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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Did Doctor Odyssey Just Air Its Series Finale? Grade It!
Doctor Odyssey concluded its freshman run on Thursday, but with its fate still TBD, we can't help but wonder whether Episode 18 will also double as the series finale. Thursday's episode picks up after last week's cliffhanger, with Max still stranded on land. Avery sets out on a mission to find the doctor, which doesn't turn out to be all that hard or even take all that long. She finds Max unharmed and unbothered by the earthquake, and they all head back to the ship together. More from TVLine Did Law & Order's Maroun Exact Deadly Revenge for Her Sister's Murder? Read Finale Recap and Weigh In! Georgie & Mandy's Emily Osment, EP Talk Threat to First Marriage (Chris Gorham!) and Season 2 Plans Law & Order: Organized Crime Recap: Why Is Stabler Purring? and Other Episode 6 Thoughts Elsewhere, The Odyssey's corporate office tells Captain Massey he is temporarily relieved of his duties after breaching protocol by going to shore in the aftermath of an earthquake to rescue those stranded passengers. But that problem is also quickly resolved: The entire crew bands together to fight the powers that be on their boss' behalf, so Massey remains captain of this ship. Just as the captain finds his happy ending this week, so does our central throuple. In a callback to Episode 1, Max and Avery dance to 'Despacito' in the sand at the beach, where they vow to take on life together as a couple. And the men call an official truce, with Tristan even admitting that Avery and Max make a cute pair. (The perfect bookend to a fever dream if you ask me!) But with all those loose ends tied up, it feels like Doctor Odyssey is putting itself out to pasture. Should the series continue — and we hope it does! — we'd love to see it revitalized with elements of TVLine's Fever Dream Theory. Until then, it looks like this ship may have sailed. After you grade the episode, and Season 1 overall, in our polls below, hit the comments with your take: Did the finale feel like the series' end? Or are you holding out hope for Season 2? Best of TVLine Mrs. Maisel Flash-Forward List: All of Season 5's Futuristic Easter Eggs Yellowjackets Recap: The Morning After Yellowjackets Recap: The First Supper
Telegraph
05-05-2025
- Health
- Telegraph
The haunting reality of a mental breakdown, by a woman who survived
Recently, while working with a group of psychiatrists and emergency mental-health workers, I heard uncanny echoes of The Episode, Mary Ann Kenny's meticulous and frightening book about her breakdown and its aftermath. The language they were using, in talking about how Britain treats – or fails to treat – mental illness, could have come straight from Kenny's account. 'It's chaos,' one psychiatrist told me. Three nodded agreement. One of them prefers to work with homeless people than practice on overwhelmed wards. 'It's too mad,' he explained, to face waves of patients whom the system wants quickly processed – meaning: medicated and back on the street. 'We're getting hit with 'productivity',' said a mental-health social worker. 'We're supposed to be seeing more, discharging more – it's completely counter-productive.' Now, if that's what it's like being a psychiatrist or case-worker, imagine being the patient. Mary Ann Kenny is a high-flying Irish academic and mother of two. The sudden death of her beloved husband, their boys' father, afflicts her with terrible grief. That soul-deep devastation leads her to doctors, who first prescribe sleeping pills (Zopiclone), then Xanax, then the anti-depressant sertraline. But the sertraline causes 'excruciating and persistent burning' under her skin. Kenny fights crippled cognitive processing, and the rampaging terrors of depression. Her prescriptions are changed, and increased: venlafaxine plus clonazepam, then added olanzapine, plus bupropion. The questions from the mental-health services become more insistent. 'Do you have thoughts of suicide?' 'Any plans to kill yourself?' 'How about harming others, and your kids in particular?' These three forces – the depression; the drugs, which plunge her into a paranoid mist of confusion; the attitudes of the clinicians – bring about an acute crisis. Kenny becomes convinced that she has poisoned her children with her medication, and she's finally taken into a psychiatric hospital, where she will spend the next 12 weeks. Stories of mental collapse are, tragically, not uncommon, and always filled with pain. They thus set any writer a stiff challenge – but it's one to which Kenny rises magnificently here. The Episode is written in beautifully honest prose, and illuminated throughout by something rare and invaluable: the notes kept by those who dealt with her. Some of those records show how kind individuals can be. Of Kenny's heroic mother, who's with her every hellish step of the way, a doctor writes: 'Very well at 90 years of age, a charming and wonderful lady.' Others expose the medical system itself, and the damage its obduracy, insensitivity and mechanical processes wreak on those it's meant to help: 'Blunted affect. Poor self-care, dirty nails, looks poorly nourished, tired. Spent long periods laying in bed staring at the ceiling.' You can find dozens of these shattered figures, awash in drugs and paranoia, in our psychiatric wards today. Kenny is given no meaningful counselling, let alone the expert clinical psychotherapy she now realises she needed. Branded 'non-compliant' for missing a dose of medication, she's criminally neglected, under the very eyes and noses of the staff, when she develops chronic constipation she is too ashamed to admit. 'Fetor of urine evident in her bedroom,' says her patient record. No one investigates or helps. 'I know I have myself,' Kenny concludes, and it becomes a mantra of her recovery. With the help of therapy, she returns to her family and successful career, and now publishes this gripping and important book, speaking up about her experiences and advocating for change. But no one should have to survive mistreatment as Kenny does, and as many like her – including me – have and do. Many sufferers' lives become battles to cope with the effects of inadequate or absent care. Kenny was in the Irish mental-health system, but this differs little from our NHS version. Here in Britain, it shames us that a fifth of psychiatric-ward patients are readmitted within six months. It isn't our clinicians' fault that this crisis continues to worsen, and it will not be solved by politicians blaming over-diagnosis. The problem is the system itself, which reaches for pills in the absence of therapy, and sees sufferers as defective rather than in need. Saving it is conceptually straightforward. Currently, psychiatrists are being pushed to become 'medication reviewers' – dispensing more meds in shorter appointments. We need the opposite: longer, slower appointments with psychiatrists, drawing on their therapeutic training and ability to understand individual needs. But where are the politicians and clinicians of influence who will give them to us?
Economic Times
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
Andor Season 2: Episodes 4, 5, and 6 release date, time, what to expect and where to watch
Andor Season 2 Episodes 4, 5, and 6 will be released together on April 29 on Disney Plus. The story moves closer to the events of Rogue One, possibly revealing key moments involving Saw Gerrera. Diego Luna arrives at a launch event of the second season of "Andor" on Monday, April 14, 2025, at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Release Date, Time and Where to Watch for Andor Season 2 Episodes 4-6 What to Expect Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads FAQs Andor Season 2 continues its journey toward the events of Rogue One. Episodes 4, 5 and 6 are set for release soon, offering new developments in the Season 2 Episodes 4, 5 and 6 will be available on Tuesday, April 29. Viewers in the United States can stream the episodes at 6 PM PT, 9 PM ET and 10 PM BRT on Disney viewers outside the United States, the episodes will be released in the early hours of April 30. The release timings for other regions on April 30 are 2 AM BST, 3 AM CEST, 4 AM EEST, 6:30 AM IST, 11 AM AEST and 1 PM story picks up about a year after the events of Episode 3. This timeline brings viewers closer to the beginning of Rogue has not shared many details about this arc. However, it has been confirmed that Forest Whitaker's character, Saw Gerrera, will return. Beau Willimon, the writer for the second arc, has planned important developments for a conversation with Backstory Magazine, showrunner Tony Gilroy mentioned that Willimon has created a significant storyline for Gerrera had separated from the Rebel Alliance by the time of Rogue One. He was considered an extremist by other members of the Rebellion. In Rogue One, Saw believed that the Rebels had sent someone to kill is possible that these episodes will show the actions that led to his break with the Rebellion. There may also be scenes focusing on the Empire's efforts to take control of the planet Ghorman. Whether the important events on Ghorman will be covered in this arc remains the United States, the episodes will be released on April 29 at 6 PM PT or 9 PM ET on Disney Saw Gerrera will return, and the new episodes may reveal why he separated from the Rebel Alliance.
USA Today
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'The Last of Us' creator not sorry for heartbreaking death: 'People will be upset'
'The Last of Us' creator not sorry for heartbreaking death: 'People will be upset' Show Caption Hide Caption Bella Ramsey, Pedro Pascal discuss father-daughter relationship 'The Last of Us' stars Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal reveal they didn't enjoy their character's estrangement in season 2. Spoiler alert: This story includes details of the major Episode 2 fatality. That "Last of Us" death hurts, especially so early in Season 2. We're not talking about Tommy Miller's (Gabriel Luna) awesome blow-torch barbeque of the bloater beast in Episode 2 (now streaming on Max; new episodes Sundays, 9 ET/PT). Shroomzilla had that coming. But, for those not familiar with "The Last of Us" video games from which the HBO series is adapted, the brutal death of Joel Miller – the role that propelled Pedro Pascal to superstardom – is an emotional bludgeoning. By a golf club. That is the weapon on hand for vengeful Abby Anderson (Kaitlyn Dever), who fatally tees off on Joel to avenge her dead father. The torturous clobbering comes after Joel saves Abby from infected hordes and is coldly executed in front of his surrogate daughter, Ellie (Bella Ramsey). "People are going to be upset. That's sometimes how good drama goes," says executive producer Craig Mazin. "This was something that was always meant to happen. So much of the first season was, in a weird way, leading to this moment. And it's upsetting." 'Very injured' Pedro Pascal Plays broken Joel in 'Last of Us' Season 2 with Bella Ramsey Joel's death was 'largely preordained' Joel's demise was already laid out, nearly blow-for-blow, in the source material, "The Last of Us Part II" video game. When Pascal took the role, Mazin says the actor knew Joel would face this savaging in a potential Season 2. And, of course, there was a Season 2. "Loss is kind of how this story functions, so this was largely preordained," says Mazin. "When I talked to Pedro the first time, I said, 'This is how this will go.' I wanted him to know that we're not going to do this for seven seasons with you in that spot. We're going to do a season, and if it goes well and there's a second season, this will happen." The TV version provides one episode and change to build up some empathy for Abby, the Firefly daughter of the unarmed, scrubbed-up surgeon Joel killed in his Season 1 finale killing spree. In an Episode 2 hospital flashback, Abby discovers her father, who was about to remove Ellie's brain for a humanity-saving cure. Abby has been searching for Joel, and payback, for five years. Trapped and wounded by Abby, Joel's eyes give license for revenge. "They have a weirdly intimate moment of connection where Joel, on some level, recognizes her right to retribution, to avenge her father," Mazin says. It's important that Abby goes too far: 'There's justice and then there's this other thing' The Joel beating is conducted mostly off camera, but it's brutal. The golf club hits to the head depicted in the video game are directed primarily at Joel's shot-up leg for the sake of semi-reality. "This is live action," Mazin says. "We do have to work a little closer to truer physics." Abby breaks the club and uses her fists before horrifyingly sticking the broken club into Joel's neck. "So that broken piece of golf club was the coup de grâce. In some ways, it's more haunting," Mazin says. "We actually tried to show quite a bit of restraint in what people see. But it's important for Abby's character to go too far. There's justice, and then there's this other thing." Ellie vows revenge and circle of 'toxic mourning' continues Half of the Firefly crew is appalled, including Owen (Spencer Lord), who ultimately has to tell Abby to stop the torture and "finish it." Medic Mel (Ariela Barer) can't hide her tears. Trapped, Ellie reflects viewers' horror, and her primal need for her own form of revenge. "Is Ellie going to do exactly what Abby did, pursue her and hunt her down at any cost? What does this toxic grieving do to us?" Mazin asks. "This is not a revenge story. It's a story about grief and how people handle grief." We haven't seen the end of Pedro Pascal in 'Last of Us' Rest in Peace, Joel. The final view of the deeply flawed protector is his covered body pulled through the snow to Jackson by horse. But we haven't seen the end of Pascal. The troubled father figure still has – at least – a fateful confrontation with Ellie, as alluded to in the Season 2 trailer. "I don't think I'm spoiling anything," Mazin says. "We have not seen the last of Pedro Pascal on 'The Last of Us.'" But the show shifts its focus to the aftermath of the seismic death and the actions of the grieving Tommy, Dina (Isabela Merced), and Ellie – who spits a vow of revenge. 'The way Bella as Ellie says, 'You're all going to die,' you can't help but believe it is absolutely true,' Mazin says. As the somber Fireflies trudge away in the snow, Abby looks disturbed after finally killing Joel. "It's not remorse," Mazin says. "There is a sense of dissatisfaction. This thing she thought would fix the wound in her didn't fix it. She walks away no happier than when she showed up."
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'The Last of Us' Season 2, Episode 1 recap: Revenge and romance lead in the season premiere
When The Last of Us premiered in 2023 it became an absolute sensation, with the first episode drawing in 4.7 million viewers. Now the show is back for Season 2 (Sundays on Crave in Canada, HBO and Max in the U.S.), and things are getting more emotional and dramatic than ever. With the return of Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey and Gabriel Luna, mixed with new cast members, Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced and Catherine O'Hara, Episode 1 really lays the groundwork for what's to come. While there's still the threat of the infected, the relationships between the characters is even more critical this season. The episode begins where we left off, when Joel (Pascal) swears to Ellie (Ramsey) that everything he said about the Fireflies is true. Of course, we know he's lying. Joel killed the Fireflies to get Ellie out of the hospital, saving her life. But he told her that the Fireflies found others who are immune from the infected like her, and they stopped looking for a cure because they couldn't find one. Then we move on to a group of teen Fireflies, Abby (Dever) Manny (Danny Ramirez), Owen (Spencer Lord), Mel (Ariela Barer) and Nora (Tati Gabrielle), who are standing over the grave of dead Fireflies. Abby is out for revenge. She's adamant that they'll find Joel, with the group agreeing to help her. Specifically, she wants to kill Joel "slowly." Now it's five years later Ellie, Joel, Tommy (Luna) and his wife Maria (Rutina Wesley) all live in a community in Jackson, Wyoming. But something has changed between Ellie and Joel. They're growing apart and it's so noticeable that her friend Dina (Merced), who went to talk to Joel about what to about about the roots growing in the community's clay pipes, also asks why Ellie's mad at him. Joel says it's a normal stage of aging, now that Ellie is 19 and he's her, "what I am," as he describes being a parental figure in her life. "No one likes their parents at that age," Joel says. "I never got there with my own kid, so we're both just figuring it out for the first time, is all." "I can't hold myself responsible for another person's emotional state." That's when Dina figures out that Joel is having therapy sessions with Gail (Catherine O'Hara), but he doesn't want her to tell anyone. Meanwhile, Ellie is getting some shooting practice with Tommy, targeting infected from a distance. While Ellie was taken off patrol due to Joel's concerns for her safety, Tommy agrees to put her back on. As she shouts about her Cordyceps immunity Tommy says, "we don't talk about that." Back with Joel, as new people are being brought into the community, he has concerns about the number of people the council, and Maria specifically, is letting in when they can't build up fast enough to accommodate. "These people are fleeing collapsed settlements. They're fleeing infected. We're supposed to leave them out there?" Maria says to Joel. "If our lifeboat is swamped, yeah, we leave them out there," Joel says in response. Maria gives Joel a reality check, reminding him that he was a refugee too. But maybe a therapy session is what Joel needs, going to see psychotherapist Gail, who works for weed and after a few glasses of whisky. Gail also reveals that this is her first birthday without her husband, Eugene, after they were married for 41 years. Joel talks to Gail about how Ellie "shuts herself off" from him, and how she doesn't talk to him around town, with Gail calling that "the most boring problem in the world." A 19-year-old daughter acting like a 19-year-old. She then calls him out for lying to her, saying that she can tell Joel is leaving something out and decides to tell him something she's been shying away from saying. "You shot and killed my husband. You killed Eugene and I resent you for it. No, maybe a little more than that. I hate you for it," Gail says. "And yes, I know you had no choice, I know that, I know I should forgive you. I've tried and I can't, because of how you did it. And looking at your face sitting in our home makes me so f—king angry." Now Gail waits for Joel to be honest, hoping he'll say what he's been afraid to say. But he doesn't. And when Gail asks if he hurt Ellie Joel says, "I saved her." As Ellie prepares to go on patrol, it's clear that she has a crush on Dina, who is also on patrol with her, with the group led by Dina's ex-boyfriend Jesse (Young Mazino). While this is only supposed to be a recon patrol, Dina and Ellie see a dead bear and a number of dead infected, leading them to go into an abandoned market. Ellie dodges an infected before she falls through the floorboards into the basement, alone. But this time she's surprised that there's an infected who is strategizing and trying to hide, not just attacking like they normally do. Ellie kills it, but this time she's bitten. Something she doesn't disclose to Dina. Back in Jackson, talking to the council, including Maria and Tommy, Ellie tells them about the infected that behaved differently, but Tommy questions why they went into an uncleared building in the first place. This leads to the best moment in the whole episode. "If it were you and Joel you wouldn't have gone in?" Ellie says. "Well that ain't the same," Tommy says in response. "'Cause it's different" "How?" Maria says, snapping back at her husband, who then just puts his head down. The community is having a New Year's party and while Ellie was reluctant to go, she decides to shows up. Dina, who is a little drunk and/or high, grabs Ellie to dance with her. As they slow dance, Ellie points out that every guy in the room is looking at Dina, with Dina responding by saying maybe they're jealous of Ellie, and Dina kisses Ellie, who kisses back. But the moment is interrupted by a Seth (Robert John Burke) who says, "Hey, it's a family event. You're in a church," and hurls a slur at that them, which results in Joel pushing Seth to the ground. Of course, it angers Ellie that Joel stepped in. "I don't need your f—king help," Ellie says, as she watches Joel leave. When Ellie leaves the party, she looks at Joel on his porch, but doesn't say anything to him. The episode concludes with a look at the roots in the clay pipes moving, just as Abby and Owen look at Jackson from a distance.
