Season 3 (2010)
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Episodes 28
Sunil: Week One
A retired math professor from Bengal, Sunil, accompanied by his son Arun and daughter-in-law Julia, reluctantly visit Paul to discuss the death of Sunil's wife six months earlier, his subsequent displacement to the U.S., and the recent tensions he's experienced while living with his son's family.
Read MoreFrances: Week One
A well-known stage and screen actress, whose sister was treated by Paul 18 years earlier, begins therapy to uncover the reasons why she is "blanking out" during rehearsals for a new play.
Read MoreJesse: Week One
A 16-year-old homosexual, who has been seeing Paul for some time after being caught peddling prescription drugs to classmates, talks about his troubling "pattern of promiscuity," his unsettled family life with adopted parents and a recent alarming voicemail.
Read MoreAdele: Week One
In order to get a new prescription for sleeping pills, an exhausted Paul visits a young, serious and intelligent therapist, and is compelled to confront deep-rooted fears about his health, his divorce, his patients, and his all-encompassing relationship with former therapist Gina Toll.
Read MoreSunil: Week Two
Sunil confronts his inability to voice his frustrations as he recalls the first time he and his wife met their future daughter-in-law in Calcutta.
Read MoreFrances: Week Two
Frances struggles to remember what distracts her during rehearsals, and she gets defensive when Paul mentions in passing that he spoke to her sister about her illness. Meanwhile, Paul sees a neurologist to be tested for Parkinson's.
Read MoreJesse: Week Two
Jesse talks about his application to a prestigious arts program at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Read MoreAdele: Week Two
Paul discusses Gina's book with Adele and vents about a particularly loathsome character he's certain is based on him.
Read MoreSunil: Week Three
Sunil makes tea as he describes his first wedding anniversary since his wife's death.
Read MoreFrances: Week Three
Frances recalls her sister's one and only foray into acting in a college production, and discusses her mother's beauty before and after she became ill.
Read MoreJesse: Week Three
Jesse is accompanied by his mother, but the strain of their relationship makes any kind of discussion difficult.
Read MoreAdele: Week Three
Paul complains of headaches the morning after taking Max to a concert to see Animal Collective, and is despondent while revealing what his son found on his computer.
Read MoreSunil: Week Four
Sunil is unnerved by parallels between Arun and Julia's marriage and a romance from his youth.
Read MoreFrances: Week Four
Painful family memories take a toll on Frances' self-esteem.
Read MoreJesse: Week Four
Paul helps Jesse see a new path to meeting his birth parents.
Read MoreAdele: Week Four
Adele tries to get Paul to talk about his lack of passion.
Read MoreSunil: Week Five
Sunil's suspicions about Julia having an affair continue to rise.
Read MoreFrances: Week Five
Frances goes over her Breast Cancer test results with Paul.
Read MoreJesse: Week Five
Jesse shows up unexpectedly the night before his session.
Read MoreAdele: Week Five
Adele tries to get Paul to acknowledge his preoccupation with a troubled relationship.
Read MoreSunil: Week Six
Paul is alarmed by Sunil's unpredictable behavior at home.
Read MoreFrances: Week Six
Frances leans on Paul for support as her sister's health deteriorates.
Read MoreJesse: Week Six
Jesse shrugs off Paul's optimism that his parents won't abandon him when he needs them most.
Read MoreAdele: Week Six
Adele sees Paul's chronic indecisiveness as a source of his discontent.
Read MoreFrances: Week Seven
Frances struggles with the prospect of losing her sister Tricia.
Read MoreSunil: Week Seven
Paul is blindsided by a revelation regarding Sunil's therapy.
Read MoreJesse: Week Seven
Paul tries to get Jesse to open up about a recent transgression and his relationship with his father Roberto.
Read MoreAdele: Week Seven
Blaming Adele for his recent setbacks with patients, Paul contemplates the future of his therapy, and his practice.
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