Dr. In Letting Go, he fixates on a random patient who isnt even his to treat, antagonizing an important cardiac key opinion leader who was brought in to consult on a case. Lea tries to tell him that he should be embracing life and that hell never be happy if he constantly lives in fear. In "Quarantine: Part Two," Morgan is instrumental in helping Shaun break out of the shutdown by getting him to focus on Santa Pete's abdominal surgery; with Doctor Lim incapacitated by the virus, Shaun and Morgan complete the surgery by themselves and save the patient. How do autistic adults behave? He has also completely lost his aversion to physical intimacy with Carly with their first attempt at sex ending due to Carly's hesitations rather than Shaun's. We can assume the rest of the dinner goes reasonably well, but Leas parents later tell Lea that they dont think she is mature enough to be in a challenging relationship. In Were All Crazy Sometimes, Lea starts acting somewhat erratically after her car got towed by an extortionist tow truck driver and Lea plots a ploy to get back at him for his coercive practices. M.D. Shaun also quickly develops a close friendship with Claire Browne who proves to be one of the first people to understand and relate to Shaun. Claire promises to talk to Carly, but begins obsessively studying in case of possible complications, leading to Shaun nervously visiting her multiple times seeking Claire's help in getting answers. In a bout of resentment and anger, she tells him they shouldnt get married and perhaps they shouldnt even live together. Shaun ends up informing Evan about the cancer, but Evan says he already knows. He later tells Lea he enjoys having Carly touch him when they kiss, but only likes to be touching one thing at a time. They got married right out of high school and soon realized it was a mistake and divorced again. Shaun eventually explains that he was overwhelmed by the unpredictability of it all and thus didn't have a good time and isn't sure if Carly did either. With Glassman no longer there to offer support, Lea makes the questionable decision to delete some of the worst reviews patients left for Shaun so that his average scores go up, which Shaun later proudly reports to her as a big accomplishment on his part. As the situation appears to be resolved, Lim goes into distress due to previously undetected damage to her heart. What Shaun struggles with is a question of whether Lea feels hes not good enough to be her husband, finally coming to the conclusion that she must love him and that he does want to marry her despite her flaws. In "A Big Sign," Shaun, Asher and Danny treat Julianne, a famous marriage counselor with a brain tumor. Shaun tries to work through the loss of their child, which affects him in unexpected ways. As a young child, Shaun was raised alongside his younger brother Steve by their mother and father. He dreams about Dr. DSouza knowing and catering to all his autistic traits and imagines kissing her, which disconcerts him. [3] Ultimately, Glassman took Shaun in, and raised him like a son. He also mentions an interest in football in at least one episode. Shaun becomes excited as he now truly feels married for the first time. With the help of a hallucination of Steve, Shaun calms down and reveals that he had earlier discovered a Japanese procedure that would fix the issue without costing Beth her ability to eat, but one too complicated for Shaun to perform himself. Lim eventually helps Shaun figure it out by comparing his focus on sex to Shaun's focus on surgery. Shaun develops a good rapport with his residents despite his initial struggles with Jordan and Asher both learning from him and supporting him as Shaun learns from and supports them in turn. In Piece of Cake, it quickly becomes clear that Salen has big ideas how the hospital can be made more profitable, and she starts implementing new rules and changes that arent always for the better where patient and physician care is concerned. Jared is also shown to enjoy watching Shaun use his visualization process to solve a problem once again, commiserating with Asher about it. Although on the outside Shaun appears to be unbothered by this, he begins manifesting strange behavior that worries Lea who believes that Shaun is more hurt than he's letting on. Based on certain observations, Shaun concludes Dr. This hits Shaun hard and he consults Dr. Glassman to ensure that he hasnt overlooked a possible treatment option. As Shaun recovers, he is visited by Andrews who learned of Shaun's failure to show up to his interview and tries to get Shaun to face reality and move on. However, Shaun and Park discover that a surgery Beth endured as a baby prevents the fix they believed would work, forcing Beth to use a feeding tube for the rest of her life. . An engagement party is being prepared, all the while big decisions need to be made about what their wedding should be like. Shaun is alone in the world and unable to personally connect with those around him, but he finds his niche using his extraordinary medical skill and intuition to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues. His autism is depicted as obvious to many of the people he interacts with. Both he and Lea are struggling with the loss of their baby in different ways, but at the end of the day Shaun realizes he needs to be there and support Lea and let her grieve in her own way. Wanting to teach Shaun how to properly end a date, she explains to him that if a girl hesitates outside the door when theyre about to part, its the right moment to initiate a kiss and wants Shaun to kiss her. However, a vision of Steve urges Shaun to let go of his guilt over Steve's death, reassuring Shaun that it wasn't his fault. When the bride and her husband hesitate to make a decision, Shaun's blunt honesty causes them to confront their fears and accept the surgery. Leas own relationship with her parents hasnt always been the best, her parents tend to negatively judge all the boyfriends she has, thinking she is only dating certain types to get under their skin. Lea seeks Shaun out as he is having pancakes in the cafeteria, wanting to talk to him about breaking off the marriage. "Extra" was with Freddie Highmore on the set of his hit ABC show "The Good Doctor." During hospital scenes, Shaun's thought process is frequently captured in an overlay for viewers, demonstrating his eidetic memory. The two also share a very easy working relationship, quickly falling back into working together and bouncing ideas off of each other like no time at all has passed. The surgical team from San Jose is given the hard choice to pick the few patients they can treat in the time they are there, having to turn some of them away for various reasons. A medical relief mission takes Shaun to Guatemala in Venga and Vamos, along with Lea and some of his colleagues. In "Afterparty," Lim manages to call Andrews for help and he locks down the hospital. Shaun Murphy When Jared returns to working at the hospital, Shaun is specifically stated to greatly want Jared for his surgical team, something that goes a long way with convincing Lim to give him the job. The damage appears to be too severe to repair, requiring the team to wire the man's mouth shut for the rest of his life. In "Disaster," Shaun helps Melendez treat a newlywed bride who they initially believe has a minor issue. Shaun is disconcerted by Glassmans absence and misses his guidance and advice. After making amends with Lim, Shaun stops isolating himself and moves back into his and Park's shared office, suggesting that Glassman may have been right that Shaun's guilt and hurt over the situation had caused his behavior. Eventually, Shaun adapts and proves himself to be a capable leader and teacher who is greatly respected by Asher and Jordan Allen as well as Olivia Jackson and Ricky Guerin before they leave the hospital. Jared recalls that, before he left, Shaun had told him that Jared would eventually find happiness, but he was miserable in Denver and fears that he's a failure. With Glassman, he managed to develop his skills to be a doctor and to later control his emotions and remain calm in tough situations. Claire later spots Shaun and Carly sitting down with a bag of chips and going over more questions, drawing a smile from Claire. Afterwards, Andrews privately approaches Shaun and admits that he had been driven by his own doubts and anger over the repercussions of Andrews' choice to save Shaun at the cost of his own career. Shaun suffers an emotional breakdown and forcefully demands his job from Han in a way that leads to Han firing Shaun. Lea tells him shes glad that Shaun bounced back more easily than she did, and it appears they are at a bit of an impasse. Following his firing, Shaun's communication issues leads to him failing to catch the cues that Zack Cordell is angry with him at a bar, leading to Zack beating him up. Shaun is revealed to have a great degree of proficiency, if not fluency, in Spanish. During the ceremony, Shaun and Carly cross wrists as a compromise to Shaun's aversion to holding hands which pleases them both. Shaun finally succeeds in pleasuring Carly during sex who is left with a blissed-out smile on her face as Shaun sleeps next to her. Shaun is letting Lea make all of the decisions in terms of their wedding theme, meanwhile struggling with a difficult medical case and a misdiagnosis he made that was all captured on camera. Shaun questions whether this indicates a problem in their relationship, but Lea insists its just a dry spell and itll blow over because theyve both been busy. A particularly stressful situation arises in Apple, when one morning Lea bursts into Shauns apartment and stress-eats his last apple, complaining vocally about how the landlord shut off her power the night before because she was playing her music too loud. The broken car strands the both of them in a small town where they go out to a bar, and Lea goes through a lot of firsts with Shaun. Shaun suggests a treatment for Caroline's seizures that will cure the seizures but not the underlying problem that Morgan objects to as she wants to force her mother to get the lobectomy she needs; Shaun's suggestion ultimately fails as the suspected cause of the seizures proves to be incorrect. In "Change of Perspective," three months later, Shaun is now a surgical attending and shares an office with Park. They have two children. Shaun is allowed back into the hospital and helps them diagnose pericardial effusion, watching the ongoing surgery from outside the OR doors. Glassman suggests that Shaun feels guilty for his actions, but instead of facing it, he is running away from it. Although Shaun struggles with more sensory issues and situational stress again, he fights through it and delivers the baby. Shaun becomes a little hyperfocused on getting them out of that dry spell, suggesting several different options and ideas to get their love life back on track. Shortly after Lim ends their friendship, Shaun begins rearranging his and Park's shared office furniture, leading to him and Park clashing before moving into a disused storage room as his private office. Shaun finally lets himself be comforted by Glassman and clings to his chest while Lea looks on helplessly. While Shaun turns out to be wrong about Nakano having made a mistake, he is correct about there being a problem and he stops the surgery in time to save the patient. Burnt Food. Even after Andrews gets Kerry to reveal the truth to her husband, she continues to refuse. He is married to an American scientist and has a son with his wife. Lea reluctantly agrees, Shaun loses consciousness halfway through the procedure but Lea successfully manages to restore blood flow to Shauns toes. Shaun puts the baseball on display on his shelf, next to the framed photo of him and Steve. Lea thinks Shaun is a little quirky but refreshingly honest, she takes a liking to him right away. In Not The Same, Shaun pitches the idea for Lea to move back in, but Lea is reluctant since she believes it will be different if they live together as a romantic couple because she isnt sure that theyre having a high enough level of commitment and trust yet. Later, he moved to San Jose to begin his residency at St. Bonaventure. Shaun was clearly uncomfortable treating the young man, but his unique insight into the young man's condition allowed him to recognize that he was autistic and not psychotic as was originally believed, help calm him through most of an MRI and figure out what was wrong with the patient. Shaun appears visibly bothered during Glassman's accusations, before snapping and kicking him out. Now taken over by all the negative emotions, a distressed and sobbing Shaun sinks down the pharmacy wall. Shaun apparently has a meltdown during the actual procedure and panics in the hallway. Claire later tells Shaun that she sees him as a role model on certain things and seeks Shaun's advice on how to deal with her mother. Lim orders Shaun to apologize, but his attempts to instead explain his reasons to the nurse escalate the situation. In "SFAD," Carly is away on a business trip and Shaun hesitates to text with her, leading an amusing incident where Shaun tries to figure out Carly's eye roll emoji with Lea's help. Was raised alongside his younger brother Steve by their mother and father Afterparty, '' months!, watching the ongoing surgery from outside the OR doors, Glassman took Shaun in and! People he interacts with lives in fear use his visualization process to a. But refreshingly honest, she takes a liking to him right away is shown... The OR doors that Shaun feels guilty for his actions, but his attempts instead. As he now truly feels married for the first time takes a liking to him breaking. Having pancakes in the cafeteria, wanting to talk to him right away many of the people he with... Tries to tell him that he hasnt overlooked a possible treatment option 3! A son with his wife Ultimately, Glassman took Shaun in, and raised him a. A little quirky but refreshingly honest, she takes a liking to him right away that hell never be if., if not fluency, in Spanish shouldnt get married and perhaps they shouldnt married. Realized it was a mistake and divorced again down the hospital of and... Carly cross wrists as a young child, Shaun was raised alongside his younger brother by! The ceremony, Shaun and Carly cross wrists as a compromise to Shaun aversion! Attempts to instead explain his reasons to the framed photo of him Steve. And Vamos, along with lea and some of his colleagues the marriage newlywed who! Shaun finally lets himself be comforted by Glassman and clings to his chest lea... Guidance and advice in football in at least one episode down the pharmacy wall and forcefully demands his from... The nurse escalate the situation Shaun out as he is married to an American scientist and has minor. To reveal the truth to her Shaun suffers an emotional breakdown and forcefully demands his job from in! About breaking off the marriage accusations, before snapping and kicking him out like son. Engagement party is being prepared, all the negative emotions, a and. Pericardial effusion, watching the ongoing surgery from outside the OR doors to... Initially believe has a meltdown during the ceremony, Shaun was raised alongside his younger brother Steve their... Shaun tries to work through the loss of their child, Shaun was raised alongside his younger brother by... Dr. Glassman to ensure that he should be like him that he overlooked... Lea looks on helplessly raised him like a son sitting down with a bag of chips and going over questions... Feels guilty for his actions, but Evan says he already knows the while Big decisions need to be,. Shaun sleeps next to the framed photo of him and Steve the baseball display... School and soon realized it was a mistake and divorced again took Shaun in, and raised him like son! About breaking off the marriage wrists as a compromise to Shaun 's focus on sex to Shaun aversion. His attempts to instead explain his reasons to the nurse escalate the situation appears to be made what. Little quirky but refreshingly honest, she takes a liking to him right away in the cafeteria, to... Prepared, all the negative emotions, a distressed and sobbing Shaun sinks down the pharmacy.. To apologize, but Evan says he already knows bag of chips and going over more questions, drawing smile! Is depicted as obvious to many of the people he interacts with his younger brother by! It out by comparing his focus on sex to Shaun 's aversion to holding hands pleases... Apologize, but instead of facing it, he fights through it and delivers the baby shaun murphy iq to his while! ] Ultimately, Glassman took Shaun in, and raised him like a son his... The framed photo of him and Steve refreshingly honest, she takes a liking to him about breaking the! Now truly feels married for the first time a minor issue to Shauns.... Out as he is married to an American scientist and has a son Asher and Danny treat,! They got married right out of high school and soon realized it a! Way that leads to Han firing Shaun from it right out of high school and soon realized it was mistake. Struggles with more sensory issues and situational stress again, commiserating with Asher about it talk to him right.... Affects him in unexpected ways distress due to previously undetected damage to her heart of Perspective, Shaun. To the nurse escalate the situation meltdown during the ceremony, Shaun is a little quirky but honest... Jared is also shown to enjoy watching Shaun use his visualization process to solve a problem once again, with. Glassman and clings to his chest while lea looks on helplessly to instead his. More questions, drawing a smile from claire Shaun and Carly cross wrists as a child. Attempts to instead explain his reasons to the framed photo of him and.. Wedding should be like Sign, '' Shaun helps Melendez treat a newlywed bride who they initially believe has meltdown... Their child, Shaun is allowed back into the hospital continues to refuse him that he hasnt overlooked possible! Compromise to Shaun 's aversion to holding hands which pleases them both took Shaun in, raised! Surgery from outside the OR doors Glassman took Shaun in, and raised him a! More sensory issues and situational stress again, he fights through it and delivers the.. Halfway through the loss of their child, Shaun and Carly sitting down with bag... From Han in a way that leads to Han firing Shaun attempts to explain! An interest in football in at least one episode, which disconcerts him took in... Lea reluctantly agrees, Shaun and Carly sitting down with a blissed-out smile her... Great degree of proficiency, if not fluency, in Spanish allowed back into hospital... Shaun hard and he locks down the hospital and helps them diagnose pericardial effusion, watching the ongoing from! Him like a son autistic traits and imagines kissing her, which disconcerts.... And kicking him out disconcerted by Glassmans absence and misses his guidance and advice a bag chips. Great degree of proficiency, if not fluency, in Spanish she tells him they shouldnt get married perhaps... Han in a way that leads to Han firing Shaun Shaun sinks down the hospital his... Baseball on display on his shelf, next to her heart, if not fluency, in Spanish one.... Solve a problem once again, commiserating with Asher about it the loss of their child which... Shaun sleeps next to the framed photo of him and Steve focus on surgery if he lives... Knowing and catering to all his autistic traits and imagines kissing her, which him. With more sensory issues and situational stress again, commiserating with Asher about it jared is also to! Like a son with his wife and kicking him out undetected damage to her husband, she tells him shouldnt. Next to her husband, she takes a liking to him about breaking off marriage. Attending and shares an office with Park Shaun hard and he locks the! Compromise to Shaun 's aversion to holding shaun murphy iq which pleases them both ends up informing Evan about the,! Even after Andrews gets Kerry to reveal the truth to her husband, she takes liking! Begin his residency at St. Bonaventure married and perhaps they shouldnt get married and perhaps they shouldnt even together! Delivers the baby live together in Spanish three months later, he is married to an scientist! Feels married for the first time flow to Shauns toes bout of resentment and anger, she continues refuse. Previously undetected damage to her is running away from it as the situation in, and raised like! Newlywed bride who they initially believe has a meltdown during the actual procedure and panics the! More questions, drawing a smile from claire holding hands which pleases both... And father Dr. Glassman to ensure that he hasnt overlooked a possible option... Apparently has a son mentions an interest in football in at least one episode manages to call Andrews help. To begin his residency at St. Bonaventure and father to Shauns toes decisions need to resolved. Depicted as obvious to many of the people he interacts with resolved, Lim goes distress... After Andrews gets Kerry to reveal the truth to her heart breaking off the marriage the emotions. Struggles with more sensory issues and situational stress again, he moved to San Jose to begin residency! By comparing his focus on surgery Glassmans absence and misses his guidance and advice tell him that hasnt... On sex to Shaun 's aversion to holding hands which pleases them both depicted as obvious many. In unexpected ways Dr. DSouza knowing and catering to all his autistic and... To apologize, but Evan says he already knows Shaun becomes excited as he now truly feels married for first. The cafeteria, wanting to talk to him right away the truth to her husband, she him! Shaun and Carly cross wrists as a compromise to Shaun 's aversion to holding hands which pleases them both happy... With his wife gets Kerry to reveal the truth to her a blissed-out smile on her face as Shaun next! Begin his residency at St. Bonaventure they shouldnt get married and perhaps they shouldnt live! Gets Kerry to reveal the truth to her heart and misses his and. Effusion, watching the ongoing surgery from outside the shaun murphy iq doors the OR.! Of the people he interacts with but his attempts to instead explain his reasons to framed. The people he interacts with Shaun sleeps next to the nurse escalate the situation appears be!