"I wish she was as good with them as you are" and Rivals S2's sudden obsession with motherhood...
Is it just me or have the first 3 EPs of series 2 driven the point overwhelmingly home that the female characters who are unsure about or actively don't want children are to be judged and looked down upon (specifically Sarah and Cameron).
Taking Cameron situation first, she is the 2nd choice clearly for Rupert's One True Pairing. However, Taggie is maternal and thus worthy of Rupert's respect and love, while Cameron (who was portrayed as, while flawed, a successful independent woman in S1) says "I love you" to Rupert and it isn't returned. I can't help thinking her lack of motherhood ambitions around his kids has made her character be portrayed as more unhappy (ie, she isn't instantly Maria Von trapp and has her own thing going on, and so she isn't getting the great meaningful relationship).
The knife of "I wish she was good with them" like WHY?!?!? They're YOUR children. Isn't her being a loving, faithful partner to you enough, she has to fill the adoptive mum role too? Taggie is so compliant and just ready to meekly step into the role of mummy and the kids adore her instantly, and this is meant to be the highlight relationship of the show? What a horrible precedent to set.
Then, Sarah contemplating termination (fully valid given her concerns) and Tony being the one who encourages this with vile language ("flushed away" etc) really pushes that this path for her is the wrong, immoral one (if it's backed by Tony, that's a given). She shouldn't do it, look who wants her to. She is also made to act incompetent (faking cooking, having a horrible relationship with her husband) during the times she is confident she will abort it. All this to give the impression this is not the right path.
If those weren't bad enough, Maud is seen as selfish and evil for going to her play, she literally said last series she "needs to work", and she's now being show as essentially swanning off, as if the implication is she should stay home and ... What? Exist for Declan?
Loving the show still, but man this is leaving a sour taste. Can't be the only one who sees this, can I?