Wow, really had to think about this for a moment. It's only been a little over a year, but... for a moment there I just couldn't figure out where the hell I grabbed this show from.
But, okay. I think I remember it. LJ spotlighted a community for... people dealing with mental illness? Or possible for the families and friends of said people? Either way, I checked it out, probably because I had nothing better to do. Someone with DID mentioned this new TV show about the condition, with Toni Collette as the lead, called United States of Tara.
So, I like Collette, and I was intrigued. A quick trip through the internets revealed that S1 had just ended like a week or two before. I downloaded the first couple of episodes straight away. And then I watched them.
... Yeah, I think it took me all of 5 minutes to decide this was a show for me. About until T's "Dude, I've been digging 'round your closet for like and hour and I can't fucking get to Narnia!" actually. By the end of the first episode I was sure of it. (In part due to one of my favourite fight scenes ever. "Wait, you're who?" Also, yeah, this family is a bit screwed up. No surprise there.)
It just grabbed me. It was witty and funny and touching, it had solid acting, and characters that intrigued me. And yeah, I had a soft spot for Kate (and Marshall, too) from pretty early on. Even if a lot of her actions left me protesting at the screen. I just loved her personality, and just how believably teenaged she was. Which then in turn, a couple of months later, led me to apping her here, yay.
Now, the show is halfway through its second season, and I still love it. And seem to have tricked a few of you into watching, too. I would say I'm sorry but I'm not.
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But, okay. I think I remember it. LJ spotlighted a community for... people dealing with mental illness? Or possible for the families and friends of said people? Either way, I checked it out, probably because I had nothing better to do. Someone with DID mentioned this new TV show about the condition, with Toni Collette as the lead, called United States of Tara.
So, I like Collette, and I was intrigued. A quick trip through the internets revealed that S1 had just ended like a week or two before. I downloaded the first couple of episodes straight away. And then I watched them.
... Yeah, I think it took me all of 5 minutes to decide this was a show for me. About until T's "Dude, I've been digging 'round your closet for like and hour and I can't fucking get to Narnia!" actually. By the end of the first episode I was sure of it. (In part due to one of my favourite fight scenes ever. "Wait, you're who?" Also, yeah, this family is a bit screwed up. No surprise there.)
It just grabbed me. It was witty and funny and touching, it had solid acting, and characters that intrigued me. And yeah, I had a soft spot for Kate (and Marshall, too) from pretty early on. Even if a lot of her actions left me protesting at the screen. I just loved her personality, and just how believably teenaged she was. Which then in turn, a couple of months later, led me to apping her here, yay.
Now, the show is halfway through its second season, and I still love it. And seem to have tricked a few of you into watching, too. I would say I'm sorry but I'm not.