Catching up on Intervention
I'm watching yet another episode of the show, ironically, I feel compelled to watch: Intervention. It's been a while since I've caught up with the show. They've seemingly changed the format. One person per episode, more focus on why these people should be saved. I find myself unable to stop watching. They also seem to focus on the interventionist and the strengthening of family. I seem to like that. Congrats on the better format.
Tonight's profile: Sara, a meth addict. She's a sad former beauty queen with an, out of place in this context, Minnesota accent. She's lost a job, marriage, child custody, a house. It's hard to watch the revolving door nature of the addict's life, and I can't tell if the family has been weakened by the addiction, or the weakness helped facilitate the addiction. I have a feeling that it's probably a little of both. I wonder though if the "weakness" I'm seeing is just the fact that the average family can't really deal with real addiction. I feel bad for the family but not so much for Sara. She's walking out, then they call for this guy, "Redding," and he does the trick. They should call him in all the time. That'd be pretty cool.
They showed a really positive denoument, but it's still pretty short. All in all I like this format much better, but I still hope for longer follow ups in the future.
Comments
Wow! I never expected to actually hear from someone whose been on the show. It's great that you're doing so well. You have much to be proud of. Your success can give hope to a lot of addicts and their families. Congrats.
Posted by: sara at March 8, 2006 9:47 AM