Line #73 WebVideo/SuperTherapy


1	->''"F*ckin' superheroes..."''
2	-->-- '''Dr. Lynn Matthews'''
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4	''Super Therapy!'' is a series of parody fan videos by the [[https://www.youtube.com/user/barelypolitical Barely Political]] channel.
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6	Each episode is a therapy session going on in Dr. Lynn Matthews's office. There, she analyses several superheroes or supervillains from Franchise/{{the DC\|U}} and Franchise/{{Marvel\|Universe}} universes (plus one episode with [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader and Palpatine]]) for their various psychological issues, and tries to find solutions -- preferably without her office getting destroyed in the process. As you can guess, HilarityEnsues.
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8	[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEE6E4AF38BC19EC2 You can watch the whole series]] on Website/YouTube.
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11	!!Sessions:
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13	# ComicBook/{{Super\|man}} Therapy!
14	# [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Robin, Are You Gay?]]
15	# ComicBook/SpiderMan Therapy!
16	# ComicBook/WonderWoman Therapy!
17	# [[ComicBook/TheFlash Flash]] Therapy!
18	# ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Therapy!
19	# [[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker]] & ComicBook/HarleyQuinn Therapy!
20	# ComicBook/{{Magneto}} & ComicBook/ProfessorX Therapy!
21	# [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]] Therapy!
22	# [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor-apy!]]
23	# [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] Therapy!
24	# ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} Therapy!
25	# ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} Therapy!
26	# ComicBook/TwoFace Therapy!
27	# [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers]] Therapy!
28	# ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Therapy!
29	# [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor and Loki]] Therapy!
30	# [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]] Therapy!
31	# [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Joker Intervention]]
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34	!!''Super Therapy!'' provides examples of:
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36	* AbusiveParents:
37	** According to Superman, the Kents are ''far'' from the GoodParents we've always believed them to be. Among other things, they force him to [[MundaneUtility use his powers to get exotic food items from far-off places and steal money from ATM machines]], and they call him demeaning nicknames like "freak-show." In fact, Martha apparently made his iconic outfit as a punishment for him wetting himself (which itself was in response to their demeaning treatment).
38	** Loki claims Odin was manipulative to both him and Thor when they were boys, particularly in terms of his deciding which one of them would succeed him as king of Asgard.
39	* AddictionPowered: The Flash's SuperSpeed is implied to be thanks to "Flash Powder".
40	* AffectionateParody:
41	** Of the whole superhero genre, by looking at their psychological issues rather than their hero-ing (or villain-ing).
42	** "Two-Face Therapy!" also introduces a parody of Series/DrPhil replacing temporarily the usual therapist.
43	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Wonder Woman's main problem is to pick sleazebags as her boyfriends; the therapist describes it as her {{Kryptonite\|Factor}}.
44	* ApologisesALot: Spider-Man. Even when told to stop apologizing.
45	* AprilFoolsDay: Magneto claims that [[Film/XMenTheLastStand dropping the Golden Gate Bridge while full of cars]] was for an April Fools joke.
46	* AssShove: Apparently, Iron Man once pushed a vodka-soaked tampon up his own ass. It's referenced as a sign of how bad his alcoholism is.
47	-->'''Dr. Matthews:''' That's disgusting!\
48	'''Iron Man:''' Don't act like you guys have never tried it.\
49	'''Captain America:''' No! The back entrance is not open for deliveries!\
50	'''Thor:''' Does that not burn one's rectum?\
51	'''Iron Man:''' No, I thought it would, actually it's quite pleasant--\
52	'''Hulk:''' ENOUGH!
53	* BriefAccentImitation: Magneto and Professor X imitate each other's accent during a reversal roleplaying. The doctor is in stitches from Xavier's imitation of Magneto.
54	* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: Superman's iconic Chest Insignia gets an explanation...
55	-->'''Superman:''' The "S" stands for "Soggypants". Don't tell anyone...
56	* CampGay: Robin in "Robin, Are You Gay?", although he denies it.
57	* CatchPhrase:
58	-->'''Dr. Matthews:''' I think that's a good place to end the session...
59	* CeilingCling: Spider-Man, of course, after a JumpScare from the doctor raising her voice.
60	* ClarkKenting: The therapist isn't fooled a second by Clark Kent's disguise, but she just humors her patient.
61	* CodeName: The therapist herself is looking for one to fit within the super community, as seen on her notes, though she's hesitating between several options: "Super Shrink", "Empathy Girl", "Dr. Pain", "The Freudinator", "NEW AGE LADY", "Dr. Issues", "The Enabler"... she later seems to decide on "The Repressor!!"
62	* ConeOfShame: Catwoman wears one in the teaser preceding her dedicated episode. She explains that she got into another fight with Batman.
63	* DatingCatwoman: Unfortunately for Catwoman, Batman wants nothing to do with her because her animalistic habits turn him off.
64	* DeadpanSnarker: Dr. Lynn Matthews tries to stay professional most of the time, but sometimes she can't help letting the snark comes out.
65	* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The video gets in black and white when the doctor starts talking like in a FilmNoir to reach out to Captain America.
66	* DestinationDefenestration: Wonder Woman's session ends up with her throwing her sleazy boyfriend through the window.
67	* DontExplainTheJoke: Joker starts explaining the joke about "having Poison Ivy on his junk", then gets depressed that he, of all people, would resort to that.
68	* FishOutOfTemporalWater: One of Captain America's problems, unsurprisingly. He has hard time understanding Dr. Lynn Matthews is the therapist and not just a secretary, for starters.
69	* GrayRainOfDepression: Storm's mood swing is accompanied by a rain-shower... inside the therapist's office. The doctor clearly expected this, as she has an umbrella at hand.
70	* HypocriticalHumor: "Avengers Therapy!" has two good ones...
71	** [[ThereWasADoor Hulk ends the session by smashing through a wall]], despite Dr. Matthew having asked the Avengers to stop breaking things a minute ago.
72	** As a result, the exasperated doctor then [[INeedAFreakingDrink takes a swig of alcohol]] herself, after having spent the session trying to get Iron Man, Captain America and Thor to lay off the drinking.
73	* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each episode is called a "Session", and its title ([[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness bar Sessions #1, #2]] and [[LaterInstallmentWeirdness #19]]) begins with the name of the super analyzed and ends with "Therapy!"
74	* INeedAFreakingDrink: The therapist ends up taking a swig from Tony Stark's flask at the end of a session spent trying to convince the Avengers to lay off the drinking.
75	* ItsAllAboutMe: The doctor calls out Thor for having this attitude. He, of course, disagrees.
76	-->'''Dr. Matthews:''' Not everything is about ''you.''\
77	'''Thor:''' Yes, it is. Who would it be about if not me?
78	* MotorMouth: The Flash (who else?) speaks very fast.
79	* NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat: What Batman immediately adds after telling the therapist he's pretty sure Robin is gay.
80	* OhNoNotAgain: Aquaman says this after drowning his latest date... again.
81	* OnTheNext: Each episode end with a glimpse of the next patient(s). The dialogue is usually unique to this ending and not repeated the next episode.
82	* PissTakeRap: The Joker in "Joker Intervention" tries to rap, dissing his fellow villains as well as Batman, with cringe-inducing results. Batman points out how weak are the rhymes. Although in the end, [[spoiler:it's so awful that Batman [[SuperWindowJump jumps through the window]], so you can say it works]].
83	* {{Pun}}:
84	** The Flash does a terrible SubvertedCatchPhrase when refusing to show his "Flash Powder".
85	--->'''Flash:''' With great powder comes great responsibility...
86	** "Thor-apy session..." Although Thor doesn't get it.
87	* PungeonMaster: Catwoman makes frequent cat-related puns, to her therapist's annoyance.
88	* ScaryStingingSwarm: The Joker proves to Harley that he's still the same lunatic she fell in love with... by offering her a bouquet of flowers full of killer bees.
89	* SecretKeeper: The therapist knows most secret identities -- not hard with Spider-Man considering he signs his checks with "Peter Parker". Of course, she's tied up by doctor-patient confidentiality.
90	* ShellShockedVeteran: Captain America's other main issue, as diagnosed by the therapist. The alarm clock ringing sends him running for cover, gun and shield in hand.
91	* TheShrink: The main character of the whole series. She falls mostly in the well-meaning, but not terribly efficient type, though with the bunch of neurotic supers she's treating, it's not so surprising. And her opinion of some patients isn't very kind, as seen with the doodle of Spider-Man she puts on her notes.
92	* {{Slimeball}}: Travis, the cheating boyfriend of Wonder Woman. He's back during Storm's session, having tried to convince her to start a tornado just so he could film it and sell this to television channels.
93	* SmokeOut: Batman gets out of the second session ("Robin, Are You Gay?") with a smoke grenade.
94	-->'''Robin:''' Now how is ''that'' not gay?
95	* StealthHiBye: Batman, who else? In Session #19, he's just suddenly sitting on the couch, startling Joker.
96	* SuperSpeed: The Flash just can't stay on the couch and zips around the office all along his session.
97	* TakeThat: "Joker Intervention" as a whole is one toward the ''Film/{{Suicide Squad\|2016}}'' version of the Joker, which is treated as some kind of mid-life crisis, requiring a group intervention from his fellow RoguesGallery (and Batman).
98	* ThereAreNoTherapists: A big aversion of this trope for the Marvel and DC universes, for sure. The doctor works hard to solve the supers' psychological issues, though it's still an uphill battle.
99	* ThereWasADoor: At the end of the Avengers' session, Hulk smashes through the wall to exit... despite the doctor having [[HypocriticalHumor asked them to stop breaking things a minute ago]].
100	* ThirdPersonPerson:
101	** Thor about himself, constantly.
102	** As well as the Hulk, as usual.
103	* AThreesomeIsHot: Harley Quinn would be all for a threesome with Mr. J and Poison Ivy.
104	* TimeTravel: Thor uses the power of his mighty hammer to travel to the past and smashes his father's face. And then he travels again to stop himself from doing it... [[spoiler:erasing himself from existence in the process]].
105	* TruthSerums: Wonder Woman's lasso, as usual. Quite efficient to make a cheating boyfriend fess up.
106	* WeatherManipulation: Storm's power, naturally. Except it's linked to her mood swings, so after raining indoors, the doctor's office goes from searing hot to frigid cold, and the session ends up with a lightning strike frying the potted plant.

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