A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (2022)
Summary:
Lesbian Lesbian Lesbian Baseball in the 40s. Need I say more? I’m kidding, the show is based around 2 main characters along with a fantastic set of secondary characters. One of these mains is a white woman who is realizing she might like the ladies, you may know her as Abby from Broad City. The other is a black woman who is well aware of her gayness but shes questioning bisexuality, and navigating queer expression and how to maintain queer relations in her day and age. All whilst dealing with the very hard realities of being black in the 40s. Both are trying to break into pro female baseball, which was not a thing, until now. They eventually cross paths and find themselves leaning on each other for support in love, life and baseball. Alongside their storylines, this show places a lot of commentary around the queer lifestyle in the 40s and the troubles that came along with it.
Review:
Honestly I mostly liked this show because we don’t get much lesbian content and baseball is a new one for me as far as storylines go. I read that this show was a remake of the original movie “A League of Their Own” (1992) and both the movie and this show are roughly based on a true story. However, the 1992 story stripped the characters of their very real gay identities. This show feels like they tried to fix that, but they kinda accidentally tried so hard to highlight the queerness that they made it not enough about baseball. This said, it can feel forcibly gay at times. The main love interest storyline lacks chemistry in my opinion but it’s still worth a watch if you are just wanting some w|w content. It’s all very fem and sports and we love that, but it’s probably not a show you will get hooked on. 1 season 8 episodes.
Cons: Weirdly… I wanted more baseball. Bad chemistry, not super engaging, the plot felt rushed at times
Score: 6/10 (1 point was given just for the gays).