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T2 WHATS UP! March 3 - 9, 2019 Though the raucous in- trigue of the plot is enough to suck you into a TV binge fest, "Good Girls" is more than just a heist comedy. The charac- ters make conscious decisions to break away from their old lives, and they let everyone in their paths know that they will no longer be taken advantage of. When Annie's boss figures out that she was one of the robbers and attempts to black- mail her into sexual favors, for instance, he ends up hogtied in the treehouse in Beth's yard. When an entitled teenage boy injures himself at Ruby's work and tries to coerce a degrading apology from her, she instead gives him a piece of her mind and promptly quits. These are three thoroughly ordinary women who, faced with mounting abuse, decide they would rather join the criminal underbelly of their suburban world than remain on its surface with the odds eternally stacked against them. In an interview with Va- riety, Hendricks said that it's important to her that the show resonates with the cultural mood surrounding the #MeToo movement. "It's not preachy," she noted, "it's un- derstanding and accepting, and still ... in complete sup- port of how people are feeling right now." The humor of the show walks the line between being cynical when the situation calls for it, but also making light of disastrous hijinx. Hen- dricks also told Variety that the cast is relieved by the mo- ments of laughter on set, be- cause most of the time, every- one is tense from the stress of their characters' high-stakes predicaments. "Good Girls" has a sharp wit that breathes life and authen- ticity into its characters: An- nie cracks sarcastic comments as the women blunder their way through a plan to pay $500,000 back to a street gang, and Beth pours a dram of whiskey into a sippy cup. These are moments that make their unrealistic circumstanc- es just a little bit relatable. Bans says that the upcoming Christina Hendricks stars in "Good Girls" continued on page T10 TV FEATURE A/Health Initiatives 2 x 5 Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease? Agitation and insomnia are just two common symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease. If you are interested in learning more about current research and the management of symptoms, please give us a call at 479-575-9600. Call Health Initiatives Research 479-575-9600 to talk to our staff about current trials and more learning opportunities. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT? NOW ENROLLING IN CLINICAL TRIALS! Help us discover new treatment options! You might be able to help with clinical research studies looking at potential treatments for mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment.