It's not difficult to be mad at everybody for running poor Florida ragged in the opening segment, especially Walter, as they prepare to go to an award show for Walter and Maude as couple of the year. But the show mainly focuses on arguments over the ERA which of course Arthur doesn't even understand, making cracks over the possibility of a female president and her dealing with that certain time of the month, women executives being too emotional and later widows in charge of their late husband's estate.
It's nice to see the conservative Arthur wearing something very brash for the affair, but that is instantly fixed by his chauvinism that Maude ends up accidentally taking out on Walter while tying his tie...on him. This ends up with Maude and Walter discussing his will, which unfortunately he had to hire a trustee for. While Walter is obviously coming around towards the 70's idea of equal rights for women, certain issues haven't been settled with him as of yet, but with Maude as an instructor, it's only a matter of time.
The writing in episodes of the series dealing with equal rights for women is intelligent because it's not rushing men to change their point of view on everything all at once, simply to allow time and experience to change perspectives. A very wise way to present these issues in the turbulent 1970's when a ton of issues of all sorts (all of them dealt with in some way on the show) that entertains as well as educates and enlightens.
It's nice to see the conservative Arthur wearing something very brash for the affair, but that is instantly fixed by his chauvinism that Maude ends up accidentally taking out on Walter while tying his tie...on him. This ends up with Maude and Walter discussing his will, which unfortunately he had to hire a trustee for. While Walter is obviously coming around towards the 70's idea of equal rights for women, certain issues haven't been settled with him as of yet, but with Maude as an instructor, it's only a matter of time.
The writing in episodes of the series dealing with equal rights for women is intelligent because it's not rushing men to change their point of view on everything all at once, simply to allow time and experience to change perspectives. A very wise way to present these issues in the turbulent 1970's when a ton of issues of all sorts (all of them dealt with in some way on the show) that entertains as well as educates and enlightens.
