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What is up with Nicholas Gonzalez's fake tattoo


I'm really liking the show and Freddie is fantastic but Nicholas fake tattoo is quite distracting. The little bit that peaks out from the neck line of his scrub top keeps changing from scene to scene. Its the end of the deer antler and its constantly changing size and position, lol. I just don't see the point (pun intended) of putting a fake tattoo on him for a hospital drama. Just wondered if anyone else noticed. Still a good show.

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Yeah...it's an elk head with horns...I wonder if the significance of it will be told...

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I was thinking that too cause if its not explained then why bother.

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I was thinking the same exact thing. I actually thought it was real and searched for pictures of him. Not real. Hopefully its connected to something because I really dont see the point of it, and its a little distracting. But I do love, love, love the show! I'm a special education teacher so topics like this tug at my heart strings.

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In the first episode, he mentioned that when he started he was young and stupid. I’m guessing it’s part of the “stupid.”

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i know. i did the same thing. when i looked it up i was like wtf this must be the wrong guy. so hopefully the truth will come out soon.

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It's alive and growing!!
I am thinking it is a play on how Seans
brain works when figuring out medical solutions.
In the opening credits of each episode they show how all of our veins and arteries connect , also when Sean figures out things they show how the affected body parts connect and what he needs to *change/adjust* to help solve the problems.
Any other ideas??

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Nice ideas & interesting, unlike the dingy elk theories.

Maybe he is covering up a scar of some kind.

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PEEK. cant anyone spell even a 4 letter word? Or utilize it correctly in a simple sentence?

Also elk horns?????
Looks like a branch of veins. That also makes more sense since this is a medical drama not "the good hunter"

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"The doctor's neck is adorned with an intricate tattoo of an elk's head."

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It's a great show, but I don't think that tattoo is fake. I never noticed it until I saw him in another show in another role - and tattoo was there. I am not a good one to opine ... I really do not understand or like tattoos. He was a good actor and great in The Good Doctor.

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His tattoos on the show are fake. Nicholas Gonzalez has no real tattoos.

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