Unlike one of the other reviewers who believes the Dr. Box character is a rip-off of Dr. House, I actually think it's more like "The United States of Tara" or "Mind Games." (I didn't think anything could get as bad as "Mind Games," but this blows it out of the water.)
At any rate, I know very little about bi-polar, but I was deeply offended throughout the show by the flippant treatment of such a serious illness. The main character is portrayed as having a sense of control over something we all know just doesn't happen in real life. To make matters worse, the lead character comes off as a harebrained lunatic.
The ending was problematic to say the least. I think the issue of "patients' rights" in terms of when/whether to medicate is a legitimate debate; however, someone who is supposed to be a neuroscientist who dumps her meds when she feels like it (and is shown flushing them down the toilet, which is the worst thing to do) and just happens to find a guy who "likes her manic" is fraught with problems.
At any rate, I know very little about bi-polar, but I was deeply offended throughout the show by the flippant treatment of such a serious illness. The main character is portrayed as having a sense of control over something we all know just doesn't happen in real life. To make matters worse, the lead character comes off as a harebrained lunatic.
The ending was problematic to say the least. I think the issue of "patients' rights" in terms of when/whether to medicate is a legitimate debate; however, someone who is supposed to be a neuroscientist who dumps her meds when she feels like it (and is shown flushing them down the toilet, which is the worst thing to do) and just happens to find a guy who "likes her manic" is fraught with problems.