THE GOOD DOCTOR

Oct. 3, 10/9c, ABC There was great joy and terrible heartbreak when we last checked into St. Bonaventure Hospital.

- Ileane Rudolph

 While the long-awaited wedding of Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) and Lea Dilallo (Paige Spara) was being celebrated on the roof, surgery chief Audrey Lim (Christina Chang) and Nurse Villanueva (Elfina Luk) were bleeding out a few floors below after being stabbed multiple times by Villanueva's abusive ex-boyfriend. Season 6 picks up moments later. "Real adrenaline with real emotional stakes," co-showrunner Liz Friedman says of the hour. She hints at what comes after.

1 Lim survives, but her life is forever changed. Although Villanueva's fate is under wraps, Lim returns to her prestigious job, despite "having to deal with a long-term [disability] and seeing how the rest of her life fits around that," Friedman says. As the season progresses, the night's traumatic events continue to affect many.