Next to Normal or Hamilton?

Which one strikes a larger emotional chord in you?

Updated On: 12/24/15 at 04:59 PM

qolbinau said: "Do these shows have anything in common that would even warrant such a comparison?"

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the OCR of N2N gets really grating on the ears after a while

Loved both shows. Although they are both emotional shows, they are very different.

Next to Normal every time. I find Hamilton dull and repetitive, with a bizarre concept that doesn't engage me.

AngusN said: "Next to Normal every time. I find Hamilton dull and repetitive, with a bizarre concept that doesn't engage me."

What's the "bizarre concept" you don't find engaging in Hamilton?

Updated On: 12/25/15 at 08:28 AM

Next to Normal is a whole load of hooey, psychologically?

What exactly do you mean by this? The way the musical portrays Diana's Bipolar disorder is fairly accurate. The only inaccuracy would be that in this present day, Dianna would not be diagnosed with bipolar depressive disorder with delusional episodes (which is what they called it in the show) but now they would just name it Bipolar 11.

But especially with how the showed ECT, it was pretty accurate.

A good source regarding the medical accuracy of Nex to Normal: ECT is not, however, a first-round option when it comes to the treatment of bipolar disorder. In fact, ECT is often viewed as a last resort option for treatment, usually considered for manic patients who are incredibly ill and extremely treatment-resistant or whose symptoms include very serious suicidal or psychotic symptoms.[6] This practice holds true in Next to Normal where ECT is only brought up as a treatment option after Diana severely self-harms by cutting after being prompted by her hallucination of Gabe to commit suicide (“I Dreamed a Dance”/”There’s a World&rdquo. It was only after Diana’s condition became resistant to drug therapy and she became severely suicidal that Dr. Madden suggested Dan talk to her about using ECT as a treatment option.

I thought the show did extraordinarily well in being accurate. I have to re-read the reviews but I believe a good handful of critics applauded the accuracy of the piece in relation with today's medical field.

But perhaps I misinterpreted what you were saying?

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Updated On: 12/25/15 at 08:40 AM

First of all, I see no need to rank everything on earth. Two shows, both great, just say "yay."

Secondly, why is it that so many discussions on here devolve from forests to trees? What does accuracy have to do with the OP's original question, which was about "emotional chords"? Hamlet is as inaccurate as hell.

I will take Next to Normal. But I agree you can hardly compare these two shows.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX0pB1Szgmk

The score is a beauty, but N2T both romanticizes and blends symptoms of multiple conditions without generally recognized comorbidity. As it plays out, Diana isn't just suffering from bipolarity, she takes on just about everything in the DSM-5. She becomes Mental Illness, with cap M and cap I. Sometimes it has a sort of "Snake Pit" era shaming view, at others tries to make sufferers appear "special," so that the heroine gets full Sylvia Path-ed. The songs are just wonderful, however, all of 'em.

Updated On: 12/25/15 at 06:46 PM

Oops sorry I see it was started by one of the trolls I blocked!

Thanks TravisOKC. I'll have to put Bright Star on my list of shows to see!