Rationality

"Rationality"
Episode Information
Season 5
Episode 4
Airdate:	October 25, 2021
Writer:	Peter Blake & Tristan Thai
Director:	David Straiton
Episode Chronology
Preceded by:	"Measure of Intelligence"
Followed by:	"Crazytown"

"Rationality" is the fourth episode of Season 5 of The Good Doctor. It is the eightieth episode overall and aired on October 25, 2021.

Synopsis

Dr. Shaun Murphy and the team treat a young girl whose father’s personal research complicates their treatment plans. Meanwhile, Dr. Park, Dr. Reznick and Dr. Lim’s patient refuses a life-saving lung transplant despite having a family donor. <--

Plot

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Cast

Starring Freddie Highmore as Shaun Murphy Fiona Gubelmann as Morgan Reznick Will Yun Lee as Alex Park Christina Chang as Audrey Lim Paige Spara as Lea Dilallo Bria Samoné Henderson as Jordan Allen Noah Galvin as Asher Wolke Osvaldo Benavides as Mateo Rendón Osma Hill Harper as Marcus Andrews Richard Schiff as Aaron Glassman

Guest Starring Rachel Bay Jones as Salen Morrison Jeremiah Birkett as Walt Taylor Jill Teed as Gina Campbell Maria Nash as Holly Taylor Adam DiMarco as Henry Campbell Elfina Luk as Nurse Villanueva Co-Starring Kevin Davey as Car Rapair Guy

Trivia

• It's revealed that Shaun has co-authored twenty-three papers, eight of which are on pediatric surgeries and four of which are on GI issues.
• Shaun chooses to keep the billboard of him after seeing how it inspired a young patient to seek out his help on the condition that Salen fix the flawed image of him. At the end of the episode, Salen tells Glassman that she hasn't gotten the chance to fix it yet but that she will.
• Glassman's classic car is repaired by Lea and he takes off on a road trip.

Multimedia

Promotional Images

Episode Stills

Go to the following page: Rationality/Gallery

Videos

The Good Doctor 5x04 Promo "Rationality" (HD)