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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!

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...

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  1. 8.8/10(1.3k votes)

    #1 - Expired

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    S5:E7

    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.

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  2. 8.1/10(822 votes)

    #2 - Sons

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    S5:E18

    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.

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  3. 8.0/10(711 votes)

    #3 - The Family

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    S5:E11

    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.

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  4. 7.8/10(725 votes)

    #4 - Yippee Ki-Yay

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    S5:E9

    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.

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  5. 7.8/10(736 votes)

    #5 - Cheat Day

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    S5:E10

    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.

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  6. 7.7/10(766 votes)

    #6 - Rationality

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    S5:E4

    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.

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  8. 7.7/10(743 votes)

    #7 - One Heart

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    S5:E6

    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.

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  9. 7.7/10(677 votes)

    #8 - The Shaun Show

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    S5:E16

    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.

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  10. 7.5/10(882 votes)

    #9 - New Beginnings

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    S5:E1

    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.

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  11. 7.5/10(768 votes)

    #10 - Measure of Intelligence

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    S5:E3

    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.

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  12. 7.5/10(741 votes)

    #11 - Potluck

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    S5:E14

    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.

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  13. 7.4/10(779 votes)

    #12 - Piece of Cake

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    S5:E2

    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.

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  14. 7.4/10(722 votes)

    #13 - Crazytown

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    S5:E5

    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.

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  15. 7.4/10(694 votes)

    #14 - Rebellion

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    S5:E8

    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.

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  16. 7.3/10(674 votes)

    #15 - Growing Pains

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    S5:E13

    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.

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  17. 7.3/10(652 votes)

    #16 - The Lea Show

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    S5:E17

    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.

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  18. 7.1/10(724 votes)

    #17 - My Way

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    S5:E15

    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.

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  19. 6.7/10(814 votes)

    #18 - Dry Spell

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    S5:E12

    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.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Expired" is the best rated episode of "The Good Doctor" season 5. It scored 8.8/10 based on 1260 votes. Directed by Mike Listo and written by Mark Rozeman, Jim Adler, it aired on 11/22/2021. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Sons".