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Intake

Episode number: 1

Overview: Dr. Alan Strauss, a therapist mourning the death of his wife, takes on an enigmatic new client. As the two men wrestle with very different, individual problems, their professional relationship is transformed by a choice that binds them deeply together.

Alan Learns to Meditate

Episode number: 2

Overview: Sam delves more deeply into the reason he entered therapy, but he encounters resistance from Dr. Strauss as he attempts to continue their sessions. A gathering sense of not being alone leads to a revelation about the house.

Issues

Episode number: 3

Overview: Sam’s desire to find a therapeutic solution grows as his inner struggle intensifies. Dr. Strauss brings a new variable into their sessions.

Company

Episode number: 4

Overview: On the threshold of crisis, Sam honors the promise Dr. Strauss made him make as a condition for continuing their work together. The trust built between patient and doctor is tested, with a life in the balance.

Pastitsio

Episode number: 5

Overview: Sam reaches out to a woman from his past. Trials loom for Dr. Strauss, Sam, and Elias.

Charlie

Episode number: 6

Overview: Dr. Strauss struggles with the reality he finds himself in. Sam is consumed with practical necessities, but agrees to his therapist’s advice to make different choices.

Kaddish

Episode number: 7

Overview: Both Dr. Strauss and Sam try to make new connections in their pursuit of an elusive peace.

Ezra

Episode number: 8

Overview: Dr. Strauss is honest with himself about his failures, past and present. A revelation about his relationship with Ezra leads him back to the urgency of escape. Sam loses faith in his doctor.

Auschwitz

Episode number: 9

Overview: Dr. Strauss leaves nothing unsaid. Sam gives it another shot with Mary. An idea sparks for Sam, and everything seems to click together.

The Cantor's Husband

Episode number: 10

Overview: For Sam, an unexpected decision shows progress towards his goals, but Dr. Strauss demands even more.