This angle explores the episode’s central horror: that in a world obsessed with genius, "ordinary" talent is treated as a death sentence.

: "Gaslight" uses the supernatural "Black Pill" as a metaphor for the real-world isolation and medical gaslighting often experienced by new mothers.

The episode heavily leans into "domestic horror" tropes, where the home and family become the primary sources of danger.

This paper would compare the parallel trajectories of Doris/Alma and the "outcast" duo, Mickey and TB Karen.