What is Cascadita, and other things I thought about after watching the end of the Netflix series

Will there be a fourth season of envious? Does it exist? waterfall? Why does Maria Ebadi play these characters so well? Where can we go to do it camping? Do we all love Giulietta Cardinale? How (more or less) do we women of Vicki’s generation feel (more or less)Griselda Siciliani)? Do they represent all of us? Existential doubtsThe emotional ups and downs, the biological clock, the ups and downs of a couple, the perfect life on Instagram versus real life and thousands of sides of motherhood (it would be easier if there was only one “B side”) show Season three of the Netflix series?

envious He proposes – and achieves – something difficult: becoming Ace of his generation. This means, interrogation For viewers, talk about their problems and show – more or less In a cartoonish way– Something they are going through.

Of course we are talking about A imaginaryWhere the protagonist Vicki walks The daggers and clothing are impeccable In a country where a scandalous percentage of poor people do not stumble on the broken sidewalk tiles of Buenos Aires. life Wrapped in her “world” One where she also feels a little misunderstood, even by her mother, sister, or best friend.

Leaving the distance aside, Vicky a little Bridget Jones wave Carrie Bradshaw Subordinate Buenos Aires “middle class” in the twenty-first centuryintersected by the networks of what they have to say and the feeling of being left a little “outside” the logic of new relationships as open couples (regardless of whether we may like better or worse the character of Maria Ebadi, who has the air of the one she embodied in the second season of the series). the boss).

envious It’s a comedy (it reached No. 1 on the platform’s weekly top 10 list in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile), but there’s a place where great… Screenplay by Carolina Aguirre Enters into necessary discussions.

It presents truths that are not always made clear in this type of content, and intersects with them States (Social and familial) that we are not always clear about: even though we get it Easy to carry as luggagein what is truly intimate, is very difficult to comprehend (especially for women). Generations +40who grew up with certain ideas, and along the way new horizons began to open up).

As I said, I proudly grew up with Bridget Jones, who watched an entire movie to find out who the father of her children was, and became a mother after she turned 40. Looking back, we all remember poetically. The chair in which Julia Roberts was lying next to Hugh Grant At the end Notting Hill…with a big belly pregnant. Even Ross and Rachel had a daughter as a natural consequence of the ten seasons friends!

We already know that there are exceptions: for example, recently And like that… The story concluded with a Carrie is without a partner and without children“Happy with herself.”

in envious (Spoiler alert below) Vicky’s character and her partner Matías (Esteban Lamothe) undergo medical consultations to understand her Where do they stand when thinking about pregnancy?. During the consultation, the doctor asks Vicki if she is pregnant or had an abortion (just like in “real” life) and they talk about the possibility of Fertility treatment.

However, it is remarkable Not mentioning Law No. 26862 regarding assisted reproductionwhich in Argentina includes Equal access For medically assisted reproductive procedures and techniques, with Coverage Of social and prepaid business.

But then (again, Spoiler alert!), the plot progresses along with Inner reflections The hero has many therapeutic sessions with the wonderful Fernanda (Lorena Vega).

She determines (at least at the end of this season) that at 42 years old and repeating the names of her “future” children a lifetime, being a mother is not today in the realm of her true desires.

In a romantic comedy that highlights the issue of dating, couples, and fulfillment, this is commendable. I can try but Choose not to do so.

After all, a happy ending doesn’t always have to be with a positive test.

But it’s not just Vicki who is questioning the world of motherhood: All the female characters are positioned in some way In front of this one. To be or not to be a mother? If I took her breasts out, would I be less of a mother? Bottle yes or no? ¿I’m a bad mother If you choose mixed breastfeeding? Is it permissible to say out loud that breastfeeding is very tiring? Can mothers too go out and have a drink and have a good time without carrying the guilt?

Sister Caro’s character (Pilar Gamboa) is a new mother and shows it all Postpartum contradictions: The one that most mothers go through, but it is difficult to describe in words. Doubts, fatigue, contradictions… little enjoyment and a lot of mental fog.

The characters are not one-dimensional and the women are shown with ups and downs: making mistakes, doubting, wanting, giving up and wanting again.

In turn, Vicki’s mother, Teresa (Susanna Bambin), appears in one scene to tell her daughters’ group of friends that… “Don’t just talk about men.”. clear, The world is bigger than the obsession of love.

A separate mention of the novel series’ leading man: Mathias (Esteban Lamothe) is a… A good man in loveWho gives his heart to Vicky. Continuing the parallel, he is the kind, attractive, and sensitive man we saw in Hugh Grant Notting Hill.

He never tired of listening to women’s proposalsBut he told him that he would not be afraid of these energy changes. In the face of this, She does not confront him as an individual./husband, But he faces his idol The imagined couple and the mandates that shape them (for example, with the idea that if he goes on a trip, he will be unfaithful: how do preconceptions and gender roles play out there?).

However, the character makes a controversial statement: “How crazy is the donor! It’s impressive. I couldn’t live knowing what was going on there My children“.

What makes a person a father? Is the donor the father? Gynecologist Fabiana Towell, MD, author of Mastery of Our Bodies: A Book About Sexuality and Other Things (Bruguera, PRH), put it this way (@soberaniamenstrual):

“The donor contributes a cell, not a role. They have no rights or responsibilities to the children born from that donation, and are not considered to ‘have children there.’ Parenthood means bondEducation, desire and presence. In assisted reproduction, the donor is merely an anonymous and regulated biological contributor, not a father figure.

Finally, if you’re wondering if it’s a city waterfall It’s a real place, as reported by Netflix Clarion It is a fictitious name that was invented for the series; The dining tent scenes were filmed on He spends (Saint Helena) What’s left in Logan?.

Ultimately, the best stories are not the perfect ones, but the ones that dare to show contradictions.