#BringBackMelendez Campaign

Welcome to the #bringbackmelendez website !

 

This site is dedicated to bring back Neil Melendez in the TV show, The Good Doctor, aired on ABC and in many countries around the world.

The Melengers is a group of fans who first met on Twitter (@SaveMelendez) after the season 3 finale of The Good Doctor aired. We share the same passion for the show and for the character of Neil Melendez. And we can't accept the fate the writers unfairly gave him.

The character played by Nicholas Gonzalez was left as dead at the end of the season 3 finale aired on March, 30th. This event  -- described as “a shock value” by the writers of the show and the producers, among them David Shore, Daniel Dae Kim and  Sebastian Lee --  hurts the feelings of most of the fans of the show who had the impression to be betrayed.

After 3 years of watching, the fans get attached to the characters and especially Neil Melendez.

Despite being one of the most popular characters in the show, Dr. Melendez was killed off at a very early stage of the show's development which we very strongly believe will be to the detriment of the number of returning viewers and overall quality of the show. Public response to the finale has been overwhelmingly in support of the character remaining, and we believe it is in the best interests of the show to ensure Dr. Melendez remains a central part of the cast.

There are many avenues which have not yet been pursued for the character, with significant elements of backstory raised but not yet developed, and popular relationships with other characters which have only begun to be explored. Additionally, we believe Nick Gonzalez brings a huge amount of value to the cast in terms of diversity, representation and overall commitment to the show, and deserves to stay as a vital part of the show's image.

We think it would be a disservice to his performance and to the fans' loyalty to the show to go down this route with virtually no narrative purpose or need. There are numerous ways his return could be achieved and it would bring much needed comfort to a huge number of people in difficult times to know that Dr. Melendez is returning.

Please sign the petition to #bringbackmelendez ! And join us on  @SaveMelendez on Twitter !!!

http://chng.it/fBpFvy57xn

 

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PS After having signed the petition, please confirm your signature by clicking on the link sent to your email box.