I was curious about how they'd make a show linking people together that had nothing in common besides their husband's success getting elected, well apparently that's enough for Showtime.
The show jumps around from First Lady to First Lady without rhyme or reason. It makes no effort to tell any sort of coherent story nor is being First Lady painted in any sort of positive light, no, all these women suffered in silence for all of us. Michelle Obama immediately encounters a painting of George Washington with a slave at his feet which is Showtime taking liberties with the truth (no such painting exists).
The actors all do a decent job, the music and cinematography are top notch, but unfortunately this show isn't actually a show, it has no plot, building tension, climax or resolution. It just meanders along trying to impress upon us how hard these First Ladies had it, yet ironically omits the only First Lady to be self-made Mrs. Trump.
I guess I have a hard time empathizing with women I would gladly swap places with in a heartbeat as I've been poor and struggled my entire life. Going to formal dinners just doesn't seem like torture to me.