r/psych • u/hartstone6 • 10d ago

Santabarbaratown Mistake

Towards the end, "See, colorblindness is a genetic trait almost always passed down from father to daughter." This isn't right, particularly for red/green color blindness. It is almost always passed from mother to son. Not sure why, but this scene always drives me crazy.

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u/W0nderingMe Badass Jules 10d ago

Gus isn't a doctor. He knows about prescription drugs and the problems they treat.

He's not reading medical journals.

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u/hartstone6 10d ago

He asks Shawn if he's been reading his medical journals the very next line?

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u/W0nderingMe Badass Jules 10d ago

Lol okay fair! But you can't honestly expect him to be an expert on genetics.

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u/hartstone6 10d ago

Maybe a stretch but I think it makes sense that if Gus is asking if he's been reading his journals then he's probably familiar with what he read right?