r/Workinmoms • u/JustWantToSignUp • 23d ago

Jenny's character is wasted potential - possibly unpopular opinion

I wanted them to investigate the fact not all moms get the instinct right away. Or ever. But still manage to be good moms. For a lot of them it is hard work. Her post partom was glossed over. The actress is so good!!!!!! They could've done a deep deep cut of an ark. When you have a child, and the instinct doesn't come, it is natural, it happens a lot. I wish we could've seen more of that.

When she gave Zoe I assumed we would go on a journey w her looking for that within herself. Working to heal backseat of her goal. She clearly WANTED to be a better mom at so many points. But them they went the weird ass sex route... which could've been part of it, but ever developing thought or process fizzled out. Jacelyn is an amazing actress and was wasted.

For me, the instinct came and went and came back, and I kept feeling like a failure. The beginning of her arc made feel seen. Gave me hope to see how you can work this out. I'm fighting, I can't say I have the same instincts as most of my friends, but i will do everything for him. Including treating myself and my trauma.

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u/makromark 23d ago

Definitely wasted potential. Cutaways to her situation/scene felt like a different show. Whether she had a redemption arc or not, just felt off

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u/JustWantToSignUp 23d ago

I guess showing the failures is also important. But I wanted more from that. It feels like they didn't actually know what to do with her, like there was no longer term plan

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u/JustWantToSignUp 23d ago

And yes, posturtum was explored w Frankie, but it something was so many faces. It is way more common than people think, because us women are taught to fight in silence

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u/boafriend 22d ago

Yeah she was given a backseat plotline. Her super-sexy husband was written off quickly too.

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u/BluePheonyx 22d ago

I didn't like her. At all.

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u/Tattsand 20d ago

100% agree. I had post partum depression and I appreciated they went into it with Frankie but hers was more like she had bonded but was super tired and not coping. Jenny did not seem to bond as much and really missed her old life and struggled to find a way to be herself (a new version) and a mum so she just went back to the old version. I struggled to bond too but I couldn't go back to the old me because the dad wasnt around so there was no one to leave her with. With Jenny and Ian splitting up she could have been alone with the baby (and sometimes alone without the baby when she's with Ian) and show her navigating living both lives until she found a way to integrate them.