This time, however, Miranda makes an attempt to ask Sheldon to lunch. When Charlotte comments on having to lie in one place and simply think about everything bad that can happen it seems as if Sheldon almost commiserates with her, truthfully…but he chickens out at the last minute and reverts back to his ‘gym’ excuse.Īgain we see a few passing moments between Sheldon and Miranda in the oncologist’s waiting room. He almost takes her advice when visiting Charlotte in the hospital (now we’re up to the point at which last week left off). Things get even more frustrating for Sheldon when Miranda breaks her news to him - her cancer has metastasized to her brain - and instructs him that he should find someone else to talk to. Still skeptical, Sheldon advises him that taking things slow…is healthy. He’s nervous, worried that sex will bring things to a new level. What ties this all together? As Miranda and Sheldon discuss their exes, Miranda comes to the conclusion that maybe it’s just better to have someone to be alone with.Īccording to Nick, his new relationship with “Alyssa” is moving slowly. The entire second act of the episode takes Sheldon’s many conversations with Miranda, playful and friendly conversations, and juxtaposes them against Sheldon’s lonely scans and his sessions with Nick, who believes that he’s well enough to end his treatment. Miranda bluntly explains to him that she doesn’t like getting close to others in the waiting room, doesn’t like getting the news that they’ve died, but casual small talk is okay. It is in the waiting room that he meets Miranda, whom he had previously met before, albeit briefly, the night Sarah disappeared. Though this episode jumps to several ‘days’ over the course of roughly three months, we get the news that Sheldon is going for daily scans each morning, rather than his cover of the gym.

His therapist is not so convinced, suggesting that Sheldon may be creating the scenario to ease his own guilt of accusing the man of kidnapping Sarah in the first place.

The change in behavior is a huge red flag for Sheldon, who is convinced that his patient is actually talking about missing Sarah Nelson, especially when he hesitates to reveal details about her. Giddy even, over the new love in his life. Yet, instead of the depressed and suicidal man we saw earlier in the season, Nick is happy. Sheldon’s patient Nick shows up again, as well. He’s so adamant about not discussing it, in fact, that he doesn’t tell anyone at the practice. Basically, he spends his session not talking about things. Sheldon has always been the optimist of the Seaside doctors, and the options for cancer treatment just don’t seem appealing. However, he refuses to answer her questions, citing that he doesn’t have any issues. The two flirt, simply enjoying the fun of their vacation-esque relationship until Sheldon breaks the news of his prostate cancer to her and the fact that he hasn’t yet decided what to do, and Laura leaves him once again.Īs it so happens, Sheldon is also seeing his own therapist. If you had been wondering why Sheldon had showed up in a suit, we find out exactly why - he was on a date with his ex-wife, Laura. The episode opened on the night that Sarah went missing from the Emergency Room at St. With a focus on Sheldon, the episode exposed his fears, and brought Sarah Nolan’s case back to the forefront. Tonight’s episode of Private Practice was decidedly a moving hour.

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