Differences From BeTipul
The script of the first season of In Treatment was heavily based on BeTipul's Hebrew script, and the Israeli writers are credited in the episodes' final credits. The following are the main differences between the shows:
- In Treatment skips the first 2 episodes of the last week, unlike BeTipul, making its first season two episodes shorter.
- In Treatment's episode 36, which takes place outside of the therapist's office, is completely absent in BeTipul.
- Paul's interactions with his son Ian have no equivalent in BeTipul, as the therapist's oldest son is away in the army for the entire first season. Instead, that entire episode is dedicated to the therapist's talk with his daughter, which is interrupted in the American episode.
- The treated pilot's military association.
- The treated pilot's father's life and cultural background and his difficult experiences with his father. (In the Israeli version, the pilot's father is a Holocaust survivor.)
- Avi Belleli's opening theme was considerably shortened for the American series.
- In season 2 of BeTipul, Oliver is the son of the characters who receive couple's therapy in season 1.
- In season 2 of BeTipul, April's brother has bipolar disorder, not autism as in the American version.
- As BeTipul only ran for two seasons, all stories from season three onward are a divergence from the original show.
Read more about this topic: In Treatment
Famous quotes containing the word differences:
“The extent to which a parent is able to see a child’s world through that child’s eyes depends very much on the parent’s ability to appreciate the differences between herself and her child and to respect those differences. Your own children need you to accept them for who they are, not who you would like them to be.”
—Lawrence Balter (20th century)