Episode
The Good Doctor: Hello
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- The Good Doctor
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2018-09-24
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Hello is Episode 1 in Season 2 of The Good Doctor. It aired on 2018-09-24. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 8: Stories
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Episode 9: Empathy
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Episode 10: Quarantine (1)
Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Alex Park treat two patients who collapse at the local airport and whose symptoms point to an infection that may become airborne. The staff races to contain the infection before it spreads to the rest of the patients in the ER, resulting in a hospital quarantine during the holidays.
Episode 11: Quarantine (2)
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.
Episode 12: Aftermath
In the aftermath of the quarantine, the staff tries to return to their normal routines. Meanwhile, as Dr. Lim recovers from the virus, she and Dr. Melendez navigate their new personal and working relationship, while Dr. Murphy and Dr. Glassman visit Lea.