Posted by shrinking violet on May 2, 2005, at 13:50:42
In reply to The Sopranos therapist., posted by Dinah on May 1, 2005, at 13:44:17
I've had the same thoughts regarding The Soprano's T.
Even her office is very contained and clinical and detached....looming bookshelves, nothing personal or "homey" (like plants), uncomfortable-looking chairs (at least for the client), and a fairly large space between herself and her client AND with a table in-between.
I think the office itself says more about her as a T (character, of course) than her demeanor.
She also draws out her words, and sometimes it drives me nuts, although I've seen that actress in other roles and it seems to be the way she speaks, although it does seem more pronounced when she plays this character.
Maybe she's afraid of her own reactions to her clients? Doesn't' want to show caring, or emotion or (gasp!) attraction toward a client. But there's nothing inherently wrong or 'bad' about a T reacting that way either, but she seems to go overboard, and I agree, she's very closed and cold; it looks as if her office is at least 10 degrees colder than it is in the rest of the world...but that could just be me!
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