A couple episodes in, and I've come back to comment on each episode one-by-one. I didn't exactly have high hopes in starting this series because Hollywood likes to overshoot the topic of autism and has time and time again. From the first half of the pilot I thought I was exactly right, but it deserves some credit: Immediately, Elsa is annoying, overprotective, and cheesy; she goes so far out of her way to protect her son that she ends up being counterproductive. Further so, she seemed terribly written in that she was so--for the lack of a better phrasing and comparison--boomer... But in hindsight, that is perfect, because the only other characters who are like this are the other boomer women in her talk group. Just like reality, I guess. I'm still not 100% on liking this series, myself, but I see it's pros as some light-hearted TV drama, it's just a touch dated at times. I hope there are more characters in future episodes who are autistic to explain the spectrum better.
Shout by cannibalBlockedParent2021-05-27T12:38:55Z
A couple episodes in, and I've come back to comment on each episode one-by-one.
I didn't exactly have high hopes in starting this series because Hollywood likes to overshoot the topic of autism and has time and time again. From the first half of the pilot I thought I was exactly right, but it deserves some credit: Immediately, Elsa is annoying, overprotective, and cheesy; she goes so far out of her way to protect her son that she ends up being counterproductive. Further so, she seemed terribly written in that she was so--for the lack of a better phrasing and comparison--boomer... But in hindsight, that is perfect, because the only other characters who are like this are the other boomer women in her talk group. Just like reality, I guess. I'm still not 100% on liking this series, myself, but I see it's pros as some light-hearted TV drama, it's just a touch dated at times. I hope there are more characters in future episodes who are autistic to explain the spectrum better.