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The incisive back-and-forths. The immaculate casting. That earworm of a theme song.
In Treatment is back after a 10-year hiatus, and the HBO psychotherapy drama has not lost a step.
Since its inaugural season,
In Treatment has followed the same effective formula. In the first few episodes of its weekly cycle, the lead psychologist sees patients for standard hour-length sessions, compressed to 25 minutes for the sake of television. On the last day of the sequence, the good doctor visits his or her own shrink and experiences a profound role reversal. Among the benefits of this design is its acknowledgment of something that every talk-therapy recipient has likely intuited at one point or another. Behind the mask of professional composure, psychologists are just as screwed up as the rest of us.
In Treatment is Back and in Top Form with Uzo Aduba
HBO s therapy session drama returns after a decade off the air with a new cast and whip-smart and timely fourth season.
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Welcome to Previously On, a column that gives you the rundown on the latest TV. This week, Valerie Ettenhofer reviews the revival season of the HBO drama series In Treatment.
Ever since Tony Soprano first walked into Dr. Melfi’s office, it’s been obvious that therapy makes for good TV drama. In the decades since
The Sopranos first hit the airwaves, we’ve seen all manner of small screen therapists, from the genuinely helpful to the truly deranged. But no show has focused as squarely on the practice of talk therapy as HBO’s
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