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Pure Genius - Episode Guide

Season 1

Pilot

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 27, 2016

Pilot

Silicon Valley tech titan James Bell enlists Dr. Walter Wallace, an exceptional veteran surgeon with a controversial past, to run his state-of-the-art hospital with an ultramodern approach to medicine.

It's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Silk Surgery

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Nov 3, 2016

It's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Silk Surgery

When a young boy's legs are crushed after being pinned by a car, Malik is determined to use a revolutionary procedure using spider silk to save his limbs, while Zoe lobbies in favor of the safer route of amputation. Also, James, Walter and Talaikha care for Amelia, a young woman in dire need of a liver transplant, but they're puzzled by her resistance when they tell her the donor is her estranged father, Simon.

You Must Remember This

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 10, 2016

You Must Remember This

When a police officer suffers a brain injury in a car crash and can't remember who he is, James suggests a cutting-edge method to re-code the man's brain to give him back the lost memories from his past and of his wife. Also, the team attempts to help an obese woman with the aid of an appetite suppression sensor, and Zoe tries to erase security footage of her kiss with Malik.

Not Your Grandmother's Robotic Surgery

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Nov 17, 2016

Not Your Grandmother's Robotic Surgery

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 treatment that could restore his vision.

Fire and Ice

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Nov 24, 2016

Fire and Ice

James convinces a hockey player with a severe spinal injury to undergo risky surgery to walk again; at the same time, Walter's wife, FDA executive Julianna Wallace, accepts an invitation to Bunker Hill to consider approving a new skin bio-printing trial.

Bunker Hill, We Have a Problem

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Dec 1, 2016

Bunker Hill, We Have a Problem

Walter and the Bunker Hill surgeons must perfect a revolutionary remote surgery when someone on the International Space Station needs an emergency procedure. Also, the team uses social media to locate the source of an E. coli outbreak in town; Scott's secret past is revealed; and Zoe and Malik's flirtation heats up.

A Bunker Hill Christmas

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Dec 8, 2016

A Bunker Hill Christmas

When a young leukemia patient comes to Bunker Hill in need of a miracle, James hopes a new t-cell cancer treatment will save her life, as her optimism inspires him to become a better person. Also, Malik and Zoe agree to go on a date just as James confesses his feelings to her, and Julianna's Christmas visit with Walter uncovers the strain in their long-distance marriage.

Around the World in Eight Kidneys

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2016

Around the World in Eight Kidneys

James and the Bunker Hill surgeons attempt to make medical history with the largest chain of internationally paired kidney donations ever, comprised of eight simultaneous organ transplants and 16 surgeries. Also, Zoe and Malik agree to go on a real date.

Grace

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2017

Grace

When a young man comes to Bunker Hill ravaged by a drug-resistant strain of HIV, James attempts a radical anti-viral treatment. Also, Walter must work quickly when his daughter's best friend contracts a fatal flesh-eating bacteria, and James makes a connection with Louis Keating's nurse.

Hero Worship

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2017

Hero Worship

Also, Walter and Taliakha work to find why a young man can't walk despite his legs being in good condition, and Zoe becomes jealous of James's connection to Nina.

Touch and Go

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2017

Touch and Go

Radical treatments are used to help a teenage girl with a rare skin blistering disorder heal in time for her prom; and James is tempted to try his experimental cure on Louis Keating as his GSS condition worsens. On a personal front, Malik is bothered by how James and Zoe relate to each other; at the same time, Zoe has an awkward encounter with James' new crush, Nina.

I Got This

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Jan 19, 2017

I Got This

One of the world's biggest pop stars and friend of James's, for laryngeal cancer, but when gold particles and microsurgery reveal more cancer than expected, they incur the singer's wrath when her vocal chords and career are threatened. Also, Angie's mother reluctantly sees Scott as a patient when she thinks she may be ill, and James is discouraged when he thinks Louis Keating's GSS is getting worse.

Lift Me Up

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Jan 26, 2017

Lift Me Up

Angie tries to target her mother's illness using radical nanobot technology, but she looks to Scott for help when her mother prefers using traditional methods. Also, when a graffiti artist with a clotting disorder falls from a bridge, Walter, Malik and Zoe attempt to use suspended animation to stop his internal bleeding. And Walter is put in an awkward position when Julianna discovers James used the unapproved GSS drug on Louis Keating.

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