There is a lot of fun humor in this series, but occasionally also humor that leaves a bit of a bitter taste in your mouth and that if you think about it longer, is not that fun at all.
The reason for Linda's break up with Charlie is one of them, actually it is not intended as humor but it starts that way, completely through no fault of Charie's, by taking the wrong pill he embarrasses Linda so much that she immediately leaves the next day. The relationship ends.
And purely because she puts her career above her relationship, you immediately see how modern feminism shows what you should not make humor about in a comedy sitcom.
Humor can be made about alimony and how it can sometimes even drive fathers financially to suicide, but that doesn't seem to be a problem for the writers at all.
It's a shame that a series known for its sharp humor seems too afraid to approach these topics honestly.
The reason for Linda's break up with Charlie is one of them, actually it is not intended as humor but it starts that way, completely through no fault of Charie's, by taking the wrong pill he embarrasses Linda so much that she immediately leaves the next day. The relationship ends.
And purely because she puts her career above her relationship, you immediately see how modern feminism shows what you should not make humor about in a comedy sitcom.
Humor can be made about alimony and how it can sometimes even drive fathers financially to suicide, but that doesn't seem to be a problem for the writers at all.
It's a shame that a series known for its sharp humor seems too afraid to approach these topics honestly.
