Brilliant Minds featured a solid series premiere to get viewers interested in Dr. Oliver Wolf, his techniques, and his interns. Still, thankfully, this installment kicked the drama and character development into high gear.
During Brilliant Minds Season 1 Episode 2, Dr. Wolf, Van, and Jacob handled the lead case of Jessie Williams, who experienced symptoms of proprioception disorder. Ericka and Dana dealt with a patient who hallucinated seeing a dragon with Dr.
Wolf and Dr. Pierce’s help. Oliver’s mother, Dr.
Muriel Landron, also meddled in his affairs, which made working at Bronx Hospital challenging. Dr. Wolf and the Guys Get Attached to Jessie Jessie Williams, a local WNBA star, originally came in for gallbladder surgery but started having disturbing dreams.
It was fascinating seeing Dr. Pierce so excited about meeting a basketball star. Part of the issue was that she needed someone to listen to her and not brush off her complaints.
That’s one of Dr. Wolf’s specialties: listening. He understood that she felt like she had no control over her body and didn’t understand why she couldn’t control her hands or her balance.
He was the only one who recognized that her condition was worsening when he realized the signature on her consent forms didn’t match the ball she had autographed for Carol a few hours before. For professional sports players, being unable to dribble or shoot a basket would be torture. It was worse that she couldn’t walk a few steps towards Jacob .