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S36E8 – Dark Psychology: Writing Realistic Dissociative Identity Disorder

October 27, 2022 Leigh Hull 0 Comments

Gollum: We wants it. We needs it. Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky little Hobbitses. Wicked. Tricksy. False!
Smeagol: No. Not master.
Gollum: Yes, precious. False. They will cheat you, hurt you, LIE.
Smeagol: Master’s my friend!
Gollum: You don’t have any friends. Nobody likes you!
Smeagol: Not listening, I’m not listening.
Gollum: You’re a liar and a thief.
Smeagol: No.
Gollum: Mur-der-er.
Smeagol: Go away!
– The Lord of the Rings

S36E5 – Dark Psychology: Including Munchausen Syndrome in a Story

October 17, 2022 Leigh Hull 0 Comments

KYRA: I’m feeling much better now.
MRS. COLLINS: I’m glad, honey. (beat) Time for your food.
KYRA: Can I go outside, if I eat this?
MRS. COLLINS: We’ll see. You know how you get sick in the afternoon. Don’t say it tastes funny. You know I don’t like to hear that.
– The Sixth Sense

S36E4 – Dark Psychology: Brainwashing in Fiction

October 13, 2022 Leigh Hull 0 Comments

Steve Rogers: You know me.
The Winter Soldier: No, I don’t!
Steve Rogers: Bucky. you’ve known me your entire life. Your name is James Buchanan Barnes…
The Winter Soldier: SHUT UP!
Steve Rogers: I’m not gonna fight you. You’re my friend.
The Winter Soldier: You’re my mission! YOU ARE MY MISSION!
Steve Rogers: Then finish it. ‘Cause I’m with you ’til the end of the line.
– Captain America: The Winter Soldier

S36E3 – Dark Psychology: Adverse Childhood Experiences

October 10, 2022 Leigh Hull 0 Comments

People with happy families don’t become spies. A bad childhood is the perfect background for covert ops. You don’t trust anyone, you’re used to getting smacked around, and you never get homesick. – Michael Westen, Burn Notice

S36E2 – Dark Psychology: Writing Domestic Abuse

October 6, 2022 Leigh Hull 0 Comments

Earl : What is that, Jenna? What is that?
Jenna : Money.
Earl : It’s all over the [darned] house! In cabinets, in drawers, under chairs, in closets! Money hidden all over my house!
Jenna : [whispering] I’m sorry.
Earl : After everything I’ve done for you, you go and hide money from me? [falls to his knees, sobbing] You’re the only thing I ever loved, Jenna. You’re the only person that ever belonged to me. And you having a secret from me tears me up. – Waitress (2007)