The BEST episodes of The Good Doctor season 3
Every episode of The Good Doctor season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Good Doctor season 3!
Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital surgical unit. Alone in the world and unable to personally connect with those around him, Shaun uses his extraordinary medical gifts to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues.
#1 - I Love You
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/30/2020
In the second episode of the two-part finale, our doctors work against time and their own personal safety to save the lives of those around them.
#2 - Hurt
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/23/2020
In the first episode of the two-part season finale, the city of San Jose is rocked by a massive earthquake that puts the staff of St. Bonaventure Hospital on high alert as they race to assess the damage and account for the safety of their colleagues and friends. Meanwhile, Dr. Neil Melendez and Dr. Aaron Glassman are attending a charity event when their lives are threatened by the earthquake.
#3 - Claire
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2019
Dr. Claire Browne faces complications at home and work as she prepares to lead her first surgery. Meanwhile, a sports fishing accident challenges the rest of the staff as they look to treat the fisherman’s injuries without damaging his prize catch.
#4 - Friends and Family
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2019
Shaun visits his father on his deathbed and the family reunion reveals unexpected results. Melendez, Park, Reznick and Claire treat an injured star NFL player with severe spinal damage. Claire addresses her mental health.
#5 - Debts
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2019
As Dr. Marcus Andrews vows to help a good Samaritan who was injured while stopping a sexual assault, Dr. Audrey Lim faces a difficult decision when a young patient’s parents suspect that Dr. Neil Melendez made a mistake. Meanwhile, Dr. Shaun Murphy fields advice following his disastrous date with Dr. Carly Lever; and Dr. Claire Browne gets a surprise visit from her mother.
#6 - First Case, Second Base
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2019
Dr. Shaun Murphy has been assigned his first surgery by Dr. Audrey Lim. However, Dr. Marcus Andrews questions whether he is really ready. Meanwhile, as Dr. Claire Brown continues to avoid her complicated emotions about her mother, she and Dr. Morgan Reznick have a patient whose diagnosis has them doubting his story.
#7 - Autopsy
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/24/2020
When Shaun makes an emotional confession, and the result may not be as desired. He also becomes obsessed with performing an autopsy on a Jane Doe, which challenges his relationships at the hospital. Claire, Reznick and Andrews treat a male college student with a mysterious split personality disorder.
#8 - Mutations
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/20/2020
Lim, Shaun and Reznick treat a 25-year-old runner suffering from severe swelling; but when things take a turn for the worse, Shaun enlists the help of Carly. Park, Claire and Melendez treat two 16-year-old cancer patients who are dating. Shaun and Carly work toward intimacy.
#9 - Heartbreak
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/9/2020
Claire and Shaun treat a patient with a rare form of dwarfism. Reznick, Lim and Park treat a young man who had both arms torn off in a previous farming accident. Shaun reacts to an emotional situation.
#10 - Unsaid
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/17/2020
Despite everyone else’s doubts, Shaun is hopeful that Carly is truly fine with his friendship with Lea. The team treats a young boy born without a fully formed trachea and unable to speak, and who may be a good candidate for an experimental procedure.
#11 - Sex and Death
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/27/2020
Shaun and Reznik grapple with a terminal cancer patient who is determined to live the last few months of his life without inhibition. Reznik must confront her relationship with her mother when she comes in for a third opinion from Glassman. Shaun and Carly's relationship reaches a new level of intimacy.
#12 - Fractured
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/2020
Following his father’s death, Shaun must deal with the effects his intimacy with Lea will have on his relationship with Carly. The team operates on a patient who is refusing all anaesthesia during surgery for fear of relapsing.
#13 - Disaster
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2019
Following what he believes was a disastrous first date with Carly, Dr. Shaun Murphy proposes a radical surgery to save a newlywed woman’s life. Meanwhile, after the new chief of surgery, Dr. Audrey Lim, announces that the residents can lead surgeries, Dr. Morgan Reznick and Dr. Alex Park compete for the chance to operate on an elderly patient who has been diagnosed with cancer.
#14 - 45-Degree Angle
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2019
While performing his first solo surgery, Dr. Shaun Murphy alienates a nurse, which puts his residency in jeopardy. Also in this episode, Dr. Neil Melendez disagrees with Dr. Audrey Lim on a risky surgery, and Dr. Claire Brown spirals into self-destructive behaviors, causing negative ramifications in the workplace.
#15 - Influence
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2020
After Shaun treats a patient who is a social influencer, he deals with unwanted attention. The team treats a woman who is in abdominal distress after an at-home faecal transplant Carly's efforts to separate Shaun from Lea are challenged.
#16 - SFAD
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2019
Dr. Shaun Murphy’s unique ability to relate to a patient isolated by an immune deficiency yields an unexpected result. Meanwhile, Dr. Claire Browne, Dr. Morgan Reznick and Dr. Marcus Andrews treat a 12-year-old patient who is about to become blind, and tension builds between Dr. Neil Melendez and Dr. Audrey Lim.
#17 - Moonshot
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2019
Carly’s attempts at increasing her intimacy with Shaun are becoming more of a frustration than either of them expected. Lim and Melendez struggle in their relationship as they work to separate their work from their personal life.
#18 - Take My Hand
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2019
As a conspiracy theorist questions Dr. Neil Melendez’s of his liver damage, Dr. Claire Brown treats a woman whose inability to feel pain is threatening both her marriage and her life. Meanwhile, Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Aaron Glassman each face crises in their romantic relationships.
#19 - Fixation
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/2/2020
A patient with a mysterious and undiagnosed illness that has baffled other doctors for years forces Shaun and the team to take some big risks. Claire and Melendez continue to cautiously navigate their feelings for each other as colleagues and friends.
#20 - Incomplete
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2019
Shaun is ready for the next step in his relationship with Carly. However, he continues to struggle as they grow closer and more intimate, and is dealt some troubling news about a deeply personal issue. A young patient must decide on a treatment that could save her life or possibly destroy her marriage.