As much as I love and enjoy the character of Alex P. Keaton, I just can't give him a pass on this one. Maybe it's because of how things are in current times vs the 80s. However, I think in that time period this would have still been considered unacceptable by society. Indeed many of the characters saw Alex's behavior as a real problem.
Alex was disrespectful to his new female boss from day one. As time went on, he engaged in sexist, patronizing, and even sexually harassing behaviour.
To. His. Boss.
He really should have been dismissed on day one. Alex is republican and so therefore maybe his atrocious behaviour does go along with that ideology. This isn't me. This is what is shown in the show. He has a really low view of a woman's place in the world, especially in the workplace.
They gloss over this, after all, Alex is the central draw to the show, by having his boss work things out with him and Alex, apologizing and changing his opinion of working for a female boss, and she forgiving him. But this was all a little weak. A real lesson would have been him being fired. It's a comedy show so they just keep it light and everything resolved.
Anyway, not my favourite episode. I didn't like Alex very much here. He was cringe-worthy. Very weak to have his boss forgive his disgusting behaviour. 5/10.
Alex was disrespectful to his new female boss from day one. As time went on, he engaged in sexist, patronizing, and even sexually harassing behaviour.
To. His. Boss.
He really should have been dismissed on day one. Alex is republican and so therefore maybe his atrocious behaviour does go along with that ideology. This isn't me. This is what is shown in the show. He has a really low view of a woman's place in the world, especially in the workplace.
They gloss over this, after all, Alex is the central draw to the show, by having his boss work things out with him and Alex, apologizing and changing his opinion of working for a female boss, and she forgiving him. But this was all a little weak. A real lesson would have been him being fired. It's a comedy show so they just keep it light and everything resolved.
Anyway, not my favourite episode. I didn't like Alex very much here. He was cringe-worthy. Very weak to have his boss forgive his disgusting behaviour. 5/10.
