Fictional Therapist SMACKDOWN

HELLO !! this is a tournoment blog for therapists from media (DISCLAIMER: we're going to be sorta leniant with the title of therapist since there might not be a lot out there) MODS Mod Grim 🥀 Mod Sirius 💫

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LET THE THERAPIST SMACKDOWN BEGIN!!

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Tried our best to separate the more popular fandoms from the lesser known guys so no one really wins because they are more popular but either way I hope you guys dont make it a popularity contest :3 Polls will begin soon

Mods are: Mod Grim 🥀 [He/Him]

Mod Sirius 💫 [She/They]

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Is the tournament cancelled?

AUGH. Sorry, its not cancelled just on hiatus IG. I’ll restart it at some point. Sorry psychiatrist fans

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I forgot to set up the other round one polls

-mod grim 🥀

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Who's the Better Therapist?

Professor Ian Duncan [Community] VS Dr. Malcom Crowe [The Sixth Sense]

Ian Duncan

Dr. Malcom Crowe

Voting ended onMar 27, 2024

Propaganda under the Cut

Ian Duncan:

While he may be morally grey when it comes to his therapy (Ex. He tried to write a book about Abed's breakdown) he does occasionally show actual concern for people andd their mental well-being (Ex. Notices the girl he likes very much is emotionally vulnerable and doesn't take advantage of that to fuck her and drives her home instead)

He is pretty damn good at his job when he's sober (he has a drinking issue)

He is like if a Costco paper bag was left outside in the rain

Dr. Malcom Crowe:

I mean he was a child psychologist in life and death. He succeeds so far in the therapy with the kid, Cole, that it leads to the ascension of many ghosts who had been trapped in the world. In the end he is so successful that he himself is able to move on, too. His methods of therapy are seen in his nature towards the child and the way he garners his trust.

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Who's the Better Therapist?

Daniel Dickens [Angel of Death] VS Sean Maguire [Good Will Hunting]

Daniel Dickens

Sean Maguire

Voting ended onMar 26, 2024

Propaganda under the Cut

Daniel Dickens

He is a counselor who, for his own selfish reasons, uses his clients therapy sessions to make them worse. (Purposely picking the bad options to enable their bad behaviors or to further their depression)

This concept, by definition, is fucking funny as hell. And allows him to be funny when he needs to be while not making his impact on the story any less meaningful.

Funny peeper man go brbrbrbrbrbrbrrbrbrbrbrrbr

--- Sean Macguire:

He is very effective at breaking through to Will and helping him find his potential. He's an actual good counselor in media, it's more rare than you think

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HI GUYS SO YEAH WE GOT ENOUGH YIPPEE!!

we’re gonna keep the submissions open until monday so we can get even more characters for the bracket, and the polls should hopefully start on tuesday :3c

ty guys for getting us enough to start the tourny!! You can always submit extra propoganda for a character through the submission for or asks!! Just make sure to specify the character

-mod Grim 🥀

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Daniel Dickens from Angels of Death will be in the Fictional Therapist Smackdown!!

Propaganda below:

He is a counselor who, for his own selfish reasons, uses his clients therapy sessions to make them worse. (Purposely picking the bad options to enable their bad behaviors or to further their depression)

This concept, by definition, is fucking funny as hell. And allows him to be funny when he needs to be while not making his impact on the story any less meaningful.

Funny peeper man go brbrbrbrbrbrbrrbrbrbrbrrbr

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HAL 9000 from 2001 A Space Odyssey will be in the Fictional Therapist Smackdown!!

propaganda below:

He's responsible for the crew's health, and including their mental health through regular psychology reports. He was programmed with a voice that would put the crew at ease.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r13I-TuDcWI

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Sylvester Ashling from Epithet Erased will be in the Fictional Therapist Smackdown!!

Propaganda below

He is a 15 year old psychologist!!! He may seem a little bit self absorbed or self important but he genuinely cares for people, and even though he hasn’t given any actual therapy to anyone in the show, he seems to genuinely care for Molly and even after hearing about her horrible father offers to give her therapy, giving her his card

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Two away from having enough to start!! even if we do get 2 more in this time, we're still going to keep it open until Monday for any extra participants :] the submission form is in the pinned post! also if you have propaganda for a character that's already submitted dont be afraid to submit them again OR send it in the ask box (just make sure to specify what character)

-Mod Grim 🥀

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Sean Maguire from Good Will Hunting will be in the Fictional Therapist Smackdown!!

propaganda below:

He is very effective at breaking through to Will and helping him find his potential. He's an actual good counselor in media, it's more rare than you think.

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Dr. Malcom Crowe from The Sixth Sense will be in the Fictional Therapist Smackdown!!

propaganda below:

I mean he was a child psychologist in life and death. He succeeds so far in the therapy with the kid, Cole, that it leads to the ascension of many ghosts who had been trapped in the world. In the end he is so successful that he himself is able to move on, too. His methods of therapy are seen in his nature towards the child and the way he garners his trust.

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Sharon Fieldstone from Ted Lasso will be in the Fictional Therapist Smackdown!!

propaganda below:

Simply put, she is amazing at what she does. Often in sitcoms the therapist character is a medium for jokes or can fade into the background. But Dr Fieldstone stands out with a strong, useful role - she does what she's there for and perhaps more, too. Originally hired for the team "AFC Richmond" to help one footballer, Dani, to get back his mojo after accidentally killing a dog, she went on to have sessions with all the players, and, here's the kicker, even the coach! She was also revealed to be multilingual and is known to have spoken French and Spanish to the players whose first language that was.

While she seems cold and unsympathetic, it's notable that she is warmer towards certain clients than others. With the coach, Ted, she is extremely cold - but it turns out to be exactly what he needs . She goes on to become warmer to him later, highlighting that her methods did work.

Dr Fielding may not come across as the most likeable, but she is definitely incredibly successful at her job.

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Ian Duncan From NBC Community will be in the Fictional Therapist Smackdown!!

Propaganda under the cut

While he may be morally grey when it comes to his therapy (Ex. He tried to write a book about Abed's breakdown) he does occasionally show actual concern for people andd their mental well-being (Ex. Notices the girl he likes very much is emotionally vulnerable and doesn't take advantage of that to fuck her and drives her home instead)

He is pretty damn good at his job when he's sober (he has a drinking issue)

He is like if a Costco paper bag was left outside in the rain

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Dr. Jamie Ryan from Never Have I Ever will be in the fictional therapist smackdown!!

Propaganda below:

she's very caring but always calls Devi out when she's being ridiculous; she points out Devi's personal growth and helps Devi acknowledge it too; and she's fun/hilarious

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So the poll about the reserves was a tie* between ‘only if there isnt enough’ and ‘ask the masses if a reserve/“maybe” is added’

So here’s a new one with the tied options

Reserve/Maybe’s should only be added if there isn’t enough submissions

Reserves/maybe’s should have their own poll to see if they are/arent added

Voting ended onMar 14, 2024

*I accidentally voted ‘add them either way’ when I didnt mean to vote at all

-mod Grim 🥀

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Dr. Harleen Quinzel (Harley Quinn) from DC will be in the Fictional Therapist Smackdown!!

Propaganda below:

Taken as an aggregate of her many, many interpretive portrayals, her character exists in a unique blend of comedy and tragedy - does she remain a gleefully warped extension of the man she ties her self-perception to, no matter how monstrous? Does she gradually reinterpret & reassert her own identity as a sympathetic portrayal of life after abuse? Does she sic hyenas on people and smooch Poison Ivy? It's all there, somewhere!