We’re again at Bronx Basic Hospital with an all new episode of Good Minds. It picks up a bit after the place we left off final season, with Oliver attempting to determine what’s happening together with his father’s well being, whereas additionally coming to phrases with the truth that his father, who he believed was useless, is definitely alive.
The episode begins off a bit weird; Oliver, wanting a bit raveled, swipes a nurse’s keys, and makes an attempt to make an escape. It’s later confirmed he’s the affected person. I used to be so confused till “SIX MONTHS EARLIER” got here throughout the display screen. Thanks, now I shall be targeted on every thing that might presumably be the explanation Oliver will get to that time.
“The Phantom Hook” – BRILLIANT MINDS, Pictured: Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf. Photograph: Pief Weyman/NBC © 2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
We’re launched to 2 new faces; Dr. Anthony Thorne and second yr resident, Dr. Charlie Porter. I don’t understand how I really feel about Dr. Thorne but, however I do know I don’t belief Dr. Porter. He’s new to Oliver’s group, employed by his mom, to be his second in command so to talk (I laughed at Oliver blatantly calling him his mom’s mole). There’s one thing about somebody who joins a longtime group and acts like a know-it-all rubs me the incorrect method. He tells Oliver he requested for the job on his group as a result of he believes he’s the very best and desires to be taught from the very best. Regardless of his rookie mistake all day, Oliver decides to provide him an opportunity. Did you see the look on Charlie’s face when he turned and walked away although? Suspicious. Let this be a misdirect please (although I doubt that it’s). Dr. Thorne has some historical past with Carol Pierce and I can’t wait to see extra of them. She’s technically single now, proper?
Talking of Dr. Pierce, after being suspended from Bronx Basic, she rented a brand new house to proceed training. It’s fancier, and the clientele is… one thing. When Oliver visits, she tries to make it look like she loves every thing about her new cadence, however she’s not fooling him one bit. The second Oliver tells her a couple of case he’d like her to seek the advice of on, it didn’t take a lot convincing to get her to fulfill with him. I’m glad by the tip of the episode Carol decides to battle for her place again at Bronx Basic as a result of watching her and Oliver work collectively brings me pleasure.
“The Phantom Hook” – BRILLIANT MINDS, Pictured: Spence Moore II as Dr. Jacob Nash, Ashleigh LaThrop as Dr. Ericka Kinney. Photograph: Pief Weyman/NBC © 2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
She meets with Oliver’s affected person, Tommy; a fighter who’s having violent impulses. He was introduced in after beating himself mindless whereas sparring. When Carol witnesses one in every of his violent impulses, she notices that it was his proper arm that had all the ability. She tells Oliver, they usually each conclude that it’s potential what’s taking place to him is neurological.
To check this principle, Oliver decides to spar with Tommy. Whereas educating him a combo, Tommy struggled to maneuver his proper arm (sure, identical proper arm that broke Carol’s wall). He says his proper arm will get these spasms as if he’s not the one accountable for it. Oliver calls it “alien hand syndrome” (I googled, it’s an actual factor). Since “alien hand syndrome” is the symptom of one thing greater, it’s as much as the group to determine what.
-Tommy is available in after experiencing, for lack of higher time period, freezing spells. Oliver orders extra assessments to unravel what’s taking place to him. Assessments reveal that he’s been taking excessive ranges of meds meant to deal with Parkinson’s Illness. Seems he’s affected by corticobasal degeneration (yeah, I needed to google that too), which is a uncommon progressive neurological dysfunction that impacts the mind’s cortex and basal ganglia; therefore why Tommy is experiencing involuntary arm actions.
“The Phantom Hook” – BRILLIANT MINDS, Pictured: Ashleigh LaThrop as Dr. Ericka Kinney, Aury Krebs as Dr. Dana Dang, Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf, John Clarence Stewart as Dr. Anthony Thorne, Duke Davis Roberts as Tommy. Photograph: Pief Weyman/NBC © 2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Right here’s the sick half; Tommy’s father knew about it and didn’t inform him. Since he was the one monitoring his dietary supplements, Tommy had no thought he was sick. He simply wished his son to proceed combating; no regard for his well being in any respect.
Tommy is aware of he doesn’t have for much longer on this profession path, so he decides on one final battle. Oliver presents to assist him get via it with a mirror train that trains his mind to consider he’s totally accountable for his proper arm. What caught out to me and what I really like a lot about this present is how unconventional Oliver is together with his sufferers. When Tommy asks if he discovered this system in medical faculty, he mentioned no he likes to assume out of the field.
Taking in every thing Oliver taught him, Tommy efficiently beats his opponent in his remaining match.
-Ericka is again from trip and is slowly beginning to really feel at dwelling after transferring in with Dana. You already know, after her residence collapsed and every thing. She appears to be tremendous, however if you happen to bear in mind, after saying she doesn’t need to be a type of individuals who depend on medicine, she began to take medicine to handle her ptsd. Although the holiday seemingly made her really feel higher, she nonetheless has nervousness meds.
“The Phantom Hook” – BRILLIANT MINDS, Pictured: Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf, Aury Krebs as Dr. Dana Dang, Ashleigh Lathrop as Dr. Ericka Kinney, Alex MacNicoll as Dr. Van Markus, Brian Altemus as Dr. Charlie Porter. Photograph: Pief Weyman/NBC © 2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Oliver will get dwelling, lastly keen to face his father solely to search out out that he’s gone once more. This time, not less than, he left a letter. Now, we don’t know what this letter says simply but, however I ponder if that is how Oliver finds himself in a behavioral well being facility.
The one detrimental factor I may say about this episode is that Josh and Oliver are nonetheless not again collectively in spite of everything this time, but it surely’s okay now we have a complete season to work on this.
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