Army Wives

The Sunday Age

Sunday January 4, 2009

Melinda Houston

3/5

ARMY WIVES

Monday 9.30pm, Channel Ten

It is, of course, the job of popular culture destined for mass consumption to rewrite troubling events in a palatable way. So Army Wives serves the useful and time-honoured purpose of making a bad war seem good by focusing on the sterling characters putting their lives on the line for flag and country. It is also a soap and the relationships at the heart of the series benefit from the martial setting. It allows some interesting scenarios to be explored: the way friendships can be suffocating as well as supportive; the challenges of maintaining family under the pressure of constant separation; the divided loyalties of the serving men and women. If you like your dramas simple, there's plenty to enjoy.

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