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Cable Girls




After watching a couple of Spanish shows, we get used to the language and get more curious about other shows. This one is a drama, passed in the ’20s and ‘30s, about four coworker women. In a time of abrupt changes, we can see some fierce independent women fighting for their rights. While that, others blindly obey their husbands and other men in the family.

The contrast is evident from the first episode. The surrounding society, where all the action takes place was what I liked the most. Freedom was the keyword in the crazy ’20s, but it comes with a price tag, and each character will pay for it, in very different ways.

You can’t talk about the decade of 1920 without talking about the suffragists and the female emancipation. The fight against a society that makes everything it can to keep the status quo. At the same time, this agitation and modernity contrast with the woman spanked and abused by her husband or the woman who can barely see her boyfriend. They all live together in the same space, facing a quickly changing world.

I think it was fascinating to see this society in frantic evolution, contrasting with some individuals refusing to evolve. People full of prejudices that make it impossible to accompany that evolution.

Throughout the season's many changes happen. The characters evolve in many ways, and the show can keep us interested. However, from my point of view, the social portrait is a lot more interesting than the protagonist's personal story that tends to become unrealistic.  Despite that, the quality of the show is undeniable.
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