
Good Sam
Taste attributes: dramaslowheavyrealisticemotive & stirringcomplex relationship
Boxlist takeAn unhurried drama series, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like patience over pace.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.6 /10
TMDB · 42 votes
Where to watch
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Season
Season 1
· 2022 · 13 episodesEpisodes (13)
1Pilot5 Jan 2022
When Sam’s former boss wakes up months later demanding to resume his duties, she is tasked with supervising this egotistical expert with a scalpel who never acknowledged her stellar talent. Complicating matters, the caustic and arrogant Griff also happens to be her father.
2Natural Order12 Jan 2022
Dr. Griffith fights to keep her new leadership role as chief of surgery when her father takes his case for reinstatement to the hospital board; Dr. Caleb Tucker forms an unexpected connection to a patient battling a mystery condition.
3Butt of the Joke19 Jan 2022
When Dr. Sam Griffith refuses to concede her role as chief, her father, Griff, orchestrates a costly surprise; Sam's mother turns to her new spouse for help navigating the battle between her daughter and ex-husband.
4Attachments26 Jan 2022
Dr. Sam Griffith is shocked to discover why a hospital donor is so loyal to her father; Griff offers to mentor his daughter and assure her succession - if he returns to his role as chief.
5Wake Up2 Feb 2022
When a gunshot victim is rushed to the ER, the incident triggers flashbacks to the aftermath of Griff’s own shooting, and reveals new details of how the people in his life were affected during the six months he was in a coma.
6Truce23 Feb 2022
Secrets revealed at a major fundraising gala for the hospital threaten to end a tenuous truce between Dr. Sam Griffith and her father; cardiothoracic resident Dr. Lex Trulie makes a decision that could alter her career trajectory.
7Chronic Insult2 Mar 2022
Dr. Sam Griffith deals with the fallout following her actions at the hospital fundraising gala; Griff returns to the operating room for the first time since his shooting to perform a bypass surgery; Malcolm's estranged mother arrives in town.
8Keep Talking23 Mar 2022
When Amy Taylor is admitted to the hospital accompanied by her sister, Gretchen, with signs of premature heart disease, Dr. Sam Griffith discovers a deeper medical mystery; Griff anxiously awaits the results of his MRI.
9A Light in the Storm30 Mar 2022
A devastating storm leads to an overflow of patients and limited resources; Dr. Sam Griffith and her team are forced to make impossible choices about their patients; Dr. Rob Griffith connects with a young patient admitted with a rare heart condition.
10I Thought I Lost You6 Apr 2022
In the aftermath of a devastating storm, Dr. Sam Griffith and her father, Griff, come together to support her injured mother, Vivian. Also, Dr. Lex Trulie and Dr. Joey Costa each make pivotal decisions about their futures.
11Family/Business20 Apr 2022
Griff completes his proctorship and prepares to make his official return to surgery; hospital board chairwoman Tina Kingsley makes a stunning announcement; the surgical team prepares for a high-stakes lung transplant.
12The Griffith Technique27 Apr 2022
As Sam, Griff and Vivian face the fallout from Griff's bombshell confession to the hospital board, the surgical team preps for a rare high-profile surgery that could take Sam's career to the next level; Lex confronts Griff.
13To Whom It May Concern4 May 2022
The battle between Sam and Griff takes a shocking turn that will irrevocably change their family dynamic and the future of the hospital.
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- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
A gifted heart surgeon excels in her new leadership role as Chief of Surgery after her renowned boss falls into a coma. When her former boss wakes up months later demanding to resume his duties, Sam is tasked with supervising this egotistical expert with a scalpel who never acknowledged her stellar talent.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2022
- Episode length
- 43 min
- Status
- Cancelled
- Studio
- CBS Studios
- Taste scores
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