Gender Reveal

## Episode Chronology

**"Gender Reveal"** is the fourteenth episode of Season 4 of *The Good Doctor*. It is the seventieth episode overall and aired on April 19, 2021.

## Synopsis

After finding out the gender of their unborn child, Lea's enthusiasm prompts Shaun to make an effort to be a more supportive partner. Meanwhile, the team treats a navy pilot whose previous doctor’s misdiagnosis compromises her chances at a full recovery.

## Plot

Morgan tells Alex that sex with him is like hot yoga. Then she finds his charger and goes to give it to him, but he says to leave it there for next time and tells him that she doesn’t want him to think a next time is guaranteed. So if they are going to keep hooking up, he needs to sleep with other women too. Alex for his part tells Morgan that she is a very strange woman.

Elsewhere, Lea tells Shaun that they have the birthing class that evening and then she says she has the results of the fetal DNA test, so now they will know the gender of the baby. She asks Shaun to come close, she wants them to look together. As it turns out, they are having a girl, so Shaun asks Lea if she wants to paint the nursery pink, but she says no because this is not the 50’s.

At San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital, Asher and Morgan are with a new patient, Bradley who is an MMA fighter. Morgan tells him that he has a pretty large hematoma and they have to drain it.

Meanwhile, Claire and Shaun are with another patient and Claire tell her that her pre-op tests came back normal, so they can go ahead with the hip replacement. Shaun tells her not to rush her recovery.

Alex is with Bradley, in a room and checks his peck implants; Bradley says if his fans found out, his career would be over. Asher tells him the pecks don’t have anything to do with him knocking out a guy. Bradley admits that plastic surgery is not popular amongst fighters. Bradley then confesses he had man boobs as a child and after the weight loss, that was the reason he underwent such a plastic surgery procedure.

Alex asks Morgan why he has to see other women, and instead he promises that he won’t get attached to her.

Jean is in surgery for her hip replacement and goes into distress, her pressure dropped and they don’t know why it happened. Meanwhile, Bradley is getting the fluid drained and they find that there is not just fluid there, but what looks like a mass, which points to possible breast cancer. Alex tells Asher to do a biopsy.

Jean is awake and recovering from surgery and they do a test on her heart. Meanwhile, Morgan and Alex tell Bradley that he has breast cancer, but the good news is, they caught it early. Morgan says they recommend surgery and chemo. Bradley tells them that at the end of this, his body has to look the same, otherwise, he will lose his sponsors.

Lea is in her birthing class with Shaun and he is applying a little too much pressure to her back while he's doing a massage. She tells him just to stop. Shaun interrupts the instructor and gives his advice, Lea tells him to let her talk and be quiet. The instructor tells Shaun to hold his comments to the end of the session, she looks very upset with him. Afterward, Shaun tells Claire that there won’t be another class because they were thrown out.

Back at the hospital, Jean has nothing wrong with her heart, but her doctors think she had a reaction to the anesthesia. Claire gives Jean a walker, she gets up and then faints and falls on the floor.

Shaun sees Lea in the cafeteria, where she introduces him to Teresa, who is a trained doula. Shaun tells Teresa that they won’t be needing her, because he will be Lea’s doula. Lea tells Shaun that she is excited about their baby, but she has to know that she will get what she needs. Like a soft massage for example. He says he can get better at massages, but Lea tells him that that is really not his strength and it is a setup.

Heather drops by to see Alex, she tells him that she has a ten-year-old patient who would go insane to have a signed photo of Bradley. She thanks him in advance for the autograph.

Shaun talks to Aaron about getting a doula. He says he wants Lea to have everything she wants but he doesn’t want her to have a doula. Aaron asks him why he can’t give her what she needs.

Later, Bradley is in surgery, where he is going to need a total mastectomy.

Shaun buys Lea a device to give her a massage, she tells him that it’s nice but she still wants Teresa to be there. He in turn tells her that she doesn’t need her. Lea replies that maybe she does not, but it is her body and her experience and they are going to have a doula there.

Shaun goes to see Jean, where he tells her that he has to do s spine massage to see what is going on back there. All of a sudden, Jean looks like she is having a seizure. Shaun goes to see Jean’s family doctor who told her that her symptoms were caused by menopause and didn’t chart them. The doctor says her symptoms were also caused by her being anxious about retirement, Shaun gets upset and tells him that her blood pressure dropped during surgery, which proves she wasn’t anxious.

Alex goes to see Bradley, where he tells him that he shouldn’t have people tell him who he can be or what he is capable of. He needs the surgery and eventually Bradley gives in.

Later, Claire manages to find something; a woman had the same symptoms as Jean and it took years to diagnose her with Parkinson’s disease.

Bradley is healing well, thanks, Morgan and Alex. He shows Morgan that he told his fans the truth on social media and he had a million views.

Claire and Shaun tell Jean that she has Parkinson’s disease, since she is a pilot, that means she can no longer fly. Claire tells her that the delay in diagnoses stops them from doing anything to help her. Jean tells her daughter that she wants to go home and wants her to get discharged. She also tells her daughter to go but instead, her daughter gets on the bed with her mom and hugs he. Jean's daughter then tells her it is ok.

Alex sees Morgan, she asks him how his phone battery is, she has a charger at her house. He tells her that he is busy because he has a date and Morgan looks sad.

Shaun tells Lea that he wants their daughter to have everything she wants, and he wants Lea to also have everything she wants, but he realizes can’t do it all by himself. So he opens the door to their apartment and Teresa is there. Lea is thrilled. Shaun tells her the world is harder for women, but he wants to change that even if he doesn’t know how. Lea tells tells him he can do it by being an amazing dad to their daughter.

## Cast

### Starring

* Freddie Highmore as Shaun Murphy
* Antonia Thomas as Claire Browne
* Fiona Gubelmann as Morgan Reznick
* Will Yun Lee as Alex Park
* Christina Chang as Audrey Lim
* Paige Spara as Lea Dilallo
* Hill Harper as Marcus Andrews
* Richard Schiff as Aaron Glassman

### Guest Starring

* Bria Samoné Henderson as Jordan Allen
* Noah Galvin as Asher Wolke
* Roan Curtis as Tory
* Diane Farr as Jean Starzak
* Farley Jackson as Bradley "The Body" Vargas

### Co-Starring

* Noel Johansen as Dr. Knox
* Shalyn Ferdinand as Heather Boyd
* Wonita Joy as Mrs. Williams
* Valerie Duthil as Theresa
* Alisson Amigo as Melody
* Teana-Marie Smith as OB/GYN
* Anita Brown as Laboring Woman
* Nikita Inniss-Boston as Pregnant Woman #1
* Shyinne Anastacio as Pregnant Woman #2
* Pam Langham as Female Patient
* Melanie Thorsen as Wife #1
* Tristan Rehwald as Husband #1
* Cathy Bruneau as Scrub Nurse

## Trivia

* On April 20, 2021, it was revealed that Dr. Gottfried, who is a neurosurgeon and spine surgeon at Duke Health, used his medical expertise to help pitch and write for this episode of *The Good Doctor*.
* Shaun and Lea are going to have a daughter.

## Multimedia

### Videos

The Good Doctor 4x14 Promo (HD)Shaun Does Research on How to Support Lea During Childbirth - The Good DoctorMorgan Encourages Alex to Date Other Women - The Good Doctor
## References

1. ↑ Live Ratings for 4.15: Gender Reveal - Showbuzz Daily
2. ↑ Duke surgeon helps write 'Good Doctor' episode - ABC 11