Rank Paul's patients in Season 1.

Well I'll say Laura first cause that was a very poignant storyline, and it had MAJOR repercussions on his private and professional life. The whole transference and counter-transference issue is pretty delicate in the profession and it's great to see how Paul has a hard time with boundaries and how he manages to keep it bay at first then gives in to it. It's fascinating to see how it affects him inspite of his professionalism and ability as a therapist.

Second for me is Sophie - Amazing case, and how he handled it. The whole transformation Sophie goes through. How Paul gains her trust and how their relationship develops and how he figures out what's behind her current troubles. Great.

Then Alex, almost tied with second place - great stuff too. GREAT dilemma for Paul - whether to alert the Air Force about Alex's state of mind or to let Alex fly, like he so desperately asked for. Could Paul conceivably have known Alex would crash his plane? WAS it suicide beyond a doubt ?

The couple, Amy and Jake was good, but not my favorites. It was cool that they reached the conclusion that they would be better off splitting up - not every couple that goes to counseling decides that it's better to stick with it. Sometimes therapy helps you make a decision you weren't planning on.

Sam

Characters

Sophie
Alex
Jake
Amy
Laura

Performance

Wasikowska
Underwood
Davidtz
Charles
George

I couldn't separate Mia Wasikowska's performance from the Sophie character, they were both so compelling to me. How she missed getting an Emmy is a mystery. Also a special mention for Michelle Forbes (Kate Weston) and Mae Whitman (Rosie Weston) as Paul's wife and daughter, they were both great.


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