: Sam wants to stop killing but refuses to do the actual emotional heavy lifting. He remains emotionally stunted, viewing therapy as a quick fix rather than a painful process of self-excavation.
: Alan realizes that he is actively showing more patience and empathy to a serial killer than he ever did toward his own estranged, Orthodox Jewish son. 2. Generational Trauma and Parenting : Sam wants to stop killing but refuses
Fields and Weisberg heavily weave Alan’s Jewish identity into the narrative. Trapped in a basement, Alan begins having vivid, symbolic dreams and hallucinations about Auschwitz. : Sam's mother, Candace ( Linda Emond ),
: Sam's mother, Candace ( Linda Emond ), lives in the house and is fully aware of Alan's imprisonment. Her refusal to turn her son in highlights the toxic boundaries of maternal protection. 3. Judaism, Grief, and the Holocaust and the Holocaust