The Patient
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Freud wouldve had an absolute field day with Sam Fortner.
A serial killer who lives with his mother?
Thats Norman Bateslevel creepy.
This allows Alan to speak to someone other than Sam about both Sams mental state and his own predicament.
When the episode opens, we pick right back up where we left off.
Candace wobbles uncertainly down the stairs and comes face-to-face with Alan.
Alan knows this, but hes smart.
He calls upon these exact feelings to appeal to Candace to free him.
Theyre both trapped, albeit in very different ways.
So Alan tries to make lemonade from this lemon of a situation hes just been handed.
Sam is initially reluctant.
(Insert eye roll here.)
But eventually he agrees to let her join in.
But Sam feels like hes been protecting her his entire life.
So its no surprise that the family session backfires spectacularly.
But therapy doesnt work like that.
Life doesnt work like that.
In their evening session, Sam plunks down some food containers from the restaurant where his would-be victim works.
Hes scratching the itch and testing the waters.
Ezra provides the emotional core of the memory.
Alan stares back with defiant confidence.
Later that night, Alan wakes up to a car in the driveway.
Sam has brought home something other than five-star food.
This time, he has a body in tow.
The man is still alive, with duct tape wrapped around his head and blood trickling down his face.
Alan stoically yet hilariously tries to keep up a modicum of professionalism by maintaining confidentiality in this regard.
Its adding a rich additional layer to the experience of watching this show.
