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35 Episodes 2009 - 2009
Dr. Paul Weston (Golden Globe winner Gabriel Byrne) is back for another round of therapy in this HBO drama, based on an Israeli series of the same name, but now he's doing it as a recent divorcé living in Brooklyn. And while it seemed that his personal problems took time to evolve last time around, serious trouble finds him mere minutes into Season 2, and coincidentally reunites him, on Mondays, with a lawyer and former patient (Hope Davis), whose firm helps him with a potentially career-crushing lawsuit. On Tuesdays, Paul is taken aback when he learns that a new patient, an architecture student named April (Alison Pill), is choosing not to tell her parents about a serious health issue. A sixth-grader named Oliver (Aaron Grady Shaw) is brought to Paul on Wednesdays by his parents (Russell Hornsby, Sherri Saum), who are concerned about his behavior in light of their impending divorce. On Thursdays, Walter (John Mahoney), an influential business executive, is encouraged by his wife to seek therapy to talk about his anxiety issues. And at the end of the week, Paul resumes his sessions with Gina (Dianne Wiest) after taking the train to Maryland, where he discusses his legal problems and the ways his life has changed. Also starring Glynn Turman, as the father of Season 1 patient Alex, and Laila Robins, a long-ago girlfriend of Paul's.
Episode 1
Sun, Apr 5, 2009 25 mins
In the second-season premiere, Paul, recently divorced and living in Brooklyn, reconnects with a lawyer and former patient, Mia (Hope Davis), whose firm helps him with a legal problem.
Episode 2
Sun, Apr 5, 2009 27 mins
Paul is taken aback when he learns that a new patient, an architecture student named April (Alison Pill), is choosing not to tell her parents about a serious health issue.
Episode 3
Mon, Apr 6, 2009 23 mins
A sixth-grader named Oliver (Aaron Grady Shaw) is brought to Paul by his parents (Russell Hornsby, Sherri Saum), who are concerned about his behavior in light of their impending divorce.
Episode 4
Mon, Apr 6, 2009 26 mins
Walter (John Mahoney), an influential business executive, is encouraged by his wife to seek therapy to talk about his anxiety issues.
Episode 5
Mon, Apr 6, 2009 24 mins
After taking the train to Maryland to resume his sessions with Gina (Dianne Wiest), Paul discusses his legal problems and the ways his life has changed.
Episode 6
Sun, Apr 12, 2009 27 mins
Mia's first session includes an admission that she wanted Paul to be impressed by her job and the disclosure of her relationship with a married colleague.
Episode 7
Sun, Apr 12, 2009 27 mins
April discusses her detached relationship with her ex-boyfriend and his current partner, and their reactions to her condition.
Episode 8
Mon, Apr 13, 2009 23 mins
Oliver talks about his problems at school but is reluctant to discuss his situation with his parents, fearing he is the cause of their separation.
Episode 9
Mon, Apr 13, 2009 23 mins
Paul tries to get Walter to acknowledge not only that he has panic attacks, but that they may have something to do with a tragic event from his childhood. Meanwhile, a visiting Rosie is upset to learn that her father is the target of a lawsuit.
Episode 10
Mon, Apr 13, 2009 26 mins
Paul is on the fence about continuing his therapy with Gina, but he winds up discussing a teenage romance and how it relates to his mother's first suicide attempt.
Episode 11
Sun, Apr 19, 2009 28 mins
Mia punishes Paul for his Monday-morning tardiness by bringing up Laura's deposition in the Alex Prince case and imagining the details of Paul and Laura's relationship.
Episode 12
Sun, Apr 19, 2009 30 mins
April shows up early after being up all night working on a project, but she gets angry when a discussion of a childhood accident turns into a conversation about her mother's devotion to her autistic brother.
Episode 13
Mon, Apr 20, 2009 23 mins
A discussion of Oliver's week at his father's place leads to several surprising disclosures, including his confusion about a significant family matter that preceded his parents' separation.
Episode 14
Mon, Apr 20, 2009 27 mins
While trying to stay in control of a potentially disastrous business emergency, Walter discusses his recent trip to Rwanda to meet with his daughter.
Episode 15
Mon, Apr 20, 2009 25 mins
Gina encourages Paul to talk about his father's declining health and what effect his feelings of abandonment as a child might have on his relationship with his own kids.
Episode 16
Sun, Apr 26, 2009 25 mins
Mia strides into her Monday morning session, excitedly reliving the lurid details of her wild weekend of debauchery, but Paul is more concerned about her quiet Sunday brunch with her father.
Episode 17
Sun, Apr 26, 2009 24 mins
Paul's concern for April's health continues to grow when she seems to be more worried about her autistic brother's behavior than her own condition.
Episode 18
Mon, Apr 27, 2009 25 mins
Bess gushes about how well Oliver is doing as she prepares for a much-needed vacation, but Paul is skeptical that her son's behavior could have changed so much in such a short time.
Episode 19
Mon, Apr 27, 2009 27 mins
While dealing with the aftermath of his company's crisis, Walter reflects on his years of loyalty to the family that owns it and the media's perception of him.
Episode 20
Mon, Apr 27, 2009 27 mins
Paul's constant complaints about what's missing in his life draws a rebuke from Gina, who urges him to make peace with his bedridden father.
Episode 21
Sun, May 3, 2009 30 mins
Paul and Mia discuss mortality, being alone and making up for lost time.
Episode 22
Sun, May 3, 2009 30 mins
Paul seizes on a comment April makes about a close friend to examine her independent streak.
Episode 23
Mon, May 4, 2009 27 mins
A change for the worse in Oliver's behavior at home and school troubles his father, who is preoccupied by problems of his own.
Episode 24
Mon, May 4, 2009 27 mins
Paul is concerned that Walter's recent behavior may do him harm.
Episode 25
Mon, May 4, 2009 27 mins
Gina continues to press Paul about his father; Alex's dad gives Paul something else to think about.
Episode 26
Sun, May 17, 2009 27 mins
Paul and Mia delve into her troubled relationship with her mother.
Episode 27
Sun, May 17, 2009 27 mins
Paul feels a need to defend himself during a discussion of April's long-standing anxieties.
Episode 28
Mon, May 18, 2009 27 mins
Luke and Bess suggest a radical idea for the future of their family that neither Oliver nor Paul can wholly endorse.
Episode 29
Mon, May 18, 2009 27 mins
Paul encourages Walter to leave his corporate mentality in the past.
Episode 30
Mon, May 18, 2009 27 mins
Gina and Paul clash over his suggestion that she's not personally invested in her patients.
Episode 31
Sun, May 24, 2009 27 mins
Mia charts a new course after her effort to lure Paul into a trap falls short.
Episode 32
Sun, May 24, 2009 27 mins
A revelation from April starts a discussion of her anger issues and future plans.
Episode 33
Mon, May 25, 2009 27 mins
Paul addresses Oliver's fears about his parents' search for a solution to their problems.
Episode 34
Mon, May 25, 2009 27 mins
Paul tries to help Walter see life as someone other than a CEO.
Episode 35
Mon, May 25, 2009 27 mins
In the second-season finale, Paul and Gina look ahead to uncharted territory in their relationship.