History TearJerker / TheGoodDoctor

--->'''Shaun:''' You acted like you cared about me. But you don't even respect me. You're flaky, and...and you can't keep a boyfriend. And you can't keep a job. And no one likes you. And...and you're going to end up alone, and you deserve it! Because you're a superficial, selfish, and prejudiced person!

[[caption-width-right:350:You'll do the same when you find out what happened here...]]

* "Dr. Ted". The baby that Shaun and Lea were going to have ends up not being able to survive and ends up being miscarried. The resulting silence and quiet from everybody else in the hospital as Shaun and Lea leave towards the end of the episode is simply heart shattering.

--->'''Lim:''' ''(trying to avoid the conversation)'' Dr. Murphy...

-->'''Morgan:''' I hated the idea of being seen as a victim... so I never told anyone. I let that creep go. And now I'll never know how many other women he hurt.

-->'''Shaun:''' I need to talk to you about your surgery. I can't change what happened, and I do not owe you an apology.
-->'''Lim:''' ''(trying to avoid the conversation)'' Dr. Murphy...
-->'''Shaun:''' But I am sorry for other things. In my RSI surgery today, the medical choice was clear, but I did not want to proceed because I knew what the consequences would be. In your surgery, the medical choice was clear, and I did proceed, but I did not know what the consequences would be. I saved your life, but my decision also caused you harm. When I saw you hurt and bleeding... I saw my brother Steve, when he died. When I thought I might lose you the way I lost him, I did not like that. I am sorry... this... has been very hard for you. A medicine-only relationship is... is not easy. I... It is not what I want. I have missed your friendship. I have missed you.
-->'''Lim:''' This has been... really hard. And my life is in a good place now. I'm happy. But still angry sometimes. It may take a while to let that go. But... I've missed you, too, Shaun.

--->'''Lea:''' When will it be safe?</p>

** It comes to light that the night Maddie died, Glassman had locked her out of the house after a fight, giving up on bargaining and deciding to employ tough love. Glassman's speech to his hallucination is heartbreaking.

* At the end of "Islands Part Two", [[RealityEnsues Jenny's heart fails despite her being connected to Katie]]. Katie's reaction is just heartbreaking. She then refuses to be separated from Jenny, even though she'll die if she isn't. Her mother convinces her to do it, but that scene is very sad as well.

** And in the end, Shaun prepares to demolish Lea's car with [[BatterUp a baseball bat]], having watched the [[WomanScorned scorned girlfriend]] of a PatientOfTheWeek do the same to her [[YourCheatingHeart cheating boyfriend]]'s car, when Lea shows up and asks what he's doing. He honestly states his intentions but can't go through with bashing up his friend's car, so instead, he drops the bat and [[BrokenTears tearfully]] blasts Lea with one ''hell'' of a ReasonYouSuckSpeech before walking off, leaving Lea in tears.

* The SuddenDownerEnding from "Claire" which has Claire all happy that she successfully lead her first surgery, only to find out that her mother just died in a drunk driving accident.

** With Andrews and Glassman engaged in other surgeries, Morgan is forced to act alone and saves the life of a pregnant woman in surgery, even though her hands have recently been operated on. Unfortunately, she ends up damaging her hands, which means her career is ruined and she will never be able to have surgery for the rest of her life.
** After spending two episodes desperately trying to save a badly injured boy during the earthquake, Park realizes with horror that there is nothing more to do and that the boy will die. He spends the boy's last moments by his side, and he ends up confusing him with his father before he dies. The experience is so traumatic that at the end of the episode, Park decides that he will leave the city and have more contact with his family.
** Melendez learns that his internal injuries from the earthquake are too serious and that he will die. Depressed but accepting his death with dignity, Melendez still has time to say goodbye to his mentor Glassman, his ex-girlfriend Lim and Claire, who declares love to him before he dies.

* The SuddenDownerEnding from "Claire" which has Claire all happy that she successfully lead her first sugary, only to find out that her mother just died in a drunk driving accident.

* The SuddenDownderEnding from "Claire" which has Claire all happy that she successfully lead her first sugary, only to find out that her mother just died in a drunk driving accident.

* Everything about "Point Three Percent". If you remember, Shaun became a surgeon because he wanted to prevent people from losing others like he lost his brother. In this episode, he encounters a young patient with cancer who looks just like Steve. For the first time ever, Shaun actually goes too far trying to find a way to save him due to him projecting his brother onto the patient to the point he's actually wrong. [[DownerEnding The patient does have cancer and nothing can be done to save him.]] This is heartbreaking on so many levels, and Shaun gets [[WhatTheHellHero rightfully slammed down]] this time by even Glassman for giving the child and his family false hope as it's incredibly cruel to do so. He's right, of course, but Shaun's situation isn't much better. This is what he's worked up to his entire life, and when he finally thinks he's got it and can solve everything he comes across (fueled by his previous successes), he's still just as helpless as he was back then. [[YouDidEverythingYouCould He can't save everyone.]]

-->'''Shaun''': I loved Steve and my rabbit.\\
'''Glassman''': You don't love them anymore?\\

* At the end of "Seven Reasons", Shaun tells Glassman he is in need of a friend. Glassman reluctantly tells Shaun that he feels he can't be a "friend" after their agreement that Glassman would give him some space and let him make his own decisions. Glassman states that he can't help but act as a father figure if he is close to Shaun. Shaun leaves the room in tears, and the two barely speak to each other for the next few episodes.

** Claire's shitty mom shows up, supposedly wanting to reconnect. She ''is'' better, apparently, being on mood stabilizers, but then when Claire relents and has coffee with her, it turns out [[SarcasmMode Mommy Dearest]] wants help with rent, to the tune of $2,500. Claire just writes her a check and walks away in tears.
* Shaun bringing a pizza for Kenny (who had earlier "borrowed" some milk from him), only for Kenny to dismiss him, at the end of "Smile."

** Shaun explains why he's been avoiding Lea: When she left, it hurt him greatly and he's afraid that if she stays, then she'll eventually leave again and he'll be hurt again. Shaun then starts yelling at her to go back to Hershey and they both start crying before Shaun leaves.
* In "Tough Titmouse", Glassman hallucinates his dead daughter Maddie. It starts out as a sweet reunion, but Maddie starts blaming Aaron for her death and calling him [[ParentalNeglect neglectful]]. Aaron then says that she isn't any better and when he was around, she wouldn't talk to him.

* "Believe": Han still refuses to transfer Shaun back to Surgery, and the episode ends with [[WallGlower a forlorn Shaun watching his friends work on a patient]]. [[HateSink It serves to show just how big of a douchebag Han is.]]

* "Friends and Family": Immediately after Shaun forgives [[BigBad his father]], he calls Shaun weak and blames Steve's death on him. Shaun leaves crying, and his father [[AssholeVictim dies]] a few hours later. Shaun then has a breakdown in his motel room. The only positive thing is that Lea is there to comfort him.