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[Mauthe Doog 👁️ @mauthe_doog]

People see Mary as more innocent than Clark, not as much of a bad person, but I'm not sure that's the case. She's less obviously destructive, but...

Mary's treatment was a loop I think, as in, she probably used the same style treatment for everyone (as suggested by her tapes, being literal copies of her message.) Clark came to her for help, and she kept on the same treatments over and over that clearly weren't working. In particular, she kept roleplaying as his wife, who (he thinks) took everything from him, making him relive a terrible memory.

Of course he hates the roleplay! It's just bad memories and positioning himself as the bad guy. And maybe he was, but why would anyone like that? Mary doesn't ever seem to even give him a little slack about what happened, when if what Clark says is true, it would have been a very stressful situation to live with.

But she forces him to roleplay and relive a terrible night multiple times, so in the dinner scene he forces her to do the opposite: roleplay again and finally see him from his own perspective. Mary wanted to act as his wife, so he rubs it in by forcing the hair on her to make her realise how horrible the whole memory/situation is.

This isn't to say that Clark isn't shirking responsibility (he is) and that he's actually a good man (he isn't), but Mary didn't really try to engage with Clark despite him begging her too. Clark reached out to Mary for help and her treatment only made it worse. It's no wonder he took a chance to escape when he could. Mary was right to be terrified when entering the Backrooms, being a reflection of his mind, because she hadn't really entered it before.

I think she does it because of her mother. Her mother was delusional, and you can't entertain those delusions at all when interacting with them. Clark is angry and shirks responsibility, but he isn't delusional. Mary, stuck in her own loop, treated him like she would her mother. At best her blind treatment of Clark just didn't help him, but at worst it actively made him worse.

It's probably (at least partially) why she smiles at the end during the interview/interrogation. She's finally understanding what it's like to have someone try to analyse you without really engaging. It's patronising and probably going to make everything worse. We even see a Still Life of her sitting utterly terrified and distressed in that exact chair, suggesting that was how Mary was feeling, while all that Phil had to offer was questions he already knew the answers to and a vague threat that she'll be taken away.

I don't think Mary is a good person, honestly. She's not that different from Clark in the end, although her method of coping is at least (usually) more helpful than his. But it's more destructive when it isn't, because as a therapist she works with damaged people and helping the wrong way leads to real harm.

[Big Sosa @duchessoffemmes]

@zerowontmiss It’s a given Nikki wished that Bear loved her. My theory is this is why Bear didn’t stop himself from dying. Not simply bc she made a wish at his expense but because if he really loved her, he’d have no problem dying to save her.

[Ramit Sethi @ramit]

For my entire adult life, Republicans have repeatedly attacked foreign countries on false pretenses, caused millions to die, tortured brown people, eliminated women's rights, and given trillions in tax cuts to the rich while exploding the deficit

Absolutely disgusting

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[Charlie Kratovil @Charlie4Change]

We won. No data center. And they have to build a park.

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Everything I’ve Ever Let Go Of Has Claw Marks On It

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[Jasper Ziggle 🥷🇬🇭 🇺🇸 @JasperZiggle]

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[David J. Bier @David_J_Bier]

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[Ramit Sethi @ramit]

When I talk about money & politics, I get the same comment: "Stick to finance." Hilariously, these guys really expect me to only write about 5 ways to maximize credit card rewards (ZzZzzZz)

That's never gonna happen

Money is political, which is why these ICE raids sicken me

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[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

“So when the sun goes down I look at the day and ask myself, did I earn the sunset?”

John Cena is now retired from the WWE

[I am no longer a father. @killahBEENbee]

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rap went back underground if you can’t tell .

[Ramit Sethi @ramit]

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