Yeah, the show definitely does not play down that this was an attempted rape. Celeste’s husband keeps saying he wants to have sex, she repeatedly and very clearly says, “no.” When she tries to leave the room he grabs and yanks her back by her hair very forcefully. In return, she grabs the nearest object she can (a…

Me too! This whole article I’ve been like, “How did I miss the big fake dick?!?!”

No, not only does it not gloss over it, but there are several scenes wherein the victim goes to a therapist and her doctor not only tells her to get out before her husband kills her and make a safe place for her to go for herself and her kids, but also finally cuts thru the victim’s self denial by talking in her…

I watched this episode Sunday night and honestly did not even notice the dick out. It was such an intense scene and I think I was more focused on the faces.

God they fucked up so royally with Jamie Lannister. My husband was all hating on Jamie because he was a rapist since he didn’t read the book. I had to explain how bad the show runners ruined that bit of character development.

I’ve found their relationship to be a pretty compelling representation of how difficult it is for a woman to leave an abuser, especially in terms of how hard it can be for people to grasp that a husband can actually rape his wife. Every episode deals with her struggling with this. You don’t want them together. You…

I feel like the show does a pretty good job portraying him as a piece of shit.

WAY more on People and Cosmo, IMO. The show absolutely shows the gravitas and scumbaggery of the Skarsgaard character. What I think it does so expertly though is show how this kind of abuse happens rampantly behind closed doors, and the behavior of victims in thinking that they’re complict in the abuse or they deserve…

The show itself does a good job of portraying him as a horrible asshole, yet also highlights why it’s so hard for Kidman’s character to leave. I think it’s a really valuable portrayal.

No the show does not gloss over what a scumbag he is.

No, it’s literally just articles about a fake dick. The show makes it perfectly clear he’s a scumbag. This Jez article itself is an extreme overreaction.

The show makes a big deal of how awful he is.

And the people who dedicate Pearl Jam’s cover of Last Kiss to their sweetie on the radio. The girl dies. That’s the point.

Also- Every Breath You Take.

In the music biz, you’re allowed to talk shit to anyone with fewer platinum albums.

The man’s entire career, and that’s the one you pick. That’s like saying Paul McCartney wrote “Live and Let Die” so he clearly doesn’t know music either.

“Although I appreciate everyone’s concern, it would have been much more appreciated at any time during my childhood.”

"...we live and die by the belief that being unhealthy and thin is better than healthy and fat."

One last thought, on why I think I was so conflicted at the end of this experiment:

I also learned the hard way not to put carbonated beverages in a blender when I tried to make a champagne smoothie. I was maybe not sober at the time.