As the genre has exploded recently, the styles and aesthetics have slowly hardened into a set of familiar, repeating tropes — not every series is the same, but there is a gradually expanding language of how to tell docuseries narratives, and as they return again and again, they grow more comforting and commonplace. But watching the first season of Couples Therapy , released a little over a year ago, was like stumbling onto a secret TV treasure trove, a tiny, perfect piece of docuseries storytelling.
The reality-show element immediately loses some people, I know, and I understand the concern. As Couples Therapy follows several couples over many weeks of sessions with a therapist, they say some incredibly sensitive, traumatic, messy, embarrassing, trivial, monumental things about their lives, in front of cameras for public consumption.
But the exact things that suggest such an ick factor, the constructed premise and controlled production that are so suspect in most reality television, are the things that make Couples Therapy work. Cameras watch as couples come in, sit in a hallway, are welcomed into an office, take their seats on a sofa, and start talking.
But when you follow the lines of sight and think about where cameras must be in order to capture any of these shots, it suddenly feels like a magic trick. We look directly at a couple as they recount some difficult interaction, and then the scene cuts swiftly to the therapist, who nods in concern. And yet there are no cameras behind either of them, even though the moment flows smoothly with no cuts in the conversation.
Like, trying to climb Mt. Everest hard. Both are grueling journeys that will test your endurance, your mettle, and sometimes your sanity. But also like Everest, the feeling of accomplishment and sheer nirvana of a successful relationship is something worth working your entire life towards. Enter Dr. Top cast Edit. Orna Guralnik Self as Self. Virginia Goldner Self as Self. Kirkland Vaughans Self as Self. Marco Reese Maldonado Self as Self. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Far from reality-show caricatures, this is true documentary filmmaking that brings viewers into the authentic and visceral experience of weekly therapy with four couples.
World-class therapist Dr. Orna Guralnik deftly guides the couples through the minefield of honest confrontation with each other and with themselves, revealing the real-life struggles - and extraordinary breakthroughs - typically hidden behind closed doors. Add content advisory. User reviews 18 Review. Top review. Great discussion. My husband and I use your show to talk about topics that we may not discuss otherwise-it has brought us closer and wiser.
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