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The Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood Rule

The Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood Rule — This rule is similar to The Slipping into Darkness Rule. If you hear any version of the song Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood in a movie, television show, or documentary, it is pointing to an individual in deep thought and torn between two worlds.

Examples of this song being used include:

The Gifted season 1 episode 1
Nobody
Oz season 1 episode 8
Luther season 1 episode 6
Aquarius season 1 episode 13
Snowfall season 1 episode 1
Training Day season 1 episode 12 Part 1
What Happened to Miss Simone
Titans season 3 episode 7
The Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood Rule applies to the use of a version of the song — either The Animals version or the Nina Simone version — used in a television show, documentary, or a movie to portray the protagonist as struggling and being caught between two worlds.
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