I did not see that one coming!
If anybody was going to remain in Guatemala on the finish of The Good Doctor Season 4 Episode 20, I figured it could be Lim. In spite of everything, she has a brand new boyfriend who stored insisting they could not have something actual since she would solely be within the nation per week.
However as an alternative, Claire took a job on the clinic in Guatemala. If she needed to go, no less than it was for one thing constructive relatively than one other pointless character demise.
Like Shaun, I’ve blended emotions about Claire leaving.
For one factor, The Good Physician Season four appeared prefer it had gone far afield of the collection’ unique premise, and Claire departing confirmed that it was by no means going again to the way in which issues had been.
When Shaun first arrived at St. Bonaventure and Andrews, and a number of the different board members weren’t certain about hiring him or retaining him, Claire was in his nook.
She was the one who all the time defined issues he did not perceive and inspired him to maintain going when he anxious that his difficulties made it too onerous for him to be a physician.
Claire leaving signifies the tip of that period.
Alternatively, the writers have taken her character so far as they might take it. She’s overcome her mom’s demise, handled PTSD, someway or different maintained a friendship with Morgan, and argued with Lim about whether or not Lim wanted remedy too.
There wasn’t a lot else to do together with her until they dragged out her conflicted emotions about her dad, so it is sensible for her to go away.
All the Guatemala journey gave the impression to be about life modifications for everybody anyway, a lot in order that if I did not know higher, I’d have thought this was a collection finale as an alternative of a season finale.
Glassman telling Shaun that Shaun was rather more in a position to stand on his personal two toes these days appeared, particularly like an end-of-series declaration.
Shaun: Lea is unhappy and I do not know how you can make her much less unhappy. Do you?
Glassman: I do not suppose I am the appropriate particular person to ask about this proper now.
Shaun: Why not?
Glassman: I do not suppose… I’m flattered that you simply all the time ask me for recommendation and I hope you all the time will, however I’ve observed that over the previous couple of months, you want me much less and fewer. It makes me consider what Steve mentioned, that you are the good one. You are able to do this. You are higher than you suppose.
Glassman and Shaun’s relationship dominated the early episodes of The Good Physician, with Glassman being the one board member solidly on Shaun’s facet and needing Shaun greater than he admitted, too.
4 years later, Glassman kind of mentioned goodbye to that relationship dynamic. It was transferring and galvanizing, however on the similar time, it did make me surprise what’s in retailer for The Good Physician Season 5.
It wasn’t simply that Shaun is extra unbiased now. He and Lea are getting married and can in all probability attempt for an additional child (and hopefully carry to time period) a while sooner or later.
And everybody else’s relationships are wrapped up neatly for the second, too.
Morgan: I am sorry I have been bizarre for a 12 months. I actually do care about you. I want you and Heather the perfect.
Park: It is too late for that. I broke up with Heather final night time.
Morgan: You probably did? Since you suppose you like me?
Park: I do.
Morgan: I feel I like you too.
Morgan managed to not solely overtly care about sufferers’ fates and grieve that she will be able to’t be a surgeon anymore but additionally apologized to Park and admitted she beloved him.
A part of me needs she was the one who stayed in Guatemala, but when she’s going to lose the obnoxiousness, perhaps she’ll lastly be tolerable.
Anyway, that was purported to be the start of one thing for Park and Morgan, however it might have simply as simply been a decision to their fixed bickering and pushing one another away, leaving the remainder of their love story to viewers’ imaginations.
And Lim not solely started a brand new relationship however opened as much as her new boyfriend about her PTSD. And shock! Dr. Non-Dedicated wished to clear up his authorized issues so he can come to go to Lim in San Jose.
So if this had been a collection finale, it could have been good. Everybody found out their subsequent transfer, Shaun not is dependent upon Glassman, and life goes on.
Since The Good Physician is returning, it begs the query of the place the collection goes to go.
It is clearly not about an Autistic resident studying how you can handle the social elements of his job, so is it going to change into simply one other physician present, centered on the brand new crop of residents whereas Shaun works on his relationship with Lea?
Initially of The Good Doctor Season 4, Shaun was having a tough time educating the brand new residents, and that might be a viable course to go in if the collection needs to proceed following his journey.
As for the season finale itself, the instances in Guatemala principally took a again seat to relationship stuff.
Positive, there have been emotional moments, like Lea connecting with the mom of a sick child and Claire having to determine between trusting her instinct or going with Shaun’s opinion.
Andrews: Possibly we should always wait just a few extra minutes to see if the lights come again on.
Shaun: I don’t suppose that is a good suggestion. I can really feel the tumor underneath my fingers.
Andrews: Good work, Dr. Murphy.
[The lights come back on.]
Shaun: I suppose perhaps we might have waited.
And Shaun bought to do his visualization factor when the ability went out for all of 5 minutes.
However there wasn’t practically as a lot emphasis on the poor circumstances in Guatemala and the way tough it was to work with out correct gear. That stuff was there, however it wasn’t a giant focus.
And I needed to chuckle on the episode description referencing Shaun working with out electrical energy as a result of that was such a tiny a part of the general story. I stored anticipating the ability to exit once more as a result of the ability failure appeared prefer it was too simply resolved.
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