Posted by Dinah on November 7, 2010, at 11:29:27
In reply to In Treatment .., posted by annierose on October 26, 2010, at 18:59:00
I'm up to Jesse in week 2, and wondering if I should just skip that episode.
My favorite by far is Sunil. He is so clearly depressed, and bewildered, and... shrunken maybe? from what he would have been before. I know he's not perfectly likable, but then who is? I wonder if the preview of next week's show is setting up a Tarasoff situation. I think that in some ways that I can't quite identify, he reminds me of my Grandpa. The posture maybe. For whatever reasons, I can't stop the image of my grandpa flickering through my mind as I watch his episodes.
I like to watch the play of emotions across Frances' expressive face. Debra Winger looks great, even prettier than when she was young. I like her, but I think she put Paul in a very difficult situation with her sister. There are lots of analysts in New York. Why did she make that decision, and is she really going to be angry with Paul for the consequences? It's harder to forget I'm watching an actor if the actor's face seems as familiar as hers does. I had the same problem with John Mahoney last season.
I want to skip Jesse entirely. All that unmasked anger is difficult to watch even from a distance and through a TV. There's the reason I would never wish to be a therapist. You can't choose only to see the pleasant ones. He did shift away from the anger later in the episode, but still...
I both recognize that Adele has strengths as a therapist, and realize that I'd run from her like a startled hare runs from a cheetah. There is too much intensity in her gaze, and her quick starts are startling to *me*. As much as I love sheepdogs, I don't think I could be in therapy with a border collie. My antennae are way too finely tuned in session.
I do like how she questioned Paul's relationship with Gina. I think even Gina questioned whether such an incestuous relationship was helpful to Paul. I really like how her final statement contrasted with Gina's final statement to Paul. And even her confusion at his reaction. I'll reserve judgment.
And as always, I don't like Paul as much in his own sessions. He seems to make little digs at his clients, and naturally I do not find that appealing. I don't *think* my therapist would do that.
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