Mesmerized and Horrified

I haven't actually owned a TV for at least 25 years, so I'm particularly susceptible to their hypnotic effect when they're on. Although happy enough to be hypnotized by a Harry Potter double feature on our last night in Inverness, I was horrified at the number of repeating ads whose message was that we were unclean, contaminated, and a threat to our friends and family unless we sprayed ourselves, our children, our furniture, our pets, our rugs, our cars, etc., with the product being advertised.