Good Trouble
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Welcome toGood Trouble, fam!
This is not, I repeat, this is notThe Fosters2.0.
The Mariana and Callie wewatched grow upfor five seasons onThe Fostershave, well, grown up.
They can hang out at bars!
Theyre learning how to navigate intense workplaces!
Theyre having lots of very steamy sex!
By the way, none of this is meant to knockGood Trouble itshouldbe different!
Its a new show, told from a new point of view!
It follows two 20-somethings as they head out to pave their own way in Los Angeles.
(I guess, in this case, itiswhere you come from?
THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT.)
And, for what its worth, this show is still very much about choosing your own family.
The connection to the original is in this shows DNA.
All of that being said, this pilot is excellent for bothFostersfans and newbies.
And pilots are hard!
The drama begins immediately, just like we like it.
You know how I know this isntThe Fosters?
But its still Callie and Mariana, so immediately, they run into some difficulties.
and they have to do some community service.
But also it feels very stalkery, and would Mariana seriously be okay with sharing a bathroom?
Her entire plan for moving in and then moving on Gael ends pretty quickly anyway.
It is Callie who smashes first.
Thats community living for ya!
Anyway, the Adams Foster ladies have more important things to worry about than boys.
Neither of their jobs is the stuff dreams are made of.
She thought maybe she could help sway his mind to more progressive rulings or something naive like that.
Judge Wilson, who seems very no-nonsense although not without a heart, quickly disillusions Callie of that notion.
You know where there is nonsense, though?
Out in that law-clerk bullpen.
Dear lord, co-workers Rebecca and Ben are the two cattiest clerks who ever lived to write bench memos.
They dont offer the warmest welcome, repeatedly give Callie conflicting advice, and bad-mouth each other.
Rebecca and Ben deserve each other.
Get out of here, you Ivy League monsters!
Mariana isnt faring much better at her new gig.
Okay, so maybe Alex is The Worlds Worst.
Not everyone at Speckulate is completely horrible.
Mariana befriends the one other female software engineer, Casey, and seeks some advice.
She tells Mariana to lose the dress and bold lip (blasphemy!)
), but to also not let Alex and the other guys intimidate her.
Thats a win for week one!
I feel seen,Good Trouble!
Mariana, humiliated, calls her sister from the stall.
Callie is swamped at work, but of course she comes to the rescue.
Shell always be there for her sister.
Mariana wants to quit, but Callie reminds her that theyre Adams Fosters they never give up.
And so she wont.
And dont forget Malika!
Malika is also very involved in the police shooting case that Callie was just handed at work.
So, shes great, but also may cause some ethical conflict of interesttype issues for Callie very soon.
Itisher thing, you guys!
The self-awareness is truly something to behold.
The Mamas were nowhere to be seen in this episode, but they were very much felt.
According to Callie, Mariana is making six figures at her new job.
Holy hell, did I make some terrible decisions in college.
Callie: Whats a Sad Girl Party?Mariana: I dont know.
It sounds perfect for you.
