The changing world for women isn't acceptable in full for some men, and in Walter's case, he shows his chauvinistic side when Maude takes a real estate job after getting her license. He's use to a certain routine, and Maude's new responsibilities have interrupted that. "I'll do what women have done for centuries to save their marriage. I'll surrender", Maude declares when she realizes that Walter could conceivably leave her if she didn't capitulate. It's obvious that she's not happy and will make his life miserable being the perfect housewife.
Sometimes revenge is sweet and hysterical, and Maude teaches Walter a lesson in a way he'll never forget. The audience can empathize with both of them even though in the scheme of things, Maude is justified in her desire to want something other than to be a stay at home wife. Her temper gets the best of her, and while the audience is laughing at her antics, Walter is reconsidering his own feelings, especially when he listens to her quit her job in the most dramatic way over the phone.
A very good episode that documents a changing world in a way that is not a negative perspective of either gender, and in the end, Walter shows his support in a most beautiful way. But it's funny watching the two get there. In a small guest role, Priscilla Morrill of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (and a memorable "Golden Girls" episode) is very funny as one of Maude's clients, interested in buying the Findlay house. Another great groundbreaking episode that does great understanding for a major cause for 1970's women's lib.
Sometimes revenge is sweet and hysterical, and Maude teaches Walter a lesson in a way he'll never forget. The audience can empathize with both of them even though in the scheme of things, Maude is justified in her desire to want something other than to be a stay at home wife. Her temper gets the best of her, and while the audience is laughing at her antics, Walter is reconsidering his own feelings, especially when he listens to her quit her job in the most dramatic way over the phone.
A very good episode that documents a changing world in a way that is not a negative perspective of either gender, and in the end, Walter shows his support in a most beautiful way. But it's funny watching the two get there. In a small guest role, Priscilla Morrill of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (and a memorable "Golden Girls" episode) is very funny as one of Maude's clients, interested in buying the Findlay house. Another great groundbreaking episode that does great understanding for a major cause for 1970's women's lib.
