I went into this show thinking it could be a bit too teenybopper-ish. While it does have a bit of that, it also has so much more to make it well-balanced. It's primarily a drama so it's juicy, and touches on generational trauma, dysfunctional family dynamics, suburban soccer mom life, and the tenderness and angst of being a teenager and teenage relationships.
Everyone hates on Ginny's character but loves Georgia. Why??? Let's remember that Georgia repeatedly disrupted her kids lives with various toxic men, constant moving them from state to state, running away from problems, and repeatedly lying to them. She has zero boundaries and is incredibly overbearing to everyone in her life but especially Ginny. She's marrying the Mayor for superficial reasons and cheated on him with her ex. She manipulates everyone and is a classic narcissist.
Her past is dark and she has committed manslaughter, yet people are hating on Ginny for what ....being an angsty teen who dares to be angry with a mother who lays the weight of manslaughter on Ginny's shoulders? Ginny is angsty but Georgia is phony baloney charming everyone around her with her fake smiles and blonde hair? While Ginny knows the truth that she's selfish, destructive and controlling and repeatedly puts Ginny under her thumb....but how dare Ginny be upset right?!
Ginny is a teenager in a dysfunctional family and a lot of trauma - those who can't stand her don't know compassion. And people like Georgia because she's pretty and think she's some kind of bad ass for being a selfish murderer and thief to "protect" aka traumatize her kids.
The show does address issues of abuse and self harm without being incredibly heavy handed- yet you can really feel the characters pain and sadness. You will get sucked into the stories and sagas of every character, and the juicy bits and cliffhangers really make for good binge watching.
I also love how they showcase a hearing impaired character and provide a realistic portrayal of their family dynamic with him.
Overall It is a pretty easy watch with some heavier subject matter to give it some oomph and depth to the stories and characters.
Everyone hates on Ginny's character but loves Georgia. Why??? Let's remember that Georgia repeatedly disrupted her kids lives with various toxic men, constant moving them from state to state, running away from problems, and repeatedly lying to them. She has zero boundaries and is incredibly overbearing to everyone in her life but especially Ginny. She's marrying the Mayor for superficial reasons and cheated on him with her ex. She manipulates everyone and is a classic narcissist.
Her past is dark and she has committed manslaughter, yet people are hating on Ginny for what ....being an angsty teen who dares to be angry with a mother who lays the weight of manslaughter on Ginny's shoulders? Ginny is angsty but Georgia is phony baloney charming everyone around her with her fake smiles and blonde hair? While Ginny knows the truth that she's selfish, destructive and controlling and repeatedly puts Ginny under her thumb....but how dare Ginny be upset right?!
Ginny is a teenager in a dysfunctional family and a lot of trauma - those who can't stand her don't know compassion. And people like Georgia because she's pretty and think she's some kind of bad ass for being a selfish murderer and thief to "protect" aka traumatize her kids.
The show does address issues of abuse and self harm without being incredibly heavy handed- yet you can really feel the characters pain and sadness. You will get sucked into the stories and sagas of every character, and the juicy bits and cliffhangers really make for good binge watching.
I also love how they showcase a hearing impaired character and provide a realistic portrayal of their family dynamic with him.
Overall It is a pretty easy watch with some heavier subject matter to give it some oomph and depth to the stories and characters.