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Will Paul tell Laura how he really feels or, will he stay faithful to Kate? Can Sophie forgive her parents for their mistakes and stop blaming herself? Will Jake & Amy stick it out or finally call it quits?
What are your predictions for the last three episodes of 'In Treatment'? What would you like to see happen?
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Mar 23, 2008 8:02 PM
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I agree. Just like the show says. We are ALL products of our past and that affects our perception of whether or not we like Paul with or without Laura  Gawd!!!! I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!
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Mar 23, 2008 7:31 PM
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> Laura would not go any place she was not led....Paul
> led her to where they are now....it takes two to
> tango. He's part of the dance.
I don't think he led her anywhere anymore than he leads any of his clients. He is a caring therapist, and I think she took advantage of that. What grown man wouldn't get aroused with all her lurid details of her sexual encounters. She systematically seduced him.
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> The bond I speak of is the physical connection that
> is needed for every soul and Paul clearly does not
> have that with Kate. like He told Gina, he thinks
> about it "all the time."
As I said before, in a long term marriage these feelings come and go and yes, he and Kate are in a bad period right now. They may or may not pull themselves out of it, but that's besides the point. Laura is merely the flavor of the week, nothing more. She happened to come onto him at a time when he was most vulnerable. She is a minx and she is good at what she does. Don't you remember how quickly she came onto Alex? What was all that about? Oh, but she loves Paul so much, right? Puhleeze.
He needs that. It is a fact
> of who Paul is and who most people are. If he is not
> getting that from Kate, who can blame him for seeking
> it from someone else who clearly wants him.
Ever hear of marriage vows? Gee whiz.
Kate did
> it.
Yes, and she was wrong for it. Personally I think Paul is the better person in the relationship.
Lust? Yes it is lust, but if you really look at
> the interactions of Paul and Laura in last 3
> episodes, it's more than that.
Nah, sorry, I don't see it. Paul likes the idea of Laura, but he knows better than to try to make that a reality. Laura is looney tunes and no one knows that better than him.
That is why it is such
> a big part of the show.
I don't see it as any more than any other 30 minutes in this series. Laura is just one part of a very complex story.
Gina told Kate, it's more
> than following his dick around, he has real feelings.
> I'm not a fan of infidelity.
With all due respect, you sure could have fooled me. Your words suggest you are a fan, or at the very least you are not a fan of marriage and/or do not take marriage vows seriously.
I don't like it but when
> a good guy like Paul, who we do admire, falls in
> love, which he admitts he is in...it's rare and real.
Are you kidding me? He is a typical middle aged man enjoying being wanted by a beautiful young woman. Textbook, clicheish, dime a dozen.
Laura
> makes Paul happy and I'm OK with that.
You think? I think she is making him unhappy and conflicted. What happiness has he displayed? I find him very depressed over this whole thing. Once Laura is out of his life I believe he will be happy again
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Mar 23, 2008 6:03 PM
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you are sooo wrong...Laura who has had nothing but crappy relationships becasue of what happened to her when she was younger, is trying to be a better person...she went to theraphy for help didn't she? She went to get better and found LOVE. I think, she is twisted with what she feels for Paul. Maybe she and Alex bugged his office when ALEX gave him that coffee machine. Maybe Paul will find that out....
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Mar 23, 2008 4:33 PM
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> There is nothing
> sweet or innocent about this so-called love story.
I'd have to agree, but I think others' reactions are based on perception. Some people focus on the love-story of just the two, some people look at the entire picture and see what destruction that can do.
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Laura would not go any place she was not led....Paul led her to where they are now....it takes two to tango. He's part of the dance.
The bond I speak of is the physical connection that is needed for every soul and Paul clearly does not have that with Kate. like He told Gina, he thinks about it "all the time." He needs that. It is a fact of who Paul is and who most people are. If he is not getting that from Kate, who can blame him for seeking it from someone else who clearly wants him. Kate did it. Lust? Yes it is lust, but if you really look at the interactions of Paul and Laura in last 3 episodes, it's more than that. That is why it is such a big part of the show. Gina told Kate, it's more than following his dick around, he has real feelings. I'm not a fan of infidelity. I don't like it but when a good guy like Paul, who we do admire, falls in love, which he admitts he is in...it's rare and real. He does nothing lightly. That guy doesn't do a thing without a road map and a tremendous thought process, that is what the whole show is about. Watch his scene with Gina in episode 4, when he admitts his real love for Laura, it tears him apart. Gina just bows her head...she too can't believe it. His approach to figuring out what he really wants is all about the series. He's going back and forth and has actually offered several olive branches to Kate who has shut him down...I have absolutely no problem with Laura and Paul. Life is too short to not be happy. Laura makes Paul happy and I'm OK with that. Selfish? you bet. Which is why he is considering everything, unlike his father did. This is all about Paul proving to himself that he is not his father. But the apple never falls far from the tree and now becasue of his love for Laura he can understand how his father could hurt his mom and himself the way he did by leaving them. Maybe he can now forgive his father and get on with his life, with Kate, Laura or whomever. I just want to see himn get on with someone.
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Mar 23, 2008 3:34 PM
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> I know you are right about that...they do not end up
> together....but I'd still love to see that happen.
> That's just what I want. I wish he and Kate could
> find that bond that he has with Laura
Hmmmm, I'd venture to say that the bond he has with Kate, the bond of raising 3 children together, the bond of aging together, the bond of going through illness together, running a home together, etc, etc, etc, far transcends anything Paul has with Laura. What Paul has with Laura is an hour a week of infatuation, lust, and fantasy. Nothing more.
but still, I really, really, really enjoy
> Laura and Paul together, it's just what appeals to me
> about the show.
It kind of makes me cringe. I'm uncomfortable with it. It just feels wrong to me and takes away from my view of Paul because I do have a crush on him.  He is too good for this b.s with Laura. I see him as an upstanding, respectable, trustworthy man.
I'm not understanding your admiration of Laura. I think her actions are despicable. She is actively and knowingly pursuing a married man... a father of three children. This is not the case of the "other woman" who is unknowingly wooed into an affair by an unhappily married man who doesn't wear his wedding ring. No, this woman comes to his home, sits in the chair that his wife likely picked out, using the restroom that his wife likely decorated, and she has the audacity to come onto him? Despicable. Sorry, but I find her utterly disgusting. There is nothing sweet or innocent about this so-called love story.
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Mar 23, 2008 2:21 PM
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I know you are right about that...they do not end up together....but I'd still love to see that happen. That's just what I want. I wish he and Kate could find that bond that he has with Laura, that would be cool too, but still, I really, really, really enjoy Laura and Paul together, it's just what appeals to me about the show. I do know one review this week did say that "for those who have a crush on Paul, will be disappointed." What that means, we'll know soon enough. I do think Paul will end up alone or at least apart from Kate, but you are absolutely correct when you say he will not end up with Laura...we just differ on how we'd like to see the show end. I'd LOVE to see Paul make it with Laura, only becasue their true intimate moments after he finally admitts his feelings for her are just awesome and the best part of the show. She finaly acts human and sweet instead of soooo extreme...he sooths her and that is rare and she ignites him and makes him see the truth in things. That is why I want them together. I think they match and compliment each other. Best part of the show, and Paul's admitance to his real feelings or her when he tells Gina he loves Laura is the absolute best moment in the show. He's trying not to be his Dad. I think it would be cool if he went to his father and told him he finally understands why his father did what he did...now that would be a great ending. Doesn't mean he has to do the same thing but this whole Laura thing let's him get insight into his own father and that is the biggest wound for Paul.
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> LOVE Paul and Laura...am so hoping they end up
> together.
I hope they don't. I don't think Paul really loves her at all. He lusts for her, sure, and he is infatuated, but love? No way. He loves Kate, and the only happy ending would be for him and Kate to find each other again. They represent what often happens in long standing marriages.... you go through trials and tribulations, good times and bad times, and fall in and out of love with each other. For Paul to run off with the cute young thing would be repeating the mistakes of his father. Paul is too good for that. Even if he and Kate don't get back together, he is not going to end up with Laura. Take that to the bank.
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Mar 23, 2008 9:19 AM
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LOVE Paul and Laura...am so hoping they end up together. That Laura character is a trip but deep inside she is right on so many things...I jst love her extreme nature and actions...she cuts to it and that is way cool and that is what Paul loves...I just hope he gets her and can handle it. He really loves her...just watch episode 4 again if there are any doubts. Will be so sad if Paul doesn't end up with Laura. Their chemistry is really something. GREAT ACTING on both their parts too......
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Mar 22, 2008 11:25 PM
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Im wondering if anyone will end up happy on the show at the end. Im thinking perhaps Sophie, but everyone else is a toss up at this point. Kudos to Mark Wahlberg and the writers for such a beautifully scripted show! All of the actors were prerfectly chosen for each part. Gabriel Byrne showed that he is the most underrated actor in hollywood today. Im looking to see HUGE things for him in the future.
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According to the On Demand schedule line-up, there are only 3 new episodes planned for this week! Ugh, are they serious? I need my weekly 5, or I'm gonna go nuts. There better be a second season HBO! I already lost "Rome," can't handle the loss of "In Treatment" too.
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Mar 22, 2008 10:17 PM
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> Alex returns to the show they got the wrong body in
> the casket.
Yeah, ala Point of No Return, the military "killed" him to protect him from the "enemy" - he knew too many secrets.
He has a new identity and look...but the dog still recognizes him and barks at him....
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Mar 22, 2008 9:50 PM
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I just have to say Melissa George is Amazing in her role as Laura. You really believe it when she is looking at Paul that she is in "Love" with him. Truly Amazing job she did. WWAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH I don't want it to end :o(
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I do not think Paul will end up with Laura because Laura realizes that Paul is working out his own past in being attracted to her. That is a turn off for her.
The question is, will Kate leave him? Will Paul begin to connect with her in a way that will encourage her to stay and for them to be a family. I hope so.
Sophie will be fine. Paul did a great job with her.
Jake and Amy are finished.
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