Medial Woman

"**Medial Woman**" is the fifth episode of the Paramount+ American erotic psychological thriller miniseries *Fatal Attraction*. It aired on May 14, 2023.

## Synopsis

*In the past after a chance encounter has deadly consequences, Dan decides to confess to Beth about his affair with Alex, while Alex's actions against the Gallaghers only get more severe. By the end of the day Dan's fate is already sealed, even if he doesn't know it yet. In the present Ellen bonds with a new friend while Dan meets an old colleague for lunch and information.*

## Plot

Beth’s dog almost got out, and Alex just so happened to be at the gate before it got out. Of course, Alex lies about what went down to get her to invite her into the house. Sophie invites Alex into the home for coffee. As she talked up Beth to Alex, she started to get frustrated.

Sophie mentions that Beth and Dan always forget to put the cover over the pool. She suggests that they both go outside and do it together. Upon attempting to do it, a float is stuck in the pool, and Sophie tries to get it but falls into the water. She begs Alex for help, but instead, she closes the cover on the pool, causing her to be stuck underwater.

Dan sits down to talk to Beth to let her know about his affair with Alex. He apologizes for doing it, and she wonders why he must tell her tonight. He goes onto explain how Alex isn’t taking it well and believes she might have something to do with her mother’s death. She then tells him that this is it for them and walks away.

At the office, Dan forgets his keys to the car and goes back upstairs to get them, only to realize that Alex had taken them. She apologizes to him and says don’t worry, I understand. And after she gets in her car, there is a pregnancy test in the passenger seat.

Dan’s boss then calls him and says that he wanted to meet with him in the morning. She informs him that she got a handwritten letter from someone who accused him of many things. She told him to take time off until they clear the air.

Dan heads to pick up some papers for his new boss and meets with Gabriel, the man who had a complaint against Alex. He asks him what happened and if he would help, but he tells him he won’t do that.

After this, he goes to lunch with someone from the courthouse to discuss Alex. He mentions she had a thing with Gabriel and remembers seeing her with a blonde-haired guy.

In the present , Dan and Ellen sit down and have a drink together. The conversation gets tricky when Ellen asks her father about Alex and what made him do it. As a psychology major, he asks her why she thinks he did it. She proceeds to break down his life in a way that floors him.

In the past, the investigator cleared Dan from wrongdoing because Alex went to bat for him. At dinner, Mike freaks out on him because he is out ruining his career over something stupid. A new friend that Ellen made in school talks to her about her dad and her past. The two are getting along and are rather smitten with each other. She then goes to a professor about her essay, but before she leaves, she tells him that he has been seen and not to ruin his life.

After a fire breaks out on a job site, Beth ends up in the hospital. Dan mentions that the neighbors will be taking care of Ellen. However, they get a phone call stating she isn’t at the house. This leads to Dan and Beth freaking out, and Mike finds her wandering down the street.

Dan thinks Alex has something to do with it, so he visits her. Dan throws her down, puts his hands around her throat, and as she gasps, he says he plans to go to the FBI to take her down. Before leaving, he says, “If you want to die, you better hurry up, and you’ll have to do it yourself.

In the present, Dan and Mike are sitting down for dinner.

Years earlier, Alex’s apartment, is covered in blood on the floor.

## Cast and characters

### Starring

* Lizzy Caplan as Alex Forrest
* Joshua Jackson as Dan Gallagher
* Amanda Peet as Beth Gallagher
* Alyssa Jirrels as Ellen Gallagher
* Toby Huss as Mike Gerard
* Reno Wilson as Detective Earl Booker
* Brian Goodman as Arthur Tomlinson

### Guest-starring:

* David Meunier as Richard Macksey
* Vivien Lyra Blair as Young Ellen
* Holley Fain as Julia Tomlinson
* Walter Perez as Jorge Perez
* Isabella Briggs as Stella Chapman
* John Getz as Warren
* Wanda De Jesus as Marcella Leyva
* Tiago Roberts as Gabriel Ibarra
* Jessica Harper as Sophie
* Vanessa Martinez as DDA Jeannette Ruiz
* Michelle Twarowska as Olena Kuzma

### Co-starring:

* Doreen Calderon as Maureen Walker
* Carlos Pratts as Benny
* Ruben Dario as Gideon
* Eliza Shin as Nurse
* Kimberly Christian as Social Worker

## Gallery

### Promotional Videos

Fatal Attraction - Up Close And Personal With Episode 5 - Paramount+
## External links

* Medial Woman on the Internet Movie Database

## References

1. ↑ Medial Woman - Paramount Press Express
2. ↑ Fatal Attraction series episode listings - The Futon Critic
3. ↑ PARAMOUNT+ ANNOUNCES “FATAL ATTRACTION” ORDERED TO SERIES - Paramount Press Express
4. ↑ JOSHUA JACKSON JOINS PARAMOUNT+ ORIGINAL SERIES “FATAL ATTRACTION” - Paramount Press Express
5. ↑ ‘Fatal Attraction’: Amanda Peet Joins Lizzy Caplan & Joshua Jackson In Paramount+ Series - Deadline
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 ALYSSA JIRRELS, TOBY HUSS, RENO WILSON AND BRIAN GOODMAN JOIN PARAMOUNT+ ORIGINAL SERIES “FATAL ATTRACTION” - Paramount Press Express
7. ↑ ‘Fatal Attraction’: Doreen Calderon Joins Paramount+ Series - Deadline