7.2/101,263 votes#1 - Intake
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/30/2022
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.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg
7.4/101,118 votes#2 - Alan Learns to Meditate
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/30/2022
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.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg
7.3/10995 votes#3 - Issues
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/6/2022
Sam’s desire to find a therapeutic solution grows as his inner struggle intensifies. Dr. Strauss brings a new variable into their sessions.
Director: Kevin Bray
Writer: Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg
7.2/10918 votes#4 - Company
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/13/2022
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.
Director: Kevin Bray
Writer: Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg
7.5/10923 votes#5 - Pastitsio
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/20/2022
Sam reaches out to a woman from his past. Trials loom for Dr. Strauss, Sam, and Elias.
Director: Kevin Bray
Writer: Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg
7.1/10832 votes#6 - Charlie
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/27/2022
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.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg
6.9/10809 votes#7 - Kaddish
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/4/2022
Both Dr. Strauss and Sam try to make new connections in their pursuit of an elusive peace.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg
7.4/10807 votes#8 - Ezra
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/11/2022
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.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg
7.5/10739 votes#9 - Auschwitz
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/18/2022
Dr. Strauss leaves nothing unsaid. Sam gives it another shot with Mary. An idea sparks for Sam, and everything seems to click together.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg
7.2/101,065 votes#10 - The Cantor's Husband
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/25/2022
For Sam, an unexpected decision shows progress towards his goals, but Dr. Strauss demands even more.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Intake" is the best rated episode of "The Patient" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 1263 votes. Directed by Chris Long and written by Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg, it aired on 8/30/2022. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Alan Learns to Meditate".