The Netflix series takes women’s bonding seriously. (Warning: Contains spoilers.)
way it moves around the three timelines. But the storytelling clearly strikes a chord. And its populist appeal and frothy charm rely on a commitment to treating friendship as equivalent to romance, and unpacking the utopian possibilities of friendship for women.did on its lovers’. The girls meet when Tully and her single mom move to Kate’s neighborhood in Washington state.
The show gets at big themes of intergenerational trauma: how Tully’s relationship to her mom made it hard for her to trust people, making her friendship with Kate a valued safe space. In one scene, her hippie mom, uncomfortable with the uptight suburban vibe, acts out at a party, accidentally flashing a crowd of dads. A fight between Tully and Kate over a boy becomes secondary, as Kate understands that she has to care for her friend in the aftermath of Cloud’s behavior.
There are also some clear-eyed arcs relating to the emotional challenges of cis hetero relationships. Kate ends up marrying Johnny. When he gets a job reporting on the Iraq War, they decide to separate. During a discussion about what didn’t work in their relationship, Johnny expresses that he was actually relieved when Kate did something wrong because it made him feel less guilty about his disconnection from the marriage.
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