Last night's new Intervention might possibly rank as my second-favorite episode of all time, topped only by alcoholic/meth-head/frequently-nude Cristy ("I'm just on a permament good one that none of you guys will ever get to experience"). It featured Polish twins Sonia and Julia, who, due to some very dramatic sibling rivalry and codependency, had somehow both grown up to be some crazy, anorexic bitches.
The girls problems manifested due to their lifelong competition to be the "skinny twin". So, they kind of hated each other. But, then, they were practically attached at the hip, so they had to find a way to deal with their rivalry. The solution, of course, was to adopt the same exact rigorous diet and exercise routine, so that no one would have to worry about the other twin sneaking in, uh, less food.
Dark-haired twin was a dead ringer for Brandon's roommate's equally-skinny, equally-whiny girlfriend, so I got to enjoy a little vitriolic mental substitution, which was nice. The really interesting part of the show, though, was the way the parents of the twins reacted to their daughters' mental illness. As migrants from Poland, they just didn't get why anyone would struggle with food in such a way - they were just happy to be in America, where, in contrast to Poland, the getting is good, in the food department. I'm unsure of exiting data on this matter, but it seems like Anorexia is pretty much a product of our culture, which, contradictingly, offers us way more food than we need, and then encourages us to worship the bodies of unfed people.
Intervention: Not Quite as Good When Lacking Drug Use, But Still Interesting.
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As a twin myself, I know what it's like firsthand to struggle with establishing a separate identity from someone that you are genetically identical to and spend a large portion of your developmental years with. It is certainly a struggle and can result in a very strange relationship between siblings.
The whole anorexia thing is clearly just a cry for attention from two girls lumped into one identity, and is certainly a 21st century/Western thing. Turns out the almost unlimited resources of the Western world are both a blessing and a curse (but we all already knew that).
Sibling rivalry is definitely a bitch. Abby and I aren't twins, but, as sisters that are close in age, I think we always felt the pressure of people comparing us to one another.
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