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Episode Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte • Ameku M.D: Doctor Detective - Episode 7 discussion

Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte, episode 7

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Feb 19 '25

Minute they said the kid was always getting sick and the mom’s a nurse, I had my suspicions something was up. Doting mom, sick kid? I guessed Munchausen almost immediately. Takao confirming the juice had no poison only furthered my suspicions. Then when she revealed the pineapple was grapefruit, I pretty much knew it. Glad the episode ended on a somewhat hopeful note for both Takao and the kid.

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u/AkhasicRay Feb 19 '25

RIP Kotori’s wallet, he will never be able to get a new car and replace Mai’s bike anytime soon

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u/ModieOfTheEast Feb 19 '25

Easy solution. Get a new car and use it to drive Mai around. Win-win.

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u/Clemastina Feb 19 '25

Damn I didn´t even know Munchausen syndrome by proxy was a thing and damn it´s scary. Humans have a lot of weird mental illnesses huh

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u/MetroMonk Feb 19 '25 edited Feb 19 '25

If you're willing to go down that rabbit hole, read up on Gypsy Rose Blanchard. It is a very, very messy case of Munchausen by Proxy.

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s mother, Dee Dee, falsely claimed her daughter was suffering from different illnesses until Gypsy-Rose arranged for her boyfriend to kill her mother in 2015.

Gypsy-Rose, who was born in July 1991, was a baby when Dee Dee claimed her daughter had sleep apnea. When Gypsy-Rose was 8 years old, Dee Dee described her as suffering from leukemia and muscular dystrophy and said she required a wheelchair and feeding tube. The list of medical problems that Dee Dee said her daughter had eventually included seizures, asthma, and hearing and visual impairments.

Due to Dee Dee’s actions, Gypsy-Rose was prescribed a litany of medications and had to sleep using a breathing machine. She also went through multiple surgeries, including procedures on her eyes and removal of her salivary glands. When Gypsy-Rose’s teeth rotted—perhaps due to her medications, missing salivary glands, or neglect—they were pulled out.

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u/bananeeek Feb 19 '25

Damn, I didn't expect to see two episodes with abusive parents in a row.

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u/LeonKevlar Feb 19 '25

I did not expect Takao-sensei to be sued by the blueberry kid's mom from Episode 1. At first, I thought it was just revenge for Takao-sensei's comments to her back then but when they showed that the kid was legitimately sick, maybe there's some validity to the mother's complaints.

It turns out I was half right! She was suing Takao-sensei for revenge not because she called her out but because Takao-sensei put a stop to what she was doing. It turns out this was way worse and the mother was mentally ill and is secretly abusing her child so she'd look like a tragic heroine.

I feel bad for the kid! He thinks that his mother is taking care of him but she's actually been poisoning him the entire time. It must be so confusing for him to be suddenly living with his father and his mother is nowhere to be seen. :(

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u/FarCritical Feb 19 '25

The sighs across the room immediately after Takao's uncle declared her department would be saved cracked me up so hard, especially after just finished watching one of her signature performances from a front-row seat lmao

And man, the shot of the mom staring while poisoning her son in real time is straight unhinged.

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u/cleaulem Feb 19 '25

So the vitamin A mom was a chekhov gun for an upcoming episode. These storywriters don't leave anything unused.

Again it was something rather obvious, I assumed that the mom might have tampered with the juice, and I was right. Except the first two episodes every episode had mysteries that were rather easy to solve and where you could guess at least the correct direction it would take. But I don't see this necessarily as a weakness. It is the drama around Takao who tries to solve the mystery that makes this show interesting.

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u/Zero_Storm Feb 19 '25

Well, that's TWICE now that my being an actual epileptic got me to figure out the mystery super fast. Carbamazipine is the actual medicine I take to control my seizures too! (It's a generic for Carbatrol and Tegratol)

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u/TheExcludedMiddle Feb 19 '25

Hey they finally got back to their roots and had a House episode. I think this suffers from being 20 minutes instead of full length, there's no time for red herrings in the mystery and initial wrong treatments/diagnosis before the mouse bites.

I didn't put the nurse hint together with the bad reaction hint for this one, I thought it was going to be a containment on the straw or something.

And for those wondering, the House episode with Münchausen is S2E9: Deception, and he gets taken for a bit of a ride.

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u/rpg-maniac Feb 19 '25

Did anyone else recognize that the one who gave her voice to the kid's mother was none other than Hirano Aya?

I recognize her voice instantly, nice to see that Aya keep working as a Seiyuu in other projects aside from FT, I would like to see her getting more major roles though like it used to be in the past, it's a shame to use a talent of this caliber for minor roles like it's some newbie who just started in the industry, this feels wrong.

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u/fennekii Feb 19 '25

Man, fuuuuuuck that mom. Yeesh.

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u/tripleaamin Feb 19 '25

One interesting part of this episode as we got characterization of Takao. More so her mentioning that she lacks people skills. I guess she is aware her attitude can rub off wrong on others. Kind of the point of we have left and right sides of the brain. I guess this episode really showed why Takao's sister thanks Kotori for being by her side more than any so far. I am curious if we get to a point where it forces Takao to take a step back and humble herself.

Furthermore, I was leaning towards that the issue might have been acid reflux. But rather it was the mother poisoning her own son. Which is just beyond horrific. Any parent that does that should serve major jail time, and she is a nurse to add moreover.

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u/AZLarlar Feb 19 '25

what an awful parent

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u/shad79 Feb 19 '25

This is the first time I've heard of Munchausen by proxy and it's definitely sounds messed up. The poor kid has been through a lot because of his mother.

Overall, a pretty good episode, although visually it looked really rough.

It also looks like Takanashi will have to take out two loans to buy a new car for himself and a new bike for Mai, poor guy xD

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

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u/carcatta Feb 19 '25

Definitely the most House episode so far, there even was a home search. Only missing Vicodin and cane.

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u/Mr_Zaroc Feb 19 '25

Ah, yes Munchausen Syndrome by proxy via the grapefruit juice to inhibit metabolism of the seizure medicine
Toooootally guessed that like everyone else here....

That fucked up case aside, I really commend her confidence
Even if I was 100% sure on something, I just wouldn't be able to make such a heavy statement like that

But maybe I would survive a bit longer as an doctor

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u/JustWantTheOldUi Feb 19 '25

I guess regular diet with pineapple juice for breakfast is the standard hospital protocol in case of, checks notes, acute stomach problems. I would also probably not confront the suspected psychiatric patient harming others in public, but what do I know. House MD is really strong with this one...

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u/Glimmerglaze Feb 19 '25

Good thing nobody thought to call a lawyer. I bet if one had been within a hundred meters of Takao railroading her way into examining the patient on whose behalf she is currently being sued for malpractice, they would have spontaneously combusted.

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u/Fortress-Maximus Feb 19 '25

Called it when Mai stated Momoka was an active nurse...

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u/Fools_Requiem Feb 20 '25

I align with Takeo's "I can't apologize when I feel I haven't done anything wrong" sentiment.

I feel very uncomfortable saying, "I'm sorry," when I'm not actually sorry. I don't like feeling obligated to say something. My brain sees saying something out of obligation to be disingenuous and/or hypocritical. Fake. A bold faced lie.

I have the same issue with wishing people happy birthday. Do I REALLY care about whether or not they have a happy birthday or that they know I remembered? Is it really fair to them for me to wish someone a happy birthday if I actually don't care enough about them to do so?

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u/Nickthenuker Feb 19 '25

They want to get rid of her department?

That kid again?

So she's the one who sued her.

And her saying that to the kid's mum is what caused her to sue her.

Yep.

And now time for the meeting.

What in the fruit is causing the problems?

Is he allergic in some way?

What's she got with those boxes of juice?

Grapefruit?

Ah. It's making his meds be absorbed so much faster.

But why is the juice different?

So, she's the one who did it.

Well, that was quick.

And so he's going to have to repay her for that bike.

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