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If there is such study I would love to see where it is coming from. I live with someone who has had the implant for years, and also has anxiety, and never heard of such thing from any neurologist, or anyone really. Cannabis is used for anxiety too, but since using something that it is basically free - in states where you can grow a few plants for personal use, for example - corporations come up with "studies" to get money flowing and rights to a patent. As Rap541 said, anyone would at least question the link, and having 100 surgeries and doctors just being pawns to a non-medical business guy is pathetic.

Sooooo i see that we moved from drama to SCI-FI now. the writers don’t have a clue about VNS or what it does, so they go all futuristic impossibilities. No, VNS will never be able to treat PTSD. VNS stimulates neurons, it is like cranking the neurons. PTSD is a complexities of issues, none of them purely physical, definitely not linked to how neurons connect in the brain. they could at least said TBI which does include physical hurt of the brain(would still be way off the mark) but nooooo. They had to be totally clueless Conrad is a resident but he acts like he is the top attendand at the hospital. He is also the only resident in the history of ever that is never tired and has time to save the world between “critical” patients. I would like to see the mortality rate under his care, please. I am still looking for the why MC is a lead in this show. He is terrible. Monotone comes to mind when I hear him.

One of the worst shows I ever tried to watch. Cliches, cliches, cliches. Teen angst not very well done. Bad acting all around. The actress playing Maddie is the first instance of a teenager actually playing a teenager that looks much older than she actually is. I thought it was one more of those mid-20s actors playing 15 and 16 year-olds. Nope, I looked up she is about 19, if the information is correct. She could be playing the aunt. Her make up is hideous and whoever is in charge of the wardrobe needs to leave the 90's behind. I am old, I don't know what is "fashionable" but the way those people dress is absurd. The place they live, that's supposed to be in Maine, or near that right? I don't think it is in Canada because they seem to want to have it set in the US. Either way, isn't it a bit too hot considering the kids are in school? Or all that happens in the season happens in just a week or two?

Yes, and one problem with the writing is that they don't know how to write about depression, or don't want to get into the complexities. I understood what you meant the you first posted it and I think that speculating about characters in this show, what might have happened, is futile if Nash will just ry to please all the fans and be loved by them. But I get the drive to speculate since the writing was so inconsistent and flawed, despite the theme of the show being interesting, imo.

I don't know him, only heard about him here, but it looks like he loves to be loved by the fans.

This is all true. What I mean, and couldn't explain well, is that this type of things happen in the world all the time. There are countries being attacked by us all the time. They feel those same things all the time. Today, after all these years, I put things like that in a larger context. Things got worse. But I guess it is all different perspectives. I don't mean to invalidate yours.

But then we saw them sitting in wheelchairs, all the people in the end using wheelchairs to terrorize someone who doesn't. This topic of representation is so important, it is the reason for the show and I felt that they could have done it better, poked fun at themselves for falling into that trap. I can see some nuance there but I feel it got too nuanced for people to understand. I actually liked the final film that JJ came up with. It was the film equivalent of his family and messy family life.

That's what I think too. If they are going to use 9/11, then it would be better to do it in a larger context, that ties in with the story. The way it was done, it felt like the writers had check list of "things to mention to make the story more emotionally relatable" but without any deeper thoughts about it. 9/11 was a tragedy but for someone who loses family and friends, or who nearly scape something like a plane crash, 9/11 is no bigger tragedy, not in a deep personal way. We are somewhat led to believe it is because everyone knows about it. I tend to think in a more - at the same time - global and personal way, how tragedy happens all the time and we don't know, or forget too easily. Jon committing suicide because he lost control of a very bad business decision that triggered survivor's guilt is weak. When the writers say that the survivor's guilt has to do with 9/11, I feel that they are saying that that tragedy is so big, we must understand how plausible it is. I don't buy it. And that's why I am tired of 9/11 becoming part of nearly every show, just as a mention, just as a checklist item.

Reading some of the comments and the mention of Nash - which I had never heard of and don't think is anything special as a writer - I am thinking that the decision of 17 episodes was either something would show his "genius" (haha) or that, imposed on him, showed his deficits as a show runner. I do like the concept of the show but I think it got lost in the "million things", like someone said above, instead of a million little things, it became one or two big things - and those two big things were quite underwhelming. I do like the direction that the Katherine and Eddie story is going. I still don't understand why she wasn't at the gift-giving. friends do take sides when there is a split but she wasn't the one betraying the spouse, She and Eddie are in a better place - as far as the other ones know - and she stepped up to help Delilah. Basically, she is being used by everyone and discarded when not needed. UGH! TV life is so much like real life (read it with sarcasm). "The restaurant barely opened, and it is doing sooooo well, let's buy this very expensive car, even though you are unemployed now, but wait! your script is incredible so, of course, you will make millions on it, your first one. yes, I agree, but let's buy a different car and have a baby! I know I am still learning how to deal with my depression and I should know that this type of rushed decisions are a bad idea for everyone, specially me but let's do it and let's talk about it right here, in the corridor of a hospital, as our friend is yelling in pain, about to pass a whole human through her vagina." I don't know, maybe that whole ting was supposed to be a comedy. So Maggie had a what? 20% chance of surviving even with treatment and now she is in remission? i do hope this story is based on reality, it is hopeful but I thought it was contrived, and tis is a result of a badly written plot that went too melodramatic in the beginning just to be resolved so seemingly easily. The Barbara Morgan story was ridiculous. I do believe that some people could feel the same way about telling their kid about the real story of his father but the way it was written was so melodramatic. Mitch was having a meltdown because Delilah was in his house. It is not like a teenager would even care if a random woman was in his house talking to his mother. It is not like a teenager would just sit down and engage in a conversation with her. He feels depressed, so he would probably just go to his room, be alone. About the 9/11 story, this might be sensitive to some. If it's you, stop reading here. * * * I am tired of the use of 9/11 in shows. I don't think it is well done, I think it is pushy and without nuance. It feels like it is forcing us praise the writers for "never forgetting". It became a go-to storyline, something that is cause and consequence of everything that happens in everyone's life. There is so much evil in the world and really close to us, things that are happening right now that are killing so many more people than what happened in 9/11, and it is all our own doing. To me, using this, became almost a trope, an easy way to explain everything that cannot be ever questioned. It is worse than holocaust stories that focus only on jews and forget all the other groups that were decimated, or the other bigger genocides that occurred in the world that some people don't even know about. It feels like emotional manipulation. Besides all this, I believe it can be really triggering to survivors, real survivors, when it is just thrown in the mix as an explanation of someone else's badly told story.

I decided to watch the episode and something occurred to me, out of the blue: the decision to hire Noah Centineo as Jesus once the whole hoopla happened with the other one, was the best decision the creators and producers of The Fosters did. I don't even remember the name of the other actor, much less how Jesus was portrayed. Back to this show: I watched a little bit of the episode before this latest one. It is interesting how the other residents have stories that can be relatable, or that can cause viewers to be curious about them. And the acting is not bad either. Mariana seems to have fit in perfectly. Not the same for Callie. I actually think that Callie is the weakest link in the show. She has no chemistry with the other residents - and I include Gael because slow motion, whispers and sex music don't translate into chemistry to me. The judge and her colleagues could turn into something interesting but I it looks like the writers are having trouble being original and doing something good with it.

Oh please no! That has been done in some many shows already, it's a cliche, it's so predictable. Another cliche I hope it's avoided is not Andrew playing daddy - I find him freaky and untrustworthy - but the baby having some need for blood, or anything else that requires everyone being tested, finding out he is not Jon's and then, yes, the cliche of "he's is not the daddy!"

I was thinking the same thing. I don't really know why I watch it. Seriously, I don't. I just keep watching the episodes but don't even try to understand the plot anymore. It could be that I watch it because of Viola Davis. Not the acting, although she is a wonderful actress, but for the shallow reason that I just like to see her face.

It doesn't offend me but I think that it is time for some used phrases to stop being used. As for celebrity, I don't know who you are talking about but I know that Oprah insists that atheists are just people who haven't found god yet, and are just late to the enlightenment. Bout one more thing for me to hate about her (she once told a blind author that he is not really blind - because she does't accept that identity is not about her and that she knows more about another person than the person themself)

My forums are not missing but it went back to a previous bug. I always open the Manage Following Contents, which I bookmarked. After the big update, I messed around and found that is was where I could see the shows I follow and the last post on each one - before I could see who had posted too, after the update only when the last comment was posted. Since yesterday, I can only see the shows. There is no indication if there is new content on each one of them, which is kind of annoying, since I have to click on each one of them to find out. I will res around a little but if it could be back to the way it was before, it would be great. Thanks

I liked the episode. I think that Theo might be acting out because of the divorce and agree that it was realistic the way it was written. And Grace Park has great chemistry with the kid so that's a win. I find Andrew creepy. I keep waiting for him to do something awful. I find him manipulative and the worst kind of alpha male and don't trust him. He will end up demanding control of the restaurant. Nitpick. dear Maggie's mom: atheists exist, even during excruciating painful times and during uncertain periods when life and death are a toss up. I am an atheist and speak from experience, really scary ones.

Agreed. They even gave a shout out to a real organization

Former dancer here. Also former ballet teacher. Some teachers do have a degree but there are many who are like me, dancers who don't make a lot of ones in small companies, and/or are not part of the very small group of dancers who can make a living in a big company. It is very common for dancers who are part of a corps de ballet, and who know that they will probably remain there for the rest of their careers, to start teaching young dancers. ABT corps has always have dancers who teach or have other jobs while still being in the company. Imagine how it is in the many much smaller companies. I really liked the episode. I think I am in love with Beth - did we know her name was Bethany?

For the first time, I didn't hate the show. I didn't hate Connor and I even liked April a tiny bit. Will can still go away. The racist murderer said he wanted the head nurse, she said she was the head nurse, then he said something like "so you are the bossy bitch" and she simple said "that's right". It was one of those moments when you just cheer and picture the asshole being silenced and fuming, unable to answer. I guess the exchange of looks was a way for the doctors to show support.

This show is giving so much bad information about VNS, it's frustrating. The overdramatic tones is almost laughable. The VNS was triggering the vagal response which slows down the heart. I don't know how these two things are related, if it is possible. I do know that, at least in some cases, when the heart slows down dramatically, it is called a vagal response, and I do know that the VNS can be triggered to send more stimuli to the brain when there is an increase on heartbeat (which happens with seizures, so the extra stimulation is supposed to stop the seizures, or prevent them from become generalized, if this is the case). VNS causing heart to stop might be too much of a stretch for the sake of the story. But the silliness of having Conrad running around, breaking windows (no alarm, no security) and running back for the wand, which should be with the monitor at all times is ridiculous. VNS devices come with a small magnet that people can use to activate it if and when they feel a seizure coming. One way to stop the device from sending stimuli is by placing the magnet where the device in implanted and leaving it there. SO EASY! But nooooo! Let's have the Super! Resident! run to another building, breaking a glass door, and save the day! They could have added a couple of punches and kicks too. JFC!

True. I don't think they tried that though. I do think they want her to be likable but seem to be failing - and this informs me about the men who write the episodes. I think the story would be much more interesting if the audience knew she is actually full blown narcissistic but the friends didn't. It could be one of the million little things that changes with Jon's suicide - the dynamics of the relationships among them all.

I agree with this and I wonder why they can't get the character right. To me, it is bad writing from men who have a very limited vision of what a woman is, or who have this idea of what a woman should be. Then they remember that they'd better write some "woke" stuff, but fall back into their own biases. I don't know the actress so I don't know if she is playing it well but I tend t think that there isn't a good actor who can change bad writing.

Thanks for listening and thinking about it, as did debraran. I can see Delilah as a narcissist but I think it is mostly bad writing and some sexism - Women needing a man to install car seats (which we know she can do it), or needing a man to talk to a son, because gender norms (I want to believe she called Gary because he has shown to be able to connect with Danny but I don't think the request was put into that context in this one episode). The writers are having a hard time showing the women in this show as fully human - meaning capable and vulnerable, as every human being. They have not stricken the balance on that.

Assuming that NPD stands for Narcissistic Personality Disorder, I think this is quite an overreach and frankly stigmatizing. NPD is a mental illness and it is not the same as being a narcissist asshole, entitled and self centered. NPD aligns more with bipolar. People who do have NDP do have moments of depression, they do recognize their egocentrism but have a hard time dealing with it. There are also more complex so-called signs that obviously varies form person topers but that have nothing to do with people might seen as "obvious traits". We haven't seen Delilah being depressed. I think we need to be careful throwing armchair diagnosis around because we don't personally know the people in the boards and their lives. I lived with someone with NPD for years, and got to know others that were not the same, obviously, but with similar traits, and Delilah does't even come close to it.

I don't know how you all feel but the "Barbara Morgan" plot seems a little too overdramatic to me and I am not really interested in it. I want o know the particulars of Jon's hidden life, why she has to be in his policy, but I don't really want to know about the woman's feelings or doubts. So Regina is all good now, the trauma seems to be dealt with, nobody will ever talk about it again. I hate when writers pull this crap, one episode with all that drama and then it is like it never happened. I didn't like that Gary lied to Maggie but I think it is realistic. She was having a happy moment, she said she was hopeful, he didn't want to spoil that moment. I think that this is one forgivable lie and I hope the writers don't decide to make Maggie all outraged because of that. I also don't blame Delilah for how she reacted to Danny's date. But calling Gary to try to be a parent instead of herself at least trying to talk to the kid was silly.

The only good thing about the episode. Or maybe the only good thing about the whole show