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 The Patient is a Hulu miniseries from the creators of The Americans that premiered today, August 30th with two 21ish minute episodes. A serial killer (Domnhall Gleeson) imprisons his therapist (Steve Carell) so he can tell him the truth during sessions to try to "get better." Fairly simple premise, but so far it has proved interesting which is why I made the thread.
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Aug 31, 2022 06:53
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Just got done watching the first two episodes. What has been set up is much more compelling than the previews lead me to believe. Long live 30 minute dramas.
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Aug 31, 2022 06:54
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I enjoyed this.
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Aug 31, 2022 07:09
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holy poo poo this is good. really wish it all came out at once
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Sep 1, 2022 20:18
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Yeah this was pretty loving fun. Gleeson's really good in this, (though I didn't expect otherwise tbh). There's something about the way he keeps providing high quality takeaways that I find really, really funny.
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Sep 1, 2022 21:42
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Open Source Idiom posted:Yeah this was pretty loving fun. Gleeson's really good in this, (though I didn't expect otherwise tbh). Wasn't it more or less said that his day job is health inspector? I would expect those guys to know all the great restaurants.
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Sep 1, 2022 22:33
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The Vosgian Beast posted:Wasn't it more or less said that his day job is health inspector? I would expect those guys to know all the great restaurants. Yeah he's a health inspector which definitely plays into his food thing. Dunno how much I would dig a moussaka gyoza, thoug.
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Sep 2, 2022 23:11
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I'll watch this just for the novelty of a 21 minute drama. Oh, and it's good just in general too.
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Sep 3, 2022 22:53
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The Vosgian Beast posted:Wasn't it more or less said that his day job is health inspector? I would expect those guys to know all the great restaurants. Oh yeah, I got that part. I meant more the absurdity of a prisoner being given high quality food to eat, only it's a) always in lovely takeaway containers and b) usually in the form of cold leftovers. The yuppie foodie angle is very funny to me.
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Sep 4, 2022 01:40
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Just watched the third episode. Enjoyed it. There’s something really weird about the way this show watches. It’s compelling, but despite it being sitcom-length which is unlike nearly any other drama I’ve seen (except for The Bear I guess), when it’s over I feel okay with that, not like I need more. Maybe because there’s only one plot line and no B stories?
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Sep 7, 2022 01:36
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Just watched the fourth. It's almost entirely Steve Carell on his own and it's dumb how well it works. I do like having no idea where the show is going to go.
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Sep 14, 2022 08:06
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I wanna know what the deal is with this piss. A pisstery, if you will.
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Sep 14, 2022 13:11
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Open Source Idiom posted:I wanna know what the deal is with this piss. He went in there with the Dunkin cup and came back out without it. I think he pisses in his Dunkin cup all day, then pours it out at night. Probably something to do with his dad
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Sep 14, 2022 13:17
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blue squares posted:He went in there with the Dunkin cup and came back out without it. I think he pisses in his Dunkin cup all day, then pours it out at night. Probably something to do with his dad I know it's dumb and I'd kind of not enjoy if they went with this but during the pee I was imagining some Dr. House-esque discovery of like his pituitary gland or something causing homicidal and excessive piss symptoms. Never considered he was dumping stored whizz once a day. Some kind of psychotherapeutic OCD treatment could be something that comes up later. Even if the tinkle duration isn't connected to the killing I'm sure it'll still be integral somehow. Like in mission impossible when they know exactly how long it takes that guy to poo poo so they can plan their wire drop laser thing. Our victims could somehow incorporate the piddle timer as part of an escape plan or something.
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Sep 14, 2022 15:38
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I thought it was supposed to illustrate his gradual loss of control over his own behavior. I took him stopping mid stream as him exerting control over his impulses. In the most recent episode where he is obviously on the edge of committing another murder he doesn't stop mid stream, just keeps going (which Steve Carrell's character appears to notice)
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Sep 19, 2022 04:19
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I really like this show but I think it would have been a better binge which is one of the first times ever I can remember thinking that
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Sep 20, 2022 08:32
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Jesus that ending. Not much more to say!
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Sep 21, 2022 01:38
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Great episode. So I feel like the show has been hinting at this but the porn Sam looks up seems to confirm that his relationship with mother is definitely more hosed up than she is letting on. Seems like we may be getting into Oedipal territory here?
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Sep 21, 2022 04:16
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Danzel Glovington posted:
HE USED THE PIDDLE TIMER!
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Sep 28, 2022 01:53
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Danzel Glovington posted:HE USED THE PIDDLE TIMER! You win!
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Sep 28, 2022 02:23
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That was another good episode, thankfully a lot less dark than the previous. Dr. Strauss is lucky that Sam ended up as a food inspector, his meals could have been a lot worse. https://twitter.com/LxxLawliet/status/1574487281020260352
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Sep 28, 2022 04:36
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I guess I never thought about the Jewish faith having their own analogue of crappy Christian praise band music but hell, of course they do I liked that Alan is starting to take some actions towards escaping finally. That coupled with the flashes of holocaust imagery tell me he’s feeling truly persecuted and ready to fight now
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Sep 28, 2022 19:30
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Wasn't sure to share in here or the IOSM thread, but have this review that always comes up first for some reason whenever I google The Patient. Teenagers start watching The Office and the next thing you know they support black lives matter. 
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Oct 5, 2022 20:20
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Crazy person posted:yeah yeah, I’m crazy… whatever… Yeah. Yeah. You are crazy. Specifically.
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Oct 6, 2022 00:20
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I thought the stuff about his son becoming an ultra orthodox jew and the main character interpreting it as joining a cult was interesting. It lead me to watch this documentary about Lev Tahor, which enlightened me to the fact that there really are orthodox jews that are definitely cults with extremely abusive practices and leaders, which is something I hadn't really thought about in the past. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnyx6pqb-zM
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Oct 6, 2022 03:14
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Annabel Pee posted:Wasn't sure to share in here or the IOSM thread, but have this review that always comes up first for some reason whenever I google The Patient. Teenagers start watching The Office and the next thing you know they support black lives matter. So, thirty years ago, Gunsmoke (1955) led directly to the Columbine shootings (1999), which in turn led to Joker (2019), which caused Black Lives Matter (2013) and riots (44 BC). After which, teens get obsessed with The Office (2005) and, in turn, those same teenagers start watching The Patient (2022). All of which culminates in empathising with the mentally ill, the worst thing possible.
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Oct 6, 2022 04:30
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Can someone who's smarter than me connect the subplot about Carrell's concerns with his son's turn to a orthodoxy to the serial killer plot? Other than maybe some stuff about fathers and sons and such...? I'm struggling to see how they inform each other. (Haven't seen the last two episodes yet, but I'm not bothered about spoilers when it comes to this info.)Otherkinsey Scale posted:So, thirty years ago, Gunsmoke (1955) led directly to the Columbine shootings (1999), which in turn led to Joker (2019), which caused Black Lives Matter (2013) and riots (44 BC). After which, teens get obsessed with The Office (2005) and, in turn, those same teenagers start watching The Patient (2022). Never do it OP. That way madness lies.
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Oct 6, 2022 12:57
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Open Source Idiom posted:Can someone who's smarter than me connect the subplot about Carrell's concerns with his son's turn to a orthodoxy to the serial killer plot? Other than maybe some stuff about fathers and sons and such...? I'm struggling to see how they inform each other. (Haven't seen the last two episodes yet, but I'm not bothered about spoilers when it comes to this info.) Well that certainly was tied together in this episode! Holy poo poo things are getting intense
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Oct 11, 2022 12:52
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Loved the new ep, wish more people were talking about this. Nice that the episode lengths have slowly crept up. Really heartwarming to see Alan and his son are on the same page, rooting so hard for him to escape now. Had to look away every time he was near that tube, the thought of being cut with it proper went through me. I think it was because of the sound design. I loved the editing technique of hearing him sharpen the tube while we watched his thought process, it really felt like something never done before. E: I loved Alan's judgement of his son and his religion in therapy too, it felt like such "real" and un-tv like therapy dialogue. Annabel Pee fucked around with this message at 13:27 on Oct 12, 2022 |
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Oct 12, 2022 13:23
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I really hope this is a one off mini series and has an actual ending. Can't have another The Old Man .
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Oct 14, 2022 19:59
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It is, they've stated it's a limited series. Though I wouldn't mind it if they turned it into some kind of anthology.
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Oct 14, 2022 20:46
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anatomi posted:It is, they've stated it's a limited series. Hulu Presents: Therapy in hosed Up Situations Season Two Alternate title: American Therapy Story. NO WAIT - Atherapan Horror Story. There it is.
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Oct 14, 2022 21:06
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Just kidding I'm not gonna gently caress his skull
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Oct 18, 2022 15:25
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The Vosgian Beast posted:Just kidding I'm not gonna gently caress his skull I totally thought Sam was serious. What a hilarious loving ending
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Oct 19, 2022 02:05
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Oct 25, 2022 12:52
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That was heartbreaking, kept waiting for a last second corny twist where he wasn’t dead and he pulled Sam into the grave lol. At least he gave his kids the letter. Do you think Sam’s solution to let his mum keep him locked up will work? I doubt it, if he actually cared he would turn himself in. He probably thinks he wouldn’t mind just staying in his room all day with the sweet tv setup idea and his mum bringing him food, and at some point he’ll get bored and ask her to release him and she will.
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Oct 25, 2022 13:55
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I guess he killed his dad 1½ times so maybe he got it out of his system. They should've shown us that he's no longer holding things inside him via a super-short tinkle. Strangle murderin's out, quick squirtin's in. anatomi fucked around with this message at 15:52 on Oct 25, 2022 |
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Oct 25, 2022 15:48
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That was unexpectedly bleak
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Oct 26, 2022 00:25
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