'Camping': The good thing about the show is that no female character gets shortchanged

Kathryn, Nina-Joy, Jandice, and Carleen are the ones who truly make 'Camping' worth the watch with their multi-dimensional approach.
PUBLISHED OCT 18, 2018

Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner's latest show 'Camping' has generated quite the buzz ever since the show received a full season order, however, unfortunately, critics haven't been too kind about it. While most have claimed that Jennifer Garner's character, Kathryn, who is the protagonist of the show is absolutely "unlikable" probably it is time to speculate over what actually makes the show, including Kathryn, "likable". That's right, the show is as real as it could get. 

Coming from the former 'Girls' creator, 'Camping' is based on the 2016 Sky Atlantic mini-series of the same title which was directed by Julia Davis. It follows Kathryn, an uptight, obsessively controlling wife and mother, who plans for a weekend camping trip to celebrate her husband Walt's (played by David Tennant) 45th birthday. However, things go absolutely berserk when an uninvited free-spirited hippie, Jandice (played by Juliette Lewis)  shows up on the campsite and puts her plans into disarray, much to Kathryn's dismay. Other than Jandice, there are also Walt's friends, Joe, Miguel, and George who are equally the flower child as Jandice but seem to be as submissive as Walt when it comes to dealing with Kathryn.

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