[s9e17] Authority 👑 🏆

: The episode explicitly references the Milgram studies, where participants were ordered to deliver increasingly painful (simulated) electric shocks to others. It highlights how individuals often surrender their moral compass to anyone they perceive as an "authority."

: These incidents culminated in the infamous 2004 Mount Washington, Kentucky case, where a McDonald’s manager was manipulated into a hours-long ordeal with an 18-year-old employee. Key Psychological Themes [S9E17] Authority

The episode explores the terrifying ease with which people obey figures of authority, even when asked to do something unethical or illegal. : The episode explicitly references the Milgram studies,

: Beneath Rook’s intellectual crusade is a personal tragedy; his wife and unborn child died during childbirth, a loss he blames on a doctor's incompetence. He later psychologically manipulated that doctor into committing suicide. Memorable Moments : Beneath Rook’s intellectual crusade is a personal