Sentence:  The sequence where Sam carves off Jorah's infected tissue in secret, stopping every few moments to <WSD>shush</WSD> his patient, is presented as comic relief why? Jorah reels back into a diagonal close-up whimpering like a dog. Yellow pus oozes to get those good gross-out laughs. Is the substance of this operation funny to anyone on its face? 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying (shh).