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The Worst Episodes of The Good Doctor

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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Good Doctor Season 1 Episode 14 - She
    6.7/10(31 votes)

    #1 - She

    S1:E14

    Dr. Shaun Murphy is surprised to learn that his young cancer patient identifies as a girl while being biologically male. Shaun must quickly learn to understand his patient, her medical needs and how to work with her family, who all feel they know what is best for her.

    Director:Seth Gordon
    Writer:Simran Baidwan

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  2. The Good Doctor Season 1 Episode 1 - Burnt Food
    7.1/10(97 votes)

    #2 - Burnt Food

    S1:E1

    Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join the prestigious St. Bonaventure hospital’s surgical unit. Alone in the world and unable to personally connect with those around him, his only advocate, Dr. Aaron Glassman, challenges the skepticism and prejudices of the hospital’s board and staff when he brings him in to join the team. Shaun will need to work harder than he ever has before, as he navigates his new environment and relationships to prove to his colleagues that his extraordinary medical gifts will save lives.

    Director:Seth Gordon
    Writer:David Shore

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  3. The Good Doctor Season 3 Episode 7 - SFAD
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    #3 - SFAD

    S3:E7

    Dr. Shaun Murphy’s unique ability to relate to a patient isolated by an immune deficiency yields an unexpected result. Meanwhile, Dr. Claire Browne, Dr. Morgan Reznick and Dr. Marcus Andrews treat a 12-year-old patient who is about to become blind, and tension builds between Dr. Neil Melendez and Dr. Audrey Lim.

    Director:Alrick Riley
    Writer:Jessica Grasl

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  4. The Good Doctor Season 3 Episode 8 - Moonshot
    7.3/10(21 votes)

    #4 - Moonshot

    S3:E8

    Carly’s attempts at increasing her intimacy with Shaun are becoming more of a frustration than either of them expected. Meanwhile, Lim and Melendez struggle in their relationship as they work to separate their work from their personal life.

    Director:X. Dean Lim
    Writer:David Renaud

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  5. The Good Doctor Season 4 Episode 5 - Fault
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #5 - Fault

    S4:E5

    Dr. Shaun Murphy questions his decision to give the new residents autonomy when one of his intern's misdiagnosis of a patient has dire consequences. Meanwhile, Dr. Claire Browne, Dr. Alex Park and Dr. Jordan Allen treat a patient with a ruptured cyst affecting key functions of her brain. And elsewhere, Dr. Morgan Reznick and Park bond over failed relationships.

    Director:Vanessa Parise
    Writers:Mark Rozeman, Peter Blake

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  6. The Good Doctor Season 1 Episode 15 - Heartfelt
    7.4/10(28 votes)

    #6 - Heartfelt

    S1:E15

    Dr. Shaun Murphy's teenage patient has been confined to her home her entire life due to a rare heart condition. Despite her condition, she has cultivated a large group of friends online and hopes that the surgical team can find a way to give her the life she has always dreamed of having. Meanwhile, a young patient's perfectly matched organ donor is causing a moral dilemma for the parents and the patient.

    Director:Regina King
    Writers:Johanna Lee, Thomas L. Moran

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  7. The Good Doctor Season 4 Episode 9 - Irresponsible Salad Bar Practices
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #7 - Irresponsible Salad Bar Practices

    S4:E9

    Lim is challenged by the unique circumstances surrounding a pregnant patient with an aggressive tumor. Elsewhere, after misdiagnosing a patient, Claire makes a disconcerting discovery about certain practices at the hospital.

    Director:Felipe Rodriguez
    Writers:Liz Friedman, Sam Chanse

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  8. The Good Doctor Season 1 Episode 11 - Islands (1)
    7.5/10(32 votes)

    #8 - Islands (1)

    S1:E11

    Dr. Marcus Andrews enlists Dr. Neil Melendez on a very sensitive kidney transplant between a pair of twins; Dr. Shaun Murphy decides to take an impromptu trip with his friend Lea and leave his problems behind.

    Director:Bill D'Elia
    Writers:William L. Rotko, Thomas L. Moran

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  9. The Good Doctor Season 2 Episode 4 - Tough Titmouse
    7.5/10(28 votes)

    #9 - Tough Titmouse

    S2:E4

    Shaun recalls his own past to help an intellectually disabled teenager face separation from his mother, while Claire is put between an injured teenage rock climber and her worried parents. Meanwhile, Glassman’s post-op hallucinations force him to confront a personal tragedy.

    Director:Steven DePaul
    Writer:David Hoselton

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  10. The Good Doctor Season 4 Episode 1 - Frontline (1)
    7.5/10(22 votes)

    #10 - Frontline (1)

    S4:E1

    Dr. Murphy treats a patient who has an illness that is not only unpredictable in nature, but also unlike anything he or the team has seen before. Dr. Claire Brown continues to work through her grief, still reeling from Dr. Neil Melendez's death.

    Director:Mike Listo
    Writers:David Shore, Liz Friedman

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  11. The Good Doctor Season 4 Episode 14 - Gender Reveal
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #11 - Gender Reveal

    S4:E14

    After finding out the gender of their unborn child, Lea's enthusiasm prompts Shaun to make an effort to be a more supportive partner. Meanwhile, the team treats a navy pilot whose previous doctor's misdiagnosis compromises her chances at a full recovery.

    Director:Tim Southam
    Writer:Debbie Ezer

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  12. The Good Doctor Season 1 Episode 16 - Pain
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #12 - Pain

    S1:E16

    When the team treats a patient who has to decide between a dangerous surgery that could change his life or remain the same, he asks Dr. Shaun Murphy what he would if he had that same choice.

    Director:Allison Liddi-Brown
    Writers:William L. Rotko, David Renaud

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  13. The Good Doctor Season 2 Episode 5 - Carrots
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #13 - Carrots

    S2:E5

    When a patient suffering from anorexia can’t gain the necessary weight needed to survive heart surgery, Claire suggests they perform an experimental surgery which Melendez strongly opposes. Shaun worries Glassman’s refusal to walk the hospital floor will keep him from being discharged and tries to persuade him to ambulate. Meanwhile, Shaun and Lea change the terms of their current relationship.

    Director:Sharat Raju
    Writer:Liz Friedman

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  14. The Good Doctor Season 2 Episode 6 - Two-Ply (or Not Two-Ply)
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #14 - Two-Ply (or Not Two-Ply)

    S2:E6

    Morgan and Shaun’s indecision on how to treat a young violinist who visits the ER with an infected finger could affect her future in more ways than one. Meanwhile, Lim, Claire and Park can’t figure out if their young patient is really ill or looking for attention.

    Director:Tara Nicole Weyr
    Writer:Simran Baidwan

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  15. The Good Doctor Season 1 Episode 8 - Apple
    7.7/10(30 votes)

    #15 - Apple

    S1:E8

    During a robbery at the grocery mart Dr. Shaun Murphy is shopping at, his communication limitations puts lives at risk. Meanwhile, after Shaun's traumatic day, Dr. Aaron Glassman worries that he isn't doing enough to help Shaun.

    Director:Nestor Carbonell
    Writer:David Renaud

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  16. The Good Doctor Season 1 Episode 9 - Intangibles
    7.7/10(31 votes)

    #16 - Intangibles

    S1:E9

    As part of St. Bonaventure hospital's international humanitarian program, the team takes on the case of a young boy from the Congo who has severe congenital heart anomalies. Dr. Neil Melendez has doubts about the safety of the procedure, while Dr. Shaun Murphy works out the best course of action. Meanwhile, Murphy's latest encounter with his neighbor Lea has him confused.

    Director:Bronwen Hughes
    Writer:Karen Struck

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  17. The Good Doctor Season 1 Episode 13 - Seven Reasons
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    #17 - Seven Reasons

    S1:E13

    Dr. Shaun Murphy suspects his patient is lying about the reason for her injury and makes a controversial assumption about her motives. Meanwhile, Dr. Neil Melendez’s personal life could be affecting his work and, ultimately, his patients lives.

    Director:Mike Listo
    Writers:David Shore, David Hoselton

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  18. The Good Doctor Season 2 Episode 11 - Quarantine (2)
    7.7/10(25 votes)

    #18 - Quarantine (2)

    S2:E11

    The hospital is still in quarantine as Dr. Shaun Murphy continues to be overwhelmed by the chaos and noise in the emergency room; Dr. Morgan Reznick struggles to keep her patients alive, and Dr. Audrey Lim fights for her life. Meanwhile, Dr. Neil Melendez and Dr. Claire Browne must find a way to complete their patient’s bone marrow transplant, despite the quarantine.

    Director:Mike Listo
    Writers:Simran Baidwan, Mark Rozeman

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  19. The Good Doctor Season 3 Episode 1 - Disaster
    7.7/10(24 votes)

    #19 - Disaster

    S3:E1

    Dr. Shaun Murphy proposes a radical surgery to save a woman's life after what he believes was a disastrous first date with Carly. Meanwhile, after the new chief of surgery, Dr. Audrey Lim, announces that the residents can lead surgeries, Dr. Morgan Reznick and Dr. Alex Park compete for the chance to operate on an elderly patient who has been diagnosed with cancer.

    Director:Mike Listo
    Writer:David Shore

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  20. The Good Doctor Season 1 Episode 4 - Pipes
    7.8/10(37 votes)

    #20 - Pipes

    S1:E4

    Dr. Neil Melendez and the team have to wade through legal waters when a husband and wife have to make a life-changing decision about their unborn child. Meanwhile, Dr. Shaun Murphy struggles to adjust to his new environment at home and makes a huge step forward with his colleagues.

    Director:Stephen DePaul
    Writer:Thomas L. Moran

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  21. The Good Doctor Season 1 Episode 5 - Point Three Percent
    7.8/10(35 votes)

    #21 - Point Three Percent

    S1:E5

    While in the exam area of St. Bonaventure Hospital, Dr. Shaun Murphy encounters a young patient who looks eerily similar to his deceased brother, Steve. After discovering his parents have hidden his diagnosis from him, Shaun struggles to understand why he doesn’t deserve to hear the truth about his own health. Meanwhile, the team can’t figure out what keeps triggering their patients’ increasingly severe allergic reactions and races to find the cause before the next one kills another patient.

    Director:Larry Teng
    Writer:David Hoselton

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  22. The Good Doctor Season 1 Episode 6 - Not Fake
    7.8/10(33 votes)

    #22 - Not Fake

    S1:E6

    Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Claire Browne devise an experimental procedure that can save the leg and life of a young groom, that is if his bride-to-be and parents can learn to work together. Meanwhile, Jared struggles to emotionally connect with his patient whose scars may prove too deep to overcome.

    Director:Michael Patrick Jann
    Writer:Simran Baidwan

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  23. The Good Doctor Season 2 Episode 1 - Hello
    7.8/10(36 votes)

    #23 - Hello

    S2:E1

    Shaun’s proposed treatment for a homeless patient puts him and Dr. Kalu in Dr. Andrews’ crosshairs. Claire tries to overcome Dr. Melendez’s reluctance to do a risky heart operation. Dr. Glassman faces a difficult decision about his health.

    Director:Mike Listo
    Writer:Freddie Highmore

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  24. The Good Doctor Season 2 Episode 7 - Hubert
    7.8/10(25 votes)

    #24 - Hubert

    S2:E7

    Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Morgan Reznick must contend with two brothers who are bargaining over life and death. Meanwhile, Dr. Claire Brown’s friend who is dying of cancer asks her for something she doesn’t think she can give her; and Dr. Aaron Glassman is dealing with the effects of his treatment.

    Director:Marisol Adler
    Writer:David Renaud

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  25. The Good Doctor Season 2 Episode 9 - Empathy
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    #25 - Empathy

    S2:E9

    Dr. Neil Melendez, Dr. Morgan Reznick and Dr. Claire Brown grapple with a patient’s wish to perform an operation that would keep him from acting on his pedophilic urges; and Dr. Shaun Murphy learns a lesson in empathy.

    Director:Joanna Kerns
    Writer:Karen Struck

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Worst Episodes Summary

"She" is the worst rated episode of "The Good Doctor". It scored 6.7/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by Seth Gordon and written by Simran Baidwan, it aired on 2/5/2018. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Burnt Food".