Season 4 – In Treatment

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Rivkah F @Rivkah 07/07/2024 Brilliant writing and complex characters. Seeing Uzo Aduba shine in the lead role was the biggest highlight for me. I'm floored by her talent. See more Donald D @Don23 06/27/2023 Season 4. Well it was just awful. I cannot see what the critics were reviewing. How the actors were supposed to make something of this with such terrible writing was in my opinion unacceptable. I kept hoping it would get better but each and every time I got to the end disappointed. Actors should not be blamed for this fiasco because the storyline was an impossible task to make good. Lately the critics appear to be so disjointed from the audience on so many levels, I can understand why. What the heck has happened this used to be a great place to get fair and frank reviews. See more 03/17/2022 In prior seasons, I learned a tremendous amount about psychology and the process of self-discovery. This season is not that. This season is more about current cultural issues and, in my opinion, is ruined as the show attempts to shoe-horn in as many as possible du jour topics. If you prefer a dramatic series, you will likely be far more favorable to the series. Uzo Aduba provides solid acting, but the character is written to deliver maximum drama versus an accurate representation of a shrink. Colin's character is interesting, but i think the "ignorant white guy" angle was un ecessary. Laila's character made little sense to me, with her constant references to the challenges of being a black teen despite the immense gap between her and the average black teen. Eladio grew on me, and was perhaps the most compelling story of the three. But, its just not realistic. See more 03/14/2022 I would give this show ten stars if I could. It is a hidden gem. And though I'm sad it was canceled, it was a satisfying one-season viewing experience--not to mention a masterclass in dialogue for fellow writers. Don't let its cancellation stop you from giving this Emmy-worthy show a chance. I just ADORED this show. I was immediately hooked and found all of the sessions fascinating. I hope more intelligent, driven people who are struggling with adulthood find it. After the loss of my mother, when I was working jobs beneath my skill level and vacillating between self-loathing and you can do anything, I wish I'd had this show. Strangely, I liked Eladio most but identified with Colin more. He made me think a lot about the stories we tell ourselves in order not to face hard truths. As a black mother, the sessions with Laila made me think and consider some important questions. Spoilers..... Laila Episode 6 was just a parenting masterpiece. And I will be forever haunted by the episode where Brooke has a conversation with herself. Brooke's struggles with alcoholism were well done. I've never seen a portrayal of a black woman struggling with alcohol addiction quite like this one with the relationship component added in. See more 11/19/2021 The show has a lot of problems in its fourth season. A LOT. It attemps to explore blackness in particular, but it's hard to take seriously when a teenager (Laila) is used as a mouthpiece, pretentiously disecting latin etmyology one minute and railing against social injustice quite unconvincingly the next. These are goofy archetypes, not characters. It doesn't help that the black therapist is portrayed as incompetent, immoral and sometimes even cruel. Witholding referrals to a pyschiatrist for Elaidio (diagnosed bipolar) could seriously result in a malpractice lawsuit. She divulges heavy information to clients, chides them for not respecting boundaries and then ALLOWS THEM TO DRINK IN HER HOME AT NIGHT. Two out of three of the patients are LGBT, it's sort of shoehorned in. However none of the actors are actually LGBT. The show doesn't even practice the weighty societal remedies it preaches. Literally zero research was done by any of the writers on what psychotherapy actually entails. Very insincere writing that caters to minority demographics, while also patronising them and depicting them as unprofessional or stereotypes. The only character seemed to be the charminly nasty grandmother of Laila, but unfortunately she's not given the screentime she deserves. See more 10/08/2021 I am a therapist myself and loved the first two seasons. And somewhat the third. They were authentic and plausible - as well as well carried through. I was so looking forward to this season. I was excited about a new therapist. But it's dreadful. Totally unrealistic. She is so so bad. She has zero boundaries. Asks all the wrong question. Meh See more Read all reviews

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