In Treatment | Season 1 | Episode 27

Alex -- Week Six

TV-MA | 28 MIN

Directed by: Melanie Mayron
Teleplay by: Bryan Goluboff

Alex returns to therapy and Paul apologizes for crossing a boundary. Alex theorizes that everyone is afraid of him because they see him as a murderer and Paul suggests that's actually how Alex sees himself – which may be why he pushed Paul to such an extreme place, so he would punish him the way he believes he should be. Alex recounts a dream in which he's in Baghdad in a traffic jam and sees an enemy plane overhead being followed by an American jet which doesn't fire on the enemy; Alex is furious at the American pilot for being cowardly. He insists Paul wants to say the dream is homosexual dream ("I'm tailing him, I see a fire come out his back burner…"). When Paul questions on him what he means by calling someone "gay," Alex says: someone who talks about their feelings all the time. Alex tells a story of getting beat up as a kid and his father slapping him for it and taking him to a gym to teach him how to fight back. Alex says he was fine with it, explaining you have to master fear, but he collapses with emotion as he talks about controlling his fear as a way to control his life. Alex once again says he doesn't think he can continue therapy. At the end of his session, he announces that he got called by his commander about returning to active duty and Paul tells him he doesn't think he's ready.

1.Laura -- Week One

In the series premiere of this HBO drama series, a young attractive doctor (Melissa George) shocks Paul with a frank admission.

2.Alex -- Week One

An intense Navy pilot puts Paul's credentials to the test, while relating the events in Iraq that drove him to therapy.

3.Sophie -- Week One

A young gymnast asks Paul to render his professional opinion on an insurance report detailing her recent accident.

4.Jake and Amy -- Week One

A bickering husband and wife corner Paul on an issue they've spent the last three weeks debating.

5.Paul and Gina -- Week One

Worried he's "losing patience with my patients," Paul visits a retired therapist (Dianne Wiest) he'd last seen nearly ten years ago.

6.Laura -- Week Two

Paul is surprised by some unexpected news from Laura about her boyfriend.

7.Alex -- Week Two

Alex discusses his stoic return to the bombing scene and reveals issues he has with his wife.

8.Sophie -- Week Two

Sophie vents about her team and her parents and Paul surprises her with his psychological opinion.

9.Jake And Amy -- Week Two

After Jake and Amy's session ends abruptly, Paul's wife, Kate, forces him to confront the realities of their own marriage.

10.Paul And Gina -- Week Two

Paul's traumatic week leads Gina to make a suggestion that Paul rejects, pointing to Gina's own past in his defense.

11.Laura -- Week Three

After Laura shows up late, Paul broaches a difficult subject: whether or not their sessions are helping her.

12.Alex -- Week Three

Alex gives Paul surprising news about his encounter with another patient. Paul explores the similarities between Alex and his father.

13.Sophie -- Week Three

Paul probes the circumstances surrounding the breakup of Sophie's parents, as well as her relationship with her coach.

14.Jake and Amy -- Week Three

Amy examines her unusual reaction to her miscarriage, which ends up inciting Jake's suspicions.

15.Paul and Gina -- Week Three

Gina tries to get to the root of Paul's connection to Laura.

16.Laura -- Week Four

To Paul's discomfort, Laura describes in intimate detail her burgeoning relationship with Alex.

17.Alex -- Week Four

Alex describes his recent encounter with Laura and questions whether therapy can help him.

18.Sophie -- Week Four

Exhausted from staying up all night, Sophie ends up detailing the events leading up to her accident.

19.Jake and Amy -- Week Four

Paul explores the issues that have fueled Jake and Amy's volatile relationship.

20.Paul and Gina -- Week Four

An old wound resurfaces as Gina and Paul debate the boundaries that exist between therapists and patients.

21.Laura -- Week Five

A close call at the hospital triggers unexpected revelations from Laura about an older man in her youth.

22.Alex -- Week Five

Alex's intimate knowledge of Paul's private life pushes the therapist to the brink.

23.Sophie -- Week Five

Sophie's mother joins her daughter's therapy session, and Paul witnesses first-hand the hostility and anger Sophie holds toward her.

24.Jake and Amy -- Week Five

The previous week's chaos gives way to a critical decision by Amy and an emotional admission by Jake.

25.Paul and Gina -- Week Five

Kate joins Paul in therapy for the first time, where they begin examining the disintegration of their marriage.

26.Laura -- Week Six

Paul makes a point to Laura about fantasy and reality through the example of his own childhood infatuation.

27.Alex -- Week Six

After apologizing for crossing a boundary, Paul tries to decipher the meaning of one of Alex's recent dreams.

28.Sophie -- Week Six

Sophie's gusto evaporates after Paul presses her to confront her hidden anger toward her father.

29.Jake and Amy -- Week Six

Amy considers rejecting the new and improved Jake with a destructive alternative, eliciting a warning from Paul.

30.Paul and Gina -- Week Six

Paul and Kate's concern over daughter Rosie gives way to a heated exchange about Kate's role in Paul's life.

31.Laura -- Week Seven

Laura's absence gives Paul the opportunity to connect with Rosie and his oldest son Ian, with mixed results.

32.Alex -- Week Seven

Alex insists he's prepared for the commitment and structure that his marriage and career offer him.

33.Sophie -- Week Seven

Sophie attempts to convince Paul of the unique relationship she and her father share, and sees Paul as a threat in her dreams.

34.Jake and Amy -- Week Seven

Amy shocks Jake with a revelation tied to her connection with her father's death years before.

35.Paul and Gina -- Week Seven

Paul bristles at Kate and Rosie's secrets, but is surprised that Gina's obligatory therapy exercise proves helpful.

36.Laura -- Week Eight

A tragedy takes Paul away from the office, where a case of mistaken identity gets him in trouble.

37.Alex -- Week Eight

Paul upholds the merits of psychotherapy.

38.Sophie -- Week Eight

Paul tries to get an agitated Sophie to stop blaming herself for her parents' mistakes.

39.Jake and Amy -- Week Eight

A recent drive to his parents' home links Jake's problems with Amy to those with his father.

40.Paul and Gina -- Week Eight

Paul's lament about the value of therapy gives way to a surprising revelation from Gina.

41.Sophie -- Week Nine

Sophie comes to terms with her father's accountability and asserts her own independence.

42.Jake and Amy -- Week Nine

Jake and Amy come to a resolution.

43.Paul and Gina -- Week Nine

Paul must face the consequences of his romantic pursuit of Laura.