A brief clip from the ABC series The Good Doctor has taken the internet by storm by providing its new trending meme. Leading actor Freddie Highmore, who portrays a fictional surgeon with autism named Dr. Shaun Murphy, brought an emotional force to this performance that is circulating across social media. The clip features Highmore’s character stating several times to his supervisor Dr. Han that he is, in fact, a surgeon. The outburst delivered by Highmore has become the latest joke of the internet for how its delivery appears without context, and has increased criticism from those who feel the show inadequately handles its portrayal of autism.
