Burnt Food

Would be nice to have a TV show occasionally where people act like real people. A job interview for a surgical residency that consists of one question, followed by a boardroom clapping, erm really?? The autistic doctor is realistic in some ways, with flashes of Hollywood that jar. Surely failure to employ based on disability would be a lawsuit waiting to happen, there are processes. The series of unlikely medical catastrophes. The family drama. Too many incidents predictable for TV and unlikely for real life. Disappointing Hollywood can't do better. But of the amazon prime shows I've recently watched, this is the one I can most stomach watching.

Growing up as a high functioning autistic boy I got a lot of people saying not so nice things about me just because I had this label attached to me. Literally people I had never met before would judge me because I wasn't like other kids. I saw that in this and it really struck home. First off I want to commend Freddie Highmore on his stellar performance of a high functioning yet severely autistic man. As someone who as I've already stated was diagnosed with autism at a young age and has spent over 10 years of my life with other people on both ends of the spectrum I think I'm more than qualified to give him a little praise. I also loved how they had those visual prompts kind of like Sherlock's mind palace. Every time I realised he was trying to solve a problem I'd audibly show my excitement. Other than a few irritating characters which are supposed to be irritating so good job! I really enjoyed this on a personal level and as a lover of television and film. I'm gonna give this a 9 for now as I don't know what's to come next but I'm excited I'll tell you that much.

In the first episode of The Good Doctor, we are introduced to autistic doctor, Shaun Murphy, as he travels to San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital, recruited as the first autistic doctor under their name. We are shown the hesitance and discrimination from the fellow doctors and the board, and how Shaun works, what is normal for him.

I feel like perhaps although they went a bit overboard with the discrimination against Shaun, they did this very well. As an autistic viewer, I am incredibly happy to see an autistic character portrayed so well. I was so happy, I cried a few times through the episode seeing just how amazingly it was done. The people behind the show have obviously done their research, and it is so refreshing to see for once. There aren't many shows that do it this well, and I cannot say how great it is to see.

I feel like this received a lot of harsh criticism, especially on case of the flash backs. They were done for a reason, so we can see how Shaun works and thinks in his life now. I don't understand why so many have spared harsh words for this technique used in many shows for a learning experience for the viewers.

I am extremely excited to see where this is going, and I will definitely be an avid watcher for the whole season!

That was honestly an unbelievable pilot episode, I was in tears by the end of it. It's been a while since a show has been this well written with amazing acting! I created an account just to leave a review here; that's how much i loved it!

So in this episode we're shown some workers at the airport replacing a GLASS sign right over the heads of the passing passengers. OF COURSE the sign breaks and OF COURSE there's a little boy standing right under it. You believe that? They evacuate half of Chicago every time a Southwest plane skates off the runway in O'Hare... again. But not this airport!

Next, we see a father who repeatedly slaps his autistic son for... being autistic. The poor mother is trying to intervene by shouting "You're hurting him!" In the process of slapping his son the father throws his pet rabbit against the wall thus killing it. The boy and his brother take the rabbit to a doctor and openly discuss how they're not going back home and will be living on their own. The good doctor (pun intended) just looks away in pity. This must be 1930s? Maybe 1950s? 1970s at the latest!? Nope. It's mid-2000s. Child Protection Services don't exist. The doctor is not obligated to report domestic abuse. Everything's peachy.

Next, we're transcended roughly 12-15 years ahead. The advisory board of a clinic in San Jose. You know what they're doing? They are openly discussing how they won't hire a person because he's autistic. Unlike EVERY other institution in the United States, this hospital doesn't have the Code of Conduct that clearly forbids discriminating against people based on their disbilities.

It sure looks like the script was written for a different time and was adapted "as best as we could". Let's see where this goes.