"Good Doctor" S1: People can help themselves, and doctors can treat themselves

Demetrius 2022-01-05 08:01:43

As early as last year after the broadcast, I wrote an article about "Good Doctor" ( New drama review! "Good Doctor" S1E1-E3: Autistics who don’t want to save people are not good doctors ), and have been following them since then. It was serialized and found that the more you chase, the better it looks, until the finale last month.

To be honest, this drama is worth talking about in every episode, but I have limited time and energy and can't write too many dramas, but the idea of ​​" writing a review after the end " has long been established. This time I took advantage of the opportunity of "Dingxiangyuan" to request a manuscript, and I worked hard to code this article out.

[Note: The content of the article is still quite different. This article will be the same as last year's article, and it still contains a lot of spoilers. If you have not read "Good Medicine", please think twice before reading~ Of course, It is also highly recommended to watch this fresh, sunny and warm medical drama . 】

Speaking of American dramas on medical themes, no major ranking list can avoid a work, and it is positioned at the top of the list, that is "Doctor House" . Hugh Laurie's "Uncle House" has unlimited personality and charm, for this This well-produced drama adds countless flavors.

Just when I thought there would be no better medical drama in the future, a new work immediately taught me a lesson, that is, "The Good Doctor" by David Xiaoer, the hero who created "Doctor House ". (The Good Doctor) .

The play is adapted from a Korean drama of the same name. It premiered in September last year and ended in March this year (the first season has 18 episodes). Although it is an adaptation, its reputation has surpassed the "original". Even compared with "Doctor House", in many aspects It is even better.

"The Good Doctor" is starring the famous young actor Freddie Haimer. He was a familiar face that everyone loved when he was a child star more than ten years ago. He participated in "Looking for Neverland", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", Movies such as "Arthur and His Mini Kingdom" and "Sound Dreaming Romance" are all well-received (a child star without a long disability is a treasure!).

As an adult, he appeared in "Bates Hotel", allowing the audience to get to know a more mature and changed Heimer. This time the appearance of Sean Murphy, a genius doctor with autism in "The Good Doctor", is another brand new In the experience, even Haimer himself joked: "After so many years of killing, I can finally save people. It can't be better than this."

The play is unambiguous, and it's true at the beginning: Sean saw an 8-year-old boy accidentally hit by glass at the airport, and immediately stepped forward for treatment.

Xiao En, who had just learned, quickly analyzed the cause of the expansion of the child's veins. His brain was like a computer with abundant reserves and fast calculations, and quickly came to the conclusion that his left lung was injured.

Sean is not a nerd who can only endorse books. He is very good at learning and using. In a critical situation, he found wine, knives, plastic pipes and other common tools to DIY a simple one-way valve to help the boy regain his breathing. , Even Melendez, the attending doctor at the hospital, was amazed.

Sean is a genius doctor, but also an autistic . He can't communicate normally like ordinary people. When he was holding a knife at the airport, he was almost caught by the guard as a dangerous man...

It is obviously controversial to allow such a person to be a doctor -as Sean’s mentor and adoptive father, and also the director of St. Bonaventure’s Hospital in San Jose, Aaron Glassman strongly hopes that Sean can become a surgeon. .

Sean is a patient with high-functioning autism and scholar syndrome. He observes and analyzes things from a unique perspective. It is more than enough to be a doctor, and it can also bring hope to people with limitations and make the hospital a better place. .

Director Marcus Andrews disagrees that there are many obstacles to autistic patients after all. " Doctors must not only provide information, but also understand communication, and they must have compassion and empathy. "

In the end, Glassman secured his position as the dean, and Sean brought another "gift" for an interview, plus some touching words, which made him stumbling and stumbling on the job.

Sean's strengths and weaknesses are very obvious, "Can he become a good doctor?" It is a question that lingers in the minds of every audience.

In terms of medical literacy, Sean is fully qualified for this job . He is like a sophisticated machine. As long as he holds the patient’s hand, he can automatically construct a pathological map in his mind, deduce the other party’s physical condition and possible diseases, and take this It's not an exaggeration to call it a "superpower".

But from the aspect of communication, Sean is more like an "unfriendly" doctor . He said whatever he thought of when the patient was worried about hearing what he heard, and he blurted out the treatment plan that the leader was not sure about immediately...

It’s no wonder that Melendez would warn him not to tear down the stage face to face in the future-but Sean didn’t think it was a teardown, he just followed Melendez’s will to bring up all the possibilities and tell the patient that there are still Hope... he doesn't understand the scruples and rules other than curing diseases and saving people.

Of course, TV dramas that only talk about the role but not the plot are all hooligans.

As a series mainly in the form of a unit drama, "Good Doctor" almost every episode has two intractable diseases treated at the same time. It deliberately reduces the space for understanding the mystery, and in turn enhances the chance of seeking medical treatment and improves the disease. The degree of bizarreness and highlight the real problems behind the patient, so dealt with, every time I read "Good Medicine", I will feel fresh, profound, and witty.

To Episode 6, for example, begins with a doctor with the hospital doctors on night duty to engage in training, which ought to be a relaxed leisurely evening - can burst together wedding bus accident, 24 people were rushed to hospital, the moment , The hospital became a battlefield for all the staff .

Sean managed to overcome the psychological barrier and began to treat the groom Marco, but found that part of his femur was crushed and amputation was the only option... Afterwards, his colleague Claire and him thought of 3D printing artificial bones with titanium alloys.

It sounds great, but the real problem is also at hand: this level of replacement surgery has never been done. If the limb is amputated, Marco will definitely survive, but if the entire femur is replaced to save his leg, there will be 10% chance of death.

This question has nothing to do with medicine, but with the future life of the injured .

Marko's parents insisted on amputation, not wanting to take the risk, but his wife Sonya wanted to give it a try.

After the dispute, the two sides began to tell the more secrets of this marriage, hoping to persuade each other, especially Sonia, she told her parents-in-law that the nearly perfect son in the hearts of the two elders is actually far less strong, if you wake up He will collapse if he finds out that he has no legs...

Because the car accident happened before the wedding, Marco’s medical decision-making client was still his parents, and Marco still seemed unable to escape the fate of amputation.

However, the persistent Sonia firmly believed that she knew her husband better, and she did not hesitate to "turn her face" to use legal mediation, and finally let her husband undergo a bone replacement operation.

Fortunately, the operation was successful, and looking at Marco's attitude after waking up, it is obvious that he would definitely support his wife if he wanted to choose by himself .

The 11th to 12th episodes are more "playing", not only the two episodes are linked narrative, but the two "cases" also have their own characteristics.

It happened in both the ward and the operating room : Kidney transplants were performed on identical conjoined twins Jenny and Katie. They have been admitted by Yale and Harvard respectively. They will have to undergo separation surgery in six months. A great future is waiting for them. .

After the operation, Katie's new kidney functioned well, but Jenny suffered a rupture of the renal vein and heart failure. It is estimated that only a few days are left. The best way is to separate them as soon as possible.

However, it is difficult to prepare for 6 months in 12 hours, especially the twins also share the same sagittal sinus vein...

In addition to the complexity of the operation, I also need to worry about the emotions of the parties — Katie flinched. She felt that she and Jenny were destined to be connected. It was not until Claire persuaded that she accepted "becoming two more free independent individuals." Vision.

Another "treatment" took place outside the hospital : Sean , who wanted to be independent, always felt that Glassman was in control of himself, and he was at a loss as to what to do, and the female neighbor Leah was also overwhelmed by work and life, so two Young people who liked each other came on a walk-and-go trip.

It seems to be just a story of a restless beautiful girl stubbing out the rules of a young man skipping work, but in fact, the two have their own heart problems before departure. This short vacation without a destination is also a healing journey of "searching for the meaning of life". .

They smelled the outside world on the road and listened to beautiful music. Leah also asked Sean to drive, take him to drink, sing, and even kiss...

Even though Sean, who tried many "firsts", finally vomited, his words and deeds that he timidly hesitated but had the courage to try infinitely inspired Leah.

After this trip, Leah decided to give up her promotion and raise her salary, leave the fast-paced San Jose, and return to her hometown of Pennsylvania to modify the old car and do what she really wants to do.

Both treatments seemed to be shocking, but there were more complicated and dangerous tests waiting for them.

After the separation operation, Katie's vital signs were normal but she was not conscious. Jenny woke up first, but there was a problem with her ventricle. Although she defeated the psychological barrier of being alone, she failed to overcome the physical illness-Katie may Can't wake up forever, give her heart to Jenny, at least one person can be saved.

Mother reluctantly decided to save Jenny, but after extubation, Katie showed signs of recovery...

Just when everyone was at a loss, Xiao En, who returned to the hospital, proposed to "reconnect them" , this time with the femoral artery of the thigh, Jenny can use this to restore the vitality of the heart.

This time it was Jenny's turn to escape. She didn't want to be a burden to Katie. She didn't change her mind until she came to Katie again: this blood-thicker family relationship was inseparable, and they needed each other and did not divide. each other.

The two were reunited through connection surgery and woke up together. After a series of changes, they finally stabilized...

But God made a bad joke again, Jenny’s heart problem appeared on Katie at the same time, the former is killing the latter, and the two of them must be separated immediately, otherwise the whole will die. Under the persuasion of her mother, Katie finally acquiesced. The future in which a person will live in the future.

In addition to success and joy on the operating table, regret and sorrow are also happening on the operating table.

Although Sean and Leah "cured" each other, as Leah decided to leave, Sean, who had "temporarily stabilized his illness," made a fuss worse. He desperately decided to leave San Jose as well.

This was an immature decision that was ill-considered. Glassman wanted to stay, but he realized that this was the reason Sean had been hiding from him recently...

So he thought of letting go, writing a letter of recommendation to Sean, letting him choose, make mistakes, and live.

Visible and tangible autonomy is the best "medicine" to help Sean get rid of chaos. He finally calmed down and looked at his words and deeds in the past and the path of the future. After that, he returned letters of recommendation and corrected his mentality to say goodbye to Leah. … Separation does not mean the end, and staying does not mean compromise.

The autistic Sean has never been as mature as this moment.

Seeing this, it is not difficult to answer the original question again: Growth is one of the core themes of "Good Medicine". For Sean, who has a thorough textbook but lacks communication with others, he not only needs clinical experience, It is even more necessary to understand the "complex" emotions and desires between people.

Like in episode 17, Sean didn’t understand why a girl who couldn’t laugh would undergo a non-urgent surgery that could kill her for the sake of her smile. Is it important for others to see her smile?

It is naturally rude for Sean to raise this question in front of patients and family members, but it does make sense to think about it, so the real question is, "What does your smile mean?"

For Sean, this answer was incomprehensible until the girl really smiled-until after the operation was successful, the girl's father showed a long-lost happy smile, and all her colleagues were smiling.

"Your smile is'fake', but everyone else is real." With his unique vision, Sean re-understood the meaning of taking risks to "please" others. The innocence and comfort contained in it are priceless treasures.

Sean's growth is also reflected in his personal life, such as the change in his attitude towards Glassman. Soon after he ran away from home with his younger brother as a child, his younger brother died unexpectedly. It was Glassman who brought him up and helped him enter the palace of medicine. It can be said that Glassman is a "teacher, friend and father". , Sean’s "sense of dependence" can be imagined.

When Glassman wanted to help Sean slowly become independent, Sean refused in horror , stubbornly only willing to accept Glassman's help.

After going back and forth, Sean, who had consciously stiffened his wings, began to resist Glassman's care again, and this was the scene of skipping work.

Afterwards, the lonely Sean gradually realized Glassman's irreplaceable status for him, and offered to reconcile himself .

This also corresponds to the three-level realm of "looking at the mountain is a mountain, looking at the mountain is not a mountain, looking at the mountain or mountain", although the result is the same, but Sean's mature mentality has long been different.

In addition to the eye-catching Sean, other supporting characters in "The Good Doctor" performed equally well.

Claire Brown was the first colleague to get close to Sean. Because she was heartbroken by her irresponsible mother when she was young, she worked very hard from school to work.

Claire, who has tasted everything in the world, dared to say no to sexual harassment in the workplace, and often understood the mood of patients best, which made her the most convincing resident doctor.

Jared Kalu, who has had a relationship with Claire, is a super rich second-generation, but the price is a lonely growth memory. He is determined to leave home to become a doctor not to make money, but to pursue life ideals and survival values .

It is precisely because Jared cherishes the relationship too much that he will hit someone for Claire. Even if he manages to return after suspension, he will not change his marginalized situation.

Morgan Reznick, who joined the team afterwards, looked like a nasty "scheming woman". She regarded her job as a life-and-death competition, and she always spoke and acted on her own interests.

But behind Morgan's eagerness to win are her excellent resume, prominent background, and arrogant obsession. She can't afford to lose .

The last one to join the team, Alex Park, is 45 years old. He was a "late bloomer" and worked as a policeman for 15 years before studying medicine. This also made him always speak and act with a more realistic and sharp attitude .

At least, it is implied that prisoners who want to save people commit suicide in order to obtain organ donations. Few colleagues except Dr. Park can do this kind of thing...

There is also the mentor and leader of this group of residents, Neil Melendez, the best surgeon at St. Bonaventure Hospital in San Jose, who is a respectable healer on the operating table.

At the beginning, he was unwilling to accept the flawed Sean to join his team. When he couldn't understand the reality, he bluntly told Sean that he could only be a cold bench in the future. This indifference and arrogance was precisely due to responsibility.

After a long contact, running-in and understanding, Melendez recognized Sean's ability and personality.

When Sean did make a mistake, he did not fall into trouble or protect himself, but calmly took up the problem together. This tolerance and atmosphere is precisely due to responsibility.

Doctors with different personalities and different lives form the group portrait in the story, which makes "Good Doctor" more attractive.

In the finale of the first season, Glassman was diagnosed with a brain tumor and encountered the dilemma of "it is difficult for people to survive, and it is difficult for doctors to treat themselves" .

Passively lost, when facing the care and persuasion of his friends such as Sean and Jessica, he showed a desperate air and no demeanor... The doctor who is usually calm and unhurried at this moment will feel like ordinary people about the remaining time of dying. Panic.

Sean's "unwillingness" is in sharp contrast with Glassman's "fate". Regardless of whether the latter has more than a year or three or four months left, doctors will make mistakes, and perhaps there is still a silver lining!

"You accepted your diagnosis, but Sean didn't."

Sean's perseverance infected Glassman, and finally performed the N+1 biopsy. It was found that he had a small glioma. Although it was still cancer, he had to start his brain and undergo chemotherapy, but if he was lucky, I can live longer.

Sean’s unforgettable embrace has melted countless audiences. This sincere and simple feeling has not been compromised by his poorly expressed character. On the contrary, it is because of the difficulty and tenacity of autism that Sean’s words and deeds can be better. Impress others.

Can people with disabilities be good doctors? "Good Doctor" has given the answer invisibly, and the focus is not on how far they (they) go in strange eyes, but on whether they can be given this opportunity.

At first glance, "The Good Doctor" looks like a bowl of chicken soup for the soul, but this bowl of chicken soup is not made of poor-quality MSG, but is boiled with the best and beautiful true feelings. It is fresh and delicious .

Under the influence of this, the show seems to have a layer of "filters" that purify many of the ugliness and discomforts in life . Even Marcus tried to take advantage of Sean’s mistakes to get rid of La Grassman, which is a somewhat dark thing. In the end, there was not much "gloom" taste, because Glassman took the initiative to accompany Sean to admit his mistake and was punished.

"Good Doctor" is a bright and warm story.

In addition, "The Good Doctor" has many advantages, such as excellent performances by actors such as Freddie Haimer, and various types of beautiful songs -there is always one that suits you.

Even outside the play, the news about the show is very heartwarming. For example, on Autism Day, Haimer called everyone to pay attention to autistic patients , "I think this show has brought a lot of real changes to the world. More and more people with autism or their family members dare to speak up on the Internet... They also make autism more known and understood. Those real people, events, and emotions give people a deeper feeling and let me see When it comes time, someone is really working hard to do something for this group."

After the double harvest of the first season, the second season of "Good Doctor" will also start shooting in June this year. On the day of return, will you still miss this beautiful and warm story?

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