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The Good Doctor Season 5 Episode 12 Recap “Dry Spell”

Don’t miss Celebrity Myxer’s recap of The Good Doctor Season 5 Episode 12 “Dry Spell.” Doctors Lim, Park, and Wolke treat a woman with Valley fever and discover a secret she has been hiding from her fiancé. Meanwhile, Doctors Murphy, Allen and Andrews treat a 45-year-old virgin and help her make a big decision about her life. Here’s what you missed!

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Previously on The Good Doctor Season 5 Episode 11, Dr. Shaun Murphy bonded with an intelligent young girl who was rushed to the ED with her parents after a car crash. The team worked to stabilize both parents and after hours of surgery, they were successful. Shaun normally avoided personal connections but learned the importance of it in this case. Later on, Shaun proposed to Lea!

After the civil war from booting Salen from the hospital, the physicians fought amongst themselves yet ultimately came to an agreement that they are a family unit and work better together.

Warning… Spoilers below!

On The Good Doctor Season 5 Episode 12, when Shaun got home from his shift he caught Lea masturbating…

The 45-Year-Old Virgin

A traveling photographer, Tora, came to the ED with her fiance, Isaac, for what seemed like pneumonia. However, her scan leaned more towards cancer…

The photographer confessed to her mate that her insurance didn’t lapse but she never had it because she was undocumented. Her fiance was upset at the secrets she kept and left. She started coughing and blood was in her lungs.

When Lea got to work, she and Shaun chatted about it, and he noted they hadn’t had sex in nine days. She reassured him that it was just a “dry spell” and they would get over it soon. (Especially since they recently called off their wedding, broke up, got back together, then stifled the wedding… only to resume it again.)

He wanted to know if he was inadequate and she tried to reassure him that’s not the case. He got to work on a case of a woman who had severe hemorrhoids and it was inoperable. Shortly after, the woman fled and surgeons attempted to find her.

Dr. Reznick, Dr. Shaun and Dr. Allen work on an interesting case on The Good Doctor Season 5 Episode 12

Dr. Reznick, Dr. Shaun, and Dr. Allen work on an interesting case on The Good Doctor Season 5 Episode 12

While on the search, Shaun blurted his issue to Allen and she advised that they schedule it. Soon they found their patient in the bathroom. Allen spoke with the woman through the stall and learned she was a 45-year-old virgin and she was prepping for a date. She didn’t want to have surgery until she had sex with her date, Victor!

Sex Ed

Glassman give Shaun a sex education on The Good Doctor Season 5 Episode 12

Glassman give Shaun a sex education on The Good Doctor Season 5 Episode 12

Shaun even consulted with Glassman who advised him to try romancing Lea at home. While he tried to explain in code, Glassman was constantly interrupted by medical administration issues (colleagues were having issues with Dr. Andrews at the helm of the clinic). Shaun took detailed notes on it.

When Lim and Park operated on Tora, they discovered she didn’t have cancer. It was a fungus and they just released the fungi into her bloodstream. They stabilized her and advised she contracted the fungus from the hills she traversed while photographing nature.

Meanwhile, Allen pleaded to Shaun and Reznick about allowing the woman leaves for her sex date and return after the surgery. They got an idea to let her have sex at the hospital. Since it wasn’t against the hospital’s policy, Shaun wasn’t opposed. And if there were complications, at least they were in a place of care. Allen did everything she could to make the woman’s room more comfortable

Glassman visited Andrews about the morale and proposed a softball game and the new administrator agreed.

Dr. Wolke got a wake-up call from a nurse who confronted the physician about judging his patient for hiding things from her fiance.

When Lea got off work, Shaun had candles, flowers, music, chocolates, the works! He gave her a massage but it put her to sleep.

Stuck Inside

While treating Tora, Wolke opened up to her about coming out and that his father imploded. He lost his family and cut off the man who broke his heart. He explained the story to get Tora to understand that her fiance was hurting too. Suddenly, her lung started to collapse and she needed to be rushed to the OR!

While in surgery, the fungus traveled and caused damage to her kidneys.

When Victory arrived, both Allen and Shaun personally greeted the man. (Shaun even gave her the slightly eaten chocolates to boost the mood.) When they finished, the couple got stuck together because her vaginal wall trapped him inside her. They performed her surgery and she recovered fine.

Glassman mandated that Andrews play in the softball game as a way to win over his staff (who he was alienating in the aftermath of Salen.)

The dry spell festered with Dr. Murphy while he tried to work out a solution. When he attempted to surprise Lea by hiding in her dark office, her reflexes punched him in the face. Shaun quickly ruled that spontaneity wasn’t for him…

Play Ball

While Shaun iced his face, they discussed a sex schedule but it wasn’t exciting at all. Later on, Lea went to Shaun to explain how her parents had a sex schedule. He pointed out how they were married for more than 40 years and seem happy together…

Isaac returned to Tora and was hurt by her lies. She pleaded for him to understand why she hid her truths from him. Her recovery treatment was painful. In time, they stabilized the pain and Isaac apologized for bailing on her.

Lea and Shaun talk at the coworker baseball game on The Good Doctor Season 5 Episode 12

Lea and Shaun talk at the coworker baseball game on The Good Doctor Season 5 Episode 12

Lea and Shaun didn’t stay at the softball game long because they were on a schedule! One of the nurses took her concern to Andrews, and this time he actually listened.

Back home, Shaun and Lea couldn’t get started on cue, however, they eventually got in the mood…

What did you think of The Good Doctor Season 5 Episode 11? Let’s talk about The Good Doctor in the comments below! Missed an episode? Catch up with our recaps!

Air Date: March 28, 222

The Good Doctor Cast

  • Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy
  • Paige Spara as Lea Dilallo
  • Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews
  • Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman
  • Antonia Thomas as Dr. Claire Browne
  • Christina Chang as Dr. Audrey Lim
  • Fiona Gubelmann as Dr. Morgan Reznick
  • Will Yun Lee as Dr. Alex Park
  • Elfina Luk as Nurse Dalisay Villanueva
  • Bria Henderson as Dr. Jordan Allen
  • Sheila Kelley as Debbie Wexler
  • Christina Chang as Dr. Audrey Lim
  • Noah Galvin as Dr. Asher Wolke
  • Osvaldo Benavides as Dr. Mateo Rendon Osma
  • Rachel Bay Jones as Salen Morrison

Guest Starring

  • Emily Schoen
  • Shayan Bayat

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The Good Doctor Season 5 Episode Guide

Season Episode Title Air Date
5 18 Sons” The Good Doctor Season 5 Finale May 16, 2022
5 17 The Lea Show May 9, 2022
5 16 The Shaun Show May 2, 2022
5 15 My Way April 18, 2022
5 14 Potluck April 11, 2022
5 13 Growing Pains April 4, 2022
5 12 Dry Spell March 28, 2022
5 11 The Family March 21, 2022
5 10 Cheat Day March 14, 2022
5 9 Yippee Ki-Yay March 7, 2022
5 8 Rebellion February 28, 2022
5 7 Expired November 22, 2021
5 6 One Heart November 15, 2021
5 5 Crazytown November 1, 2021
5 4 Rationality October 25, 2021
5 3 Measure of Intelligence October 11, 2021
5 2 Piece of Cake October 4, 2021
5 1 New Beginnings” The Good Doctor Season 5 Premiere September 27, 2021

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One comment on “The Good Doctor Season 5 Episode 12 Recap “Dry Spell”

  1. Brenda Revill says:

    The show was really good when Shawn was the focus point with this abilities to find what the problems were medically .now we got just a little of him and a lot of the other doctors ..olus masturbation and sex in hospital room …and Gay relationships ..the story line is messing up The Good Doctor …sad

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