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You're going to take all the anger that you're feeling right now and harness it to help Sophie through this. He knew that her mom was away, and he knew that she couldn't lose anything else right now, so he groomed her. She gave up Harvard for her dream of music, and her teacher, a man who she looked up to and trusted, he knew that, he chose her. Way too many shows handle sexual assault poorly.Īs much as a part of her knows that what he did was wrong, her brain is working overtime to try to make that not the case. Jack: As a sexual assault survivor advocate, I can't say enough good things about this! Predators are good at targeting vulnerable prey, and he knew, with her father gone and her mother away, she was vulnerable.

He brought Sophie along slowly, made sure he knew what she wanted, and dangled the carrot in front of her every time she felt uncomfortable. I applaud the writers for this.Ĭhristine: Yes! I thought this was very realistic in that her teacher didn't start by making any overt moves. Yes, it was extremely difficult to watch, but it should be.Īside from how realistic and spot on this episode felt, I give it so much credit for shedding light on the important and overlooked issues of sexual abuse/sexual assault.įrom victim blaming, to the judgment of a victim's coping methods, to a victim's own self-blame, these are issues that face all survivors and rarely are portrayed in how they were throughout this episode. I honestly haven't been this moved by an episode of television in years. Instead, they show it as a 'sexy' forbidden relationship, sending the completely wrong message that enables situations like this to occur in the real world. They don't show the abuse of power that is actually taking place as someone is groomed. Adult and teenage relationships are glorified on television shows 99% of the time. Too often, shows get this storyline wrong. I honestly can't say enough good things about the portrayal of this storyline by everyone involved.įrom the writers to the actors, everyone brought their A-game to shed light on a deeply unsettling issue in our society.

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