Search results
Oct 25, 2022 · The Patient co-creators Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg shed light on the dark ending of the FX series, explaining why it was a no-brainer.
- Abdullah Al-Ghamdi
- Senior Reporter
- Why Dr. Alan Strauss Had to Die
- Has Sam Really Changed?
- What About Sam’s Mother? Candace’s Hands Aren’T Clean
- Ezra, Strauss’ Son, Goes to Therapy and That Full Circle Moment
Fields and Weisberg knew from the beginning that Carell’s character would become another one of Sam’s victims, though they toyed with the idea that he would survive, writing some 30 or so endings in their quest to find one that fit. “We had a lot of different ideas [of] how it would happen,” Weisberg said. “We wrote every one of them and then we, t...
Well, if you take the actor’s own wordsfor it, the answer is a definitive no. Gleeson previously told TheWrap that true remorse and change would require Sam to turn himself in, upon Strauss’ strong recommendation prior to his murder. But “The Patient” EPs don’t want the answer to be so clear-cut. Eventually, Sam gives the key to the lock to his mot...
When researching for the show, Fields and Weisberg discovered that Candace could potentially hold various degrees of legal liability for aiding and abetting her son’s murderous tendencies depending on which state they reside in. Ultimately, Weisberg said the goal was to avoid creating a “stock character” in Candace and instead portray a mother in a...
Even though the larger, more visceral aspect of the thriller show is the cat-and-mousegame Strauss has to play with his kidnapper, a significant portion of his essence unravels via flashbacks and imagined conversations with his own therapist, in which he excavates the dissonance between himself and his son — that which was heightened by the death o...
Aug 26, 2022 · The Patient. 220 minutes ‧ NR ‧ 2022. Nick Allen. August 26, 2022. 4 min read. Steve Carell spends much of “The Patient” chained to the floor of a basement, acting as a psychotherapist to his captor, a serial killer named Sam (Domhnall Gleeson).
Oct 25, 2022 · “The Patient’s” session has ended: In the final, climactic showdown between serial killer Sam (Domhnall Gleeson) and psychotherapist Dr. Alan Strauss (Steve Carell), neither escapes — to ...
Oct 25, 2022 · 'The Patient' creators Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields break down their series finale ending and key themes.
Oct 25, 2022 · The Patient ’s creators, Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, say the conclusion of Alan (Steve Carell) and Sam’s (Domhnall Gleeson) therapeutic relationship felt inevitable from the very beginning ...
People also ask
Did 'the patient' end?
Will 'the patient' be on Hulu?
Does 'the patient' end in 'the Cantor's husband'?
When does 'the patient' premiere on Hulu?
Will there be a season 2 of 'the patient'?
Who plays Alan Strauss in 'the patient' on Hulu?
Oct 25, 2022 · “The Patient” finally ends with a scene of Ezra, as the man sits down with his own therapist and tries to talk about the recent struggles of his life. He tells his therapist that he worries less about himself than the effect of this event on the lives of his children, wife, and sister.
