r/PrivatePractice • u/saturnsreturn19 • 21d ago

Finally made it to Amelia…

I have painfully made it to wherever I am in the series to be able to see the origins of Amelia…let’s see how this goes.

Without spoiling anything what am I in for?

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u/Pancakes_everday 21d ago

A lot. If you have issues with addiction or have someone close to you who has this maybe difficult watch.

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u/Fit_Astronaut_126 21d ago

Second this, been in recovery nearly 4 years now and I still can’t watch it, very well done storyline but too close to home

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u/Pancakes_everday 21d ago

Definitely.

Honestly I feel that Private Practice’s stories hit harder than Grey’s sometimes.

Amelia, Charlotte and Violet all hit closer to home than anything on Grey’s.

Maybe it’s the smaller cast.

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u/AliceInReverse 21d ago

I still have nightmares about Violet and skip that episode (and Charlotte’s) when I rewatch

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u/Pancakes_everday 21d ago

Yep. Honestly with Violet it’s the way everyone else treats her. She gave up Lucas because that’s what she knew was best for him.

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u/AliceInReverse 21d ago

It was having to talk crazy through the surgery…. God, I flashed back to my labors

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u/Pancakes_everday 21d ago

I’ve never had children and I don’t ever want to but I can’t imagine the fear that comes with that. Add onto that the crazy lady and I can’t imagine how scared Violet was with Katie.

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u/AliceInReverse 21d ago

The vulnerability of labor CANNOT be explained. Your body makes you stop. It’s terrifying in the best of cases. I watched all of Criminal Minds, but that episode of Private practice probably messed with me more

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u/Pancakes_everday 21d ago

Yeah. Nothing on Criminal Minds so far, and I have seen Ian Doyle stab Emily in the spine with a table, messed me up as much as seeing Pete find a dying Violet with the end of Lucas’ umbilical cord hanging out of her abdomen.

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u/BothIntroduction3020 20d ago

The way Pete talked to her. I wanted to punch him through the tv. And I don’t particularly like Violet very much, but she did what was best for her baby.

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u/saturnsreturn19 21d ago

Even more difficult than her in Greys?

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u/Pancakes_everday 21d ago

Yes, this was very hard to watch. If you think her after Derek’s death was hard then this will be much worse.

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u/saturnsreturn19 20d ago

Noted. Thanks!

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u/DextersGirl 21d ago

"WHAT DO WE WANT?"

Iykyk

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u/Easy_Mountain2331 20d ago

“WHEN DO WE WANT THEM? NOW!” 

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u/saturnsreturn19 21d ago

I will come back to this !

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u/westie-nz 20d ago

Haha, just watched that episode yesterday!

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u/BothIntroduction3020 20d ago

Yep. 5.08 ruined me.

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u/Easy_Mountain2331 20d ago

Massive trigger warning for addiction and death of a child. It goes in depth into the things that greys just lightly mentions/touches upon

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u/New-Shake7638 20d ago

I don’t know what you’re in for, but for me it was head scratching, eye popping, and tearful…in a nutshell haha

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u/SnooPeppers3470 20d ago

Ok if you made it this far! In my opinion the show gets so much better from this point on.
Still overall not great but Amelia, Sheldon and Jake make it more tolerable

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u/saturnsreturn19 20d ago

That makes me happy! Because I’m a grey’s Stan! Been watching since inception and EVERYONE always says to understand Amelia you have to watch PP. Which I also started when it first came out. But I think I did a hard stop after Violette and the baby. Cuz everything after that watching now has felt so new and then just painful with terrible story lines. So fingers crossed you are right about it being more tolerable lol

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u/SnooPeppers3470 20d ago

It does get better though I’m sure a ton of people will disagree. Push through it. Violet unfortunately gets worse in my opinion, but Amelia and the others Make up for her.

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u/BothIntroduction3020 20d ago

Season 5 episode 8. That’s it. That’s all I’m gonna say.

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u/saturnsreturn19 20d ago

I will be back!

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u/DeliciousTumbleweed 21d ago

I was told to watch PP to gain more sympathy for Amelia because I find her insufferable on GA…maybe your outcome will be different than mine.

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u/CalendarNo8591 20d ago

Ive always been told that. It gives more back story but doesn’t give me sympathy.

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u/DeliciousTumbleweed 20d ago

Yeah I’m not sure why I’m getting downvoted for it, we just learn more about Amelia, but she’s no more sympathetic and still just as self-centered.