Apoosur

this is it.

It’s wholesome, safe, and true to what family means in today’s America. And because it’s written for 2019, the characters develop, and grow, and backslide, and discover new things about themselves. It’s a sitcom without the limitations of the usual tropes and stereotypes that often make sitcoms hard to watch. I haven’t watched and enjoyed a sitcom so much in over a decade.

The show covers topics like coming out as a young teen, immigration and forced deportation, depression and anxiety, PTSD, and addiction with levity but also with great respect to the struggles people face when they experience these moments in life. 

Penelope is a fierce, badass Latina mother, a hardworking nurse, a veteran, and someone who has to take antidepressants every day in order maintain a normal lifestyle. Elena is an equally fierce teen feminist, a lesbian, and (from s2 onward) dates a nonbinary kid named Syd. But she also struggles with her father’s homophobia and her grandmother’s expectations of her as a young woman. Scheider is a trust fund kid, a wealthy white man with oodles of privilege and luck - but he’s also a recovering alcoholic/drug addict and a deeply lonely man who considers the Alvarezes to be his true family, because his own is so dysfunctional and loveless.

That’s just three of the most obvious examples of the way this show has worked so hard to establish real, developed characters who still have room to grow. Every single character has depth, and flaws, and compelling personalities. All of the show’s conflicts come from the Alvarez family and friends’ relationships, and their struggles to support and love one another through all of the unexpected things that just come with living life.

Unfortunately, One Day at a Time is in trouble. If more people don’t start watching, we’ll never get to see the fourth season.

Bonus:

Okay… If we learned anything by the “almost cancellation” and renewal of Brooklyn 99 is that the voices of fans matter and that if there’s enough uproar then odat will continue…So let’s continue to show our love for the show and hype it up (as much or more than Riverdale cuz this gem of a show is much more needed and representative)…. Like honestly let’s trend the shit out of it!!!

PS: PR for this show is not quite as much as it deserves… Like there’s so much publicity for sex education (which is quite good) but literally there are so few interviews about odat and thank God I saw a (below ; what a great ep) gif and thought to check it out!!