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One Day At A Time Review

Season 1 Episode 3: No Mass

The one where:

Penelope and Lydia clash over going to church.

Commentary:

This isn’t my favourite. The episode starts with a bang showing us Lydia’s delightful morning routine but what follows is 30 minutes of arguing about church which as a non-believer just isn’t my thing. Carmen’s arrival does give Penelope some killer lines and the eventual resolution of the church plot is solid but this episode just doesn’t grab me as much as some others.

First appearance of:

Carmen

Is there dancing?

Hell yes. The episode starts with Lydia’s morning routine which involves a fair bit of dancing. Penelope does the same the next day. The episode ends with Lydia taking up her morning routine again complete with dancing.

Curtain watch:

Lydia appears from behind the curtain to start her morning routine. The next day Penelope opens the curtains to find Lydia gone. The episode ends with Lydia appearing from behind the curtain as she takes up her morning routine again.

Gay watch:

Nothing this time.

When things get real:

When Lydia reveals the reason behind her insistence they go to church. It having been her only solace when Penelope was deployed in Afghanistan.

Best line:

Lydia: Yo entiendo.

Schneider: I also play Nintendo.

#odaat #saveodaat #one day at a time

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Season 1 Episode 2: Bobos and Mamitas

The one where:

Penelope and Elena feel ignored at work/school and are encouraged to try a new approach.

Commentary:

While the first episode had Elena questioning the sexist undertones of a Latinx tradition the second episode shows sees ODAAT taking on sexism on a more general basis exploring societal beauty expectations, the gender pay gap, microaggressions and mansplaining which culminates in a truly hilarious moment when Schneider inadvertently ends up mansplaining the concept of mansplaining and a truly touching moment when Lydia decides to take off her everpresent make up for Elena.

First appearance of:

Scott, Lori.

Is there dancing?

Yes there is. Lydia teachers Schneider how to Salsa. The rest of the family catches them and joins in.

Curtain watch:

Lydia walks into her room and closes the curtains to let Dr B and Penelope talk.

Gay watch:

After Elena goes to school wearing make-up she laments the fact all the boys were suddenly talking to her which is the last thing she wanted. Hint. Hint.

When things get real:

When Lydia insults Elena by calling the made up version of her the granddaughter she always wanted and later comes to her room without make-up (or as close to without make-up as Lydia can cope with.)

Best line:

Penelope: Mami, I did something terrible.

Lydia: Don’t worry I have a shovel.

#odaat #saveodaat #one day at a time

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Season 1 Episode 1: This is it

The one where:

Elena doesn’t want a quinces. Alex buys too many shoes. Penelope is hesitant to start taking anti-depressants.

Commentary:

The first episode of ODAAT sets the tone right from out of the gate. The central quinces debate establishes the show as being unapologetically Latinx whilst serving as the perfect introduction for the central character dynamics by showing the generational differences between tradionalist Lydia, Penelope and progressive Elena.

First appearance of:

Penelope, Alex, Lydia, Elena, Schneider, Dr. Berkowitz

Is there dancing?

Not really. Elena mocks Penelope’s “moves”

Curtain watch:

Lydia makes her grand entrance in suitably dramatic fashion by opening the curtain and striking a pose.

Gay watch:

There’s a brief mention of Schneider getting invited to several pride parades due to his (fake) handlebar moustache but that’s it.

When things get real:

When Penelope breaks down after deciding to take the pills and confesses she hasn’t been sleeping and how hard it’s been since Victor left.

Best line:

Penelope: There are jobs here where they don’t shoot at you.

Lydia: We live in America, name one.

#odaat #saveodaat #one day at a time

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PLEASE WATCH THIS SHOW PLEASE!!!!

Asa Butterfield’s career just blows my mind.

Acted opposite Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Samuel L Jackson, Christopher Lee, Ben Kingsley (twice), David Thewlis, Ethan Hawke, Sacha Baron Cohen, Terence Stamp, Simon Pegg, Gillian Anderson, Emma Thompson, Viola Davis, Chloë Grace Moretz and both the Stark girls from Game of Thrones among others.

Has played the lead role in both a Scorcese film and a Tim Burton film.

Is 21 years old.

#asa butterfield #sex education #hugo #enders game #peculiar children #space between us #boy in the striped pyjamas

Random thing I found out while switching audio tracks out of boredom/curiosity that is sure to please all concerned: The audio description guy (who describes on screen events for people with visual impairments) uses Syd’s pronouns correctly.

#odaat #nonbinary #pronouns #one day at a time #genderqueer #audio description #syd #elena alvarez #alex alvarez

I’ve been watching too much Drag Race

Seriously I was watching Genesis of the Daleks and in the big confrontation between Davros and the scientists rebelling against him Davros tells them it’s their last chance to join him or suffer the consequences.

So naturally my mind immediately changed it to. This is your last chance to impress me and save yourself... from EXTERMINATION.

#Doctor Who #DragRace #RuPaul

I know it’s late January now but can we just take a moment to appreciate 2017 was a breakthrough year for black women in science fiction. (and yeah I know Doctor Who had Martha back in 07 but even the narrative had her be in the shadow of a white woman. Bill is allowed to be her own person and nobody’s replacement.)