Brilliant Minds Season 2 explores a syndrome straight out of The Truman Show

If you enjoyed The Truman Show movie, then you would also love watching the second episode of Brilliant Minds Season 2. It cannot be denied that the similarities between the second episode and the movie definitely add to the overall intrigue. However, just like every other case that the doctors solve, this case is also solved once again by the doctors at Bronx General Hospital. In Brilliant Minds Season 2 episode 2, a patient with a peculiar situation arrives.

Brilliant Minds Season 2 explores the Truman Show syndrome

In The Truman Show movie, we see the story of a man born on the set of a TV show. Truman Burbank is the star of a show. He is not aware of the fact that he is being filmed 24 hours a day. His whole life is being telecast as a TV show. He grows up unaware of the truth of the world. He is completely secluded from the outside world.

However, Truman is not the only one in the set. The people surrounding him are aware that he is the lead of the show. They do not tell him anything. Now, in Brilliant Minds Season 2, a similar situation is faced by a patient. A patient, Lauren, begins to suffer from delusions.

She thinks that she is being filmed continuously for a TV show. She tries to escape this situation. However, things just get worse for her. This leads her to eventually end up in the hospital. After she is diagnosed, it is revealed that she is facing a syndrome which is known as The Truman Show syndrome.

Lauren’s syndrome keeps deteriorating more and more. This leads the hospital staff to put her in isolation from others so that she does not hurt herself or others. Eventually, after conversing with Wolf, she begins to get better. Truth is revealed about Lauren’s situation.

Lauren recently went through a breakup, which put her under a lot of stress. Her stress level was elevated when her IVF treatments began. She desires to have children, for which she is ready to go to any extent that is needed. To afford the expensive IVF treatment, she even took on more work. This eventually put an immense mental load on her. All of this stress eventually led her to have the delusions.

This remarkable depiction of Lauren’s syndrome in Brilliant Minds Season 2 truly shows how the show never fails to bring uniqueness for the viewers to dive into. With just two episodes of Brilliant Minds Season 2, the show depicted the aspects of the syndrome along with Lauren’s situation, which is crucial for its realism. There is an element of relatability in Lauren’s suffering.

This episode of the series cleverly visualizes her struggles. Just like The Truman Show, where Truman’s reality becomes too overwhelming for him to bear, it is also the case for Lauren. Dr. Wolf’s team is able to bring her back from the edge with their expertise. Her body and mind slowly gain the stability that was lost after facing the immense level of stress in her personal and professional life.

Molly Bernard truly does a commendable job in bringing out Lauren’s suffering to the viewers in a nuanced manner. This episode also perfectly brings the significance of compassion and a judgment-free zone so that people can get the help that they need without any fear.

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