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

[maidenjedi]

So far I'm okay with the way the series handles the kids - they're there, but not central to the story yet, and the amount of time we got with them seemed to work. I do think going forward it will be more difficult - how realistic they stay with Paige in particular will be interesting. And she fascinates me, now that I come to it. Paige is old enough, and certainly at that precise age, when she's not going to write off something her parents do when it conflicts with what she sees in other families. It doesn't seem that either of the kids is terribly social, but as Paige moves into high school, that will definitely change in some respect. And I think that will affect the way the kids react to what happens around them.

The relationships between Paige/Henry and Elizabeth/Philip seemed really true to me, as well, especially Paige/Elizabeth. Elizabeth clearly has baggage from her relationship with her own mother, and her upbringing and how her experiences are so starkly separate from what her daughter experiences. She can't relate to Paige, or hasn't wanted to, and we join the family right as Paige is reacting to that.

Philip....I can see how, especially if it's true that he's been in love longer than Elizabeth suspects, he has a better handle on the idea of fatherhood, even if it doesn't always play out. We don't know a lot about his family background yet, so it's difficult to say - is he compensating for a childhood not unlike Elizabeth's, or is he demonstrating a role he has witnessed? Hmm.

[jae]

Just seeing this now (Treon posted this one, so I didn't see this comment back when you posted it), and loving it. I would love to see a Paige story from you! Anything in the works?

-J