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A month in rehab would be stressful enough without a television audience. When the ramshackle cast checks in for \u201cAmends,\u201d a new reality series about alcoholism and recovery, they don\u2019t know if they\u2019ve been cast as villains or potential redemption arcs. Over the course of the show they learn what God sees when he shuts his eyes, how to appreciate the comforts of hallucination, and what it looks like when a wolf fights a troll. A conservative journalist woos a homeless Ethiopian visionary. A teen hockey star licks a human heart. And a collections agent pays some of his own oldest and saddest debts. From backhanded compliments to accidental forgiveness, \u201cAmends\u201d proves that there\u2019s a place you can go when you\u2019ve given up on reality: reality TV.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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