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I don't know what it is with Meredith MacNeill, She literally makes me cringe with embarrassment, she's over the top, and I freaking love her! Paired with Jennifer Whalen, the two put on a great show. As a 53 yr old woman, this show touches personal and intimate issues all women face. Periods's, menopause, human connection. Parenting older children, how hard it is to find good friends when you are older, and seeing friendship in people that you would never imagine sharing life with. Until you do, then you wonder where they've been all your life! It is funny, touching, and brings up all the emotions. . I hope theees a season 2.

Ignore the morbies and nay-sayers and give this a watch. It's hilarious. My (male) partner thinks so, too. The ladies are *not* hysterical, as per other reviewers. The show talks straight about real issues in women's lives but it's also very, very funny. We just wandered into it by chance and ended up binging quite a few episodes, laughing all the way.

It is well-executed. The show is not just about menopause - although why would that be a bad thing? If it makes you want to vote for the Tories, you're taking yourself way too seriously. And why is everyone so hard on the Ceeb? The Ceeb does great work.

I like that the characters are fallible, vulnerable, fully-rounded, and look and sound like real people. No one is a caricature. The humour is apposite, the narrative is engaging, the characters are sympathetic. It's nice to see a show that deals with the realities of women's lives without sinking into sentimentality or cynicism - it's just, refreshingly, right.

The only question I have for this show is: why? And also 'how'? How does this show make it to the air? Surely someone along the way must have raised a red flag that this show isn't good, like, at all. In this time of so much content, this kind of bunk just isn't going to cut it. This is why Canadians think Canadian shows are so bad! Do the people who work at cbc not watch other television? Do they not see how good shows are, and how shows like this are decidedly not? The boss character (I think that's what he is, I'm not sure) drinks from a metal straw. That's his whole personality. He drinks from a straw. Honestly, please cbc, you gotta do better. Like so so so much better.

I liked the first two episodes well enough because of the attention they brought to women trying to perform on the job while experiencing cramps or menopause symptoms. For many women, this can be incredibly difficult, trying to smile and participate professionally, while your insides are spasming or you feel like you are burning up, with sweat dripping down your very flushed face. I did really like these issues being showcased. I did not like the swearing and vulgarity, however, which seemed to increase in episode three, at which point I stopped watching. It seemed like the "humour" was relying too much on crudeness, which I don't find humuorous.

It's a comedy, meant to entertain. Comedy often portrays exaggerated characteristics. I loved how the characters voiced things publicly that many of us feel as we age but do not say to anybody except other women who can relate. This shame has been thrust upon us by a society that historically and currently would rather only celebrate youth and beauty. It allows us to be seen while aging and while working. It covers several important subjects (aging, women's health, sexism) in a lighthearted and relatable way and let's women be seen as they age but tackles the subject in a very funny way, almost farcical. I think the other two reviews I read missed this. This show is for women and about women, period. We get the message. I am looking forward to more. I really enjoyed the first episode.