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Dexter (2006)
Season 4 is 10/10
Seasons 1, 2, 4 and 5 are all great, S4 with John Lithgow being particularly outstanding.
There are plenty of times when you'll need to suspend your disbelief but that didn't take away from my enjoyment of those good seasons. S3 was a little slow and dull, S6 onwards became pretty farcical but I still watched until the very end as I was so invested in the show.
Seasons 1, 2, 4 and 5 are all great, S4 with John Lithgow being particularly outstanding.
There are plenty of times when you'll need to suspend your disbelief but that didn't take away from my enjoyment of those good seasons. S3 was a little slow and dull, S6 onwards became pretty farcical but I still watched until the very end as I was so invested in the show.
The Patient (2022)
Confused
Not only me, but everything about this show is confused. Not sure the writers have any understanding about serial killers, abuse, coercive control or victims of these crimes. You never find out why Sam chose Alan over the other therapists. There was no Good Will Hunting moment of therapist/patient connection.
If the show's focus was supposed to be on Alan and how he processes the situation via his own therapy dreams or holocaust connections then it wasn't enough and there was too much of Sam. If the focus was supposed to be on Sam and the dynamic with his mother and ex wife then that also wasn't enough and then there was too much of Alan's stuff.
None of the behaviour from any of the characters made sense. The score didn't create tension for me. I know Carell can do serious because he was great in The Way Way Back. I know Gleeson can do emotion because he was great in Ex Machina. I think the bottom line is that the script is just terrible. I'm really confused how some reviewers think this is a good show.
Bad Sisters (2022)
TW: Coercive Control
Anyone who thinks the main character of this show is merely just 'hateable' (and he is extremely hateable) doesn't fully understand how coercive control works. Coercive control is now a criminal offence in Ireland under section 39 of the new domestic violence act 2018 but still not enough is understood about it.
This show does a great job at showing the manipulation that goes on in a relationship where a partner is abusive and it could be triggering for someone who has experienced something similar from a partner. Despite the dark and serious subject the relationships between the sisters and the rest of the community is funny and also sweet. Gallows humour at its best. Would recommend, with caution.
The Kominsky Method (2018)
Seasons 1 and 2 are perfect
Don't bother with 3 as although it seems like it ties up loose ends it actually trashes the character development of a couple of people that takes place in 1 and 2.
Seasons 1 and 2 are delightful though. Funny, warm and honest. It's so nice to see a healthy relationship between two older male characters as they navigate life. Easy to watch. Real people. A great show. Don't let it pass you by.
Don't bother with 3 as although it seems like it ties up loose ends it actually trashes the character development of a couple of people that takes place in 1 and 2.
Seasons 1 and 2 are delightful though. Funny, warm and honest. It's so nice to see a healthy relationship between two older male characters as they navigate life. Easy to watch. Real people. A great show. Don't let it pass you by.
Attention Please (2018)
Film POV feels very ableist and negative
Asd and adhd are more than just their external presentations. Whilst I don't doubt that some sort of physical manipulation is beneficial I'm nowhere near convinced that it's due to the reasons they describe in this film.
There's zero mention of emotional regulation, styles of communication, hyperfocus, hypermobility etc...
One little boy who was clearly very fearful of all things (sound sensitive, restrictive diet) before treatment, was described after treatment as now being confident and popular at school, as if people who are adhd and/or asd can't be confident and popular at school
Nothing about this film seems to be data driven (other than some stats on labelled people in prisons and how much adhd costs the US)
I'd like to see some autistics involved in studying this theory, the techniques used and their results. I wonder whether is the trauma that's being removed rather than the adhd/asd that's being described.