I really enjoyed this miniseries. It's about two young women in pre-war and WWII Britain who grow up together as best friends. They are first cousins actually. One is a serious, kind of down to earth person, while the other is a romantic. It has a sort of Sense and Sensibility kind of feel.

It portrayed the sacrifice that motherhood is and how being a good mother is very incompatible with an exciting or particularly fulfilling life. How suffocating it can be. But also how joyous at times. It's the kind of slow burn sort of life that it precious in it's simple moments, not flashy, but more satisfying as you age (under a patriarchal culture). As a mom, I thought this was great. It made me feel seen.

I also really liked that this show was so much about female friendship. It reminded me a lot of the friendships of mine that are very one sided, honestly, and probably not the healthiest. But that closeness and love you feel particularly for a best friend from a young age or a sister was spot on.

The more romantic character was very interesting from a feminist point of view. Without spoiling anything-- she is very libfemmy, and doesn't quite get any comeuppance from that. BUT it is understood that (well, I guess I have to use a spoiler): there's a non-zero chance she would have if she didn't die before she could face consequences for her choices. She and another character like her are obviously extremely privileged and would not be able to live the exciting lives they live without their high class backgrounds and resources. And it shows that where these women try to live outside the patriarchy, they are punished-- the patriarchy is truly inescapable.

The romantic character has a really great line about growing up in a patriarchal system that I just loved, and I will paraphrase here for you as best I can: "It's like they clip our wings before we even understand what is happening. Then they wonder why we never learn to fly."

Overall, even though it's got some sad and heavy themes going on, the lightness of their friendship really makes this series so enjoyable. Definitely recommend giving it a shot.