[REVIEW] The Good Doctor Final Episode

I’m done with the drama and I loved it! I love how they didn’t give so much screen time and importance to the political issues which screams that there are more important things - to save a life in danger! Because one life matters so much more than any politics and you shouldn’t need to sacrifice one life (or one patient category, which is the children, in this case) to benefit “many, future patients”. Most parts of the screen time were purely devoted to Iyo and Misaki. I love how the overarching politics-filled theme here didn’t really matter so much because it really doesn’t! Usually, dramas have a continued storyline even if there’s a case/story of focus in every episode. It’s more evident in detective and medical dramas because you can easily setup cases/patients per episode. Like, say, in Black Pean, the overarching story was Nino’s revenge despite cases per ep and that story mattered so much. In The Good Doctor, it didn’t matter. What mattered was the everyday heroic deeds of your pediatricians and that’s more than important than anything. As you progress in the episodes, Minato’s autism became less and less talked about and the story focused more on the patient at hand BECAUSE IT’S FUCKING MORE IMPORTANT THAN POLITICS AND DISCRIMATION! AND THAT’S WHAT MAKES IT FUCKING AMAZING!

Bottomline, prioritize! Focus on what really matters. Bullying, discrimination and office/hospital politics won’t get you anywhere and it’s not even worth your time.

Another beautiful thing about this drama is how Takayama’s girlfriend (I forgot her name, lol, but she was the president of the hospital) struggled to understand the situation from every angle. She even went to the pediatrics division herself to figure things out! Plus, she didn’t submit to threats of loans and investors backing out from the deal. She was a real president. Even though she seemed to struggle so much, she didn’t let the situation control her and she further asserted her authority over the hospital. Now that’s real leadership and women empowerment. 

Lastly, do I even need to mention? The background music was so touching, I cried in every episode! The ending song sounds so soothing too!

Good job to the cast and crew of The Good Doctor! *fist bump* *clack!* (makes the clack sound with my tongue!)