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29/05/2026•TV & Film Psychology
Half Man: The Painter and the Rolling Hills
Half Man's 'painter and rolling hills' line is the key to the whole series. A psychodynamic reading of Ruben, Niall and what the ending really means.
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13/03/2026•TV & Film Psychology
Louis Theroux, the Manosphere, and What the Controlled Access Really Tells You
Louis Theroux's Inside the Manosphere reveals something the reviews missed. A psychodynamic analysis of what happens when these men can't let women speak.
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19/02/2026•TV & Film Psychology
Why You Can't Stop Watching Married at First Sight Australia
The obsession with MAFS Australia isn't embarrassing. It's pointing at something real about intimacy, attachment, and what we're all quietly hoping for from relationships.
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26/12/2025•TV & Film Psychology
Heated Rivalry Ending Explained: 'The Cottage' & Why Love Needs an Enemy
A therapist's analysis of 'The Cottage', the Heated Rivalry finale. Why Shane and Ilya's rivalry is a psychological defence and what it means for Season 2.
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28/11/2025•TV & Film Psychology
Stranger Things 'Sorcerer': Will Byers and the Wounded Healer
The sensitive kid never gets to be the hero. They feel too much, notice too much, carry everyone's anxiety in their body before a word is spoken...
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07/11/2025•TV & Film Psychology
Pluribus Episodes 1 & 2 Review: What the Show Gets Right About Emotional Avoidance (Spoilers)
A new Apple TV show accidentally nails what therapy rarely addresses: when happiness stops being a feeling and becomes a defence.
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30/10/2025•TV & Film Psychology
What The Roses Gets Wrong About Couples Therapy
The Roses opens in couples therapy. They're asked to name ten things they love about each other. What the film gets wrong is the response.
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12/03/2025•TV & Film Psychology
The Severance of Therapy: The Psychology of 'Innies', 'Outties', and Transference
Severance's split between 'innie' and 'outtie' mirrors the therapeutic relationship, transference, and what it means to be a tech worker.
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