Scott Silver

Arthur, a struggling comedian, has a session with his social worker. He expresses his feelings of despair and mental illness, while his social worker tries to understand his state and medication needs.

Arthur Fleck meets with an overworked social worker to discuss his mental health, his journal, and his struggling home life. The scene highlights Arthur's profound isolation and his desperate plea for more medication to numb his emotional pain.

After his disastrous stand-up debut, Joker walks with Sophie, discussing the recent subway murders. Sophie's strong opinions on class inequality and her own experience of being fired resonate with Joker, leading to an unsettling revelation about his past.

Arthur, in a fantasy sequence, is called out of the audience by his idol, talk show host Murray Franklin. They bond over shared experiences and Arthur expresses his mother's belief in his purpose to spread joy, before Murray offers him a deeply personal and comforting sentiment.

Alex and Jimmy share an intimate and flirtatious conversation on a city bus, discussing their mutual desires to escape their dead-end lives in Detroit. The tension shifts from romantic potential to social friction when Alex mentions attending a rival's show, leading to an abrupt and awkward exit by Jimmy.

Arthur, still in partial clown makeup, tries to entertain a young boy on a bus but is reprimanded by the boy's mother. His attempt to explain his uncontrollable laughter due to a medical condition is dismissed, leading to a painful and public display of his affliction.