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Best Episode of Intervention for Newbies – Nominations
Hey y’all, a friend who hasn’t ever seen Intervention asked me to tell her what the ‘best’ episode was so she could watch it and decide if the show would be something she could get into or not. That’s a really hard question to answer, isn’t it? It made me think a lot about what being the ‘best’ episode would entail. Would it be the most disturbing or important or moving? The most tragic, or the most uplifting? The most memorable for me personally, or the most sensational and talked about? What would I want someone to get from this one episode, as in what would I want them to feel and understand after watching it? Is my goal to get them to watch more episodes, and if so, why do I want that? SO MANY QUESTIONS.
Anyway I did narrow it down to a short list of episodes but I wanted to know what you think. If you had to pick one single episode that you think is a great representation of the show and the one a newbie should watch first, which one would it be and why?
POLL: What Did You Think of The Heroin Hub?
When I ran a poll about Season 18, The Heroin Triangle, almost half of you said you liked it ok but you wouldn’t want another season right away. I was one of those people. Well, we got another one right away and I can’t say I’m upset about it. I have some ideas about why I personally liked this season more than the last community-centric season, but I thought I’d ask you all and see what you thought. Should be interesting to see what y’all think was different about this season.
Loading ...Also, what grade would you give The Heroin Hub?
Loading ...Well, who knows when the next season will be out, or even if there will be another season, but I can say that if they’re trying to bump up the ratings and they decide to keep going with this format and not go back to the regular style of episodes, I think I’d be ok with it, as long as they continue to be as powerful and educational as this season was.
In the meantime, if you all have any thoughts or suggestions on things I can do on this site during the hiatus, please let me know. Discussion posts on certain topics related to the show or addiction? Polls? Stats? You can always send me a private email too, I’m at dizzy.buzzkill at gmail.com
POLL: Should wealthy families be given Intervention’s offer of free treatment?
There was some debate in the comments about this topic so I thought I’d do a poll. As we all know, long term treatment can be prohibitively expensive for many people and Intervention offers free treatment to the addicts and often extends it to the people close to them. A lot of the families shown on Intervention are not necessarily poor but are working to middle class and even they would have a hard time paying for the kind of treatment that Intervention offers, even with good insurance.
Costs range from about $18,000 to $60,000 for a 90 day program (higher for the more elite places), and that doesn’t include aftercare and sober living housing. Even if you do have insurance that covers treatment, you would certainly be subject to the deductible and then move into the out-of-pocket max for the year for co-pays, which averages out nationally to be $6,800 (healthcare.gov). What that means is that even with decent insurance, most families would be paying at least $6,800 out of pocket. I don’t know any working class people who could afford that.
Anyway, yeah, it’s expensive. And given that Intervention is offering something that few families could afford to do on their own, maybe the show should focus on the families who actually need that financial help? Giving free treatment to families who don’t need it is not the best use of that valuable resource.
On the other hand, seeing families from varied economic and cultural backgrounds is a good thing – it’s important that people understand that addiction affects people across all classes and that it’s not a poor person’s disease. Also, the addicts from wealthy backgrounds are still in need of help. Just because they can afford to pay for treatment doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t need the intervention, right?
Curious what y’all think. Maybe there’s a compromise?
Loading ...POLL FINAL ROUND: Who Do You Most Want To See A Followup On?
Ok folks, we made it to the final round. Thanks to everyone who voted in all the previous rounds. Now it’s time to pick from the Top 2 vote-getters from each poll. So, who would you most like to see in a followup episode (or at least a legacy Skype update)? The winner will receive, well… bragging rights I guess? But who knows, maybe the producers will find this and take it into consideration when they’re doing followup calls. Your vote could make the difference!
(Clicking on the name will open up that episode summary in a new tab)
Loading ...Poll: The Heroin Triangle Season – Yay or Nay?
The 18th season of Intervention was an interesting departure for the show. Instead of focusing on a single family and intervention, the crew followed a small group of addicts and their families from one community spanning over 6 episodes. There were still frustrated families, tragic endings, and hopeful futures just like every season, but the different format allowed for some new perspectives, like a deeper dive into the effects of a drug epidemic at the hyper local level, while also sacrificing some of the elements that made the show what it is, such as in-depth individual back stories. There’s been some good discussion about the merits and disappointments of the season right here, but I’m wondering in general how y’all felt about the format. Feel free to elaborate on your thoughts in the comments.
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Poll: Who Do You Want To See A Followup On? Part 6
It’s the almost the last poll, yay! Once significant results are in we’ll do a FINAL one that takes the top vote-getters from each poll to get the ultimate winner.
Previous Polls:
PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
PART 4
PART 5
Loading ...Poll: Who Do You Want To See A Followup On? Part 5
Ok so they don’t do whole followup episodes anymore unfortunately, but they do the Skype “Legacy” updates. So let’s say we have a say in who Intervention reaches out to next. Who do you most hope to see on a future Legacy segment?
This will be done in several parts so that there aren’t too many to choose from. I couldn’t include every single person that’s ever been on the show, so I had to narrow it down. The people who will be listed in these polls will have 1) not already had a follow up episode or Legacy update 2) have not provided updates here (meaning we know how they’re doing based on their comments) and 3) are the ones who have gotten at least a few “where are they now, does anyone have an update” comments.
If there’s someone listed here that DOESN’T meet those qualifications, just assume that I know that and I included them for a reason.
Vote!
Previous Polls:
PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
PART 4
Loading ...Poll: Who Do You Want To See A Followup On? Part 4
Ok so they don’t do whole followup episodes anymore unfortunately, but they do the Skype “Legacy” updates. So let’s say we have a say in who Intervention reaches out to next. Who do you most hope to see on a future Legacy segment?
This will be done in several parts so that there aren’t too many to choose from. I couldn’t include every single person that’s ever been on the show, so I had to narrow it down. The people who will be listed in these polls will have 1) not already had a follow up episode or Legacy update 2) have not provided updates here (meaning we know how they’re doing based on their comments) and 3) are the ones who have gotten at least a few “where are they now, does anyone have an update” comments. If there’s someone you know meets those requirements and they aren’t listed, let me know and I’ll add them to the poll.
If there’s someone listed here that DOESN’T meet those qualifications, just assume that I know that and I included them for a reason.
Vote! This is PART 4, Seasons 9-10. PART 1 is here, PART 2 is here, PART 3 is here.
Also hey, I figured out how to make each choice clickable so you can go to the episode page in a new tab if you don’t remember who it is. I’m so clever!
Loading ...Poll: Who Do You Want To See A Followup On? Part 3
Ok so they don’t do whole followup episodes anymore unfortunately, but they do the Skype “Legacy” updates. So let’s say we have a say in who Intervention reaches out to next. Who do you most hope to see on a future Legacy segment?
This will be done in several parts so that there aren’t too many to choose from. I couldn’t include every single person that’s ever been on the show, so I had to narrow it down. The people who will be listed in these polls will have 1) not already had a follow up episode or Legacy update 2) have not provided updates here (meaning we know how they’re doing based on their comments) and 3) are the ones who have gotten at least a few “where are they now, does anyone have an update” comments. If there’s someone you know meets those requirements and they aren’t listed, let me know and I’ll add them to the poll.
If there’s someone listed here that DOESN’T meet those qualifications, just assume that I know that and I included them for a reason.
Vote! (This is PART 3, Seasons 7-8. PART 1 is here) and PART 2 is here)
Also hey, I figured out how to make each choice clickable so you can go to the episode page in a new tab if you don’t remember who it is. I’m so clever!
Loading ...Poll: Who Do You Want to See A Followup On? Part 2
Ok so they don’t do whole followup episodes anymore unfortunately, but they do the Skype “Legacy” updates. So let’s say we have a say in who Intervention reaches out to next. Who do you most hope to see on a future Legacy segment?
This will be done in four or five parts so that there aren’t too many to choose from. I couldn’t include every single person that’s ever been on the show, so I had to narrow it down. The people who will be listed in these polls will have 1) not already had a follow up episode or Legacy update 2) have not provided updates here (meaning we know how they’re doing based on their comments) and 3) are the ones who have gotten at least a few “where are they now, does anyone have an update” comments. If there’s someone you know meets those requirements and they aren’t listed, let me know and I’ll add them to the poll.
If there’s someone listed here that DOESN’T meet those qualifications, just assume that I know that and I included them for a reason.
Vote! (This is PART 2, Seasons 5-6. PART 1 is here)
Loading ...Poll: Who Do You Want to See A Followup On? Part 1
Ok so they don’t do whole followup episodes anymore unfortunately, but they do the Skype “Legacy” updates. So let’s say we have a say in who Intervention reaches out to next. Who do you most hope to see on a future Legacy segment?
This will be done in four parts so that there aren’t too many to choose from. I couldn’t include every single person that’s ever been on the show, so I had to narrow it down. The people who will be listed in these polls will have 1) not already had a follow up episode or Legacy update 2) have not provided updates here (meaning we know how they’re doing based on their comments) and 3) are the ones who have gotten at least a few “where are they now, does anyone have an update” comments. If there’s someone you know meets those requirements and they aren’t listed, let me know and I’ll add them to the poll.
If there’s someone listed here that DOESN’T meet those qualifications, just assume that I know that and I included them for a reason.
Vote!
Loading ...POLL: Which Addict Did You Find The Most Likable?
Sturgill’s episode put me in a good mood and I thought I’d extend it a bit by asking you: Which Intervention addict do you think was the Most Likeable?
The names listed here are those that either I’ve already put on my Most Likable list or that I’ve heard mentioned in the comments more than once. If you have someone else in mind, leave a comment.
Loading ...If you need a memory refresher on what these folks were all about, click on their name (opens in a new tab).
Brooks
Sylvia
Hubert
Jacob
Kristen
Tressa
Elena
Ryan
Sturgill
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