step in her relationship with Dr. Park.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 685 votes#14 - Potluck
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 4/11/2022
When someone mistakenly brings a hallucinogen-laced dish to the hospital's company potluck, much of the hospital staff and doctors are incapacitated -- leaving doctors Murphy, Glassman and Allen forced to take on all the hospital's cases, further exacerbating Dr. Murphy and Dr. Glassman's conflicting work styles.
Director: Rebecca Moline
Writer: Mark Rozeman
7.1/10 673 votes#15 - My Way
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 4/18/2022
While Doctor Andrews treats a foster kid for injuries sustained at his group home, Shaun and team look to Lea's expertise with cars and auto repair to help a patient whose iron lung has broken. Meanwhile, the patient's niece, a documentarian, takes an interest in Shaun.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10 632 votes#16 - The Shaun Show
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 5/2/2022
As Shaun and Lea head toward their wedding day, a documentary film maker has chosen to follow their lives to showcase relationships and weddings of atypical couples.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Tracy Taylor
7.3/10 607 votes#17 - The Lea Show
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 5/9/2022
Sophie takes Lea out for a day full of luxurious wedding planning. And after a near fatal oversight, Dr. Lim senses an underlying issue is behind nurse Villanueva's unprofessional behavior.
Director: Steven Paul
Writer: David Hoselton, David Renaud
8.1/10 769 votes#18 - Sons
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 5/16/2022
Shaun and Lea make a big life decision and are pleasantly surprised by the support they receive from their friends at the hospital. Meanwhile, when Dr. Wolke's parents show up with a revelation, Asher struggles to accept that he and his father may never truly understand one another.
Director: David Shore
Writer: David Shore, Jessica Grasl, Nathalie Simone Touboul