Question of the week #6

[treonb]

The two central elements of the show are the relationship between Philip and Elizabeth and their work. They are also parents, however. 

So here's this week's question: How do you feel about the way the show treats these elements of their lives? Which elements of it work for you, and which don't?  You can expect spoilers for the entire first season in the comments.

(There's no expiration date on these questions, so if you're reading this post months later and feel like jumping in, please do.)

Comments

[treonb]

I'm generally happy with how the show treats the family aspects. I'm not sure it's always realistic: Philip and Elizabeth are often out of the house. I guess the children are old enough to take care of themselves now, but I wonder how they managed when the kids were younger.

But overall, it does help ground the show in real life, it helps reflect on the chars themselves (as in how Elizabeth responded to the kids acting against her authority), and I love the humor around it.

[jae]

I guess the children are old enough to take care of themselves now, but I wonder how they managed when the kids were younger.

Yeah, I've been thinking about this--I think there must have been a while when the kids were tiny tiny babies where Elizabeth was yielding most of the spy work to Philip. (And how she must have resented that!!!) Although we're definitely meant to have the idea that their work in the early days was nothing compared to what it is now, since Reagan.

-J