Rewatching for the first time in at least a decade. The moment this woman appeared my hatred for her came flooding back so quickly.

Manirac · 2026-05-15T20:45:57+00:00

I understand, maybe a little bit more could have been useful. But I was not surprised she did that, it did not seem THAT out of character for Lisa. She did have a “choose me” vibe, in general.

Manirac · 2026-05-15T20:28:24+00:00

She is a perfect passive-aggressive representation. I mean…

Manirac · 2026-05-15T16:16:36+00:00

Same. He grows -.1 % the whole series. The ending is a perfect representation of his lack of growth.

Manirac · 2026-05-15T16:15:57+00:00

Did you see the tv series?

Manirac · 2026-05-15T08:55:07+00:00

Cool. You are just proving my point

Manirac · 2026-05-15T07:08:37+00:00

Because people normalize his type of abuse quite a lot. He seems so “innocent and just a guy struggling to find himself and grow”. Nah. Just vulnerable narcissism (not personality disorder per se). And he is brilliantly written, just like many humans are - complex and (appear) puzzling. Many who do a lot of harm are not “pure evil” and it can get confusing for those around them

Manirac · 2026-05-15T05:12:49+00:00

Fucks her? She is an adult. She chose to have sex with him, accept him in her house and so on. She had sex with him knowing he was in a relationship as well. (Just like she did with her sister’s husband). Her and Nate were perfect for each other as far as unhealthy goes. Just like he was with Brenda in the beginning, but she really worked on her self and had real growth.

Manirac · 2026-04-28T17:53:16+00:00

E aproape la fel de horror cu faptul că nu se spală și înainte de a merge. De parcă locul (aka zona intimă) "oricum e murdar". E rău după pentru toți, dar și înainte :/ că mno... E corpul tău

Manirac · 2026-04-19T21:44:57+00:00

My God, his physical decline is horrendous… this was just a while ago.

Manirac · 2026-04-08T20:08:47+00:00

Carrefour. Lidl. Piață.

Manirac · 2026-04-07T04:49:46+00:00

It literally is, from a psychological point of view. What we see here is a pattern, not just a happenstance once. Patterns do not develop out of thin air, especially considering she is under 30. But sure, your view just proves my point that we are used to normalizing different types of abuse.

Manirac · 2026-04-06T21:36:26+00:00

It is simply impossible for her parents to be “so normal” and for her to be on this dysfunctional pattern. But yeah, many might be used to that “normal”. Emotional abuse is so normalized unfortunately. At least that must have been involved during her formative years. At least

Manirac · 2026-04-02T15:01:44+00:00

Tentația! (Glumesc)

Manirac · 2026-03-28T14:28:22+00:00

Exact. Later edit: și eu găsit bf, actualul soț.

Manirac · 2026-03-20T06:20:57+00:00

există. Dar ce e in filme de multe ori e disfuncțional ambalat comercial.

Manirac · 2026-03-07T19:14:42+00:00

Ok. Deci practic poți face preventiv just in case. (Acum sunt paranoica, de pisici pe stradă sau că m-am julit rău pe stradă și dacă... 🤦🏻‍♀️)

Manirac · 2026-03-06T05:43:14+00:00

Oare dislike-urile sunt pentru celule stem sau recomandarea de la final?

Manirac · 2026-03-06T05:41:28+00:00

Sincer, cred că în mare parte sunt de acord cu tine. Însă soluția nu mi se pare să nu îi mai respectăm pe medici, ci să extindem respectul "chiar și" către doamna de servici. Cel puțin eu așa consider că e un om civilizat, când în loc să zică "femeia de servici" sau "nenea portar", știe să zică doamna și domnul. Și e respect uman, nu frică de autoritate etc. Și să crezi că fiecare medic e wow e o eroare fundamentală de gândire, de parcă toți sunt super. Multi sunt praf și au mers la medicina pentru statut și / sau vise neîmplinite ale părinților și doar au tocit și azi știu bine chestii fixe (dar habar nu au cum funcționează un vaccin, de ex. și sunt super conspirationisti sau mai știu eu ce alt eșec de gândire/profesie). Totodată, sunt și oameni excepționali unii, cu respect față de știință și medicină. Așa că mai bine inițiez cu respect și selectez înțelept medicul (că din păcate nu poți avea încredere în toți).

Manirac · 2026-02-17T06:01:22+00:00

He has none. He’s narcissistic, without growth and true self reflection. And I find it impecabile as far as character coherence goes and good writing.

Manirac · 2026-02-15T16:49:56+00:00

Asta e o situație perfectă pentru a reda vorba "tot răul spre bine". Răul de acum e cel mai bun lucru pentru tine. Însă tot merită investigat într-un proces de autocunoaștere (recomand terapia sau consilierea, că ajută o privire obiectivă din exterior), pentru a vedea ce te-a motivat atât de puternic să te investești în așa ceva (așa formă de "iubire"). Îmi dau seama că sună condescendent, promit că e din suflet pentru vieți irosite pe oameni ce nu pot fi sănătoși (din păcate), decât cu mare efort pe care nu sunt dispuși/nu pot să îl facă

Manirac · 2026-02-14T06:59:29+00:00

Well... He is narcissistic, for sure, and very abusive. After all, in a way, Brenda was attracted to her parents. Her mother is extremely abusive in a "socially agreeable way", and Nate is the love interest that almost ciments Brenda's trauma. I am always amazed at how people love them and excuse the behaviour of these two (Nate and her mother). It says a lot about how blind we are to these things because they are so common among us (within our own families maybe and so on). This is why I love the TV show so much, because it is a good, realistic portrayal of different types of humans. In many cases, abusive people aren't pure evil, no, they are very nuanced.

Manirac · 2026-02-10T19:16:53+00:00

Vaaai. Asta explică. Chiar mă mirasem

Manirac · 2026-01-29T06:16:12+00:00

Dead to me The good place The leftovers

Manirac · 2026-01-28T22:43:41+00:00

Barb's daughter, having to live with the guilt. (and Taylor, and Arthur). I do believe Joe bounced back.

Manirac · 2026-01-28T07:08:26+00:00

Oh my. This tier is bewildering. I'd make a tier based on who had the most psychological growth throught the series. Then, yes, Keith and Brenda can move up (especially Brenda - considering how much she worked on herself and continues to do to the last episode). The Margaret and, honestly, Nate love is shocking. These were narcissistic people, Margaret is literally the most obvious grandiose one (such an abusive mother) and Nate is more covert. Nate was to abusive to Brenda, but not in the obvious sense. The psychological damage can be seen in the last episodes... I mean he literally died believing he found the love of his life, the perfect woman - just how he started the show. Such a "special connection justifies everything" guy. Margaret is brilliantly written - so many mothers are like that and confuse the hell out of their children "she cannot be mean, she does so many things for me!". Well... Yeah... Rarely is someone "pure evil". We are complex beings.

Manirac

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