In the Room (2013)

Psychoanalyst Within a Curious Thriller

In all honesty, I couldn't tell you what this show was about if you paid me. There were so many issues from the students to his family to himself; flashbacks of story's upon story's created an imaginative and curious circle where I wasn't sure who was who or if up was down or left was right.

Toward the end of the show it was hard to piece together what story belonged to which character, most of the sessions seemed to bleed in to one another as the show continued episode by episode; bringing together the story as a whole, painting a very vivid picture of the students' lives both in and out of school.

I don't believe the show ended on a cliffhanger, but there are some questions I have about a few of the characters or wish the development lasted a little longer than 20-some minutes per episode. As the show continued and the characters became more "life like", it was very interesting to watch the students continue to speak the truth to Tenma-Sensei, because I highly doubt that speaking the truth ever happens in any type of therapy sessions in the US, in or out of television.

The feelings of the students were incredibly raw and relatable; from familial issues to love, trust, inner thoughts, outer speculations, scrutiny from friends or family or society in general, etc. Life is hard and different for every person on the planet, yet somehow, somewhere along the way it all becomes interconnected.

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