A Seat at the Table

"A Seat at the Table"
Season 1
Episode 11
Information
Airdate	January 15, 2019
Viewers	5.61 million
Written by	Jiréh Breon Holder
Directed by	So Yong Kim
Episode Chronology
Preceded by	Six or Seven Minutes
Followed by	Anima Sola

"A Seat at the Table" is the eleventh episode of the first season of New Amsterdam. It was aired on January 15, 2019.

Synopsis

As Max begins his treatment, he realizes that it may slow him down faster than he originally thought. Meanwhile, Reynolds must deal with an incident from his past when a reporter comes to the hospital and Sharpe and Bloom continue a contentious conversation.

Plot

Dr. Goodwin begins chemo, but refuses to sit for the three hour sessions, instead taking his IV pole with him as he continues to work. After a few days, he starts to feel fatigued from the chemo and finally admits to Dr. Sharpe that he doesn't want people to see him in a weakened state. At the same time, he tries to help save the hospital money by providing a homeless patient, whose frequent hospital visits have costs New Amsterdam over a million dollars in one year, an apartment. He realizes, though, that the patient simply likes being in the hospital and gives him a job. Dr. Frome works with a father whose son experiences hallucinations of a wolf attacking him. Dr. Sharpe tries to confront Dr. Bloom about her admission of being overworked. Dr. Reynolds is forced to admit to something that happened to him while he was an intern in Connecticut that a reporter digs up.

Cast

Starring Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom Freema Agyeman as Dr. Helen Sharpe Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds Tyler Labine as Dr. Iggy Frome Anupam Kher as Dr. Vijay Kapoor Guest Starring Margot Bingham as Evie Garrison Ron Rifkin as Peter Fulton Vandit Bhatt as Rohan Dierdre Friel as Ella Matthew Bellows as Dr. Clint Hartman Katie Lee Hill as Willow Yun Michelle Federer as Millie Tamberlay

Co-starring Michael Cullen as Andy Keener Teddy Cañez as Hector Rivera Jake Ryan Lozano as Tony Caroline Hewitt as Penny Atwater Troy Iwata as ED Intern Garo Rose John Douglas as Pizza Guy (credited as John Orantes) Tony White as Friendly New Yorker Jimmy Gary Jr. as Big Mike Kiggens

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New Amsterdam 1x11 Promo "A Seat At The Table" (HD)