Tonight’s all new episode of Good Minds takes us by the journey of a girl who believes she’s residing in a actuality present and is continually being watched. It was giving some “Love is Blind” vibes at first, however then one thing simply felt off.
Lauren, seemingly a contestant on a recreation present, is conversing along with her potential match. Whereas she’s answering his questions, out of nowhere, Lauren begins to panic and needs out. I assumed it was due to the non-public questions, you already know, possibly she wasn’t prepared for that form of dedication. She begins screaming desirous to be let loose of the room and finally ends up falling again and breaking a desk. My jaw dropped; I might perceive not being prepared however to go to this excessive? One thing else have to be happening right here.
“The Contestant” – BRILLIANT MINDS, Pictured: Molly Bernard as Lauren Brooks. Photograph: Pief Weyman/NBC © 2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
When Lauren is on the hospital after her incident, she believes she continues to be being filmed; Oliver and everybody within the hospital are actors, there are hidden cameras all over the place, and nothing is actual. After all this isn’t true, however Oliver performs alongside (him screaming “lower” made me chuckle – I’m sorry). Oliver believes she’s experiencing a phenomenon known as the “Truman Present” syndrome (sure, like that one Jim Carrey film). It’s a uncommon psychosis wherein people imagine their lives are secretly filmed and broadcast as a actuality present (sure, I googled).
Oliver has a debrief with the workforce and as they’re discussing methods to probably assist, why was Dr. Thorne so dismissive? He’s going to be an issue isn’t he? I really feel like he’s. One thing a couple of “deal with ‘em and avenue ‘em” physician irks my nerves. I might see him and Oliver butting heads down the highway and I’d be shocked in the event that they didn’t. Oliver duties his workforce with operating assessments to get to the underlying problem.
“The Contestant” – BRILLIANT MINDS, Pictured: Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf, Teddy Sears as Dr. Josh Nichols. Photograph: Pief Weyman/NBC © 2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
I used to be anticipating one thing to be off with Lauren’s scenario. What I wasn’t anticipating, nonetheless, was studying that she was by no means on a recreation present. NYPD sends over footage of the “actuality present” Lauren was on, however she was actually at the back of a taxi cab freaking out. Alright, alright – Dr. Thorne obtained it proper this one time. When Lauren tries to flee the hospital, she is put in a seclusion room, which, sadly, is protocol. And it’s sick, she’s now actually in a room the place she’s being watched.
Oliver continues to lean into her delusions; he tells her what he believes will assist her – “I heard everybody watching is rooting for you”, “they need you to win”, “everybody needs to see you get higher in your phrases”. Such a ravishing psychological redirect.
“The Contestant” – BRILLIANT MINDS, Pictured: Donna Murphy as Dr. Muriel Landon, Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf. Photograph: Pief Weyman/NBC © 2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Lauren began to expertise stomach ache – and assessments lastly give us a bit extra data on how her psychosis occurred. She was attempting to have a child on her personal and was going by IVF. As everyone knows, IVF is expensive, so Lauren has been billing lots of work hours and barely sleeping which, after all, led to her psychological break.
That gentle spoken woman attempting to get Lauren to enter her in an inpatient facility. I’ve obtained my eyes on this Amelia chick, as a result of as we realized from the final episode, she’s there when Oliver finally ends up at Hudson Oaks. Why was she additionally so pushy? The best way she stored shoving these kinds in Lauren’s face like “right here, signal proper NOW!”
Carol got here again simply in time to place a cease to this. After her assembly to find out whether or not or not she can be getting her job again, she was made Head of Psychology. This after all is the results of Oliver’s mother stepping down. This was big on her as a result of she did what was finest for Oliver, understanding he would wish Carol round. Additionally, Muriel, you wanted the break!
“The Contestant” – BRILLIANT MINDS, Pictured: Tamberla Perry as Dr. Carol Pierce. Photograph: Pief Weyman/NBC © 2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Carol speaks with Lauren and he or she decides in opposition to the inpatient facility (yay!). Josh welcomes her again and lets her in on one thing that got here as a shock. Allison, Carol’s former affected person, was believed to be the one who reported her to the board, however she wasn’t. She, in truth, put in phrase for her. So, if it wasn’t Allison, who was it?
I can’t have these episodes proceed to finish like this as a result of I’m apprehensive; what’s going on with Oliver? And Carol is now concerned? I’ve a sense I do know what’s taking place, however nonetheless…
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