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I have a hard time imaging that Philip could or would use Sandra as his confidante. It was apparent to me that both of them were there at the EST seminar because they're seeking some sort of insight into how to live more truthful and authentic lives, but that doesn't mean that Philip is going to suddenly start confiding his deepest, most intimate (and as we've seen, incoherent) personal thoughts to her. She's essentially a stranger. The two women he did try to reveal himself to there at the end of the season were his two wives: Martha and Elizabeth. He could have just killed Martha. Instead, he's taken off his disguise to show his real face to her. That was an insanely risky thing to do. At the same time, he tries to voice feelings and thoughts to Elizabeth that are still so half formed in his own mind that he can't even find the words to express himself. Revealing any doubts or mental cracks to Elizabeth is as risky as taking off his disguise in front of Martha. I just can't imagine that Philip would take this sort of risk with an outsider, no matter how sympathetic she may be.