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Why Theory

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The Disjunction Between Conscious Will and Unconscious Desire

The show is about the disjunction between what they consciously will and their unconscious desire i think that seems to be really evident. The characters it's similar to what you're saying like the way that everything is indirectly done because  they end up doing something else right? So we have this kind of interplay between these comic worlds put into this like high tense high drama of uh of succession and there i've called it drama and not tragedy for a reason. That joke is quaddled that i've ever said it yeah we quite literally translate that into like into americanUh that would be one instance and then i'll just do another one this is from peep show.

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