My apologies to people who saw an unfinished version of this on their friends list. Um, it's been a while since I did this; I've lost the knack
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Oddly enough, the therapist played by Carrie Fisher in the first Austin Powers movie is just about perfect for a group leader. She has the intonation and the rephrasing down perfectly. That's one of the best therapists I've ever seen onscreen in terms of sheer accuracy of portrayal.
In Scrubs, Dr. Cox has a shrink in - hmmm. Second season, I think? That guy is good. He deals with a difficult patient well, deals with a boundary rupture well, and knows when to terminate therapy.
In the Thomas Crowne Affair (remake), Crowne's therapist is good. Ethical is a little questionable, but definitely good.
Now, let's make a big long list of all the therapists who I want to SMACK.
"I don't care what The Who thinks, "all right" is two words and ever shall be, and do not speak to me of popular usage."
In that case, have you already seen the first comic strip on this page? It's a standalone strip, you don't need to know the characters to figure out what they're talking about.
Childcare. Not as much parenting, but teaching and nannying? If you are acting in a professional capacity in raising that child, please do not indulge his tantrums. It bothers me in parenting, too, but I'm a little immune because half the parents of my students are damn idiots. So I know it's true to life.
Also I cannot stand by and watch people apply the morals of modern American culture to historical Asian cultures, or any other culture that widely differs from modern America. I had to watch Mulan II, and the only way I kept myself from breaking the disk (which did not belong to me) was to write viciously erotic femmeslash between Mulan and the most interesting of the princesses. Which, okay, probably was not very culturally aware, but it felt like revenge on the movie makers at the time.
Not as much parenting, but teaching and nannying? If you are acting in a professional capacity in raising that child, please do not indulge his tantrums.
Yes, that makes me cringe. Of course, it makes me cringe in real life, too. Operant conditioning, people! Realize what behaviors you're shaping! (No, I am in no way a specialist with children. Just. I've trained dogs. Difficult ones. You'd be surprised how much there is in common there.)
Also I cannot stand by and watch people apply the morals of modern American culture to historical Asian cultures, or any other culture that widely differs from modern America.
I can (usually) suspend disbelief by tellin myself it's a fantasy world that just happens to look like 13th-century Asia or whatever. But, yes. Moral absolutism plays well on the screen, I guess, but so much does not work in my head.
And I know nearly everyone in fandom has read it, but I'm speaking to the two lone holdouts: read this. Even if you haven't seen the movie. Read it. Worth reading even if you haven't seen the movie but still plan to?
Also: OMG, a link to an online version of Senet! I lost my version when I upgraded my computer. Highlander sounds cool, but I'm currently resisting the temptation to start reading novels and long fic because I don't have the time right now. :( I love the MALP art, though.
It has spoilers for the movie, so it will depend on how much of a spoiler-phobe you are. If you're not worried about spoilers, it does add another level to the movie.
Worth reading even if you haven't seen the movie but still plan to?
Depends, as lilacsigil says, on how you feel about spoilers. It's definitely still worth reading, but if you want to see the movie unspoiled, you'll need to do that first.
It's a fun movie, but this story makes it so much better.
Highlander sounds cool, but I'm currently resisting the temptation to start reading novels and long fic because I don't have the time right now.
Save it! Sooner or later, you're going to have a long weekend with nothing to do. This story will be there, lurking, waiting. Um. Only not so much like a mugger as that sounded.
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Oddly enough, the therapist played by Carrie Fisher in the first Austin Powers movie is just about perfect for a group leader. She has the intonation and the rephrasing down perfectly. That's one of the best therapists I've ever seen onscreen in terms of sheer accuracy of portrayal.
In Scrubs, Dr. Cox has a shrink in - hmmm. Second season, I think? That guy is good. He deals with a difficult patient well, deals with a boundary rupture well, and knows when to terminate therapy.
In the Thomas Crowne Affair (remake), Crowne's therapist is good. Ethical is a little questionable, but definitely good.
Now, let's make a big long list of all the therapists who I want to SMACK.
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In that case, have you already seen the first comic strip on this page? It's a standalone strip, you don't need to know the characters to figure out what they're talking about.
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HEARTS. Yes.
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Childcare. Not as much parenting, but teaching and nannying? If you are acting in a professional capacity in raising that child, please do not indulge his tantrums. It bothers me in parenting, too, but I'm a little immune because half the parents of my students are damn idiots. So I know it's true to life.
Also I cannot stand by and watch people apply the morals of modern American culture to historical Asian cultures, or any other culture that widely differs from modern America. I had to watch Mulan II, and the only way I kept myself from breaking the disk (which did not belong to me) was to write viciously erotic femmeslash between Mulan and the most interesting of the princesses. Which, okay, probably was not very culturally aware, but it felt like revenge on the movie makers at the time.
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Yes, that makes me cringe. Of course, it makes me cringe in real life, too. Operant conditioning, people! Realize what behaviors you're shaping! (No, I am in no way a specialist with children. Just. I've trained dogs. Difficult ones. You'd be surprised how much there is in common there.)
Also I cannot stand by and watch people apply the morals of modern American culture to historical Asian cultures, or any other culture that widely differs from modern America.
I can (usually) suspend disbelief by tellin myself it's a fantasy world that just happens to look like 13th-century Asia or whatever. But, yes. Moral absolutism plays well on the screen, I guess, but so much does not work in my head.
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Worth reading even if you haven't seen the movie but still plan to?
Also: OMG, a link to an online version of Senet! I lost my version when I upgraded my computer. Highlander sounds cool, but I'm currently resisting the temptation to start reading novels and long fic because I don't have the time right now. :( I love the MALP art, though.
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Depends, as lilacsigil says, on how you feel about spoilers. It's definitely still worth reading, but if you want to see the movie unspoiled, you'll need to do that first.
It's a fun movie, but this story makes it so much better.
Highlander sounds cool, but I'm currently resisting the temptation to start reading novels and long fic because I don't have the time right now.
Save it! Sooner or later, you're going to have a long weekend with nothing to do. This story will be there, lurking, waiting. Um. Only not so much like a mugger as that sounded.
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