Just find her irksome. My favorite patient this season is Sophie.
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WalterEliasDisney — 14 years ago(March 28, 2012 05:03 PM)
She might be anoying, but she is not cartoonish or exaggerated in my opinion. She might seem extreme, but my ex girlfriend was exactly like that. She even looks like her. Very dependant and emotional, lovely and a annoying at the same time.
I my opinion Pauls wife was the most unlikeable character.
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mudlo — 13 years ago(November 14, 2012 02:33 PM)
I can see Laura in some women I know, the most annoying thing for me was the constant sniffing.
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Dreamer27 — 13 years ago(December 29, 2012 04:19 PM)
Laura was my favourite of series 1.
I feel like I fell in the same trap as Paul, as the series went on I felt like we were seeing her unravel until she was willing to admit her first sexual encounter wasn't as great as she had claimed. She all along was sexually dominant in what she was saying and with Paul, by the end of the series I felt we could finally see the damage from other people and sympathize more with her. -
Valerie_Vance — 12 years ago(May 04, 2013 06:29 AM)
I know that Melissa George is Australian, but I wondered if she was supposed to be half American half Australian because her accent kept faltering. Mia Wasikowska definitely did a better job in that area.
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Neuronhead — 12 years ago(July 10, 2013 06:14 AM)
I like Laura in as far as I think the position Paul is in in relation to her is interesting. With the situation with Kate, and Sophie planting seeds of doubt about his daughter, I imagine Paul's having some issues holding it together.
As far as hers and Alex's actual stories go, they do seem a little cliche and unoriginal.
I didn't like the show at first but it's starting to grow on me.
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saganist — 11 years ago(September 03, 2014 05:37 PM)
I could relate to Paul in many ways and I can understand why he found her sexy but I found Laura very annoying and cold (Kate and Amy seemed really cold as well). I was surprised when I first heard Paul say he loves her. I thought what he was feeling was strictly sexual. But I guess it's different when you are giving therapy to someone for a year. All the transference, etc. During that time, you find something to love in every person.
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ma_marcil — 11 years ago(October 31, 2014 07:30 PM)
First of all, I have to say I am somewhat biased towards the whole series since it really did hit close to home on several occasions with numerous patients in the show. I have been through problematic relationships myself and quite frankly I was actually in therapy for many years for multiples reasons at several moments in my life (the longest period being after I was diagnosed with a major depression and hospitalized). I would have to say that basically every patient of every season got to me at some point and that the series as a whole felt very real for me from an emotional perspective. It is definitely a bold show though, and not something that everybody could enjoy, but for me it will remain one of the best and most unique shows I have ever seen.
As for the character of Laura specifically, well I could definitely see how Paul was attracted to her even though she does not exactly represent a healthy relationship.
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Thespear — 11 years ago(November 10, 2014 05:54 PM)
I am finally re-watching the series again on Amazon. I'll say this: the characters and themes are mostly
very
well written. Alex and Laura are obviously very sick people but it is only with hindsight that I can see that clearly.
During my initial viewing, I couldn't see just how disturbed these two really were. I was also more conflicted about what Paul's role should have been re: Laura. Now I see he was definitely wrong to pursue her in any way. Indeed , season one central thesis id that ANYONE in such a position of authority over someone else, WOULD BE WRONG to enter into a romantic relationship with them.
The trouble is it was all there, in the show, the first time around but somehow I missed it. Watching the show a second time has put it all into better focus for me.
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SapphEyeR — 11 years ago(November 10, 2014 08:35 PM)
Do you agree, though that it is always wrong for a therapist to pursue a client or vice versa after their therapy together is long over? I know they said on the show that this is unethical. For a therapist and an ordinary patient I can see why.
But I can't help wishing Paul and Adele had gotten together. They were both therapists so seemingly there is no exploitation going on. We'll never know for sure if the show intended to push them together romantically since it ended that season. They seemed like a promising match.
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Dragon000 — 10 years ago(February 19, 2016 04:38 PM)
I agree that it is always wrong. I think a friendship 5 years after therapy ends is wrong, much less a romantic relationship with a patient EVER. I thought his relationship with Mia (patient, then legal counsel, then patient again but one who flirted with him and was not rebuked, IMO, then just patient again)) was inappropriate as well.
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Thespear — 11 years ago(November 12, 2014 07:51 AM)
Guilty as chargedthough I think that had little to do with it. Previously I had actually discussed this issue with a psychology major at work (also male) and he tried to explain to me the whole issue of transference and why it was wrong etc. So intellectually, I understood the issue.
What I am saying is that somehow during my initial viewing I failed to see just how
seriously flawed
some of Paul's patients (and perhaps Paul himself) were. I am also saying this was NOT the fault of the show, since I can see these flaws clearly now.
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DwarvesAreVeryUpsetting — 10 years ago(May 26, 2015 08:45 AM)
Laura and Alex were quite similar characters it's really no surprise that they ended up hooking up. Both were extremely narcissistic and arrogant. But I think Blair Underwood does a much better job of mining the dimensions underneath Alex's facade.
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purenarcoticxx — 10 years ago(November 19, 2015 02:37 AM)
Laura was awesome,
People hating on her must be jealous?
Although she does display some BPD-esq traits, which tend to be loathsome for neurotypicals.
Humans are flawed intrinsically. A non flawed individual wouldn't be in therapy, now would they?
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jmgarrett51 — 9 years ago(December 17, 2016 07:54 PM)
I agree she's by far my least fave character in the first season.
It's not about "jealousy" either lol far from it I think she had a stupid looking mouth, annoying, trying-way-too-hard sounding voice and just does not come across like she's a very nice person in real life either. The world needs a lot less women who are anything like her in any way. They need to just get lost, and definitely get off of tv & movies already.