The Patient

Carell is really great in this, while I think it can be pretty on the nose with its themes and statements, it's still a thrilling show. I really enjoyed the sequences with David Alan Grier, an endless loop of therapising. Gleeson's character is quite unpredictable and you really don't know what he's going to do next most of the time, making his moments of silence scary. As a follow up to The Americans it feels slight but I was entertained for sure.

The Holocaust allegory is a bit much, but it's one heck of a thriller.

I'm jewish and this show made me hate the judaism talk in it, which is actually a first, congratulations. The religious and cultural allegories are heavy handed, fully pointless, and poorly done. The acting and suspenseful cinematography are decent, but they're wasted on a terrible plot. I'll be real, this whole thing felt like a TV adaptation of weird fanfictions I used to read when I was a teenager, especially the ending.

The acting is good. The story is a little hard to go along with. I liked that the psychopath can function at least a little in society. Most things like this portray the psychopath as an alien monster or as a preternaturally glib supervillain. I found it frustrating that Carrell's character didn't try to escape more. It was also hard to buy Domhnall Gleeson as a someone who can subdue just about anyone, despite his height advantage. In the end I do not feel it was a story that was worth telling.

there are some strange story padding but its an interesting concept and the leads do well.

How is Steve Carell so good in everything?

Would have been an interesting movie, but in its current form this is about 2h too long.

Steve Carell and Domnhnall Gleeson play their parts to the full, well acted and well crafted characters and a premise that hooks you. By the end it feels strung out; the setup and development left no satisfying ending for writer or viewer. In Treatment with Gabriel Byrne a better watch.

Regret watching the whole thing. What exactly was the point of this show. Only good part of it was Steve Carrell because that man can ACT

Interesting idea and well put together. But it felt a bit too cold for me to enjoy.