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Positive:
6
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews
Season 1 Review:
The show has a real understanding of how episodes need to be paced, and they are filled with the right amount of character-building when it comes to each week’s patients, and enough bit-by-bit progress as the doctors investigate and bounce theories off one another. The stories are rich, rather than perfunctory.
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ColliderSep 23, 2025
Season 2 Review:
It seems Brilliant Minds will be teasing information out of Oliver's stay at the Hudson Oaks facility under the care of Dr. Amelia Fredericks (Bellamy Young) over the course of the season, as the meat of the episodes reveals what puts Wolf in this position. We may not find out more about this twist, but we did learn plenty more about Wolf and his team in the premiere episode.
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Season 1 Review:
The first couple of episodes of “Brilliant Minds” are standard fare. .... Still, as more of Dr. Wolf’s childhood and upbringing are unveiled, and the interns grow closer, viewers may find themselves drawn to the show, wanting to discover what neurological anomaly the crew will tackle next.
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ColliderSep 23, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Its way of narratively putting viewers into patients' minds creates a startlingly empathetic showcase of medical hardship, with audiences easily seeing themselves within these nuanced portrayals of injury as well as the emotional stress of trying to help others heal. But first, the series needs to realize that its overreliance on quirky characterizations only hinders all the great elements it already has.
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TV Guide MagazineSep 17, 2024
Season 1 Review:
My hope for Brilliant Minds finds is that it finds the balance between empathy and sentimentality. [16 Sep - 6 Oct 2024, p.12]
Season 1 Review:
The role suits Quinto. Wolf is a bit of a loner but having him work with his longtime friend, Dr. Carol Pierce (Tamberla Perry), and oversee a batch of interns who serve as audience stand-ins makes this series work quite well in early episodes made available for review.
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