The Patient
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And he needs to call upon all of his expertise so you can survive.
In many ways, the series has begun to take on some familiar tones from Stephen KingsMisery.
InMisery, the novelist eventually escapes.
Im not so sure about Alans chances with Sam, though.
Its understandable, really.
The man is in complete shock.
As Alan acclimates to his environment, he has a lot of downtime to spend with his own thoughts.
He experiences two distinct flashes of memory that involve his late wife.
First, he recalls a time when they meditated together.
The second memory is a bit thornier.
When Ezras wife mentions a real knife, we can see fireworks go off in Alans wifes eyes.
Later, she smashes the loaf against the wall, and Alan makes a joke about eating it.
Sam wants to impress upon Alan that hes not lying, but obviously Alan believes him.
Who else would kidnap and imprison their therapist if not a serial killer?
It becomes clear that Alan has no choice.
With an exhausted sigh, he heaves himself off the bed and drags his chair to the coffee table.
An excited, almost childish smile flits over Sams face as he realizes hes getting what he wants.
Alans first attempt to gain some sort of authority over the situation is to employ a contracting technique.
He asks Sam to agree not to harm anyone including Alan himself unless theyve talked about it first.
Sam promises to try, which is the best Alan will get, so they begin.
Later that night, Sam returns with a giant Dunkin Donuts cup in hand.
Do serial killers run on Dunkin likeBen Affleck runs on Dunkin?
Maybe, because Sam seems especially talkative.
In 12-step groups, the first step is admitting you have a problem; the same goes for therapy.
Hes distressed by the feeling it gives him, and he seems to realize its wrong.
In fact, he started seeing Alan right around the time he became obsessed with this guy.
So Alan shifts tactics.
Instead, he starts to sympathize with Sams predicament, reflecting back to him with kindness and understanding.
This, unfortunately, doesnt seem to work either.
Its an insulting capper to a nightmare day.
However, the next morning brings some possible hope.
Throughout his captivity, Alan has been hearing shuffling noises from upstairs.
After Sam leaves for work, Alan begins to yell.
At first, he thinks it may be another captive, and he asks if the person is okay.
The mans a people pleaser!
But then we get a glimpse of a fireplace poker wobbling down the stairs.
This person is most certainly not a captive.
Who could it be?
Thats our time for today, but Ill see you at our next session.
Maybe we think about it?
But we dont act on it.
The object of Sams obsession works at a restaurant that serves moussaka-filled gyoza.
Can someone get David Chang on this, stat?
