Did I miss when Tressa and Chaya got together? Last I remember Chaya was talking about her divorce but never that she was queer. Now in season 5 it appears her and Tressa are a couple? I'm confused

My FIL swears he knows this actor, but I cannot figure out who he is for the life of me.

He's the one who asks Sam if she's "working" and offers her $35.

Also - she lets max date a 36 year old!

She claims she’s allowing it bc she doesn’t want to “lose them.”

But that makes no sense.

Maybe it’s bc my mom is Latina but she would go absolutely insane if I did anything remotely like that and shut it down in less than a minute. She doesn’t mess around.

Also Sam letting Frankie yell at her publicly in the library… insanity.

How???

but Franky is the most privileged, self righteous, "everyone gets a trophy" generation, douchebag of a child I've ever seen. Hopefully, show being semi-autobiographic, she didn't have a child that stuck up her own ass.

Did the audition for Max just involve her saying “mom!!!” repeatedly? It’s driving me nuts

Is frankie transgender?

What happened to the guy robin Sam was dating? He disappeared

Phil is out of control! Is Sam’s dad dead or alive?

I just started this show and Frankie really reminds me of Callie from the Fosters. From the way she talks and thinks and goes about things to her face.

I was so shocked, it was like I broke it.

I can’t find it in searches and watched the show only oncd. Which episode did Sam tell the kids that their father was abusive?

Can someone explain why Tressa lies to Sam about the pilot they want her for? Was it malicious or to protect her?

I keep seeing clips on TikTok and all anyone ever talks about is how much they hate Frankie. Is there not one single person who watches the show who likes her? Also I’m curious why everyone hates her, I haven’t really seen enough clips to know why. Well if anyone likes Frankie or at least doesn’t dislike her then please comment below because I’d like to know if any of those people exist.

Season 2 Episode 2 Max is dating some 36 year old named Arturo ?how did that happen ? And how were the cops not called im so confused how that happened and If Sam knew and just let it happen?

In the first couple shots, is it Sam as a teenager or is it Max? I just assumed it was Max but my wife said it’s obviously a young Sam and now I can’t tell. I guess they look similar to me 🤷‍♂️

Why does Sam (Pamela Aldon) often say Goodnight Detroit" when she leaves a room or stage?

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feels like half the posts in this sub are some variation of “why are the girls so mean to sam?”

yall realize that sam is their mother, right?

you see her have small run ins with homeless people during big moments of her life. what’s a theory

Is it just me or do a fair few characters resemble even just a little (or a lot) Louis himself?

I wish id kept track of this from the start because I can’t remember them all now, but I’m pretty sure that Sam’s dad, brother and maybe even an ex/casual hookup also bear some resemblance. There may have been other random ones, but it strikes me that there’s definitely been more than two male characters who share some noticeable physical resemblance to LCK.

Had anyone else noticed this??

The girls show unwarranted ruthlessness towards Sam a lot, and a lot of times I wanted her to speak up for herself more.... but the part that really bothered/confused me was when Frankie filmed her in a towel to get a new phone. Frankie likes to talk a big game when it comes to being as progressive as possible, but then used her mothers lack of consent around her body being exposed just to get a new phone. It was pretty gross to me.

I’m on season 3 episode 3 and it feels like every episode Sam runs into some old coworker or friend or former employee and they hug and Sam gets a compliment and everyone loves Sam. What is the point of all these meaningless encounters?

Also the soundtrack is too much. Just chill out with the soundtrack of our lives already, play something I haven’t heard a million times or better yet, have some silence or instrumental music.

Max and Frankie are awful people. I know teenagers suck but this is a different level. The most entitled, ungrateful, mean-spirited kids. From what I can tell, they have not been abused or lacked love, safety, shelter, food, et al. I stopped watching because it was too painful to see this episode after episode.

I’m envisioning something subtle that Better Things fans might notice but would otherwise go undetected!

One idea that came to mind is getting a “poet” shirt like Frankie wore but I’m keen to hear your ideas 💡

why Frankie ran away?

Does anybody have insight on this? Was she just mad that her mom made her look uncool in front her her friends?

And was her friend, Obsidian, getting sick of her? I can’t imagine the entitlement of continuing to stay in someone’s house, as a guest, while they go on a family vacation.

Did she learn nothing from repeatedly having her perspective shifted by Sam’s friends and that medium?

For someone so “woke,” Frankie comes off as unbelievable self-centered and entitled. Even Max grew up a tiny bit, and I think Duke displays more maturity than Frankie. She, at least, sees her father for who he is.

Hey everyone, absolutely love this show. I just started season 3 and I’m so bummed out they stopped using the intro/theme for the first two seasons, it fit in so well. I’m sure someone else has already posted something similar to this in this sub but I’m new here.

I don't think Max and Frankie were just "angsty". They're really fucking mean and borderline emotionally abusive, and Sam just takes it. Duke seems to be the only one who's not fully self involved. Yes, teenagers are teenagers, but I can count on one hand how many pleasant interactions there were with Sam.

The three most similar shows I can think of that come to mind are Schitt’s Creek, I’m Sorry, and weirdly (maybe not so weirdly) The Connors (it gets way better after they kill off Roseanne.)

Any other shows that have the same kind of vibe? I’ve seen almost everything that people talk about on TV but I somehow never got into Better Things until now. I think part of it is that I truly dislike Louis C.K., had known about his behavior way back in 2010 because I was involved in the LA comedy scene and it bothered me that he was involved. Maybe it wouldn’t have gotten made without him, though, and I’m glad in the end that I watched it because it was the perfect thing to watch at 38 when I’m coming up on peri-menopause and still have a cute 6 year old.

Really going to try and appreciate the next 5 or 6 years as much as I can and try to do whatever possible to build an open and honest relationship and be open to saying “yes” within reason. It also inspired me to put more work into staying off my phone and trying to build community.

after finishing Californication a few weeks ago, i started Entourage (edit just noticed Dana from Entourage), but now just found this show and it’s so good so far!! so glad i found it and i didn’t know that Pamela created it