The BEST episodes of The Good Doctor season 5
Every episode of The Good Doctor season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Good Doctor season 5!
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 - Expired
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/2021
Shaun and Lea happen upon a terrible car accident and discover a young pregnant mother who has been badly injured and needs immediate medical attention. Dr. Glassman is apprehensive when a figure from his past reaches out for help.
#2 - Sons
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/16/2022
Shaun and Lea make a big life decision and are pleasantly surprised by the support they receive from their friends at the hospital. Meanwhile, when Dr. Wolke’s parents show up with a revelation, Asher struggles to accept that he and his father may never truly understand one another.
#3 - The Family
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/21/2022
Dr. Shaun Murphy makes a personal connection with a precoious young patient which threatens his objectivity. Meanwhile, while volunteering at a long-term care facility, Dr. Morgan Reznick realizes she could help Dr. Aaron Glassman’s clinic by offering telemedicine services for nursing homes and care facilities.
#4 - The Shaun Show
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/2/2022
As Shaun and Lea head toward their wedding day, a documentary film maker has chosen to follow their lives to showcase relationships and weddings of atypical couples.
#5 - Measure of Intelligence
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2021
Shaun confronts Salen about the many changes she has implemented since coming on at St. Bonaventure. Glassman is forced to accept his new role at the hospital.
#6 - One Heart
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2021
Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Alex Park grapple with a life-and-death decision and must decide between saving one patient over another. Dr. Morgan Reznick goes a little too far in her attempt to win Salen's favor.
#7 - Yippee Ki-Yay
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2022
In an effort to please Salen, Andrews takes on a high-profile case and assigns Shaun and Allen to help perform a risky surgery to restore the voice of a famous pop star.
#8 - Cheat Day
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2022
Salen takes extreme measures when she learns that the surgical staff have joined Lim's efforts against her. The team treats a liver transplant patient whose organ donor unwittingly gave him cancer.
#9 - Rationality
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2021
Shaun and the team treat a young girl whose father’s personal research complicates their treatment plans. Park, Reznick and Lim’s patient refuses a life-saving lung transplant despite having a family donor.
#10 - New Beginnings
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2021
Shaun and Lea’s upcoming engagement party has everyone in a festive mood after their return from Guatemala. Meanwhile, a young single mother learns her son may have contracted his cancer from a surprising source, and Mateo finds out if his previous issues in America will be resolved.
#11 - Potluck
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/11/2022
When someone mistakenly brings a hallucinogen-laced dish to the hospital’s company potluck, much of the hospital staff and doctors are incapacitated — leaving doctors Murphy, Glassman and Allen forced to take on all the hospital’s cases, further exacerbating Dr. Murphy and Dr. Glassman’s conflicting work styles.
#12 - Piece of Cake
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2021
Dr. Shaun Murphy and the team race to save a pregnant woman's baby and find her current situation as a convicted felon complicates it even more than they realize. Meanwhile, the hospital takes on some unexpected changes that the staff are not prepared for.
#13 - Crazytown
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2021
Park and Shaun treat an elderly Asian man brought to St. Bonaventure by his daughter after being the victim of a hate crime. Lea goes behind Shaun’s back to help raise his negative patient satisfaction scores.
#14 - My Way
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/18/2022
While Doctor Andrews treats a foster kid for injuries sustained at his group home, Shaun and team look to Lea’s expertise with cars and auto repair to help a patient whose iron lung has broken. Meanwhile, the patient’s niece, a documentarian, takes an interest in Shaun.
#15 - Growing Pains
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/4/2022
While Drs. Lim, Murphy and Wolke help a teenage “biohacker” whose self- experiments begin to compromise his health, Drs. Morgan, Park, Jordan and Glassman treat a young woman who wants a controversial surgery to treat her depression and chronic pain. Additionally, Dr. Reznick looks to take the next step in her relationship with Dr. Park.
#16 - The Lea Show
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/9/2022
Sophie takes Lea out for a day full of luxurious wedding planning. And after a near fatal oversight, Dr. Lim senses an underlying issue is behind nurse Villanueva’s unprofessional behavior.
#17 - Rebellion
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2022
Now that Shaun has called off the wedding, he is forced to confront Lea about their relationship and determine what he really means to her. Meanwhile, the team debate their opinions on plastic surgery and Dr. Audrey Lim hopes to expose Salen’s cover-up over an infant’s death to take her down before it is too late.
#18 - Dry Spell
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/28/2022
Drs. Lim, Park and Wolke treat a woman with Valley fever and discover a secret she has been hiding from her fiancé. Meanwhile, Drs. Murphy, Allen and Andrews treat a 45-year-old virgin and help her make a big decision about her life.