It’s important to highlight that this scene has great subtext, too, with the therapist explaining to Linda that “the rats’ brains” were always fine. Perhaps he’s subtly trying to communicate to her that HER brain (and her life) is also fine.

The dialogue in this connection/seduction scene is rich because the therapist’s storytelling is rich and weird and gory, which causes us to lean in and read more closely.

It’s also funny because Linda can’t get a word in edgewise at her own therapy session.