2017 medical drama, The Good Doctor is a Korean drama adaption of the same name, directed by Ki Min-soo and Kim Jin-woo. The original, Good Doctor starred Moon Chae-won, Ko Chang-Seok, and Joo Won. The series was noticed by Daniel Dae Kim, who later started its production under 3AD, which is his production company. It premiered in the year 2017 on September 25.
The show talks about a surgical resident who has an autistic disorder. Along with having autism Shaun also has savant syndrome. Despite being an autistic person, he is an expert physician who joined San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital’s unit. Through the show, the audience gets to see how Shaun connects with people around him and establishes a relationship with Dr. Aaron Glassman and Dr. Carly Lever his mentor and love interest in the show respectively.
Shaun’s feelings, perspective on how he sees things, and opinions on medicines are described in this show. The show also talks about his struggle in both his personal and professional life as a physician.
The Good Doctor, credits: Amazon
The show not only focuses on Shaun’s trouble but also talks about medical staff problems. Decisions they need to make on the spot to save the patient, the pressure they have on their shoulders while working in a bustling hospital where you can’t sit for a minute.
In the series, San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital’s staff faced every type of medical condition. Whether it required some complications operation or some innovative treatment method, they all dealt with it. The series also shows every individual character’s journey and progress. The show is very much real and has kept the audience on their toes.
The show not only talks about the hospital and its staff and their struggles but also shows friendship, romance, drama, and family. It’s a complete package. The show has become a critically acclaimed drama due to its plot, theme, and cast.
Who is Maddie in The Good Doctor?
Marcus Glassman, one of San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital’s board member’s daughter Madison Glassman is a close person to Dr. Shaun Murphy. The character of Marcus Glassman is played exceptionally well by Holly Taylor in a critically acclaimed medical drama, ‘The Good Doctor’.
The show starts with Maddie as a teenager who has a traumatic past and is still affected by it. The show shows Maddie’s progress who later became a woman with a purpose in life from a girl living under her father’s expectations. As the show progresses, Maddie also gained her identity and started voicing her thoughts.
In The Good Doctor, Maddie and Shaun, two troubled souls in their way became close friends. Maddie used to help Shaun by making him understand people’s emotions which was a big task for Shaun. She also considered him her mentor.
Maddie grows as a mature and confident woman who later becomes a nurse. She learned how to take a stand for herself, eventually becoming one of the important characters of the show.
Maddie
Maddie didn’t have a good or healthy relationship with her father, Marcus Glassman, who’s one of the important members of the hospital’s board. Being one of the important board members is not easy, it doesn’t come without any cost, and in his case, it cost him his relationship with his daughter, Maddie. Let’s see what exactly happened with ‘The Good Doctor’ Maddie.
What Happened To Maddie
Maddie didn’t have a good or healthy relationship with her father, Marcus Glassman, who’s one of the important members of the hospital’s board. Being one of the important board members is not easy, it doesn’t come without any cost, and in his case, it cost him his relationship with his daughter, Maddie. Let’s see what exactly happened with ‘The Good Doctor’ Maddie.
The Good Doctor’s Madison Glassman daughter of Ilana Reeves and Aaron Glassman didn’t have a good relationship with her father. Her father was San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital’s president and was always away from home due to his work, which he just couldn’t ignore due to his job nature.
His staying away didn’t have an assertive effect on Madison, making her distance herself from her father and always seeking out for approval from her father.
The Good Doctor, credits: Indie Wire
To cope with this, Maddie resorted to doing drugs. Aaron was a father figure to the remaining staff at the hospital but unfortunately, he couldn’t be one to Maddie. Season 3 of the drama focuses on their relationship of Maddie with her father. His responsibilities as a president were the main reason for their gap.
Aaron got to know about her daughter doing drugs and he tried to stop her from doing it, even going to the extent of threatening her. Maddie kept on doing, but was caught by Aaron one evening and was thrown out of the house in the absence of her mother. Aaron assumed that she’ll go to her aunt Jessica’s house, Maddie’s best friend, both of them used to run track together. Rather than going there, she instead killed herself by an overdose of drugs.
“Mom was out of town. […] You caught me high for the umpteenth time. […] The night I’d broken another promise, and you decided to quit the bargaining and the threats and take action. So you dragged me outside and locked the door. I prayed you would come and find me. Why didn’t you come and find me?” Said Maddie to her father, Aaron in one of his hallucinations.
