work in progress is just that
don’t get me wrong, i am thrilled to see pretty much almost anything on the tv that represents a person similar to myself, ie a fat older dyke who is nothing if not weird.
In fact I think i fell pretty comfortable saying that I am even weirder and older and fatter than Abby, the star of work in progress. Although I don’t have OCD I do have a smorgasbord of repressed mental health issues and a long history of painful life interactions based on my appearance and orientation.
ok but it wouldn't be real dyke tv if there wasn’t gonna be at least one cranky old dyke to criticize it, (sorry you might only get that if you are in the club).
So here goes:
Is Chris supposed to be a real person? Ok i get that it is very cool and with it an all having a transman love interest for Abby, but the Chris character just doesn’t make sense to me. I mean, why is he so in love with Abby? Why is he so endlessly accepting and pretty much always cheerful, in fact, a person with a not widely demonstrated array of emotions? according to the last episode i watched he is taking Paxil, that’s an antidepressant right? is he depressed? What are his motivations, wants, needs, opinions, etc? Why is this character so flat? Is he taking testosterone? cause that is kind of important as i understand for anyone who is transitioning. I feel like Chris is being under-served by the writers
What’s with their sex life and why is that funny?
Ok, it’s kind of funny, and expected, that Abby would have all these hang ups in bed. The beginning of their sex life is represented by Abby showing up with various injuries representing how spastic she is during sex, such as eye patches, arm slings, etc. I guess this is a funny ongoing bit as long as you don’t see these characters as real people. I guess I just am hoping for something better, its a really interesting proposition, a love affair between a butch dyke and a very young transman, but it just ends up being about Abby hurting herself, a lot. Come on writers, if you can’t do better find somebody who could contribute to making this a more nuanced depiction of the situation, please.
and, once again, where is Chris in all this? does he really just find this all so adorable, or is…
