Patrick Melrose, a boy who suffered from his father's mental PUA and sexual abuse in childhood and was not protected by his mother, grew up and transformed all his anger and sadness into alcoholism and drug indulgence, trying to block his broken heart. .
Until one day, he received a call from his father's death notification, and the people around tried to persuade him to mourn, only he knew that he could finally be relieved.
The first episode was all about Benny's one-man show. Patirck lingers between different women, bumping back and forth between detox and relapse. A woman asked him "Are you going to quit drugs again?" He said this time was different. The hotel staff, whom he had tried so many times to detox, were also already familiar with him, but he didn't mind. In the mania and convulsions after the drug expired, he called the drug dealer again and failed to detoxify. Only his father's urn, which he couldn't throw away, made him fascinated and miserable. In this episode, there are both his inner confessions and the words that he had to say. He didn't know which words he said. After drinking glass by glass, Patrick swayed on the boundary between confusion and sobriety.
The second episode focuses on the main lines and characters of Patrick's childhood. His father, who always stood in front of his balcony overlooking everything in a nightgown, and the housemaid who answered his questions with trembling hands, began sexually assaulting Patrick when he was eight. His mother, who knew all this but couldn't stop it, even friends who came to the house for dinner by chance noticed Patrick's abnormality, but she used the words "I need to go first, I'll pick you up later" to fool Patrick. Ironically, she later Becoming a philanthropist, giving her kindness and family finances to others, is she using so-called charity to fight her inner apology for the child, or is she deceiving herself in a numb heart? I always felt that Patrick's mother hurt him more than his father. His father's behavior created a shadow for him in the future, and his mother's inaction completely broke his defense line, deprived him of his sense of security, and made him completely unable to trust others. Patrick's father has a good friend who thinks Patrick's father is amazing until his death, and his daughter has a psychiatrist who may be a mirror image of Patrick's father.
Episode 3 is some hope. Also at a dinner party, the French princess was invited to attend. The daughter of the hostess of the banquet wanted to meet the princess and have a few words with the princess. Although the mother was also very embarrassed, she went forward with her daughter, even though she got the princess’s Rejection and arrogance, but this mother dared to fight for her child and dared to get rid of her husband who blatantly cheated with other women, which is a strong contrast to Patrick's mother. In this episode, Patrick finally told his friend and psychiatrist Jonny with tears in his eyes about his father's sexual assault on him for the first time, and he began to open his heart, which is also the beginning of his ability to quit drugs (but not alcohol), get married and have children. .
The fourth episode focuses on Patrick's married life. The scars left by childhood will be with him for a lifetime. Even if Patrick hates his father, he can't help but have a shadow of his father. He is afraid that it will be passed on to the next generation, but it is inevitable. Patrick can't resist the temptation and cheating with his friends. Facing his son's emotions, he easily loses control, and he habitually avoids numbness when there is a problem. His eldest son clearly has his childhood blues. Fortunately, Patrick's son has a different mother. Mary is a very brave and decisive woman, and the risk of marrying Patrick is high, and she may become a victim of her own if she is not careful. Fortunately, Patrick is not the type that actively hurts others, but he hurts himself and others indirectly, so Mary stopped Patrick in time for hurting his sons.
This show does not directly show the clip of Patrick's detoxification, but presents the chicken feathers of adulthood brought by Patrick's fragmented childhood. The picture of the father and childhood Patrick is constantly repeated, and as we know, Patrick is right. The father said No, but the father would continue to sexually assault him later. Whether Patrick is down and out or suddenly has some hope, this is not the end, only repeated repetition will lead to the end.
When I searched for this drama, I was very flustered that the first season appeared, and I still hope there will be no second season. This little hope is left here.
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