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The Good Doctor Series Finale - Shaun's Evolution Freddie Highmore reflects on Dr. Shaun Murphy's evolution throughout the series. Watch The Good Doctor Series Finale Tuesday May 21st on ABC and stream on Hulu.

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00:00 It's been a huge role.

00:02 Of course it's changed my life.

00:05 You put so much into it, and so it still doesn't quite seem real

00:10 that it's all over.

00:11 Having more people to miss means having more people to love.

00:15 You're right.

00:18 Our lives will never be the same again.

00:21 They'll be better.

00:23 Sean has evolved a huge amount,

00:27 and that's been one of the joys of playing him, actually.

00:29 I think the naive, innocent guy who shows up at the very beginning of the pilot,

00:34 having never lived in this big city and had a job in quite the same way,

00:38 has changed so much, both in his personal and also his professional life.

00:43 And that's been really exciting to play.

00:45 The constant changes, the constant evolution.

00:48 My brother taught me that just because you love somebody

00:52 doesn't mean you get to love them forever.

00:56 The public fell in love with Dr. Murphy, and that's a tribute to Freddie Highmark.

01:01 What he did with the character was remarkable.

01:03 And it's been so cool to watch this character,

01:07 I don't think we'd ever seen on TV before, anything like that,

01:10 become a touchstone that people refer to,

01:13 and frankly, people want to be like.

01:15 I think that also has gone to counter a misconception about autism.

01:21 Of course, Sean has autism, and he always will,

01:25 but that doesn't mean that he can't change and evolve and grow

01:29 and learn as a human being, as all of us can.

01:31 I am still different.

01:33 I will always have autism, but now I'm proud of that.

01:40 You will always be an addict, even if you stop using drugs.

01:46 But Dr. Glassman sees you can be more.

01:54 Why can't you?

01:55 And sometimes on this show, what I've loved is that those big moments for Sean,

01:59 his progression, have been small little understated things,

02:04 like, for example, the end of season one,

02:06 where he gives Dr. Glassman a hug for the first time.

02:09 And it was so meaningful for him to be able to do that,

02:14 that even though for someone else that might be a small way to end a particular scene,

02:20 for us it was enough to end an entire season with,

02:23 and I'll certainly miss those little moments, those nuances,

02:27 that people feel like they connect to him and see a little bit of themselves represented in him.

02:31 That has been a really joyful and meaningful experience.

02:36 [Music]

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