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Analyzing the Complex Relationship Between a Mother and her Son
The hosts analyze a scene from a film where a mother celebrates her legal victory at a sushi restaurant and gets drunk instead of going home to see her son. They discuss the character's actions and debate whether she is a narcissist. They also question the purpose of including this scene in the film and suggest that it portrays the mother as self-centered and depressed.
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