S01.E04: Patient Question Mark

[Trini]

When Sasha discovers a link between her current patient, who has advanced cancers and distinctive lesions on his tongue indicative of Cowden syndrome, and a cadaver she dissected during medical school, the team traces the case to Amish country.

Airdate: March 2, 2025

Edited March 2 by Trini

[AnimeMania]

[Kleav]

All that time in Lancaster and Watson never learned to pronounce it (strong stress on first syllable). 

[Trini]

Okay, it's been 4 episodes. Putting this in the '"Watch" While I Do Something Else' category.

I guess it wasn't actually the main story, but the show just kinda brushed aside the fact that a patient died. I wasn't even clear about what they were doing surgery for?

Ingrid (the neurologist, right?) is now my most hated character on the show.

LOL - I guess the deal to get Randall Park to be Moriarty was that he only shows up twice a season! Works for me, though. (Not that I dislike Randall; but he seems miscast.)

[possibilities]

This episode didn't annoy me as much as usual, but that's damning with faint praise.

I suppose one of the twins is in love with fake-engaged doctor. And somehow the sociopathic doctor is the first to notice and encourage fake-engaged doctor to have better self-esteem and go for a partner who actually like her? 

At least Watson has stopped stalking his ex. I hope this show isn't badly written enough that this will magicaly make her want to get back together with him.

I am not sure how long I will keep watching. 

[DanaK]

I’m not sure I understood why they were so hot to locate people with a possible disease from years ago based on a cadaver they had to locate. It just seemed like half a wild goose chase on a whim. This show is just so odd and sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t 

Edited March 3 by DanaK

[kitmerlot1213]

On 3/3/2025 at 12:40 AM, Trini said:

Ingrid (the neurologist, right?) is now my most hated character on the show.

 

Agreed!  Are we supposed to be amused at how cold and bitchy she is?  And yet we're also supposed to believe she's somehow equal to Holmes and Moriarty in Watson's eyes?  I have seen nothing in the characterization that would even suggest she is on the same level as Sherlock Holmes.  

 

[MarylandGirl]

I liked this episode better, mainly because it was less focused on the Moriarty stuff and seemed, in some ways, like a House episode (especially them going through the house, including the fridge, sending pics of what they found, etc.). If they could just stick with that stuff, I'd be more interested.

Also, I wasn't paying 100% attention, but was the boy supposed to be autistic? Wondering because I've heard of raw camel milk being used as a sort of "treatment" for that, but wasn't really aware of it being consumed otherwise. If it were just regular raw cow's or goat's milk, that would have seemed to make more sense, as that's more popular in general (though also unsafe, particularly with bird flu out there). And with her Amish background, it would have seemed to fit, in a way, if they were used to having milk from their own cows. Like maybe it would have been her way of staying in touch with her heritage.

Also, I've been to Lancaster multiple time (and did pick up on the mispronunciation, @Kleav !). It's nice enough, but "the most beautiful place I've seen"? Unless Watson hasn't been many places, I feel that's a stretch. It's rolling farm country, but there's a lot of that around. Maybe I didn't visit the right parts!

[Trini]

3 minutes ago, MarylandGirl said:

Also, I wasn't paying 100% attention, but was the boy supposed to be autistic? Wondering because I've heard of raw camel milk being used as a sort of "treatment" for that, but wasn't really aware of it being consumed otherwise. If it were just regular raw cow's or goat's milk, that would have seemed to make more sense, as that's more popular in general (though also unsafe, particularly with bird flu out there). And with her Amish background, it would have seemed to fit, in a way, if they were used to having milk from their own cows. Like maybe it would have been her way of staying in touch with her heritage.

I'd have to re-watch for the details, but there was an explanation about the camel milk. And no, I don't think the boy was supposed to be autistic.

[AnimeMania]

53 minutes ago, MarylandGirl said:

Wondering because I've heard of raw camel milk being used as a sort of "treatment" for that, but wasn't really aware of it being consumed otherwise.

They mentioned that the Amish have the most camels in America and their milk is the least likely to cause allergies.

54 minutes ago, MarylandGirl said:

It's nice enough, but "the most beautiful place I've seen"?

I think it was because Watson was there with the woman who was to become his wife.

[Lovecat]

On 3/2/2025 at 10:46 PM, Kleav said:

All that time in Lancaster and Watson never learned to pronounce it (strong stress on first syllable). 

SRSLY.  LANKaster.  Hit the first syllable hard, swallow the rest.

I haven't been watching this because I'm not a big fan of Morris Chestnut, and only watched this episode because I saw in a preview that it had something to do with Amish country.  I have no desire to go back to the episodes I've missed.   

[MarylandGirl]

22 hours ago, AnimeMania said:

They mentioned that the Amish have the most camels in America and their milk is the least likely to cause allergies.

I think it was because Watson was there with the woman who was to become his wife.

Ah, OK. I guess I didn't realize that the Amish had camels?

And that makes sense about why Watson was saying it was the most beautiful place he'd seen. I guess he'd say that about most anywhere he'd met her then.

ETA: I think this will stay as background TV for me, at least for now.

Edited March 5 by MarylandGirl

[Cress]

On 3/3/2025 at 7:28 AM, possibilities said:

I suppose one of the twins is in love with fake-engaged doctor. And somehow the sociopathic doctor is the first to notice and encourage fake-engaged doctor to have better self-esteem and go for a partner who actually like her? 

At least Watson has stopped stalking his ex. I hope this show isn't badly written enough that this will magicaly make her want to get back together with him.

Yeah I still don't know the names of the twins but they are obviously setting up the single one to love Sasha. I hope she will just dump her weird not-fiance and then close that storyline. I want her to be investigating interesting mysteries like this Amish thing, not having love drama. I hate the focus on Ingrid. The writers obviously favor Ingrid for plots, but she's blech.

Yes, I'm so glad Watson finally stopped contesting the divorce. It just made him look smug, out of touch, and not facing up to reality.

Edited March 8 by Cress

[Cowgirl]

On 3/8/2025 at 5:42 AM, Cress said:

I want her to be investigating interesting mysteries like this Amish thing, not having love drama.

Agreed, 100%.  

I seem to like this series more than the rest of the posters.  Maybe it's because I haven't watched any kind of a procedural in a few years. I like the characters and the plotline. 

[Affogato]

On 3/11/2025 at 12:58 PM, Cowgirl said:

Agreed, 100%.  

I seem to like this series more than the rest of the posters.  Maybe it's because I haven't watched any kind of a procedural in a few years. I like the characters and the plotline. 

It is a lot like House, without the malignant narcissism and codependency via Wilson. I’m not convinced the stalking accusations are realistic. It seems like old fashioned, comfortable tv.