Dr. Thredson catches up to Sister Jude in the hallway and introduces himself and... okay, I might as well say this right now and it's not a popular opinion, but I think Zachary Quinto is a terrrrrible actor. I've always thought that and have been so puzzled by the positive notices he's gotten for Heroes and Star Trek and whatnot. (Exception that proves the rule: his performance in So NoTORIous, but even there he was acting alongside Tori Spelling, the world's most optimum opportunity to look good by comparison.) Anyway, I just think that he always gives the impression that he's reading his lines for the first time off of notes he scribbled on his hand. Not that I think this show could be done in by something so inconsequential as a crappy actor, but I'm puzzled as to why Ryan Murphy hired him to play the lead this season. (Psych! I'm not puzzled at all. Gay Mafia at work.) Anyway, he tells Sister Jude that he's been observing the Briarcliff practices since he's been there and he's quite disturbed. We see flashes of previous examples of abuse -- caning Shelley; electroshocking Lana -- only now we see for each occasion, Dr. Thredson was apparently skulking in doorways, watching and disapproving. He was always there! It's such a hacky conceit, and I love that it's a part of this show. "It's a madhouse," she tells him, "what did you expect?" He seethes that he expected some sort of treatment. Shock therapy for homosexuality is NOT the industry standard in 1964 -- though, before you get carried away with the benevolence of "modern" psychiatry, note that the current standard then was "behavior modification." At least now we've graduated to praying the gay away. Sister Jude reminds Dr. Thredson that he's here to evaluate one patient and one only -- so, you know, butt out. She excuses herself to deal with a family that Sister Eunice has brought to her office.