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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Famous rock star Derek Lord[[note]]A NoCelebritiesWereHarmed CaptainErsatz for Creator/TomCruise[[/note]] expresses anti-psychiatry and anti-medication views in a TV interview, saying that pills destroy people's brains. One of his fans, a high school girl with bipolar disorder, watches him and decides to stop taking her medication, [[spoiler:resulting in her going through a week-long manic phase where she has sex with two boys, falsely accuses them of rape, gets them and herself expelled from school, then tries to kill herself in a car accident, injuring 6 people and killing a 14-year-old girl.]]

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Famous rock star Derek Lord[[note]]A NoCelebritiesWereHarmed CaptainErsatz for Creator/TomCruise[[/note]] expresses anti-psychiatry and anti-medication views in a TV interview, saying that pills destroy people's brains. One of his fans, a high school girl with bipolar disorder, watches him and decides to stop taking her medication, [[spoiler:resulting resulting in her going through a week-long manic phase where she has sex with two boys, falsely accuses them of rape, gets them and herself expelled from school, then tries to kill herself in a car accident, injuring 6 people and killing a 14-year-old girl.]]
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Derek Lord seems to think he's an expert on psychiatry, when it turns out he never finished college.

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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Derek Lord seems to think he's an expert on psychiatry, when it turns out he never finished college. Casey calls him out on this.
-->'''Lord:''' With all due respect, Ms. Novak, you're a lawyer--\\
'''Novak:''' And you're a rock star. So you'll excuse me if I don't defer to ''your'' expertise on the subject.
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It is the Season 7 finale.


A former rock star turned "mental health activist" and self-proclaimed psychiatric expert (Creator/NormanRedus) wages an anti-psychiatric-drug campaign during the trial of an unstable woman who, upon ceasing her medication at his indirect advice, gave two false rape accusations and mowed down 10 people with her car.

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A former rock star turned "mental health activist" and self-proclaimed psychiatric expert (Creator/NormanRedus) (Creator/NormanReedus) wages an anti-psychiatric-drug campaign during the trial of an unstable young woman (Creator/BrittanySnow) who, upon ceasing her medication at his indirect advice, advice despite her parents' (Creator/JeffMcCarthy and Creator/MarshaDietlein) blessings, gave two false rape accusations against his classmates (Creator/JohnSutherland and Creator/BrandonGill) and mowed down 10 people with her car.



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Adult Fear is now a disambig, and this is misuse which boils down to "listing all the scary stuff without context"


* AdultFear: Having your son [[FalseRapeAccusation falsely accused of rape]]. Having your daughter killed in an accident. Having a loved one with mental illness that destroys not only their life, but influences them to harm others, intentionally or not.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Based on Creator/TomCruise's statements against psychiatric medicine.
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** Casey had a schizophrenic ex-fiancee back in Law School.

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** Casey had a schizophrenic ex-fiancee ex-fiancée back in Law School.
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A teenage girl (Creator/BrittanySnow) falsely accuses two classmates (Creator/JohnSutherland and Creator/BrandonGill) of rape, makes advances on a third (Creator/ZacharyBooth), and hits nine pedestrians in a car crash, killing one. Medical tests reveal that she recently [[NoMedicationForMe stopped taking her medication]] for UsefulNotes/BipolarDisorder. Her parents (Creator/JeffMcCarthy and Creator/MarshaDietlein) agree to put her back on medication, but a rock star (Creator/NormanReedus) known for his negative views on psychiatry campaigns for her right to refuse.

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A teenage girl (Creator/BrittanySnow) falsely accuses two classmates (Creator/JohnSutherland and Creator/BrandonGill) [This description was copied in violation of rape, makes advances on a third (Creator/ZacharyBooth), and hits nine pedestrians in a car crash, killing one. Medical tests reveal that she recently [[NoMedicationForMe stopped taking her medication]] for UsefulNotes/BipolarDisorder. Her parents (Creator/JeffMcCarthy and Creator/MarshaDietlein) agree to put her back on medication, but a rock star (Creator/NormanReedus) known for his negative views on psychiatry campaigns for her right to refuse.our Administrivia/{{Plagiarism}} policy. Please replace it with original writing.]



* SeasonFinale: The seventh one.

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* DrivenToSuicide: Jamie's car crash is determined to have been a suicide attempt on her part.



* MoodSwinger: Jamie has UsefulNotes/BipolarDisorder, and her refusal to treat it is the driving narrative of the episode
* NeverMyFault: Jamie never takes responsibility for her actions, and even tries to blame her parents for them.

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* MoodSwinger: Jamie has UsefulNotes/BipolarDisorder, and her refusal to treat it is the driving narrative of the episode
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Once back on her bipolar medication, Jamie expresses tearful regret for the people she hurt (particularly the young girl she killed) and for having allowed Derek Lord to manipulate her for his own agenda.
* NeverMyFault: Jamie never takes responsibility for her actions, and even tries to blame her parents for them. She drops this attitude once she's back on her medication.



* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Jamie killed a teenage girl in a freak road accident. The girl's father is visibly [[HeroicBSOD grieving]].

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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Jamie killed a teenage girl in a freak road accident.attempt to commit suicide via car crash. The girl's father is visibly [[HeroicBSOD grieving]].
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* AdultFear: Having your son [[FalseRapeAccusation falsely accused of rape]]. Having your daughter killed in an accident. Having a loved one with mental illness.

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* AdultFear: Having your son [[FalseRapeAccusation falsely accused of rape]]. Having your daughter killed in an accident. Having a loved one with mental illness.illness that destroys not only their life, but influences them to harm others, intentionally or not.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Casey reveals her DarkAndTroubledPast with a Schizophrenic ex-fiancee.

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* ADayInTheLimelight: Casey reveals her DarkAndTroubledPast with a Schizophrenic schizophrenic ex-fiancee.



** Casey had a Schizophrenic ex-fiancee back in Law School.
** Derek Lord was subjected to Electroshock Therapy, which leads to his resentment over psychiatric treatment in general.

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** Casey had a Schizophrenic schizophrenic ex-fiancee back in Law School.
** Derek Lord was subjected to Electroshock Therapy, electroshock therapy, which leads to his resentment over psychiatric treatment in general.



* NeverMyFault: Jamie never takes responsibility for her actions.

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* NeverMyFault: Jamie never takes responsibility for her actions.actions, and even tries to blame her parents for them.



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Famous rock star Derek Lord[[note]]A NoCelebritiesWereHarmed CaptainErsatz for Creator/TomCruise[[/note]] expresses anti-psychiatry and anti-medication views in a TV interview, saying that pills destroy people's brains. One of his fans, a high school girl with bipolar disorder, watches him and decides to stop taking her medication,[[spoiler:resulting in her going through a week-long manic phase where she has sex with two boys, falsely accuses them of rape, gets them and herself expelled from school, then tries to kill herself in a car accident, injuring 6 people and killing a 14-year-old girl.]]

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Famous rock star Derek Lord[[note]]A NoCelebritiesWereHarmed CaptainErsatz for Creator/TomCruise[[/note]] expresses anti-psychiatry and anti-medication views in a TV interview, saying that pills destroy people's brains. One of his fans, a high school girl with bipolar disorder, watches him and decides to stop taking her medication,[[spoiler:resulting medication, [[spoiler:resulting in her going through a week-long manic phase where she has sex with two boys, falsely accuses them of rape, gets them and herself expelled from school, then tries to kill herself in a car accident, injuring 6 people and killing a 14-year-old girl.]]
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Derek Lord seems to think he's an expert on psychiatry, when it turns out he never finished college.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Famous rock star Derek Lord[[note]]A NoCelebritiesWereHarmed CaptainErsatz for Creator/TomCruise[[/note]] expresses anti-psychiatry and anti-medication views in a TV interview, saying that pills destroy people's brains. One of his fans, a high school girl with bipolar disorder, watches him and decides to stop taking her medication, [[spoiler: resulting in her going through a week-long manic phase where she has sex with two boys, falsely accuses them of rape, gets them and herself expelled from school, then tries to kill herself in a car accident, injuring 6 people and killing a 14-year-old girl.]

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Famous rock star Derek Lord[[note]]A NoCelebritiesWereHarmed CaptainErsatz for Creator/TomCruise[[/note]] expresses anti-psychiatry and anti-medication views in a TV interview, saying that pills destroy people's brains. One of his fans, a high school girl with bipolar disorder, watches him and decides to stop taking her medication, [[spoiler: resulting medication,[[spoiler:resulting in her going through a week-long manic phase where she has sex with two boys, falsely accuses them of rape, gets them and herself expelled from school, then tries to kill herself in a car accident, injuring 6 people and killing a 14-year-old girl.]
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Famous rock star Derek Lord[[note]]A NoCelebritiesWereHarmed CaptainErsatz for Creator/TomCruise[[/note]] expresses anti-psychiatry and anti-medication views in a TV interview, saying that pills destroy people's brains. One of his fans, a high school girl with bipolar disorder, watches him and decides to stop taking her medication, [[spoiler:resulting in her going through a week-long manic phase where she has sex with two boys, falsely accuses them of rape, gets them and herself expelled from school, then tries to kill herself in a car accident, injuring 6 people and killing a 14-year-old girl.]

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Famous rock star Derek Lord[[note]]A NoCelebritiesWereHarmed CaptainErsatz for Creator/TomCruise[[/note]] expresses anti-psychiatry and anti-medication views in a TV interview, saying that pills destroy people's brains. One of his fans, a high school girl with bipolar disorder, watches him and decides to stop taking her medication, [[spoiler:resulting [[spoiler: resulting in her going through a week-long manic phase where she has sex with two boys, falsely accuses them of rape, gets them and herself expelled from school, then tries to kill herself in a car accident, injuring 6 people and killing a 14-year-old girl.]
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Famous rock star Derek Lord[[note]]A NoCelebritiesWereHarmed CaptainErsatz for Creator/TomCruise[[/note]] expresses anti-psychiatry and anti-medication views in a TV interview, saying that pills destroy people's brains. One of his fans, a high school girl with bipolar disorder, watches him and decides to stop taking her medication, [[spoiler:resulting in her going through a week-long manic phase where she has sex with two boys, falsely accuses them of rape, gets them and herself expelled from school, then tries to kill herself in a car accident, injuring 6 people and killing a 14-year-old girl.]
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Directed By Creator/NorbertoBarba

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* AdultFear: Having your son [[FalseRapeAccusation falsely accused of rape]]. Having your daughter killed in an accident. Having a loved one with mental illness.



* ADayInTheLimelight: Casey reveals her darkAndTroubledPast with a Schizophrenic ex-boyfriend in college,

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* ADayInTheLimelight: Casey reveals her darkAndTroubledPast DarkAndTroubledPast with a Schizophrenic ex-boyfriend ex-fiancee.
* DarkAndTroubledPast
** Casey had a Schizophrenic ex-fiancee back
in college,Law School.
** Derek Lord was subjected to Electroshock Therapy, which leads to his resentment over psychiatric treatment in general.


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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Jamie killed a teenage girl in a freak road accident. The girl's father is visibly [[HeroicBSOD grieving]].
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A teenage girl (Creator/BrittanySnow) falsely accuses two classmates (Creator/JohnSutherland and Creator/BrandonGill) of rape, makes advances on a third (Creator/ZacharyBooth), and hits nine pedestrians in a car crash, killing one. Medical tests reveal that she recently [[NoMedicationForMe stopped taking her medication]] for UsefulNotes/BipolarDisorder. Her parents (Creator/JeffMcCarthy and Creator/MarshaDietlein) agree to put her back on medication, but a rock star (Creator/NormanReedus) known for his negative views on psychiatry campaigns for her right to refuse.
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* AndStarring: Creator/NormanReedus in the guest stars lineup.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Casey reveals her darkAndTroubledPast with a Schizophrenic ex-boyfriend in college,
* DoubleMeaningTitle: The title refers to the pharmaceutical meaning, peer pressure, and following your idol's ideology.
* FalseRapeAccusation: The story's first arc revolves on Jamie falsely accusing two of her classmates of rape.
* MoodSwinger: Jamie has UsefulNotes/BipolarDisorder, and her refusal to treat it is the driving narrative of the episode
* NeverMyFault: Jamie never takes responsibility for her actions.
* NoMedicationForMe: Jamie, under Derek Lord's [[TitleDrop influence]], ditches her meds. This causes a problem since her consistent medication is part of the court order she received in the previous trial.
* SeasonFinale: The seventh one.

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