One Day at a Time

Save this article to read it later.

Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.

Who could forget when he took over the last-minute preparations of Elenas quinces,Hamilton-style, in season one?

Article image

Or helped his sister breathe her way through ananxiety attacklast season?

among the spirited women of his family.

But now that Alex is getting older, the series is recognizing this gaping hole in the teens story.

Let him be intimidated by the three remarkable Latinx women who have groomed him to be just as enterprising.

), its main purpose is to keep the rest of the cast busy.

(Im thinking exotic-pet deal gone wrong.)

But Penelope is demonstrating a significant amount of growth here with her unflinching support of her sons aspirations.

Im not so sure she wouldve been this open to forking over $500three episodes ago.

There was just one tiny problem with that plan: There are no castanets in hip-hop, Mami.

(Speak for yourself, Pen.

Ill take a free dance class from Rita Moreno anytime once were allout of quarantine,that is.)

You dont need to be Karlie Kloss to know those shorts Alex makes in his first class are store-bought.

At least Penelope is proud of Alexs initiative.

That is, until Lydia points out the made-in-China tag on the shorts.

(How far away is this class?)

Lydia is an immigrant who built a fabulous life for herself with little more than determination and charisma.

because he will get better if its something he loves.

The uneven sleeves fall off, and the hems are sloppy, but who cares?

Has any other show mastered cross-generational humor the wayODAATdid with that Dr. AkeDr.

Marcel Ruiz is too tall for that setpiece.

Wouldnt wealthy scions like Avery and Schneider go to an upscale OB/GYN in Beverly Hills?