Zachary Quinto Is Delightful in NBC’s Mind-Bending Medical Drama ‘Brilliant Minds’: TV Review
variety.comAramide Tinubu Based on the real-life work of neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks and created by Michael Grassi, NBC‘s newest medical drama, “Brilliant Minds” follows Dr.
Oliver Wolf (an enjoyable Zachary Quinto), an unorthodox physician hellbent on solving his patients’ neurological and mental health issues.
Dr. Wolf’s methods often come at the expense of traditional protocols, and even his own personal well-being. While the series adheres to the formulaic case-centered cadence that has anchored the genre for decades, fascinating neurological mysteries, intricate character backstories and true advocacy for the human mind sustain the show as it struggles to find its rhythm. “Brilliant Minds” opens with Dr.
Wolf going rogue. In a rather far-fetched scene, he jailbreaks an Alzheimer’s patient from the hospital before zipping the man away to a lavish wedding on the back of his motorcycle.
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