Welcome back to The Character Couch! Today we're examining one of television's most controversial character arcs: Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones—a woman who spent eight seasons being positioned as the breaker of chains and mother of dragons, only to become the thing she swore to destroy. "I am Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, of … Continue reading The Character Couch – Daenerys Targaryen
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The Character Couch – Barney Stinson
Welcome back to The Character Couch! This is where we put on our amateur psychologist hats and examine what makes our favorite fictional characters tick. Today we're tackling one of television's most divisive characters: Barney Stinson from How I Met Your Mother—a man who spent nine seasons teaching us that sometimes the person shouting "LEGENDARY!" … Continue reading The Character Couch – Barney Stinson
The Character Couch – Annie Edison
Welcome back to The Character Couch! This is where we put on our amateur psychologist hats and examine what makes our favorite fictional characters tick. Today we're diving into the anxiously perfectionistic psyche of Annie Edison from Community—a character who manages to embody, subvert, and deconstruct the "hot girl nerd" trope while giving us one … Continue reading The Character Couch – Annie Edison
The Character Couch – Scarlett O’Hara
Welcome back to The Character Couch! This is where we put on our amateur psychologist hats and examine what makes our favorite fictional characters tick. Today we're diving into the paradoxically fascinating psyche of Scarlett O'Hara from Gone with the Wind—a character who manages to be both the protagonist and antagonist of her own story, … Continue reading The Character Couch – Scarlett O’Hara
The Character Couch – Marge Gunderson
Welcome back to The Character Couch! This is where we put on our amateur psychologist hats and examine what makes our favorite fictional characters tick. Today we're diving into the wonderfully grounded psyche of Marge Gunderson from the Coen Brothers' masterpiece Fargo—the seven-months-pregnant police chief who became an instant icon when Frances McDormand brought her … Continue reading The Character Couch – Marge Gunderson
The Character Couch – Bill Denbrough
Welcome to another exciting edition of The Character Couch! This is that section of The Confusing Middle where we take a look at well-known movie characters and examine them from a psychological point of view. What makes them tick? Today we're diving into the troubled psyche of William "Stuttering Bill" Denbrough from Stephen King's It—the … Continue reading The Character Couch – Bill Denbrough
Character Couch – Rachel Green
Welcome to another exciting edition of The Character Couch! This is that section of The Confusing Middle where we take a look at well-known movie and TV characters and examine them from a psychological point of view. What makes them tick? Grab some popcorn because today we're going to dive into the psyche of everyone's … Continue reading Character Couch – Rachel Green
The Character Couch – Jack Torrance
Welcome to another exciting edition of The Character Couch! This is that section of The Confusing Middle where we take a look at well-known movie and TV characters and examine them from a psychological point of view. What makes them tick? Grab some popcorn because today we're diving into the fractured psyche of one of … Continue reading The Character Couch – Jack Torrance
The Character Couch – Joey Tribianni
Welcome to another exciting edition of The Character Couch! This is that section of The Confusing Middle where we take a look at well-known movie and TV characters and examine them from a psychological point of view. What makes them tick? Grab some popcorn because today we're going to dive into the psyche of everyone's … Continue reading The Character Couch – Joey Tribianni
The Character Couch – Lorne
Welcome to another exciting edition of The Character Couch! This is that section of The Confusing Middle where we take a look at well-known movie and TV characters and examine them from a psychological point of view. What makes them tick? Today, we're diving into the psyche of everyone's favorite empathic demon: Krevlornswath of the … Continue reading The Character Couch – Lorne
The Confusing Middle 