Where do I begin? It is definitely written by women for women. The psychiatrist acts like a woman; it's the only way they could make him one of the girls. Everything is fraught with emotion, even the soldiers are overly emotional. While it is OK for men to be emotional ... sorry but, THAT emotional. And wouldn't the men have a few issues with this handsome psychiatrist hanging with their wives when they are deployed? The inaccuracies bother me big time. Those of you in the service please correct me where I am wrong but --- Frank made it to Lt. Col without a graduate degree? Didn't Michael get his second star awfully quick? really, the wives of enlisted men and officers hang together as these women do. So, they ignore the hierarchy of the military? The illegal immigrant wife of a serviceman gets forgiven for immigration fraud when there is nothing in the law that would allow this? AND the wife of the post commander goes off the reservation to help her? OK, you get my point.
My big problem is that it focuses the military experience on these whiny and simplistic wives and ignores the realities of war. It is my observation that the significant others are far more concerned about their loved ones safety than is portrayed here. It gives us all the self-serving jingoism regarding service in the United States military, service that is handled much too simplistically and in an embarrassingly politically correct fashion.
These men and women and their wives and husbands deserve a better show. Too many of these brave men and women return with injuries that they would not have survived a decade ago or hidden impairments like PTSD and are greeted with terrible discrimination (have you looked at how physically inaccessible our colleges are to those with mobility impairments?). The problems they face are intense and complicated.
Every problem on this show, however, is solved quickly and easily. Roxie betrays Trevor while he's away (not sexually but, emotionally). One evening of talk, hugging, and sex and --- surprise --- all is forgiven. Really? What's her name, the brunette, is grieving the loss of her son, runs away for a couple of days, and --- she's fine!! Really? Joy doesn't tell Michael about her surgery and, well, he's terribly understanding. Really? My wife does that to me and, after being assured she's OK, I get pi$$ed at her for not trusting that I can handle it. These men can go to war and watch their buddies get killed but, are too fragile to handle these things? Really? OK, you get my point. The men and women who risk it all to preserve our freedoms and the loved ones that they leave behind deserve better than this trite, simplistic, and Oprahfied show.
Oh, yes. I watch this garbage because my wife loves it and I love my wife.
My big problem is that it focuses the military experience on these whiny and simplistic wives and ignores the realities of war. It is my observation that the significant others are far more concerned about their loved ones safety than is portrayed here. It gives us all the self-serving jingoism regarding service in the United States military, service that is handled much too simplistically and in an embarrassingly politically correct fashion.
These men and women and their wives and husbands deserve a better show. Too many of these brave men and women return with injuries that they would not have survived a decade ago or hidden impairments like PTSD and are greeted with terrible discrimination (have you looked at how physically inaccessible our colleges are to those with mobility impairments?). The problems they face are intense and complicated.
Every problem on this show, however, is solved quickly and easily. Roxie betrays Trevor while he's away (not sexually but, emotionally). One evening of talk, hugging, and sex and --- surprise --- all is forgiven. Really? What's her name, the brunette, is grieving the loss of her son, runs away for a couple of days, and --- she's fine!! Really? Joy doesn't tell Michael about her surgery and, well, he's terribly understanding. Really? My wife does that to me and, after being assured she's OK, I get pi$$ed at her for not trusting that I can handle it. These men can go to war and watch their buddies get killed but, are too fragile to handle these things? Really? OK, you get my point. The men and women who risk it all to preserve our freedoms and the loved ones that they leave behind deserve better than this trite, simplistic, and Oprahfied show.
Oh, yes. I watch this garbage because my wife loves it and I love my wife.