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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I found it ludicrous that Randall would have been going on a road trip given his recent break down.  I'm tired of tv/movie writers portraying mental illness as just something you power through.

How maudlin that his father would say "just breathe" when he was a kid and he was able to power through the panic attacks.  How ridiculous that as an adult he's had multiple major panic attacks accompanied with physical symptoms and not on regular medication or diagnosed with anything.

The Kevin story-line taking of reviving his past relationship is boring.  I'd rather see him struggle as an actor getting over his Manny image.

Also, I thought the note William wrote to his granddaughters not to be sad was B.S.  People can and should be sad if they want to.  It was meaningless to write and kind of silly that the writers and actors took it all so literally and cutesy.

Kate--ugh--insufferable.

The two characters I liked the most--Jack and William--are dead.  Not sure if I'll keep watching next season.[/quote]

You seem to hate the show, so you probably shouldn't!
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I don't "hate" the show, but I'm giving a thoughtful critique of the show.  (Many people on this thread don't like Kate either.)
 
The show is striving for realism, and yeah, you suspend your belief as Kevin gets a hit broadway show, but I am pretty tired of the Hollywood way to deal with mental illness/mind over matter crap.  Randall has a complete and utter breakdown then goes on a road trip a week later?   It would be more believable if they showed things like trying medication or therapy.

But everything is in the extreme--a baby dies and the family adopts a foundling, paternal grandfather is an abusive drunk, maternal grandmother is a wealthy, control freak, alcoholic narcissist who inspires OCD in her daughter, long lost father is gay, recovered drug addict, musical genius, and dispenses sage, worldly advice.  So, I may not keep watching b/c over the top cliches don't interest me.[/quote]

Why did you (apparently) watch the entire first season then?[/quote]

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