Question Re: Mia Wasikowska

You can watch only the 'Sophie' episodes without getting confused for sure, but I personally think that you'd miss something. This is a great series and becomes quite addictive after a while.

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I got the dvd just for Mia, too. I tried to watch just Alex and Sophie, but Alex's episodes started to comingle with another patient. So I watched all of Sophie's episodes then went back and watched everybody else.
I agree with the people who responded, I would be incomplete if you didn’t watch it all. It was much more satisfying having seen the whole season.
You are going to love Mia in this; she knocks the role of Sophie clear out of the park. It may be her best work to date. Never thought I could be on the edge of my seat watching two people talking on the couch.

Sure, you could do that. Her story is pretty much a 'stand-alone' story. You don't necessarily need to follow the other character's experiences to be able to understand her/her life. Although I'd say this is a very entertaining series and you might give the other episodes a try if you're curious. The episodes are not really that long anyway, just 18 to 20 minutes.




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Fan worship is not really respecting the work the producers, writers and actors did on this great show.

It's like saying Yellow is my favorite color, so I only want to see things that are yellow … you miss the whole rest of the world.

In fact I can't even believe you are serious about this. Maybe you should get "In Treatment" to work out your fan worship gone amok! ;-) Just kidding.

I mean are you saying that if a movie was a really bad movie, you would like if certain actors or actresses are in it? If so I think that is insane.

Really, watch the whole show, it's great.

The way the series works is through subtle cross-referencing. So in one episode Paul will tell Sophie one thing and a few days later tell another patient the opposite. Or you will see how Sophie's criticism affects how he talks to another patient.

All the stories stand alone, but they are more interesting when you see how they mirror, oppose and intertwine with the other stories.

Also, you do not find out the end of Sophie's story till the second season when another character reads a post by Sophie on a review-your-therapist website.

I would say you won't lose too much by just watching the Sophie arc. There are some tidbits which arise with regard to all the patients during Paul's sessions with Gina, but it wouldn't be too bad to miss those.

I totally fell in love with the Sophie character - not a romantic or sexual kind of love - I just loved her such that her pain was my pain, and my joy was to see her in her care-free moments. I wanted her to get better so that she would be always care-free, free of all pain, free to pursue all the greatness ahead of her in life. They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. With all that Sophie has going for her, all she has been through, she will be as great in her future relationships as she will be in her future accomplishments. A brilliant character played by a brilliant actress.

I don't think it would work as well. A lot of Paul's reactions carry over from other patients. Especially the Laura and Alex stuff. Laura is basically an adult Sophie and his love for Laura carries over into his fatherly love for Sophie. It's fascinating to see Paul's journey.



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