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"Prodigal Son" Previews Bright's Next Mind-Blowing Episode, "Fear Response" [VIDEO]

This week's episode of FOX's dark procedural-with-a-twist Prodigal Son looks to deliver on a great crime scene: the victim is missing his entire brain. Bright (Tom Payne) will enlist the help of his father – but does he need his help or is he using him to fill in the gaps of his missing childhood memories? Feelss like a codependency is developing. Bright continues to have nightmares about the 'girl in the box' and is convinced Dr. Whitley (Michael Sheen) chloroformed him before he can call the police.

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Prodigal Son, season 1, episode 3 "Fear Response": Malcolm gets his dream interview opportunity when the NYPD zeroes in on one of his and Martin's favorite psychologists, Dr. Elaine Brown (guest star Sakina Jaffrey), who may be involved in a homicide linked to an LSD-laced psychology trial. Meanwhile, as his night terrors continue to evolve, Malcolm checks in with his trusted childhood therapist to discuss new theories on what exactly he witnessed as a child, and the consequences of Malcolm's visits with The Surgeon begin to add up when Gil, Jessica and Ainsley catch wind that he has been seeing his father again

We learned last week that his mother keeps tabs on his trips to see his father I'm starting to question how much involvement she had with her husbands' murders. Considering she is very adamant about keeping Bright on medication and denying any mention of victims from the past, is she shielding Bright or covering up her own participation in "The Surgeon's" crimes? Was she possibly the mastermind, and her husband agreed or was persuaded to take the fall?

Dr. Whitley expresses to Bright that fear is his stumbling block. Interesting word choice, because I don't see Bright hesitating from fear – quite the opposite. To me, what Bright fears the most is losing his own sanity and the possibility that he is very much like his father. Yet he is relentless at finding out the truth – and as much as he detests seeing Dr. Whitley, he nonetheless continues to engage in their toxic relationship to gain insight into himself.

Fear as a stumbling block? I don't think so – but maybe "Fear Response" will prove otherwise.

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