The structure, however, remains much the same, as do the show’s strengths. (The show has also reconfigured its airing again somewhat, with two episodes each Monday and Tuesday nights, each focusing on a different patient-analyst session.) There is a new crew of producers, and this season is the first to contain entirely original storylines, rather than ones drawn from the Israeli series it is based on. The therapy drama, starring Gabriel Byrne as Paul Weston, returns to HBO tonight and tomorrow for its third season, with some changes. More than any series on TV, the action of In Treatment takes place in its dialogue, in the exchange of language and in listening, and the act of listening-only listening-to it would force you to experience the drama’s action where it takes place for the characters: in your head. There are facial expressions and postures and reactions to take in, body language and setting.Īnd yet I wonder if in some ways the show wouldn’t be even more powerful. It wouldn’t be the same, of course In Treatment is a visual production just like any TV show (or stage play, which it often more closely resembles). ![]() ![]() If I had unlimited time and it weren’t a dereliction of my duty as a TV critic, sometime I’d like to try taking in an entire season of In Treatment with the picture turned off: just sound, like a radio drama, or a podcast.
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