“I’ve been in the hospital three times, and every time, I went through the phase of believing that I didn’t belong there and I was somehow separate and possibly superior to those around me,” say Wa…
Unlike almost anything on American television both in terms of content and sensibility,shines a light into some of the darkest parts of the psyche and the psychiatric industry. To that end, Dunphy spoke with me from Australia about her very personal nucleus for the series, the response it has had and why she’s proud to let the world know she’s “batshit crazy.”is a deft combination of comedy and drama.
I noticed that it’s also a world that’s completely underexplored on television, at least, and I guess, my assessment of that really was that people are pretty afraid of the subject. My feeling was that the series really had to be a combination of humor and drama in order to make it entertaining viewing. I guess too, having been a person myself, you know, anyone who’s been in one of these facilities knows that it’s extremely tragic and hilariously funny at the same time.
For example, in the first episode, James is in the hospital but still believes that he’s somehow separate from the other patients, feels he doesn’t belong there. You know, I’ve been in the hospital three times, and every time, I went through the phase of believing that I didn’t belong there and I was somehow separate and possibly superior to those around me. I really do think that’s really a defense mechanism before you are humbled by the realization that you are no different to anyone else.
Other characters are more obviously autobiographical in part. So for example, Ivy, who’s also in the first episode and played by Megan Smart, she has postnatal depression. For her, that’s a big component of anxiety and terrible fear of leaving the hospital in case she can’t cope without the help with her 2-year-old and newborn.
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