This show started out really strong. Freddie Highmore was a breath of fresh air and this promised to be a welcome departure from the endless trope of medical procedural. His father figure and mentor, Dr. Glass, was a lovable curmudgeon and was the only person who could get through to Shawn. At the start of the show, Dr. Glass was told that he was wholly responsible for Shawn as a doctor.
Cut to the fourth season. Dr. Glass has pretty much shunned Shawn, then married a terrible woman who is clearly about thirty years younger than he is. Shawn's girlfriend, who was quirky and fun at first, is constantly complaining every single thing that he does wrong, and shows absolutely no affection towards him aside from a few super cringeworthy sex scenes. Shawn started out awkward and inappropriate around patients, but the viewer still saw a protagonist that they wanted to root for. Now, he constantly says mean-spirited things to every patient, family member, and colleague that there is. Freddie is a great actor, but he can only do so much with the garbage that is being written. Drs Brown, Lim, Park, and Reznick are all equally terrible. I am beyond disappointed in the directions that showrunners decided upon. It also started about a young man learning how to live as a surgeon while dealing with autism, but now his autism is used as a crutch to defend his behavior.
Cut to the fourth season. Dr. Glass has pretty much shunned Shawn, then married a terrible woman who is clearly about thirty years younger than he is. Shawn's girlfriend, who was quirky and fun at first, is constantly complaining every single thing that he does wrong, and shows absolutely no affection towards him aside from a few super cringeworthy sex scenes. Shawn started out awkward and inappropriate around patients, but the viewer still saw a protagonist that they wanted to root for. Now, he constantly says mean-spirited things to every patient, family member, and colleague that there is. Freddie is a great actor, but he can only do so much with the garbage that is being written. Drs Brown, Lim, Park, and Reznick are all equally terrible. I am beyond disappointed in the directions that showrunners decided upon. It also started about a young man learning how to live as a surgeon while dealing with autism, but now his autism is used as a crutch to defend his behavior.