Ratched Season One debuted on Netflix on September 18th, 2020, with the whole series distributed on one day. Alongside the episodes, a director's cut version of S01E01: Pilot was released in the "Trailers and More" section of the Ratched Netflix page. The director's cut features an additional 9 minutes of content that did not feature in the final version. This content includes the title sequence, which did not feature in the final version of the pilot, as well as additional lines of dialogue which were cut.
Cut Dialogue[]
Transcripts of cut dialogue are featured below alongside the dialogue as it appears in the final released version for context. The scenes are in chronological order. The director's cut dialogue is highlighted in bold.
Mildred and the Gas Attendant[]
A small edit to the scene with Mildred and the gas attendant.
| Attendant: | May I ask why you're headed to Lucia? |
| Mildred: | It seems like a rather personal question, now, doesn't it? |
| Attendant: | Well, I'm sorry, ma'am. Didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. |
| Mildred: | I didn't say it made me uncomfortable. I said the question was personal. |
| Attendant: | Sorry. |
| Mildred: | Clearly your tumescence has distracted you, sir. |
Louise's Arthritis[]
A small edit to the scene where Louise struggles to open Mildred's motel door. This line was likely cut because Louise has not yet mentioned her arthitis on-screen. It likely the intention of this line was for the audience to infer that Mildred is highly observant.
Mildred meets Louise
| Louise: | God damn it. |
| Mildred: | May I offer help with the key? |
| Mildred: | Rheumatism can make the simplest tasks so very painful. |
| Louise: | Not much to look at, but we've got a phone in the office. |
Dario's Furlough Assessment[]
A large chunk of dialogue cut from the beginning of Dario's furlough assessment scene. The cut dialogue reveals Dario's diagnosis, and why he was brought to Lucia State Hospital. Interestingly, this section of dialogue being removed means that it is not explained why Father Murphy is at Dario's assessment in the final cut of the episode.
| Betsy: | I'm a little confused, Father Murphy, as you're a patient at this facility. Are you representing Mr. Dario Salvatore today? |
| Father Murphy: | No, Nurse Bucket. But, uh, getting a furlough is very important to Mr. Dario, and I'm the only person in this hospital who understands Italian. |
| Dario: | (Speaks Italian) |
| Father Murphy: | Mr. Salvatore is urging the board to consider him for a weekend furlough. His... brother's gravely ill with influenza. and the doctors are unsure how much longer he has. |
| Betsy: | I'm just curious as to why Mr. Salvatore's brother would want to see someone who he, himself, committed to this institution. And who has been described in a police report... as having, and I quote: "Entered the Woolworth's with his trousers around his ankles, weeping uncontrollably and pinching his virile member with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand." |
| Father Murphy: | Dr. Hanover has diagnosed Mr. Salvatore with exhibitionistic disorder, a condition which is rarely associated with any sort of violence, whatsoever. |
| Dario: | I no do this, uh, pinching-- |
| Betsy: | Okay, I think we've all heard enough. |
| Betsy: | My preliminary recommendation is this: that if Mr. Salvatore wants the board to seriously consider a furlough, he must continue with Dr. Hanover's regimen of colonics, he must attend group therapy three times daily, and he must take his saltpeter tablets as prescribed. Am I understood? |
Gov Wilburn and Gwendolyn smoking[]
A section of dialogue cut from the scene before Dr. Hanover interrupts Gov. Wilburn and Gwendolyn's dinner and drinks. The cut dialogue features a mention of Trevor Briggs an episode earlier than it is established in the final cut of the series that Gwendolyn is married (when Mildred notices Gwendolyn's wedding ring) and features Gwendolyn being careful with her words regarding their marriage, an early elusion to the fact it's a marriage of convenience. It's likely this section was simply cut for time. A follow up line is also cut, referencing this dialogue, where Gov. Wilburn insults Gwendolyn for smoking.
| Waiter: | I have your booth in the back for you. Right this way. |
| Gwendolyn: | Thanks so much. |
| Waiter: | Uh-huh. There you go. |
| Gwendolyn: | Thank you. |
| Waiter: | You're welcome. |
| Gov. Wilburn: | Thank you, Jimmy. |
| Waiter: | You're welcome, Governor. |
| Gov. Wilburn: | Yeah. |
| Waiter: | Cocktails? |
| Gwendolyn: | I'd love a Gibson. |
| Gov. Wilburn: | Dry Rob Roy. |
| Waiter: | You got it. |
| (Gov. Wilburn and Gwendolyn both light cigarettes) | |
| Gov. Wilburn: | Well... I dont-- I can't get used to it. |
| Gwendolyn: | What's that? |
| Gov. Wilburn: | Women smoking. Maybe I'm old-fashioned. I find it repugnant. And your husband? He tolerates it, does he? |
| Gwendolyn: | Yes, we've been married for two years, and he has... no problem with my smoking. |
| Dr. Hanover: | Excuse me, Gov. Wilburn. Dr. Richard Hanover. |
| Dr. Hanover: | We had a similar meeting scheduled last month, and the month before that. |
| Gwendolyn: | Maybe we should hear him out. |
| Gov. Wilburn: | Should we, ashtray? |
| Gov. Wilburn: | Tell you what, I'll give you until the moment our drinks are delivered for you to give me your pitch. |
Dr. Hanover describes Lucia State Hospital[]
Following on from the previous cut scene, Dr. Hanover describes Lucia State Hospital to Gov. Wilburn and Gwendolyn in more detail than in the final version. His narration is accompanied by establishing shots of various features of the hospital. This dialogue was likely cut to show how un-cooperative and dismissive Gov. Wilburn is towards Dr. Hanover's pitch by making it appear he was given less time to talk.
| Dr. Hanover: | My hospital is a bastion of recovery and rehabilitation unlike any other. |
| Dr. Hanover: | In fact, it used to be a rest spa, built at the turn of the century, atop a set of hot springs by the legendary California architect Paul Williams. It's interiors, as well as the uniforms worn by its attendants, were designed by Miss Dorothy Draper, famous for her designs in the Carlisle Hotel. I'm proud to say the facility continues to enjoy a completely clean record. |
| Gov. Wilburn: | Well, how'd you manage that? |
| Dr. Hanover: | New cutting-edge techniques that will spark a revolution in mental health. |
| Dr. Hanover: | Now, as for the funding, I'm currently constructing a barn to be used in various therapeutic regimens. |
Mildred investigating Amelia Emerson[]
An entire cut scene in a new location never seen before or since within the series and with cut character Clerk Daisy (Gracie Mercedes), in which Mildred is obtaining documents about Amelia Emerson in order to reach out to her for blackmail purposes. It isn't established specifically where this location takes place, based on Clerk Daisy's credited name it can be inferred to be the county records office. Ultimately this scene was meant to establish Mildred finding Amelia's address in a phone book, but was likely cut for time because in the final version it can be easily inferred that Amelia's address was inside the wallet that Mildred stole.
| Clerk Daisy: | These here are staff rosters. I'll grab you the patient release forms. |
| Mildred: | You are a true blessing. |
| Clerk Daisy: | Oh, and that name you gave me, Amelia Emerson? All I found were some divorce papers that her husband filed a few years ago, but it doesn't look like he followed through with them. |
| Mildred: | Do you have a phone book? |
Louise talks about Edmund[]
Short snippet of cut dialogue from the scene where Louise is talking about her morbid fascination with the clergy killer case to Mildred in the motel reception area.
| Louise: | I read all these papers, and none of them describe what this Edmund fella actually did to those priests. |
| Louise: | I heard he cut off one of their ding-a-lings. I'm curious: what happens... to the penis after it's severed? How long before it looks like nothing more than a discarded raisin? |
| Louise: | Now, what favor can I do for you? |
Follow-up piece of removed dialogue in the same scene in which Mildred teases Louise.
| Mildred: | If anyone calls asking for Arlene Bauer, could you let me know? It's a little joke between me and an old friend. |
| Louise: | And is Arlene Bauer paying for another night's room, or are you two splitting the bill? |
| Mildred: | Did you know sarcasm is a coping mechanism? Very common among those who feel their lives are unfulfilled. |
| Louise: | (chuckles) |
Mildred's Roleplay[]
Small piece of dialogue cut from the scene where Mildred and Charles are having their roleplay sexual encounter.
| Mildred: | Let's pretend we're husband and wife who've just had a fight. |
| Mildred: | It was... intense and... passionate. And now we're both collecting our thoughts. |
| Charles: | What was the fight about? |
Mildred's meeting with Amelia[]
Small piece of dialogue referencing the information that Mildred procured in the earlier deleted scene at the county clerk's office. Likely cut because the earlier scene was cut.
| Amelia: | What makes you think my husband will believe you? |
| Mildred: | He's already filed for divorce once, citing irreconcilable differences. And I wonder... how many irreconcilable differences have you had during your marriage? |
| Amelia: | And what am I supposed to tell him? |
| Mildred: | Tell him this town is poison... and that you want to get as far away from it as possible. |
Gwendolyn meets with Dr. Hanover[]
Instead of jumping right from Hanover answering the door to Gwendolyn and Hanover sitting in the lounge, in this version of the scene Gwendolyn introduces herself in the doorway, and they have a dialogue where Gwendolyn reveals she has been researching into Hanover's background.
| Gwendolyn: | Gwendolyn Briggs. We didn't get to formally meet yesterday. May I come in? |
| CUT TO: LOUNGE, HANOVER POURS GWENDOLYN A DRINK | |
| Hanover: | I have to say, I've never known a woman to enjoy scotch. |
| Gwendolyn: | I enjoy alcohol. I tolerate scotch. So, after you left yesterday, I took it upon myself to research you a little bit more. Top of your class at Harvard, Head of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins, all very impressive. I'm gonna speak plainly, Dr. Hanover. We've got a problem. Governor Wilburn's re-election campaign is failing. We're down five points in districts we carried by 15, four years ago. |
| Hanover: | I don't understand. Are you asking for my help? |
| Gwendolyn: | Tomorrow, Governor Wilburn would like to throw a press conference at Lucia State Hospital, where he'll declare a war on mental illness. |
| Gwendolyn: | How would you feel about your hospital being the cornerstone of the governor's re-election campaign? |
| Gwendolyn: | I believe this will swing momentum back to us... and the governor into his re-election. |
| Gwendolyn: | I take it back. (tips glass of scotch) This is quite good. |
Blood Pressure Medication[]
Mildred is seen dispensing and pocketing the stolen blood pressure medication, instead of just holding the bottle.
Leona[]
Cut character Leona, who is seen in the final cut of the episode next to Huck in the medication dispensing scene, has dialogue in the director's cut in Haitian Creole. It's unknown if Leona was planned to have a larger role in the episode or series than this singular scene, but she was named in pre-release promotional photos and her casting was listed in several articles in the lead up to the series airing, something which other side-characters like Dario Salvatore who had a much bigger role in the episode did not receive. It's possible her character was removed due to the racism of some of the dialogue surrounding her being offensive, as in the dialogue featured below (the implication that, as a Haitian, she must be involved in voodoo)
| Leona: | (speaks Haitian Creole) |
| Dolly: | Looks like somebody got a hex put on her. |
Hanover's Breakdown[]
Cut dialogue in the scene after Mildred and Dr. Hanover discover Dario's body in Hanover's office bathroom.
| Mildred: | Dr. Hanover. You are in a state of shock right now. |
| Mildred: | You must compose yourself. You must focus. |
| Hanover: | The governor--- the governor's here. The most powerful man in the state! |
| Mildred: | What has happened here is a tragedy, yes. |
| Hanover: | All my work. Everything, everything I'm fighting for... I'll be exposed. This-- this negligence will ruin me! |
| Mildred: | Dr. Hanover. |
| Hanover: | Will ruin me! |
| Mildred: | Dr. Hanover, you must stop! I will take care of this. |
| Hanover: | Why? |
| Mildred: | Because I believe in you. I believe you and your hospital can save lives. You focus now. |
| Mildred: | You stand up tall and proud, you walk out of this room, face the governor, and you be quick about it. He's waiting. |
| Mildred: | I will take care of this. |
| Hanover: | Yes. Thank you. Thank you. |
Dario's Body[]
Instead of cutting straight from Hanover's office to the press conference in front of Lucia State Hospital as in the final cut, there is a transition scene where Mildred briefly composes herself, then goes into Hanover's bathroom, crouches down, cradles Dario's dead hand to her face, strokes his fingers with her thumb, and cries.
Laundry[]
After Governor Wilbur and Gwendolyn leave after the speech on the Lucia Hospital front steps, there is a deleted scene where Betsy interrupts Hanover to ask whether he asked Mildred to launder his towels.
| Betsy: | Dr. Hanover! |
| Hanover: | Not now. |
| Betsy: | No, it's about Nurse Ratched. Did you ask her to launder your towels? |
| Hanover: | What? Of course not. |
| Betsy: | Then she's lying. She's up to something. |
| Hanover: | Oh, yes. No. That's right, I did ask her. Thank you. I'm very tired. |
Edmund being brought to Lucia[]
In the final version of the episode, Edmund's face is not seen at all when he is being brought out of the police van, only his shackled feet. In the director's cut, he is shown several times, wearing a brown straight jacket and face mask. He is escorted into the hospital flanked by many armed guards.
