By skyforbes 
SPOILER ALERT: The following contains spoilers for Brilliant Minds Season 2, Episode 5.
The fifth episode of Brilliant Minds Season 2 features some shocking moments — and only one of them in an operating room. “Once Upon a Time in America” will be buzzworthy, but the discussion isn’t all positive. The NBC show just made a major cast change, for one.
“Once Upon a Time in America” introduces Al Calderon as nurse Nico Silva, who is assigned to work with Dr. Oliver Wolf. Calderon is billed in the Brilliant Minds opening credits as a series regular. Yet eagle-eyed viewers may also have noticed who isn’t anymore. Spence Moore II, who’s been excellent as Dr. Jacob Nash since the series premiere, is now credited as a guest star. It begs the question: why introduce yet another new character (the fourth this season) while demoting an existing series regular? No offense to Calderon or any of the Season 2 additions, but Brilliant Minds is better off with more of Moore and Alex MacNicoll, not less.
Silva’s subplot is also questionable. Aware of Wolf’s face blindness, Silva still expects that Wolf learn the names of all the nurses on the floor. This comes across as him showing no regard for Wolf’s condition, and as a viewer with a disability, it’s also mildly…
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