Intervention

Intervention, in my opinion, is a dark take on the subjects of devotion, commitment, and love featuring both their positive and negative effects. Told from the point of view of Marilyn, whom we're led to believe at first is a classic example of a wife suffering from the abuse of her drunk husband, we get many glimpses into her past and her life with her husband Sid and their family with each new glimpse into the past offering a new revelation towards the present. What the story seems to be at the beginning quickly evolves into something far more complex as we learn more about Marilyn and Sid.

The story makes good use of subtlety to convey its meanings, such as the first instance where Marilyn conveys how Sid "helps" her which carries a new meaning as one dives further into the story. While at first it appears that Marilyn is avoiding dealing with the problem with her husband, it becomes more apparent that the central problem and conflict with the story lies with her. A woman whose one mistake caused to hate herself and desire nothing more than for her husband "to hate her right then" only for his love and devotion to keep her going. But on the flipside, such an act drove her husband to a depression that kicks off the stories titular "Intervention."

The story has no good or bad people, maybe misguided at best, but it does convey how our mistakes can cause both ourselves and those we love pain and suffering that is hard to ever accept or heal. The pain is even greater when it involves family. But if the ending is apparent of anything, it's that the true and deep love that families ideally should have has the potential to make things right and save people from themselves.