The L Word seems to be a Lala version of "Friends". Several protagonists in the older generation, whether they are bickering over sesame and garlic skin, or have each other's legs, or break up with bitterness and hatred, but will still reconcile in the end As always, support each other and be as close as a family.
In contrast, a newcomer in generation Q seems out of tune with this "big family" rhythm, and she is Dani.
There is a shocking scene in S01E05: Dani didn't go home after scolding his father and fiancee. Angry Dani, Dani who wants to calm down, Dani who is injured is not (in HBO tradition) drinking, dating, and playing mahjong, but! it turns out! One person sneaked back to the company! company! company! (Shocking thing to say three times)
The company is a place full of negative energy that people never want to see after get off work and just want to get away from it. Just ask, what kind of person is willing to be when he is angry, helpless, sad, and in short negative energy is on the table. go to company. It can only be said that such a person is too lonely to live.
Look at his girlfriend Sophie, happy to have family to accompany, sad to have friends to stick with, and live a happy life.
Among the protagonists of the older generation, no one is completely isolated. In the Q generation, Dani, an outlier, may just reflect the most real society today. TED2019's best speech of the year, which moved 3.5 million people, "Lies in Culture - A Better Life", is about "group loneliness" like Dani. You may be successful at work, confident and independent, but you never open your heart to the outside world. Every social interaction is just the collision of the outer walls of the container, without the communication of the inner world. So maybe you have a lot of "workday friends" but no "weekend friends". It is very likely that you have a very poor relationship with your family. There are no brothers and sisters, and there are no people around you who know the truth and can speak from the heart. Whenever you encounter difficulties, you believe that money is omnipotent, or you can only solve it yourself, because no one can be trusted.
It is true that with the highly developed economy and the improvement of various types of insurance, people are more likely to pursue independence and freedom. It is much easier to become a person like Dani in the 21st century than in the 20th century. The great changes in the form of social interaction brought about by the Internet and mobile phones have made the relationship between people more illusory. The so-called "friend" may be just an avatar in WeChat, a few lines of conversation, which can be deleted at any time. Being an only child, people do not have the company of growing up together, encountering difficulties together, and being reborn together.
So Dani, please don't sneak into Ms. Potter's bed, but throw yourself among your family, friends, and loved ones, and have a deep conversation with them that you've never had before. (Okay, so maybe the writers have no work to do)
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