Liberal themes were frequent in HBO Max’s new dramedy series On the Verge about four middle-aged female friends and their families that was released on September 7. Their tween children all attend the same school, which is apparently a public one where they're learning the liberal agenda. In fact, there was plenty of liberal lecturing for viewers throughout the 12-episode series, from sexuality and gender to Donald Trump.
In one episode, Anne (Elizabeth Shue) discovers that her au pair Gretchen (Jennifer E. Gardner) is unexpectedly pregnant. Gretchen tells Anne that another au pair she knows is always depressed since having an abortion, making it seem as if she may be reluctant to have one herself.
Towards the end, Gretchen seems to be getting used to the idea of having a child and even remarks about the development of her baby, leading Anne to remark about the “miracle of life.” Anne seems to immediately regret her words, however, and quickly corrects herself, devaluing the life and worth of Gretchen’s unborn child to her face:
Anne: Knock knock. I brought you some food.
Gretchen: I can’t possibly eat.
Anne: I’ll just leave it here and you can have it later. How are you feeling?
Gretchen: Everything smells like a toilet. Fruit salad.
Anne: Yeah, have some. It’ll give you energy. You know, when I was, uhm, pregnant with Seb, the only thing I could tolerate were berries.
Gretchen: The website says that my baby is now the size of a blueberry.
Anne: Aww. The miracle of life. Well, you know, it’s not really a baby. It’s just a cluster of cells, so…
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Anne has an effeminate son, Sebastian (Sutton Waldman), who's being recruited for the talent agency of one of the friends for his androgynous look, which is “very current right now” as “all the kids are doing it.” Anne supports her son's feminine traits while her husband George (Troy Garity) is slightly less keen on them. When Sebastian shows up in a leotard and tights for soccer practice, George protests and an argument ensues:
