Domhnall Gleeson Unpacks His Serial-Killer Arc From The Patient

This story contains spoilers for the series finale of The Patient. The Patient concludes the only way possible: With Domhnall Gleeson strangling Steve Carell to death. After 10 episodes, Gleeson’s character, Sam Fortner—a reticent serial killer with a Kenny Chesney obsession and a day job as a restaurant inspector—reaches the breaking point he was hoping to circumvent. Dr. Alan Strauss (Carell), the therapist Sam has conscripted to help him fight his murderous impulses, threatens Sam’s mother (Linda Emond) in a last-ditch effort to escape the basement where he’s being held captive. As he anticipated, the scheme ends in his demise…. Read Full Article