I have only watched the first season. So far, yes - the reviews that paint the women in this series as spoiled narcissists (married to or involved with somehow 'successful' loser men) seem to be accurate. There's a place for this on television, though. You need a fantasy trip now and then.
When the main character goes to an important meeting at which she will pitch her new book idea and unload about her personal life at the same time (discussing sex technique in the process), she seems - well, unprofessional. When her friend who is a lawyer and a woman screws a client, she seems - well, unprofessional. When her friend who is an entrepreneur goes to a photo shoot and brings only 3 babies to be photographed and the photographer screeches that you need at least a dozen, the friend seems - well, unprofessional.
But these women are mature and they are so smart, so rich, so self-deluded (as must be the writers of the series), that it doesn't matter! This is life in L.A. among the rich women who seem to have lots of time but no brains. Need substance? Have a regular Shabbat for the bitter married couple who simply can't stand to continue the charade of married life together. That Abby's last name is 'McCarthy' is a real mystery here. I don't know that I want to bother to find out the reason from watching other seasons.
We all need to look at bling and visit spas. We all need to know that somewhere in the hills above the city, there are kids who witness parents yelling at each other and one child asks 'What is divorce?' That child who asked that question is simply no more than a robot, as you will learn as he continues to act in this first season. His mother, the main character (played by Lisa Edelstein) has her own robot chip that takes the place of feeling: at her big meeting, she leaves that kid sitting in a strange hallway, unattended, with his 'imaginary friend.' This imaginary friend is the great friend he has who makes him do bad things - she lacks sense, he lacks sense, hey, who are the people who work on this series who have any sense?
But: we all need to see bling. We all need to watch Lisa Edelstein dance in her underclothes in front of wall-to-ceiling glass windows to give the neighbors a show.The ever-present wine bottle in hand! The house, impressive at first, starts to look like a cheap plastic shoe box when you realize that this family actually HAS neighbors. They have to be there because she has to call them later and they have to hear her voice and come to her aid when she needs to be extricated from a faulty window that she attempts to fix.
Greatest mystery of all in this type of series (there's a series type that it fits): the people who have this great amount of money are also incredibly cheap in surprising ways. Anyone else would simply call someone and pay them to fix the window!
When the main character goes to an important meeting at which she will pitch her new book idea and unload about her personal life at the same time (discussing sex technique in the process), she seems - well, unprofessional. When her friend who is a lawyer and a woman screws a client, she seems - well, unprofessional. When her friend who is an entrepreneur goes to a photo shoot and brings only 3 babies to be photographed and the photographer screeches that you need at least a dozen, the friend seems - well, unprofessional.
But these women are mature and they are so smart, so rich, so self-deluded (as must be the writers of the series), that it doesn't matter! This is life in L.A. among the rich women who seem to have lots of time but no brains. Need substance? Have a regular Shabbat for the bitter married couple who simply can't stand to continue the charade of married life together. That Abby's last name is 'McCarthy' is a real mystery here. I don't know that I want to bother to find out the reason from watching other seasons.
We all need to look at bling and visit spas. We all need to know that somewhere in the hills above the city, there are kids who witness parents yelling at each other and one child asks 'What is divorce?' That child who asked that question is simply no more than a robot, as you will learn as he continues to act in this first season. His mother, the main character (played by Lisa Edelstein) has her own robot chip that takes the place of feeling: at her big meeting, she leaves that kid sitting in a strange hallway, unattended, with his 'imaginary friend.' This imaginary friend is the great friend he has who makes him do bad things - she lacks sense, he lacks sense, hey, who are the people who work on this series who have any sense?
But: we all need to see bling. We all need to watch Lisa Edelstein dance in her underclothes in front of wall-to-ceiling glass windows to give the neighbors a show.The ever-present wine bottle in hand! The house, impressive at first, starts to look like a cheap plastic shoe box when you realize that this family actually HAS neighbors. They have to be there because she has to call them later and they have to hear her voice and come to her aid when she needs to be extricated from a faulty window that she attempts to fix.
Greatest mystery of all in this type of series (there's a series type that it fits): the people who have this great amount of money are also incredibly cheap in surprising ways. Anyone else would simply call someone and pay them to fix the window!