I shouldn't have cited the APA like there's some specific line of "don't speculate", though it likely falls under a more general category. However, it clearly violates the "do no harm" clause. Deb was in an extremely vulnerable state, and said Dex was the only one she could count on or whatever she said. Being in a vulnerable and suggestive state, made to believe/realize she is in love with her brother (related or not, he's her brother) carries an ENORMOUS risk to her mental state...even if it's true. Additionally, the therapist suggests she confront the issue by telling Dex, would carry an extremely high risk of him not reciprocating (rejection) and likely distancing himself (loss of important support system), at a time when she is already vulnerable. Even if the therapist is right, which is a big IF (therapists aren't magical mind readers - modern psychology tends to avoid drawing such conclusions in favor of letting the patient come to those conclusions on his/her own), no therapist in his or her right mind would ever bring it up at that time (if ever).
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Indeed, for as decent an explanation of what was wrong with the therapists actions that Dabamf puts forward there I guarantee he spent more time on that than the writers spent on it.
As for Hannah being gone, didn't I read she was back this season?
I actually have hope for Miami Metro after this season is finished. Dexter and Deb will probably die together in some gory mess and yes, the writers will forget about his son again. LaGoata is gone, Quinn probably gone either chasing or shot by his stripper girl and Angel has already left to cook and eat bacon for the rest of his life. That basically leaves Masuka running the department which will be a huge increase in professionalism and he can recruit real poh-leese.
Talking of Dexters son, his nanny was a regular cast member in the first season of Vegas, will she be back?
As for Hannah being gone, didn't I read she was back this season?
I actually have hope for Miami Metro after this season is finished. Dexter and Deb will probably die together in some gory mess and yes, the writers will forget about his son again. LaGoata is gone, Quinn probably gone either chasing or shot by his stripper girl and Angel has already left to cook and eat bacon for the rest of his life. That basically leaves Masuka running the department which will be a huge increase in professionalism and he can recruit real poh-leese.
Talking of Dexters son, his nanny was a regular cast member in the first season of Vegas, will she be back?
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I have a joke for you: A freudian psychoanalyst and his lacanian colleague cross path in the street. 'Hello' says the freudian. 'Hello' says the lacanian. Once they have walked past each other the freudian wonders: 'Did I say enough?' and the lacanian asks himself: 'Did I say too much?'
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Angel quit and runs his bacon restaurant and Quinn is too fucked up to catch a cold never mind a serial killer. It's probably going to be a season of Deb angst with her too-ing and fro-ing over whether to turn in Dexter and she ends up getting killed trying to defend him in the final episode so he turns her office into his final killzone of her assailant before allowing himself to be arrested.
Then his son appears for the first time all season and looks sad.
Then his son appears for the first time all season and looks sad.
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Dexter isn't big on nudity anyway, I doubt she needs a special clause.
Deb just needs to go butch already. The entire last season needs to be her slipping into heroin addiction (on account of how fucked up her life is), cruising lesbian bars, and hooking up with at least two russian stripper chicks each episode.
Deb just needs to go butch already. The entire last season needs to be her slipping into heroin addiction (on account of how fucked up her life is), cruising lesbian bars, and hooking up with at least two russian stripper chicks each episode.
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This is pretty much my feelings about this snow now as well. After swearing off the show at the end of season before last, I am going to watch the final season and expecting it to suck.
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Fianc? and I just got finished catching up with Seasons 5, 6 and 7. She is a licensed psychologist and got up and walked out of the room at that point. Outside of the ethical or moral she went on about how there is no school of thought (Freudian, Cognitive, Behavioral, etc..) or training that would make that statement in a session. Anyways, she said it was Code 3.04 - Ethical Principles of the Psychologist and Code of Conduct. She also loves it that every psychologist on TV sleeps with their client. Mostly we try to avoid shows with them, which gets more and more difficult.
Looking forward to Season 8 starting and seeing where the show ends. With how screwed up Deb's life is at this point nothing short of both her and Dexter dying together could be a happy ending in my eyes. She can't live with or make right the fact she killed Laguerta, not even capturing Dexter, which would be ridiculous at this point since she killed to protect him. Watching these three seasons back to back has just felt like the continuing collapse of Deb, it is kind of funny.
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