Doc is centered on Dr. Amy Larsen’s recovery. Amy’s traumatic brain injury puts her in a unique position, but Doc season 1 placed another doctor in an even more devestating position. Obviously Amy’s ex-husband and daughter are impacted by Amy’s memory loss, but Dr. Jake Heller had to hide his heartbreak.
Jake and Amy began an illicit but meaningful relationship a few months prior to her accident, but when Amy wakes up, all memories of Jake are wiped. Amy finds her way back to Jake, but after he witnesses Amy kissing her ex-husband, the status of their relationship is one of the many unanswered questions from Doc season 1 .
Jake is the empathetic, supportive, steady Chief Resident. The series referenced Jake’s Jewish heritage in season 1, but the Doc season 2 premiere double