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The Good Doctor Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
18 Episodes 2018 - 2019
In the second season of "The Good Doctor," Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) is told by Dr. Marcus Andrews (Hill Harper) that he needs to learn how to communicate more openly. Shaun struggles to do so, particularly as he attends to his mentor Dr. Aaron Glassman's (Richard Schiff) needs during the latter's cancer treatments, and as he repairs his fractured relationship with ex-girlfriend and now-roommate Lea Dilallo (Paige Spara). However, chief of surgery Dr. Jackson Han (Daniel Dae Kim) remains unconvinced of Shaun's efforts. Meanwhile, Dr. Claire Browne (Antonia Thomas) gets into conflict with her boss Dr. Neil Melendez (Nicholas Gonzales), and Dr. Melendez forms a secret romance with Dr. Audrey Lim (Christina Chang). The series' ensemble cast includes Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Marina Blaize, Fiona Gubelmann as Dr. Morgan Reznick, Sheila Kelley as Debbie Wexler, Tamlyn Tomita as Allegra Aoki, and Will Yun Lee as Dr. Alex Park.
Episode 1
Hello
Mon, Sep 24, 2018 60 mins
In the Season 2 premiere, Shaun's proposed treatment for a homeless patient puts him and Jared in Andrews' crosshairs. Meanwhile, Claire tries to overcome Melendez's reluctance to do a risky heart operation while Glassman must overcome his personal feelings about his oncologist, Dr. Marina Blaize, and face a difficult decision about his health.
Episode 2
Middle Ground
Mon, Oct 1, 2018 60 mins
Shaun pushes back against Dr. Melendez in order to treat a gravely ill hospital janitor and deal with the return of Lea; and Dr. Lim risks a lawsuit and her career to help a teenage girl repair the damage caused by an archaic custom. Meanwhile, Dr. Glassman exercises demanding oversight with Dr. Blaize in choosing a doctor for his brain surgery.
Episode 3
36 Hours
Mon, Oct 8, 2018 60 mins
Dr. Melendez, Dr. Brown and Dr. Park have given a young married couple two choices about their future: save the wife's life or their future ability to start a family. Meanwhile, when Dr. Lim has to take care of some personal business, she leaves oversight of the emergency room to Dr. Murphy and Dr. Reznick; and Dr. Glassman's post-op recovery leaves him struggling to get the rest he needs for recovery and also confronting his relationship with his daughter.
Episode 4
Tough Titmouse
Mon, Oct 15, 2018 60 mins
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.
Episode 5
Carrots
Mon, Oct 29, 2018 60 mins
A patient suffering from anorexia can't gain the necessary weight needed to survive heart surgery, so 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.
Episode 6
Two-Ply (or Not Two-Ply)
Mon, Nov 5, 2018 60 mins
Shaun and Morgan's indecision could affect a young violinist's future.
Episode 7
Hubert
Mon, Nov 12, 2018 60 mins
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.
Episode 8
Stories
Mon, Nov 19, 2018 60 mins
Dr. Shaun Murphy, Dr. Audrey Lim and Dr. Claire Brown's ER patient is forced to reveal a secret to her husband after their treatment caused a complication. Meanwhile, Dr. Neil Melendez, Dr. Morgan Reznick and Dr. Alex Park struggle with a patient whose parents don't believe in vaccination.
Episode 9
Empathy
Mon, Nov 26, 2018 60 mins
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.
Episode 10
Quarantine
Mon, Dec 3, 2018 60 mins
In the winter finale, 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 people in the ER, resulting in a hospital quarantine during the holidays.
Episode 11
Quarantine Part Two
Mon, Jan 14, 2019 60 mins
In the midseason return, 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
Mon, Jan 21, 2019 60 mins
In the aftermath of the quarantine, the staff tries to return to their normal routines as the Department of Public Health office decides they need to review what transpired to restore public confidence. Meanwhile, as Dr. Audrey Lim recovers from the virus, she and Dr. Neil Melendez navigate their new personal and working relationship, while Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Aaron Glassman try to relax and visit Lea at work.
Episode 13
Xin
Mon, Jan 28, 2019 60 mins
Dr. Shaun Murphy, Dr. Morgan Reznick and Dr. Audrey Lim treat a woman with autism and a delicate brain condition while navigating the complicated relationship she has with her roommate, who is also on the spectrum. Meanwhile, Lea and Shaun are still figuring out their friendship and roommate status.
Episode 14
Faces
Mon, Feb 4, 2019 60 mins
Dr. Andrews tries to convince a grieving family to donate their daughter's face to another girl whose face was horribly disfigured in an accident.
Episode 15
Risk and Reward
Mon, Feb 18, 2019 60 mins
Shaun's blunt honesty with a distraught mother of a critically ill newborn baby causes the new chief of surgery to question keeping him on as a resident.
Episode 16
Believe
Mon, Feb 25, 2019 60 mins
The new chief of surgery, Dr. Jackson Han, believes Dr. Shaun Murphy is a liability more than an asset and works to keep him out of the operating room permanently.
Episode 17
Breakdown
Mon, Mar 4, 2019 60 mins
Dr. Shaun Murphy is desperate to join the team on a dangerous procedure involving a patient's tumor removal. However, having been removed by Dr. Jackson Han from the surgery team, he must use his talents to help figure out the cause of an infant's injuries.
Episode 18
Trampoline
Mon, Mar 11, 2019 60 mins
The Season 2 finale: A barroom fight sends Dr. Shaun Murphy to seek treatment at St. Bonaventure's; and Dr. Alex Park and Dr. Audrey Lim disagree over an elderly woman's post-operative symptoms. Meanwhile, Dr. Neil Melendez and Dr. Lim make their romance public, and Dr. Aaron Glassman continues to pursue a relationship with a good friend.
