In Treatment

Once I started watching this show, I decided that I’m going to finish all 45 episodes. After the first five episodes, I got into a very interesting dialogue war between Karel Roden (who plays the therapist) and his patients, who are absolutely amazing actors in all regards. Actually, there wasn’t a single person who overplayed or was downright bad at acting. They were all portraying those deranged characters with absolute precision, I technically believed each and every one of them and I was always curious about where their story goes. It’s true that it kind of started losing its magic about mid-way. Every time, it was technically the same old routine that wasn’t developing in any way. But then Karel Roden’s character went through some shocks and I was incredibly curious about how it all ends. In the end, I have to say that the premise itself and everything around it was absolutely perfectly thought-out. It’s just that the ending could have had a more significant finish. In any case, when it comes to the psychology of the characters and their dialogues, I haven’t seen anything alike for a long time. I think that that’s an incredible achievement for a Czech show. (10/22/2012)

I discovered In Treatment through HBO On Demand. I gave a chance to the first season and then I binge-watched it for two days. It’s the same case with the second season, which I am watching quite a while after it premiered. However, I was curious if it was going to be as captivating as the first season. I have to say it succeeded. I even believe that this season has even better characters than the first one. The best one is by far Tereza Voříšková as her character was absolutely loveable. I cannot express it any other way. Nevertheless, the other actors were great as well. Each of them was different and that made every new episode even more interesting. I was a bit disappointed only by the ending, similarly like in the first season, where all characters were suddenly cut off and without further ado everything suddenly ended the way it began. But perhaps that’s what normally happens. People enter the therapist’s life out of nowhere and they also leave it without any goodbyes. However, that is incredibly difficult in a series, because like the first season, the second also ended without answering a lot of my questions. It is comparable to the life of any of us, when someone encounters someone and then suddenly leaves without saying goodbye… Still, In Treatment is an excellent experience. Karel Roden does not even have to speak to let everyone know what he thinks about all of it. That just proves what a great actor he is. And when he starts talking, it is like you got a birthday present that you will never get tired of listening to. (10/05/2014)

It's been six years since the last season, but in reality nothing has changed at all. Karel Roden in the role of the therapist is still a damn good actor, and in addition, he is still approached by interesting weirdoes you meet in your everyday Prague life, who are no less well played by the best contemporary Czech actors and actresses. Everyone delivers a superb performance, which together with the psychological analyses and therapeutic speeches by Karel Roden (who doesn’t talk in vain and knows when and how to hit with his words), creates a solid third season that was once again a joy to watch. There is no point in analyzing each of the characters that appear here. Some of them I liked more, some less. Certain episodes were worse than others, but that can’t be helped. Not every therapy must necessarily be fun for the viewer. Perhaps I will just add that the most interesting storyline for me was the one with Marek Taclík, which also had the most intriguing ending. (04/15/2019)