Motherland Series 2
This really stepped up from series one, more anarchic, more farcical and tons more adult.
The script was tight and brilliantly interpreted by the whole ensemble. It treads the line of comedy and pathos quite brilliantly, my favourite thing is Julia's relationship with her mother.
This is really one of the best examples of modern British comedy that examines the anxieties of the snowflake millennial metropolitan bourgeoise. The one thing I hate about modern life and this comedy demonstrates this to a tee is the amount of guilt we all heap on ourselves.
Motherland - Series 3
Really great, this more than stepped up to the plate, it is so refreshing for a comedy to totally step over nearly every boundary and be so un-PC in a world where everyone is increasingly frightened of saying anything.
It was really a brilliant script brilliantly acted by the entire ensemble. However the scripts are far more serious and starting to introduce more touchy-feely emotional elements that are definitely not required. It is also exhausting to have near hysteria quite a part of the time.
Next a school skiing trip, exams, a calendar to raise money, cake break with food poisoning, looking after school pets in the break, school fashion show etc etc rather than mistaking hormone replacement patch with stopping smoking.
Lastly this show must be very very careful that the championing of women is not achieved by demonising or objectifying men. I sense that overtone.
Overall I loved it 10 out of 10.
