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Pure Genius S1E4 — Not Your Grandmother's Robotic Surgery
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Pure Genius•Season 1•Episode 4

Not Your Grandmother's Robotic Surgery

8.0/10 · 262 votesNov 17, 201643 min

Ranked #3 of 13 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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When James' beloved elementary school teacher is diagnosed with an aggressive cancer, he tries to employ a risky robotic surgery to save her, an approach with which Walter disagrees. Also, a military veteran blinded in combat and riddled with guilt refuses Zoe and Talikha's high-tech

Directed byMark Piznarski
Written byJason Katims

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes13

Cast7

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

Dr. Walter Wallace

Augustus Prew

Augustus Prew

James Bell

Odette Annable

Odette Annable

Dr. Zoe Brockett

Reshma Shetty

Reshma Shetty

Dr. Talaikha Channarayapatra

Aaron Jennings

Aaron Jennings

Dr. Malik Verlaine

Ward Horton

Ward Horton

Dr. Scott Strauss

Brenda Song

Brenda Song

Angie Cheng

Crew2

Jason Katims

Jason Katims

Writer

M

Mark Piznarski

Director

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Episode Summary

"Not Your Grandmother's Robotic Surgery" is episode 4 of Pure Genius season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 262 votes, ranking #3 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Mark Piznarski and written by Jason Katims, it aired on November 17, 2016.