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Post by allison on Jun 4, 2010 23:36:26 GMT
well this sounds really well liked. maybe i will give it a watch. except i need to know - is it in any way like exploitative of mental illness? cause i'm a sensitive sour puss when it comes to that sort of thing and i cannot deal with it.
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Post by Tellurium on Jun 5, 2010 11:18:57 GMT
No Allison, I think Diablo Cody is trying very hard to maintain respect for that. Several DID sufferers have come out in support of the show.
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Post by thornyking on Jun 5, 2010 22:40:59 GMT
Dr. Richard P. Kluft consulted for the first episode and wrote this:
I have read some saying it's an inaccurate portrayal of DID, though.
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Post by allison on Jun 6, 2010 4:23:23 GMT
alright, sweet, thanks for the responses. i just can't stand it when producers/writers are lazy and think that having a character with a mental illness is an okay substitute for character depth or plot. but i will give it a watch & i will return with my scathing and/or praising review
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Post by admin on Jun 6, 2010 7:36:30 GMT
I have read some saying it's an inaccurate portrayal of DID, though. Because they're looking at it as doctors or patients, rather than as readers or writers: Marshall's a wholly idealised portrayal of a young gay man, Kate - it's easy to forget - is supposed to be fifteen years old. It's not about accuracy, it's about emotion... Besides, if you look properly, all of the characters have multiples, they just don't shake their heads and change their voices when they transition. Except Kate, who wears a costume. Because she's the best. Cheerio, Michael. xxx
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Post by Tellurium on Jun 9, 2010 0:54:39 GMT
OK, so is it just me, or did that season finale suck balls? The more I think about it, the less I like it.
Really, Kate? A he-didn't-vote-the-way-I-did based epiphany and suddenly you clue in that the dude is sketch and immediately decide you have no interest in all the material wealth he's thrusting at you? REALLY!? What are the writers doing here? "Here's a potentially exciting storyline that would really mix things up... Just kidding! Never mind. We'll just make him say he voted for Ron Paul and he's as good as killed off in the eyes of our liberal viewer base."
Meanwhile Marshall does absolutely nothing whatsoever, Char's until-now bizarrely wonderful fiance conveniently turns semi-abusive so we're not sad to see him go, and Tara gets a "shocking" revelation that, after last week's delightful bit of go-time, seems like a great big yawn.
This feels like the finale of a show that had been cancelled on short notice and needed to wrap things up fast, rather than one that was renewed for a third season immediately after the premiere of its second. The show seems like it keeps vaguely threatening to go new places but is ultimately too lazy and decides it's quite comfy as it is.
Really, after all that happened this season, the characters are largely in the same places we'd left them a season ago. New alters, new boyfriends, new fetuses (feti?), but basically the same.
I honestly don't feel the need to continue following this show's story. I'm sure I will, couch potato that I am, but at the moment I can't really see why.
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