In this episode of Rich Text, we watch the final four episodes of Netflix’s “Sex/Life” (now with 17% more Betty Friedan!). Billie’s journey to figure out whether she’s too horny for marriage continues, and she’s ever more torn between her edgy ex-lover Brad and her clean-cut husband Cooper; meanwhile, Columbia professor and party girl Sasha agreeably devotes all her free time to Scotch-taping together her bestie’s marriage by babysitting Billie’s children on a moment’s notice or pretending to be Brad’s girlfriend to make Cooper less suspicious of him.
As the series draws to a close, flailing efforts are made to make Billie’s desire to have a hot sidepiece into a profoundly feminist act, and we’re left with many questions about what “having it all” means and the feminism of wealthy white women behaving badly. And by the way, why weren’t we into the endless, acrobatic, purple-lit sex scenes? We discuss all of this and more in this recap — hope you enjoy!
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