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coldasyou · 6 months
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selberya · 2 years
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Baymax reminds me so much of Dr. Shaun Murphy. So freakin cute. Yeah! HealthCare! Is! Cool!
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I know it's problematic but I've been watching The Good Doctor since season 1. I am aware of the issues, and I have had some of my own issues with the series aside from the autism representation, but after the first episode of the new season I'm really having mixed feelings.
First off, I think it's great that the new character Charlie is played by an actual autistic actor, Kayla Cromer. I've been meaning to watch Everything's Gonna Be Okay since I'm also a fan of Please Like Me (also written by John Thomas, who is himself autistic), and I think it's great for her to get a role on such a high-profile show.
But I'm honestly not sure how I feel about the character. As far as I know, I'm not autistic, and there could be people like her in real life. If you are autistic and relate to her, I think that's great! And if you're autistic and think my take on this is off-base, feel free to say so! But based on criticisms I've seen of autistic representation both on this series and in other works, I can't help but feel like it's a continuation of the stereotype of autistic people not having boundaries. Charlie kind of feels like a female Shaun, except she's a girl so she wears girly clothes and likes Taylor Swift.
I get what the writers are going for by having Shaun have to deal with things in a leadership position that he wouldn't have had the same perspective on when he was a resident himself. I'm slightly concerned that it's going to get regressive and say that the traits that got Shaun where he is were a problem all along, even though I don't think that's going to be the takeaway, since it wasn't the takeaway before, but I'm unsure about how this is going to go as the season progresses. Charlie stims in a way that is more problematic that anything we've seen Shaun do, which seems like it could be a legitimate concern for autistic people in some professions, so I'm curious to see how they will explore that.
I do like that we get to see Charlie connecting with one of the other residents over a common interest, because I think there's a stereotype of autistic people shunning social connection that just isn't true. But I just feel kind of iffy about her character in general and how so far she doesn't seem to offer much of a new perspective on autism representation for the show.
Again, if you totally disagree with me I'd love to read your response, I'm just summing up my initial reaction based on what I remember from the episode.
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trendfilmsetter · 3 months
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ABC’s THE GOOD DOCTOR will end after Season 7.
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pxmlx · 3 months
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I’ve seen so many tv series in my arguably short life that most people assume I would know what is the difference between a good and a bad series, but honestly? If there is a hot (most often underrated, misunderstood, kinda mean, sometimes disliked] woman in it, that’s good enough for me. Add a homoerotic tension between her and another female character and we have a masterpiece on our hands 🙌
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mariocki · 9 months
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Patrick Troughton guests as ruthless racketeer George, out to silence the man who can identify his brother as a murderer, in Dial 999: Key Witness (1.26, ABC, 1959)
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poll-polls · 6 days
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buginateacup · 4 months
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I will never forgive Disney for taking Doctor Who off ABC but it was glorious to see Donna Noble again
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halfdeadfrognerd · 1 year
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The Good Lawyer: a surprisingly positive experience
So if you remember my last post about ABC’s backdoor pilot “The Good Lawyer”, which is also the 16th episode on season 6 of “The Good Doctor”, you know I was very skeptical about the representation of someone with OCD, especially with the wording they used in the early synopsis of the episode.  I thought I would share my thoughts again AFTER I watched the actual episode, and let me tell you I think it was a lot better than I originally thought. Just in case it wasn’t obvious I have OCD, and have had OCD since I was 2 years old, and I have been in treatment for it since 2020 and am scheduled to come off my meds soon as my compulsions have become essentially non-existent and my intrusive thoughts are quite manageable with only occasional meltdowns (so basically nothing I can’t handle). I am also a film student about to get my masters degree this autumn so this review I’m writing will hopefully come from an informed place, but since I am not a medical professional there might be some misinformation. Feel free to correct me if I got something wrong about OCD, I am basing this off mine and my friends’ experience who are/were also struggling.  1. The myth around OCD=tidy gets debunked really early on in the episode where Shaun tells Lea about hiring Joni as his lawyer for his malpractice trial.
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Shaun explains to Lea that people with OCD are not, in fact just neat and tidy, but they suffer from intrusive thoughts and manage them by carrying out compulsions. I was happy this got addressed, even though it is kind of the bare minimum.  2. Joni’s OCD.
Joni exhibits typical compulsions for OCD which emphasize her obsession with the number 3, and tapping different objects three times. We find out that she developed OCD after she lost her father at a young age, and later on it became her coping mechanism as her mother struggled with alcoholism.
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Not only do we see her compulsions, as an audience we also get to “get into her state of mind” when she experiences the intrusive thoughts.
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When Joni gets intrusive thoughts, the space around her seem to get distorted and narrow, loses colour and the camera pans closer and closer to her face, emphasizing the panic, anxiety and loss of focus. I find this super relatable as I really tune out the rest of the world when I get my thoughts and I can even stop midway through conversation, losing my train of thought (which happens to Joni during trial as the plaintiff’s lawyer’s chair squeaks as he leans back on it). 
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Joni also experiences a fair share of health anxiety, which is actually how she gets introduced in the episode, worrying about whether she can develop cancer from the material of her wooden workdesk.
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She even goes as far as covering bits of her furniture in plastic and taking her “outside” clothes off in a bag the moment she gets home.
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While the health anxiety I find relatable (because I totally don’t ask my bf whether I got a TBi every time I hit my head even to a small degree), I am not sure about the plastic bits. It seems a bit excessive to me, and I don’t see the point behind the plastic “doorways” in the house. If we get a proper show out of this I hope it gets explained what Joni’s health anxiety is triggered by because at this point it just seems like something to be added to “haha person with OCD is a neat freak”. 
Another thing I also was unsure about, is the way the intrusive thoughts went in Joni’s brain.
“Fix this or bad things will happen.” 
What bad things? Not to be a hater, but since my OCD doesn’t allow me to say certain trigger words out loud, “or bad things will happen” is the really toned-down version I give to my friends. With OCD, the bad things can be anything. In Joni’s case, since we saw her doing compulsions in the flashback scene in hopes that it will stop her mother from dying, it might be related to the health of her loved ones. Maybe if they varied, like “Fix this or mom will die”, or “Fix this or my client will go to prison”, “Fix this or my sister will get into an accident” it would have been a lot better. 
3. The people around Joni
So from this episode we gather there are two significant people in Joni’s life: her mentor and her sister. 
Her sister is also her carer in a way, but it also seems like she is enabling her and indulging her in her compulsions. This is very realistic that when your loved one has OCD it seems easier for you to accomodate their needs by giving reassurance or even creating an environment for them where they can carry out their compulsions. This is the wrong approach, and again, if the show gets green-lit I hope it gets explored. No blame on people supporting their loved ones with OCD but it is important to get the word out that this behaviour is damaging and can stall the problem or even make it worse on the long run. The best help a person with OCD can get is therapy, meds or both. 
Joni’s sister also seems to believe the current situation is better for Joni, since she doesn’t need to “hide her rituals”, to which Joni quickly reminds her that she isn’t happy this way, because her coworkers and boss treat her as an embarassment and hide her from the public eye, in a small closet-sized “office” where she can do “research” and not interact with others so nobody can see the state she’s in.
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Joni’s mentor, Janet is what you would expect: a stone-cold career woman who absolutely cannot tolerate mistakes. (at least on the surface). The only reason she hasn’t fired Joni yet is because the latter threatened to sue the law firm for firing a disabled employee in a discriminatory way. Janet regularly belittles Joni, calls her out for her public rituals or meltdowns over intrusive thoughts.
However, she is also protectice of Joni and believes in her ability to be a good lawyer. Idk, I am not sold on Janet yet, she seems very much like a J.K. Simmons from “Whiplash” kind of mentor who bullies her protegees only to then take credit when they manage to thrive.  We also find out the reason why Joni became a lawyer is because Janet was assigned to one of the court cases on whether Joni and her sister would get taken away from their mom and go into foster care.
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So yeah. I am curious to see their dynamic in the future.
4. OCD being a superpower
My biggest fear was that after reading the synopsis where they referred to Joni’s OCD as a “superpower”, we would get her to have scenes like Shaun, where he just randomly comes up with solutions because he is autistic. I cannot emphasize more that autism and OCD are two completely different conditions that may have similar symptoms but are VASTLY different. OCD is a mental illness, autism isn’t. OCD is treatable, autism isn’t because it is not an illness. 
but this also gets debunked quite quickly, Joni is simply a smart and detail-oriented person, who works well despite her diagnosis, not because of it. She explains to Park that her brain, unlike most people’s is very focused on details, which can be true for an individual who has struggled with OCD since childhood. It might be why I’m good at finding clues and solve every escape room and riddle, I don’t even know. 
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But it seems like it was just the synopsis of the episode written by an absolute knob, and the actual portrayal of the character isn’t “OCD Ex Machina”.
Overall, I actually liked this episode and really hope it gets a show because the main character is quite interesting, is played by an actress with OCD (Kennedy McMann who also campaigned for the character’s illness to not be portrayed as a superpower) and I am actually curious to learn more about her and the people around her. There is potential and I do think people with OCD could and would enjoy it.
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jddryder · 5 months
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not sure what people would want so here is the poll, and you can find my navigation page here for what i would be interested in making 💕
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butterflyinthewell · 1 year
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Once again channel ABC is screwing the west coast out of The Good Doctor by playing political shit nobody cares about instead of the show I sat down to watch.
The channel guide says TGD should be on, but the political shit cut in as The Bachelor was ending.
What the FUCK? Why is it ALWAYS the west coast who gets this shit?!
This is why I pirate shows, to be honest, you can’t trust network tv and I’m not gonna pay money for five million different streaming services just to watch one thing on each. Fuck that shit.
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unnecessarilygrandiose · 11 months
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heyyyyy the network change could mean there's a possibility they could air 911 in india!!
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katnissgirlsmakedo · 1 year
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i have to change what my stupid blog looks like for spring :/ this is so hard what am i supposed to make my header
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hollywoodoutbreak · 1 year
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The Good Doctor hits a landmark tonight, reaching its 100th episode. Over the course of those 100 episodes -- and more than five seasons -- the show's star, Freddie Highmore, has seen his character grow and change in a number of ways. Starting out as a young resident whose autism made it difficult for him to function socially, the character of Dr. Shaun Murphy has evolved into a man who's now married and has completed his residency. Leading up to the 100th episode, Highmore spoke about all of these changes and what they've meant for him.
The Good Doctor airs Mondays at 10/9c on ABC, and episodes start streaming the following day on Hulu
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The Good Doctor tag is almost as bad as The Resident's. With Doctor Who mixed in the tag itself is dying out because Claire's exit and Melendez's death I think people tapped out.
Same with The Resident, Mina leaving and Nic dying. The tag was always shared with the game Resident Evil and the movie The Resident but its not good. Do I just not know where we are or do we need to change the tag, regroup so to speak.
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misguided-ghostz · 2 years
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Why are all of Asher and Jordans conversations always about morals and religion.
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