Reviewer Rating: 4.3/5.0
4.3
Emotions influence how we see the world, from passionate red to jealous green to frustrated blue.
The main story of Brilliant Minds Season 1 Episode 9 shows that it starts with Gabriel Ferguson, a colour-blind painter who is about to have an exhibition.
Unable to communicate through his artwork, he loses an important part of himself, so unless Wolfe and the interns help him, he becomes bitter, angry, and depressed.
Beyond that, both Dr. Perce and Erica dealt with their romantic entanglements. Alison complicates things for Dr. Pierce and makes several people uncomfortable.
Wolf now comes to visit
Teddy Sears’ wife Milissa guest stars as Angelica, an art dealer who asks Wolfe about one of her clients.
Zachary Quinto must have had some influence in picking the guest stars, as he, Teddy and Milissa have been friends for years.
It’s interesting to see them in the scene as Angelica needs Wolfe’s help because her client Gabriel Ferguson won’t leave his house and she believes Wolfe can help him.
Gabriel, like Wolfe, didn’t like having too many people around his personal space.
However, unlike many of Wolfe’s previous patients, he resented Wolfe’s attempts to connect with him when he mentioned his prosopagnosia, which he rarely mentioned. .
Wolfe soon realizes that Gabriel has color blindness, but it’s serious because he doesn’t just mix blue and red. He sees only shades of gray, the solitary palette of the artist and of life.
Gabriel’s story is so close to reality
Watching Dr. Wolfe, Van and Jacob realize that Gabrielle lost his wife in a car accident too close to home.
Too many people have lost loved ones in horrific car accidents, only to survive and struggle with survivor’s guilt.
The accident took away everything Gabriel held dear – his true love and his ability to express his emotions through his artwork. It makes sense why he was in pain and wanted to give up.
Because artists name and sign their completed works, Gabriel assumes that diagnosing his problem means he’s finished, while Wolf assumes they have a choice.
Cerebral color blindness or acquired color blindness cannot be reversed, so Gabriel’s anger seems justified.
Dr. Wolf uses his past to help Gabriel
Every time I think Dr. Wolfe has his most dangerous idea, he has a new one. He suggested LSD to help Gabriel calm down and see colors after remembering his use of LSD as a teenager.
None of this is legal, so naturally, Wolfe invents his experiment using Gabriel as a test subject. I wish Nichols had been there to give his thoughts on this.
As Gabriel relaxes, flashbacks to teenage Oliver begin to play, and we understand why this is so important to Wolfe. The editing is excellent, going from black and white to full color to see the hallucinations of his father.
Ted Sutherland (“Rise”) does a great job in these scenes, in which teenage Oliver comes out to his father, who doesn’t miss a beat and asks him if he likes anyone in particular when they catch up people.
He’s finally getting the peace he needs from his father’s death, so he wants to bring his wife’s death to Gabrielle.
He finally sees her in color for the first time and talks about his regret that he survived and she didn’t. It wasn’t easy as he thought he was starting to forget what she looked like.
Wolfe is good at talking patients out of difficult situations by reminding them of what their loved ones expect of them.
He also discovered that Gabriel could see different wavelengths of black, white, and gray that the others couldn’t, so they had to narrow their focus.
With new goals and his glasses, his latest artwork is stunning. Sometimes you need to adapt.
Carol’s family drama impacted her career
Does Carol feel sorry for Alison, or is she digging for information about this because these scenes look uncomfortable?
It’s hard to know if Allison is that unstable, or if she knows who Carol is and wants to hurt her by telling her that Morris took her but keeping his dirty little secret from her.
It all happened at the worst possible time, as Maurice wanted to save his marriage and Carol’s attitude softened, but now she’s more confused than ever. Is this woman playing games or is she having a long-term affair?
Alison makes things worse by throwing a tantrum at the hospital, and while Dana and Erica try to help, they end up making things worse.
Dana should never have told Allison that Carol had come to see her, because it gave Allison the upper hand.
Luckily, Carol realizes that counseling Alison impacted a lot of people and sets her free, but will it come back to haunt her?
Erica and Van try to keep it a secret
Erica and Van are in bed when Wolf talks about how excitement makes the world a brighter place. Part of me thinks this is all.
Erica wanted something fun, exciting, and simple, and Van liked her. Neither wanted to tell anyone else.
Erica: If there’s anything that spreads faster than a virus in a hospital, it’s gossip.
While cute, they don’t shine like Wolfe and Nichols. They are more concerned about the aftermath. Jacob almost jumped every time he came near Van, even for normal teasing.
Did anyone guess that Van spoke to his young son in that secret phone call? I thought his mom or sister and Jacob misunderstood things.
Having a son will put the relationship on edge again with Erica, who doesn’t want anything serious yet. I love that he trusted Jacob enough to share this information. Hopefully we’ll get to meet him at some point.
While Nichols doesn’t appear in the episode, his presence is felt through the one-sided phone call and the thoughtful gift he leaves for Wolfe.
Over to you, bright-headed fanatic. What is your favorite part of The Color Blind Painter?
After reading these suspense stories, are you shocked? Did you miss Dr. Nichols this week?
Let us know in the comments.
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