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If you havent watched before, now is the time.
This is the rare series that will reignite your appreciation of humanity while also acknowledging that sometimes people suck.
This season, once again Sam is constantly being squeezed by the various demands that make up her days.
(In case this wasnt already obvious,Better Thingsis extremely autobiographical.)
Basically, Sam is in mid-life and caught in the middle, sandwiched between forces seemingly larger than herself.
For the last time, I am not a boomer, she counters.
I am Generation X.
Sam is also flawed in ways that are representative of her generation.
Mom, Frankie responds, again with the gender assumptions.
Okay, Sam cracks, exasperated.
Rip Taylor lost his cell phone.
In other words, even though Sam is a menopausal woman, she is still learning and evolving.
it’s possible for you to remain curious, open to change, and energized by others.
In other words: you’ve got the option to still bealive.
It takes a lot of effort to make something look as effortless as this.
Thats true of the performances as well.
You will never catch anyone on this show capital-AActing.
Adlon always seems fully in the moment, and so do all of her co-stars.
