The Good Doctor on TF1: Why did you kill him? [Spoilers] In the final minutes of Season 7? Writers respond

Warning, the following article contains spoilers for the final episode of Good Doctor Season 7. If you haven’t seen it yet, go ahead!

Remove the tissues! This Wednesday evening, TF1 aired the last two episodes of the seventh and final season of The Good Doctor. A chance for fans to bid farewell to the St Bonaventure Doctors in an emotional finale.

Glassman’s cancer returned

In the final moments of episode 9, Glassman (Richard Schiff) reveals to Sean (Freddie Highmore) that his cancer has returned and that he is terminally ill. While the doctor tries his best to save his mentor, the latter asks his protégé to make a decision not to continue treatment and spend the last months he has left with him, Leah (Paige Sparra) and baby Steve. .

Sean eventually retires. Season 7, episode 10 ends with a 10-year time jump. Sean is now the head of surgery at the hospital. He and Claire direct the Aaron Glassman Foundation for Neurodiversity in Medicine.

Why did you kill Glassman?

In an interview with our colleagues termDavid Shore and Liz Friedman, the two showrunners, vowed that Glassman’s death wasn’t really planned when they began writing Good Doctor Season 7.

“True, I wouldn’t say that we always thought about it. But we made him very sick. Liz used this idea in season 7 brilliantly in my opinion, and it seemed like a good endingDavid Shore explained.

“We wanted an ending that was hopeful, but we also didn’t want a perfect ending because that was the nature of the show to begin with. Things are not perfect, but they are promising. And I think it fits this thread very well“.

Liz Friedman also said she wanted to understand Glassman’s acceptance of death and Shawn’s grief. Unfortunately, time did not allow them to do so. However, the time jump allowed them to see Shawn’s evolution in the face of this situation.

“It’s clear that Sean only has two episodes, if not less, to take this journey and begin the process of self-discovery.Freddie Highmore explained. “I think the fact that David and Liz decided that the final act would take place in the future was a great way to show that.“

“We had to show how Sean managed to progress, grow and learn as an individual for ten years without him.Glassman’s death in the last episode of The Good Doctor made it possible to show the young doctor’s evolution since the first episode.

Catch the final two episodes of The Good Doctor this Wednesday, October 2 on TF1. Episodes are available on the TF1+ platform.