“Unveiling the Secrets: What The Good Doctor Reveals About the Realities of Medicine and Humanity”
A Lot Of Research Went Into Dr. Murphy’s Character
The one aspect that sets The Good Doctor apart from other medical shows on TV is that the main character, Dr. Shaun Murphy, is an autistic surgical resident. Because of this, a lot of research went into learning about how the autistic mind works to portray the character accurately.
According to developer David Shore, “We consulted with people. We have people on the spectrum who we’re working with…we want to make sure that we don’t represent him as being representative in any way.”
Antonia Thomas Was The First Actor Hired For The Show
One of the biggest complaints about season one of The Good Doctor is the fact that there was no depth to Antonia Thomas’s character, Dr. Claire Brown. Everything with the character seemed only skin deep. An interesting quirk on the writers’ part, considering Thomas was the first actor to be hired for the ABC series!
She was even hired before lead actor Freddie Highmore came into the picture as Dr. Murphy.
Dr. Neil Melendez’s Elk Tattoo Is Fake
While actor Nicholas Gonzalez is ink-free, his character on The Good Doctor, Dr. Neil Melendez, has an intricate tattoo of an elk head on his shoulder/neck. The tattoo has more than one fan asking questions, questions that have yet to be answered by the writers and showrunners.
