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I hope Lim and Melendez work things out too, not sure if they will. As for Melendez and Claire, I completely agree! For one thing, I've never been a fan of even the idea of them together. And especially now that Melendez and Lim just broke up, I think it wouldn't make sense. It sure seems like Melendez would get back together with Lim if she was willing. Melendez made the comment that he was glad that their relationship mattered. If he quickly jumps into another relationship, to me that counteracts what he said. I had a feeling it was going to be Melendez coming to check on Claire, but I was hoping it would be someone else (just so there isn't any chance of drama with the two of them)

Yes, she did mention applying for a chief of surgery position at another hospital. It doesn't seem like that would happen - I don't think Christina Chang would want to leave the show.

I'm curious to see if Lim and Melendez stay broken up. It may be nothing, but on The Good Doctor Instagram account, there was a photo posted of Lim and Melendez hugging. It was posted about a month ago and as far as I can tell, that scene has not been in an episode. They captioned the photo "A truly precious moment". I kind of get the feeling they will figure out a way to make it work. I like the two of them together, so I'm definitely looking at their relationship with that bias. From the start they admitted being a little scared after both being in serious long term relationships. They haven't been together all that long, but in my opinion if you say you love each other, it's a serious relationship. I guess I don't see them giving up so quickly on what seems to be a really good thing. I won't be surprised if they take a break only to realize they want to find a way to make it work.

I was wondering the same thing when the episode aired! It seems like quite a stretch for him to jump to president without being Chief of Surgery (or another higher position) first. Also, based on an interview with show runner David Shore, I believe they will be exploring the new dynamic between Lim and Melendez with her as his superior. I doubt Andrews is going anywhere after reading the interview.

According to David Shore (writer/producer), that has technically not been decided yet. He was interviewed about it: How do you expect this relationship to affect their dynamic going forward now that she’s chief? I think it absolutely will affect it, and that’s what we’re going to have to explore. As they say in that scene, either one of them resigns or they break up. Or, the third choice, which they don’t mention in that scene, is that they go back to lying to everybody. Choices have to be made and certainly, certainly it’s going to affect their relationship. That’s where the fun happens.

It was definitely wrapped up much more nicely than I expected. They did get renewed for Season 3 earlier than some shows, but I'm pretty sure that by the time they were renewed they were about to start filming the finale. I think it would be difficult to decide whether or not to have a cliff hanger/how much to leave unfinished before you know the fate of the show.

I've seen on here and other places that Claire has better chemistry with both Melendez and Shaun. I can't remember where I first saw this, but someone pointed out that Claire has good chemistry with everybody. I tend to agree with that. Antonia Thomas is a great actress and I think the way she portrays Claire is that she can connect with anyone. Claire is caring and understanding and I think that can come off as chemistry, not just her personality. I have never seen Claire as a romantic interest for Shaun. She definitely understands him and is a wonderful friend to him, but I think that's all it should be. As far as Claire and Melendez, I've never liked the idea of them together because it just felt inappropriate since he's her superior at work. I do hope they introduce another romantic interest for her next season, she deserves it.

I wonder if Lim will talk with Andrews/Aoki about her relationship with Melendez when she accepts the chief of surgery position. She could argue that they should be able to continue seeing one another because they were together before she was promoted. I work at a school where our headmaster is the boss of his wife, a teacher. Is that not possible in a hospital as well? As I've said before, I think Lim and Melendez are a good fit for one another. They are mature in how they interact and how they deal with conflict, they push one another in a good way. I hope they can find a way to continue. That being said, I think the "At Last" scene went a little too far. Sure, announce your relationship with a kiss, but kiss for that long? Definitely a little awkward.

I agree that it looks like the bar fight doesn't seriously injure Shaun, he just goes with the guy to the ER. I'm wondering if the scene with him in the hospital bed will end up being the cliff hanger for the end of the episode. Maybe Shaun continues to fall apart and somehow ends up in the hospital?

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I thought the fact that she decided that they should tell Andrews was a sign that she took what her friend said to heart. I got the feeling that she was hesitant to make their relationship public because she wasn't confident in their relationship - and was being fearful that it wouldn't work out. When she decided to talk with Andrews, it showed me that she's ready to be serious about her relationship with Melendez and give it a full, honest chance at going somewhere.

Another thing I noticed during the episode was Lim somewhat casually mentioning that she does want to have children. And that she has no plan to stop riding her motorcycle if/when she does have a child. I've said it before, but I love how strong of a character Lim is. She won't back down/change her ways, she's confident in who she is.

I loved that part too! Melendez is a terrible liar 😃 It will be interesting to see Andrews reaction to finding out about Lim and Melendez. Lim mentioned rules about coworkers dating, but she and Melendez never even brought that up when they were deciding what to do. I could be totally wrong on this, but I wouldn't think Han could fire Shaun for having an outburst and needing to be escorted from his office. Yes, some sort of disciplinary action clearly needs to be taken, but can he really fire him? As many have said, obviously, Shaun needs to be involving a lawyer or someone to help since he is being discriminated against. I'm definitely frustrated that no one has mentioned this at all.

If I remember correctly, he asked for the music to be turned on, Shaun didn't say anything but he was affected by it. Didn't one of the other surgeon's say something to Han when they realized Shaun wasn't happy wit it? I thought the conversation went something like: "The music is distracting Shaun" and then Han said "I find a quiet operating room distracting". And Han basically refused to turn off the music. It sure seemed like Han came in knowing that the music would bother Shaun and did it just to see what would happen.

That's exactly what I have been thinking. I'm hoping we'll see some of these things addressed next season. I'm having trouble thinking of specific examples, but Melendez, Lim, and the other residents have already made accommodations for Shaun as they've learned how he best functions.