For example ... he's secretly banging Sister Sage? In an opening flashback to a month ago, we see Cipher feeding and bathing his dad, then letting him watch while they have sex. It seems like puppetry is at play somehow here, like Cipher Junior is just a physical vessel for Cipher Senior to use to get around his own immobility. But Sage also shows up later in the episode to obliquely discuss their plans for Marie. It seems like she's fully in on this, maybe an equal partner.
Emotional blackmail is manipulation; it is meant to obligate someone to give someone else what they want-or else. The "or else" there is often guilt. I should do it, think it, believe it, feel it, or say it, because if I don't, I'm going to feel terribly guilty. Why? Because I've been getting subtle or overt messages from a significant other to do what they want me to do-or else they will feel very bad, or very mad.
Laura is a successful filmmaker based in London. She and her husband, Howard, are parents to a medical resident, Daniel, of whom Laura is especially protective after her daughter, Rose, died of illness as a newborn. When Daniel begins dating a real estate agent named Cherry, Laura disapproves, suspecting that Cherry is only interested in him for his money. She's right to be concerned, because Cherry - who did not grow up with Daniel's privilege - is indeed obsessed with marrying Daniel to obtain his lifestyle, and tries to drive a wedge between him and his mom to do so.
An awe-struck stranger has recognized Matthew (Théodore Pellerin) from the celebrity's Instagram posts, and wants some advice on how to follow in his footsteps. "You inspire me to be myself," he gushes. But sandwiched between the awkward flattery is an embarrassing admission: He has no idea what Matthew "does," exactly. In fact, he wonders - eagerly,
"As the new marketing hire settled into the company, the quirky personality of the social media manager, Lewis, revealed itself to be a manipulative façade. The feeling of being out of the loop during meetings became frustrating."
The manipulation of photographs for propaganda dates back to the earliest days of photography, revealing a longstanding human tendency to distort reality for various motives.
I said if you help the Harrigans, the Harrigans will help you. You have not helped the Harrigans. Not at all. Okay? So now I, Kevin here, he's gonna lose his family, I'm gonna lose my family, both of us are gonna die, and others, yeah? Thanks to you, okay, and Eddie. So I don't think it's very fair that you don't share in some of that joy, you understand.
