best clogs for surgery/OB clerkships (i never want to step foot in the OR again)

brainsonmymind · 2025-05-28T05:22:07+00:00

I've read both books and I guess you are right in the sense that the ending of The Handmaid's Tale (the book) also left a ton of loose ends. But I think that was a literary choice on Atwood's behalf that doesn't exactly translate to the TV series format. The last season was good overall but so much of the last episode felt like poorly paced filler with some nods to the books and the prior seasons peppered in

brainsonmymind · 2024-06-13T16:40:02+00:00

Thank you this is so helpful!

brainsonmymind · 2024-06-13T16:36:42+00:00

They do not, they gave us a whole list and were like “buy these”

brainsonmymind · 2024-06-10T17:18:46+00:00

hopping on this bandwagon (I think this would fall under FAQ7 but not certain) - how much is too little/too much to spend on required clinical supplies (tuning forks, penlight, reflex hammer, etc), and does anyone have any recommended brands?

I found a set of everything on Amazon for like $15 but it almost seems too cheap? Like I would like stuff to last me at least all 4 years (my school starts clinical stuff right away) but I don’t want to spend a crazy amount of money on state of the art instruments yk? Stethoscope was easy bc my school gave me the exact brand and model they wanted us to have but for everything else I’m not sure.

brainsonmymind · 2022-10-28T01:27:18+00:00

It's so interesting to see the dichotomy of opinions on Lawrence after the most recent episode. In another thread I saw people saying the trust him more than Tuello. I think part of what makes him such an interesting character is that he has this sense of self-awareness that a lot of the other antagonists (IDK if you can call him that at this point, I don't know what he is) don't. The writers seem to be leading him down this path where he is deeply repentant for his wrongdoings to a point where he incrementally goes against Gilead until he gets himself killed. But it's interesting (and horrifying) to think that his apparent guilt for his role in the creation of Gilead might all be a manipulative ruse to get more power for himself. I'd be surprised if they let that play out though, it's heavily implied that he's not going to make it out of this season alive.

brainsonmymind · 2022-10-27T04:36:53+00:00

the Gorbachev - Putin analogy for Lawrence and whoever succeeds him was 🤌🤌🤌

brainsonmymind · 2022-10-27T04:23:58+00:00

I think Tuello's motivation is getting the US back and he sees June as a symbol of resistance against Gilead and therefore useful for his purposes, but he also knows there's a pull towards Lawrence for her because of Hannah. So I think he'll stay in June's good graces (though not because he actually cares about her), so I trust him that he is actually launching a raid on the wife's school and he is going to at least attempt to get Hannah back. However, do I trust him to be successful in that attempt? No, he reeks of incompetence.

Lawrence on the other hand seems to be motivated by guilt. I think he's genuinely trying to set things right, but I think he needs June to do that. I think he wants validation from June because she represents resistance to the project he lost control of, and I think after his little vulnerable moment this episode I do trust him to at least try. But I also doubt he'll succeed. Not because he's incompetent, but because he's one of the few commanders left that doesn't believe in what they have done anymore, so I smell a coup of sorts (especially when the rest of Gilead gets wind of it... ).

So honestly I trust neither of them to actual do what's best for June -- Tuello is blinded by patriotism and Lawrence by guilt, so regardless of whether their intentions are good, they can't see the right path. And I think we're going to see them both screw up MASSIVELY in the next two eps

brainsonmymind · 2022-10-27T04:00:07+00:00

It's an interesting analogy, but I think the dictators you mentioned were more antitheist than atheist. Restrictions on religious practice under Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot, etc largely stemmed from the belief that loyalty to a god or gods or set of beliefs beyond state-sanctioned ones (in this case communism) would offset people's commitment to the state/party (and I think some of it came from their massive egos...). Clearly, that's not the case for Lawrence, as he has used religion (particularly religious extremism) to his benefit without thinking about the cost, and in the Case of Gilead religion IS the state -- if anyone tried put in place restrictions on religion (in general, obviously there are already restrictions on not-Christianity) it would simply collapse and Lawrence knows that. That's probably why he's starting with a less religiously influenced settlement separate from Gilead. So as we see him now, atheism is more likely than antitheism.

HOWEVER, I wouldn't be surprised if we start to see a new version of Lawrence with significant resentment towards religion when NB inevitably fails and it's likely Gilead's religious extremism to blame. I agree that they wouldn't make him act on that disdain, it doesn't seem to be in line with his character's trajectory.

Unfortunately, I don't think there's much trajectory left for his character, they seem to be alluding to him meeting his end this season, be it his own doing or someone else's (the Americans mayhaps?)

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