An earthquake that happened in the first part of Season 3 finale of The Good Doctor left fans frightened about the fate of Dr. Neil Melendez, who suffered an damage to his stomach.

Warning: Spoilers for the finale of The Good Doctor Season 3.

Our worst fears were confirmed final evening partially 2 when Dr. Melendez (performed by Nicholas Gonzalez) died of irreversible septic surprise.

The crack surgeon was once ready to say good-bye to Dr. Claire Brown, who heartbreakingly failed to save him on the working desk and who had simply realized she used to be in love with him a couple of episodes in the past.

So why did Dr. Neil Melendez must die?

The display’s runner David Shore has published that Dr. Melendez’s time was once up once the writers come to a decision to injure him in the earthquake.

“I will be able to inform you it used to be a in point of fact, in point of fact tough choice,” to kill off Dr. Melendez, Shore told Entertainment Weekly, adding, “However, he also maintained that emotion needed to be kept out of the choice. He argued that clinical dramas wish to have folks die steadily; this contains each visitor casts and regulars.

“Dramatically, that's what a scientific show is all about. It’s all about the chance of dropping someone and what you’re keen to do in the ones cases,” he added.

He explained that losing someone that was once so necessary and so cherished on the display would permit the writers to explore issues concerned with that more or less loss.

Speaking to EW, Nicholas Gonzalez said he first heard the news he’d be leaving the display about two-thirds of the manner into the present season.

“It used to be just about proper after the new 12 months [when] I used to be knowledgeable,” consistent with the hunky actor.

Gonzalez admitted he was unhappy to mention goodbye to Dr. Melendez after having spent 3 years operating on the character.

He mentioned Melendez was once, “someone I felt that also had much more to mention, but there wasn’t always that chance, and I believe like we really constructed a stupendous world around that personality.”

In the end, the demise used to be necessarily right down to an artistic resolution.

Fans had been stunned at the loss of life of Dr. Neil Melendez

Many fans took to Twitter to specific their outrage at this “inventive choice.”

A “fictional loss of life I will be able to never recover from,” stated one person.

https://twitter.com/lynzlome/status/1244827281886978050

Another fan refused to believe Dr. Melendez was lifeless until a funeral takes place.

I refuse to imagine Neil @IamNickGonzalez is useless. Like wtf. Claire just walked out & cried & Lim just tells her “we should have a drink sometime”.. like wtf! He deserved the whole rattling health center in that room crying. So until I see a funeral I don’t imagine it! ? #TheGoodDoctor

— grace_мarιe♡ (@_GMarie24) March 31, 2020

Fans additionally praised The Good Doctor actors for “how completely incredible and heartfelt efficiency this episode used to be. I'm totally speechless.”

Tonight, @WillYunLee hit me in the feels harder than someone in ages and I’m nonetheless bawling. What a fully improbable and heartfelt performance this episode was. I'm completely speechless. #TheGoodDoctor pic.twitter.com/FodbV79TPP

— ??? ?? (@iamtomcee) March 31, 2020

Still another fan advised she would no longer be staring at any more without Dr. Melendez.

I saw spoilers and lemme just say.. I’m executed. Not gazing with out Melendez. Tf did you guys do this for?!?! ? @GoodDoctorABC @IamNickGonzalez

— Sierra Rose (@DiabeticRosie) March 31, 2020

The show has regularly and effectively struck a balance between dealing with clinical emergencies and dealing with personality’s hectic and scary private issues.

Earlier in the season, Dr. Shaun Murphy (played by Freddie Highmore) had to deal with his father’s death.

The autistic Dr. Shaun has also grappled with developing romantic relationships this season.

The Good Doctor airs 10/9c on ABC.

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