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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate Amanda Peet's character. She whines that she cheated on her dh because he wasn't present enough. Meanwhile, he was busy providing for her extravagant lifestyle. And now that she ousted him from her life to shack up with her affair, he is being SO nice to her and she continues to whine about him being not present enough while asking for more, more and more money. She is a selfish and clueless princess. [/quote]

Agree. They are trying to make her sympathetic, but the fact is she cheated. I was glad in the last episode they showed that the teens were not buying into Nick at least. At first it seemed like with John Hamm’s narrative he was the bad guy and everyone else was happy, and I was glad to see this layer of complexity added that they’re not so into their mom either.

I do get frustrated with John Hamm‘s character not just being more honest with her. I was infuriated when he didn’t say no to the thousand dollar a week professional coach. I know it’s all about men’s ego and stuff, but I was just frustrated that he wasn’t like look, I took a new role and it’s going to take some time and we can’t take on these costs. But I guess that wouldn’t make for an interesting TV show of course.

I do like how this show reflects some of the realities of male aging. I feel like the narrative on many movies and shows for so long is that the washed up menopausal woman gets the shaft and the men get a soft landing into old age. They are really sticking to these men with their stupid hobbies and need to escape and disconnect from the realities of aging, showing that the more they get what they think they want the more they realize how unsatisfying it is.

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