Episode
The Patient: Kaddish
Overview
Both Dr. Strauss and Sam try to make new connections in their pursuit of an elusive peace.
Details
- Series
- The Patient
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2022-10-04
- Runtime
- 28 min
Episode context
Kaddish is Episode 7 in Miniseries of The Patient. It aired on 2022-10-04. The runtime is 28 min.
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Episode 6: Charlie
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.
Episode 8: Ezra
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.
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Episode 1: Intake
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.