What I enjoyed about this serious is that it was easy to sit down and watch. And it ended up being better than I originally thought, based off the trailer.
The first episodes just hits you when Oly gives her first reaction to giving birth. All her struggles and her feelings were similar to when I became a mum. Especially the moment in the toilets when her breasts are leaking and she was emotional over it all.
I definitely cried a little, knowing those similar feelings.
I loved how this series made you feel like Oly, the writing in that aspect was great.
I also found it interesting to have a Spanish Australian family be some of the main characters. You don't often get to see Spanish Australians on TV or at least in my experience.
A couple of things that I felt lacked in the writing, were with Jacinda's grandparents. It felt rather sudden that Dom magically knew who his wife had been messing around with and Matias' wife somehow guessed who he had an affair with. How those character's came to those conclusions are unknown to me and there was no natural way of coming to that.
Another thing that I came to dislike was the constant feminist rhetoric, I didn't mind it but I felt like they may have over used it but I also understand why because that's who the main character is.
If you've already seen the first episode you would have heard Oly say "Breast is best" when she feeds her daughter. That quote makes me uncomfortable because no one should be pushed to believe breast is best and feel forced like they HAVE to breast feed if they don't want too. A better line in my opinion to use would be "Fed is Best".
I would recommend watching this series, it's fun, it emotionally draws you in, the characters are relatable and it's easy to watch. Screen NSW & Stan did a great job. So if you're after a series that has all of the above, definitely check it out.
I also found it interesting to have a Spanish Australian family be some of the main characters. You don't often get to see Spanish Australians on TV or at least in my experience.
A couple of things that I felt lacked in the writing, were with Jacinda's grandparents. It felt rather sudden that Dom magically knew who his wife had been messing around with and Matias' wife somehow guessed who he had an affair with. How those character's came to those conclusions are unknown to me and there was no natural way of coming to that.
Another thing that I came to dislike was the constant feminist rhetoric, I didn't mind it but I felt like they may have over used it but I also understand why because that's who the main character is.
If you've already seen the first episode you would have heard Oly say "Breast is best" when she feeds her daughter. That quote makes me uncomfortable because no one should be pushed to believe breast is best and feel forced like they HAVE to breast feed if they don't want too. A better line in my opinion to use would be "Fed is Best".
I would recommend watching this series, it's fun, it emotionally draws you in, the characters are relatable and it's easy to watch. Screen NSW & Stan did a great job. So if you're after a series that has all of the above, definitely check it out.