The medical cases and relationships on Brilliant Minds tied up loose ends as the first season comes closer to its end.
Brilliant Minds Season 1 Episode 11 seemed to tie up Carol’s connection to Alison and her marital issues with Morris. Dr. Wolf and Dr. Nichols disagreed about whether an old patient of Wolf’s should have brain surgery to remove his Tourette’s tics.
Also, Van and Jacob’s competition over Ericka intensified, and she hated feeling like a pawn in a chess game.
Affair stories on TV shows are a dime a dozen. However, Brilliant Minds expanded this one so that Alison and Carol both wanted to know about “the other woman.”
While Carol was typically fierce, she crumbled when Alison overdosed and worried her decisions drove Alison to the edge.
It was questionable to see Alison get more information about Morris’s affair, but Alison wanted information about Carol, too. Oliver comforted Carol, telling her she needed to move on and be grateful that Alison was alive.
Initially, it was challenging to be grateful for that since Alison acted like the villain by blaming the staff or harassing the staff to discharge her.
Carol: Alison, I wish things were different, too, but here we are
It almost seemed like Alison wanted to ruin Carol’s life because she assumed Carol’s life was charmingly perfect.
However, Carol used to struggle with post-partum depression after having Maya and was a high-strung and nervous first-time parent. She wasn’t always poised and calm.
Alison finally admitted her family history, leading her to fear being alone. She fit Carol’s diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. While her arc led to some interesting character development for Carol, I’m relieved to be done with it.
When the truth came out, Carol had to decide about her marriage. As noted in Brilliant Minds Season 1 Episode 4, teens notice things even when you don’t want them to.
As soon Carol rushed home to talk to Morris privately, Maya suspected something was off, enough to bring her mom lunch so they could talk.
It’s always rough when a teenager realizes their parents’ marriage is over, even worse when a teen realizes one of her parents cheated.
Teenage girls worship their fathers often, so it was devastating to learn he hurt her mother and their family. While Carol tried to stay impartial and say she and Morris were both to blame, Maya didn’t buy the excuse.
After the flashback of a younger Morris promising never to hurt Carol or baby Maya, neither did Carol anymore. She was ready to move on and wanted a divorce.
While she loved Morris, she couldn’t forgive him after she did everything for him and her family. This episode belonged to Tamberla Perry and Kaci Walfall, who rocked both versions of Carol Pierce.
The weekly promo made Oliver and Josh’s disagreement look worse than it was. Oliver was correct in saying that they see things differently in their professions.
I felt for Ezra. I have a physical disability, and everyone stares and treats me differently the minute they realize I’m different.
Oliver made a valid point that society is mean, and it’s not Ezra’s responsibility to fit into this world. However, Josh was also correct that if brain surgery could reduce his tics and help him adapt to this world, shouldn’t they give that to him?
Josh: Ezra, this is your choice. I agree with Dr. Wolf. There is nothing wrong with tics. There is also nothing wrong with wanting to make a change
Oliver has discussed his face blindness more readily, admitting how he adapted to it and accepting it as part of him, so he wouldn’t want surgery to fix it.
It’s disheartening that Ezra didn’t want to let Oliver down by having the surgery, and Josh felt insecure, wondering if Oliver felt neurosurgery wasn’t as good as neurology.
While that fight hurt, Oliver realized that Josh had some valid points. I loved that he admitted if some treatment would have helped his dad’s depression and bipolar, he would have done it in a heartbeat.
Things grew more lighthearted as soon as Oliver admitted he saw Josh as an equal, and that’s why he could argue with him.
I think Oliver and Josh are in for the long haul. They now respect each other’s differences and care deeply about each other.
Jacob figured out that Van was Ericka’s late-night visitor the other night, and the two started a bet to see who could win “the game.” The game entailed discharging as many patients as possible that day.
Van: May the best man win.
Jacob: May the best man win.
While most people think Jacob only cares about competing, he has demonstrated he cares about his patients. Jacob probably saved Mike’s life when he noticed his voice changed and noticed his stumbling pattern.
Mike had Myasthenia gravis, which I’d heard of on Days of Our Lives. It affects nerves and muscles. Even Dr. Wolf was impressed that Jacob had given up on the competition and had thought of caring for his patient first.
For once, Van stayed petty and rubbed in Jacob’s face that Ericka picked him. They acted like they were back in high school. She’s not a prize to be won, so Jacob dropped that Van had a kid to cause trouble.
They behaved like idiots, yet none looked good, even Ericka cause she used Van. However, no one expected what happened when she went home to cool off.
That cliffhanger. So many shows do scenes of residents getting stuck in an elevator, but this is one of their own, and the building collapsed on top of it.
I hate that the series is making us wait for the final two episodes of the season in January, though that scene will pull people back in.
Every doctor on staff will fight for Ericka, and we want to see it.
So, Brilliant Minds Fanatics, what did you think of the fall finale? Are you relieved Alison’s story arc is over? Were you expecting a more immense fallout from Oliver and Josh’s fight?
Who do you think will rescue Ericka?
Let us know in the comments below.
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