Blindspot (TV Series)

Cede Your Soul (2015)

Ukweli Roach: Dr. Robert Borden

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Quotes 

• [Jane Doe talks to Dr. Borden about her first dream] 

  Jane Doe : A breakthrough? It was a dream.

  Dr. Borden : Your first dream, which you considered significant enough to mention to me. A sex dream.

  Jane Doe : So what does it mean?

  Dr. Borden : Well, that depends on who you ask. Most people believe that dreams are the brain's ways of processing how we feel about things. So, who do you think it was, this dream man?

  Jane Doe : Um, something tells me you have a theory.

  Jane Doe : [Dr. Borden remains quiet]  What, you think it's Weller?

  Dr. Borden : You said that, not me.

• [Jane Doe talks to Dr. Borden about the tree she see's in her sex dream] 

  Jane Doe : No. No, I just - No, I - That guy had a tattoo of a tree on his arm, and Weller doesn't have that.

  Dr. Borden : Dreams aren't literal, they're impressionistic. Your body is covered in tattoos, symbols you don't understand. Now, you described it as a tree with deep roots. Maybe you're searching for stability, strength. Those are certainly qualities that Agent Weller seems to project.

• [Jane Doe takes advice from Dr. Borden about how to handle her contact with Agent Weller] 

  Dr. Borden : Your relationship with Agent Weller is... complicated. He's your colleague, your protector, your childhood friend.

  Jane Doe : Yeah, and now he's in my dreams. He's everywhere.

  Dr. Borden : Maybe you need to establish clearer boundaries.

  Jane Doe : How do I do that?

  Dr. Borden : To start... try keeping your interactions with him limited to a professional context. At least for now.

  Jane Doe : Right.

• [Jane Doe talks to Dr. Borden about feeling pushed away by Agent Weller] 

  Dr. Borden : It sounds to me like you articulated your desire for space.

  Jane Doe : It didn't go very well.

  Dr. Borden : Well, setting boundaries is challenging. Even in more conventional relationships, people struggle to balance intimacy and autonomy. You and Agent Weller have an...

  Jane Doe : Unconventional relationship, yeah. You didn't tell Weller what we talked about this morning, did you?

  Dr. Borden : Jane, our sessions are confidential. Whatever you share, it stays here. What makes you ask that?

  Jane Doe : Because he's pushing me away.

  Dr. Borden : And that upsets you? Perhaps Agent Weller is feeling the same need for boundaries.