Brilliant Minds (2024)

Brilliant Minds hasn't always explicitly been about fear, but the theme has certainly lurked in the background. All of it comes to the fore...

'Brilliant Minds' Ending Explained - Everyone Faces Their Fears In An Excellent Finale

Brilliant Minds kept its audience on tenterhooks for weeks after collapsing a building on one of its key cast members and heading off for...

'Brilliant Minds' Episode 12 Recap - A Tense Disaster Sneakily Obscures The Best Twist Yet

Carol has been a reliable but underutilized presence in Brilliant Minds thus far, so it's nice that Episode 11, "The Other Woman", puts her firmly...

Carol Becomes The Focus In 'Brilliant Minds' Episode 11

Episode 10 of Brilliant Minds is about pain, in ways both obvious and not. “The First Responder” as a title is misleading. Sure,...

Pain Is A Lesson In ‘Brilliant Minds’ Episode 10

I'm not going to say Brilliant Minds is running out of ideas, because Episode 9, "The Colorblind Painter", still has a few. But the idea...

'Brilliant Minds' Offers A Change Of Perspective In Episode 9 -- And A Too-Familiar Rhythm

Once you get over the obvious hilarity of the premise – it’s about a sweet old lady who wants to have sex all...

Everyone's Getting Laid In 'Brilliant Minds' Episode 8, Including the Elderly

The John Doe subplot comes to a poignant end in Brilliant Minds Episode 7, which all things considered is perhaps the best installment...

'Brilliant Minds' Delivers A Poignant Love Story In Episode 7

Brilliant Minds keeps surprising me. Episode 6, “The Girl Who Cried Pregnant”, doesn’t just offer up an interesting core case with some surprising...

Wolf and the Gang Go Back to School In 'Brilliant Minds' Episode 6

I’m wondering where the ceiling of Brilliant Minds is. With each instalment I find a new high-water mark, and Episode 5, “The Haunted...

'Brilliant Minds' Outdoes Itself Again In Episode 5

The network TV landscape loves “unconventional” doctors, but there’s only so far you can push the idea before you strain credulity to breaking...

Dr. Wolf Pops Pills In 'Brilliant Minds' Episode 4

I’ve pointed out the potential of Brilliant Minds already, but I feel especially validated by Episode 3, “The Lost Biker”. This, I think,...

Recap: 'Brilliant Minds' Really Hits Its Stride In Episode 3

I wasn't sure about Brilliant Minds after a mixed-bag premiere, but I'm pleased to report that Episode 2, "The Disembodied Woman", is a really good...

Recap: Mind and Body Are Separated In 'Brilliant Minds' Episode 2

The pilot of NBC’s Brilliant Minds is a mixed bag, but I’ll say this for it – it has a superb opening sequence....

Recap: 'Brilliant Minds' Has A Mixed-Bag Pilot But Plenty of Potential