I agree, it doesn’t sound like Gloria watched the whole show!

Pfft, the only team here is #teamTSA

Nathan would give Issa a new unexplored path. His candor about mental illness and easy sense of humor are always welcome. Let Lawrence find a new way of living up north. But whatever happens next, GIVE US MORE KELLI AND CHAD!

Since it wasn’t covered in the recap (not mad at you!), huge shout out to Pann’s which is near and dear to my heart. I was mad Molly and Issa had their fake nice meet-up there because Pann’s should be reserved for positive vibes only lol. 

Wow, completely disagree with your take on Lawrence & Issa.. thought it was a pretty good opening montage.

You are spot-on about Molly, though.  Would be happy to see these two walk away from this friendship like adults.  Feels like we don’t see that too often on television. 

John Adams, James Monroe, Thomas Paine, Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, were all Deists, and all Enlightenment thinkers, whether they called themselves by that term or not. The influence of writers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a big part of how they envisioned this country. Being born and raised Protestant, as I…

One thing I loved about this show (among other things) was that it showed the straight line between Reagan’s expedient embrace of the religious right leading to the evolution of the current GOP. Amazing to think that there were significant factions of the GOP that were pro-choice and pro-ERA, while still being fiscal…

The House removed the ratification deadline, but of course asshole McConnell won’t take it up.

Well I’m old enough to remember this fight and Schlafley did influence a lot of people. I’m sure the insurance industry lobbying had an effect as well. But she was the one getting all the media attention.

From experience, that is the truth about these conservative women (being related to a few), they aw over Jane Austen stories and about the suffragettes but think the 2nd Wave and 3rd Wave feminists were too extreme but they admire the 19th century and turn of the century ladies pushing against the patriarchy for the…

It’s a good point about the women-vs-women thing because in the series, the men all seemed pretty okay with the ERA whether they were right or left, as it was almost certain to sail through until Schlafly got involved. I can see how Steinem would resent that because it really isn’t accurate. I do think she helped set…

The fact that it’s the one episode named after a man signals exactly that.

Doesn’t sound like she watched the show. Her take on Schlafley tracks well with how Steinham’s presented on the show: she doesn’t think anyone should pay attention to Schlafley but I think its a pretty bold claim that she didn’t have any impact (and even if she didn’t, I don’t think it really hurts the show -…

I loved seeing Carmen Delgado Votaw since “Houston” and glad they are including Latina feminists.

Ah so I wasn’t the only one who noted that Chantal Akerman reference in the last shot. I was waiting for Phyllis to get all stabby with the apple peeler.

My sympathy for this woman (and anyone who fights against their own interest) is pretty much nil.  She got what she wanted and we’ve all lost.

I read a recent article about Gloria Steinem in which she speaks about the Mrs. America series. Here is an excerpt of a quote by her:

On a site note to last week’s episode (“Houston”): The hotel was certainly overbooked by women wanting to attend the women’s conference, but that is not the whole story. There was a conference for furniture manufacturers - all men – just before that. When they heard who was going to be there next (feminists), hundreds…

That ERA Burial party was so well shot and directed as it constantly felt disgusting and gross. Just the camera angles and the expressions as people cruelly mocked those feminists while paying lip service about the fight of women.

I did not except the show to hit the landing as great as it ended up doing as that was just awesome. Heartbreaking, certainly, but still superb.