Bad News, 'The Good Doctor' Fans: Lim and Melendez Are Probably Done for Good
The Good Doctor season 3 returns from its winter break on January 13.
Before the hiatus, fans were devastated to see doctors Audrey Lim and Neil Melendez break up in episode 8 after weeks of ups and downs.
In a new interview, Christina Chang (who plays Dr. Lim) confirms that there are currently "no plans" for the couple to get back together.
As fans anxiously await the return of The Good Doctor season 3 this month after the show's six-week winter hiatus, they've got several BIG questions on their minds. What will Carly do when she finds out Shaun chose to visit his estranged parents with Lea instead of her? Will Claire be able to get back on her feet after weeks of struggling to cope with her mother's death? And finally, will Dr. Lim and Dr. Melendez get back together after their crushing episode 8 breakup?
We might not be able to answer those first two burning questions just yet, but thanks to Christina Chang (who plays Dr. Audrey Lim on the show), we can answer the third. We're warning you now, though: You might not like the answer.
"Currently there aren't any plans to bring that couple back together ... not before the end of this season," Christina spilled to Good Housekeeping during a mid-hiatus interview. "We're definitely still navigating our feelings for one another. Their feelings haven't gone away — it's just that they can't do anything about it. Lim is trying to be a little bit more professional, a little more objective as his boss."
Ugh. We get it, but it's still not what we wanted to hear. But if Limendez just isn't destined to be (for now, anyway), does that mean there could be some truth to the rumors brewing about a Claire-Melendez relationship?
Christina can't give us a definitive answer on the future of "Melendaire," as the potential couple has been dubbed on Twitter, but yes, she has seen the buzz amongst fans — and she understands why their dynamic has piqued viewers' interest.
"People are starting to see a friendship develop between Melendez and Dr. Browne, and that's going to be sort of addressed and dealt with in some upcoming episodes. That's all I can say," she says with a laugh.
No matter what goes down between the characters on-screen, however, Christina assures us that the entire cast of The Good Doctor is actually pretty tight-knit behind the scenes. Plus, there's a lot more to Dr. Lim's storyline than her relationship with Melendez: She recently became St. Bonaventure's Chief of Surgery (a job that Christina reminds us is rarely held by a woman), and in the remainder of season 3, fans will see her really dive in to the management aspect of that position.
"I think [the rest of season 3] is just more about how much more involved as a boss she can be," Christina says. "She's going to be watching the attendings and the residents and trying to figure out who's playing who, who's trying to get a leg up, and just trying to keep everybody honest."
With such competitive residents as Morgan, Claire, and Alex, we're guessing that Dr. Lim has her work cut out for her — but we'll just have to wait and see when The Good Doctor returns to ABC on Monday, January 13 at 10 p.m.
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