Forget Me Not/Oedipus Wrecks - 10/25/06 05:04 PM
Ok, so I've seen some conversation on this topic, but I've got a couple of comments.
What bugged me most in these episodes was how un-assertive Clark was. Why didn't he seek a second opinion? Why did he go along with the whole idea that Lois shouldn't see people she had been familiar with? Why did he go along with not telling Lois about their relationship in the first place? Its not as if Deter could convince him that it was an old wives tale that familiarity will help amnesiacs recover--he *experienced* it working (All Shook Up).
Oh, and for some reason Deter kept reminding me of Scardino. I don't know why. Mannerisms and haircut I guess.
Besides that whole bit, the really big question I have is do you think Lois sued Deter after that? I'm not very knowledgable about law but isn't hypnotizing and seducing your patient, who possibly isn't in the right mind to be making such decisions (an amnesiac would possibly not be able to grasp the full impact or context of a situation, and we certainly know Lois was not aware of the full context of her situation at that time), sufficient grounds for a malpractice suit? Even if they couldn't prove injury perhaps, they could definitely prove there was a duty owed and a duty breached and at least emotional damage.
And is this something Deter decided to do on the spur of the moment because he had an attractive patient? Or does he have a hidden history of this type of thing? Does a well-reputed doctor really just get up one day and decide to risk his entire career on seducing his patient?
What bugged me most in these episodes was how un-assertive Clark was. Why didn't he seek a second opinion? Why did he go along with the whole idea that Lois shouldn't see people she had been familiar with? Why did he go along with not telling Lois about their relationship in the first place? Its not as if Deter could convince him that it was an old wives tale that familiarity will help amnesiacs recover--he *experienced* it working (All Shook Up).
Oh, and for some reason Deter kept reminding me of Scardino. I don't know why. Mannerisms and haircut I guess.
Besides that whole bit, the really big question I have is do you think Lois sued Deter after that? I'm not very knowledgable about law but isn't hypnotizing and seducing your patient, who possibly isn't in the right mind to be making such decisions (an amnesiac would possibly not be able to grasp the full impact or context of a situation, and we certainly know Lois was not aware of the full context of her situation at that time), sufficient grounds for a malpractice suit? Even if they couldn't prove injury perhaps, they could definitely prove there was a duty owed and a duty breached and at least emotional damage.
And is this something Deter decided to do on the spur of the moment because he had an attractive patient? Or does he have a hidden history of this type of thing? Does a well-reputed doctor really just get up one day and decide to risk his entire career on seducing his patient?