Fans of The Good Doctor were left crying “real tears” after the latest episode turned out to be unexpectedly moving.
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Viewers found themselves getting emotional after some particularly heartbreaking moments.
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The sixth season of the ABC series began on 3 October, with episode four airing Monday evening.
In the latest installment, titled ‘Shrapnel’, the doctors raced against time to treat a man who has been hit with shrapnel in his arm while reenacting military incidents. It turned out the patient still had a charged piece of the device in his limb - and so the team tried to diffuse the situation before it was too late.
Elsewhere in the jam-packed episode, they consoled a young man whose foot was severed while skinny dipping and a number of the medics experienced relationship woes in their personal lives.
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The dramatic scenes reduced many of those tuning in to tears, with many saying that - just a few episodes in - this season is pulling on their heartstrings the most so far. One person wrote: “I finished The Good Doctor and I think I can officially say that it's the series that I've shed the most tears on and I still want to cry more.”
Another commented: “Do not watch The Good Doctor while on the treadmill, you will have to pause because of the [number] of tears leaking from your eyes.” A third shared: “I did not know The Good Doctor would have me in tears.”
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A fourth added: “I’m LITERALLY crying real tears right now, I look crazy.” Meanwhile, others said they were “hooked” on the latest season and joked that it was a “good show”.
The series follows a young autistic surgeon from Wyoming called Dr Shaun Murphy who relocates to California to work in a prestigious hospital. It stars Freddie Highmore, who previously appeared in the iconic children’s films Finding Neverland and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, in the lead role.
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