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vivdunstan ([personal profile] vivdunstan) wrote in [personal profile] purplecat 2020-02-15 07:24 pm (UTC)

I’ve been unsure what to say about this one too.

On the plus I liked the mental health aspects (I have generalised anxiety disorder by the way). Though I agree that the Yaz part was perhaps too ambiguous.

But I found the quasi “main” plot disappointing. The pacing seemed strange. And I wanted more Syria.

The Doc/Graham bit was definitely problematic, but as a mental health patient myself I didn’t take it badly, rather as a pretty sensitive depiction of some of the difficulties talking about this.

So I suppose overall it was an episode that tried a lot, but not entirely successfully for me. But very well intentioned, and I think it will have encouraged some good conversations.

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