Donna’s Reviews > The Treatment > Status Update

We finally get to know how the epidemic started. And guess what? It doesn't make any sense. So, three people committing suicide together started a huge epidemic. How the hell does that even happen? People commit suicide everyday, and it's definitely been done in groups before. However, random suicides in the real world don't epidemics. Suicide's been around for ages. How does 3 more cause an epidemic?

"Or are we the cure for a worldwide epidemic?" It's pandemic. It's a bloody pandemic, not an epidemic.

Oh my god, how the hell are there so many evil adults in the Program? They're all portrayed as twisted and stupid for implementing the Program. How the hell can so many adults be wrong about something and how can a small group of annoying teenagers be "right" about this? If the Program really is super fucked up, then how come only kids know about this? Wouldn't adults know about the problems? Stupid.

God, I hate Realm so much. If Sloane gets together with him I will be super pissed.

Man, this is so stupid. The Program's secret plan is stupid. The characters are stupid. This whole depression plot line is stupid. The improper use of the word epidemic is stupid. Ugh. If I didn't want to see how the series ended, I would have stopped reading this by now.

Page 131: "He was raving about the epidemic spreading, but I attributed it to his depression. I thought he had gone crazy." ...so now having depression equals going crazy? Great... :/

Meh, so much relationship drama.

I'm already getting frustrated with this. Why are so many teens against The Program? I understand its effects and downfalls, but given that it saved so many characters from suicide, I don't see why they want to stop it. What's the alternative here? If they stop The Program, is suicide just going to run rampant? Ugh...