In this episode of Grace and Frankie, Frankie is in the kitchen and is frightened by a quiet and stealthy Guy who seems to always be around. Frankie complains to Grace about it, but Grace doesn’t seem bothered by it. Grace runs into Frankie’s student and ends up kissing again. Grace confides in Frankie, but when Frankie tells Sol and Guy ends up finding out, Grace is very upset with Frankie. The two women start to realize that they are close with one another and need to keep secrets between the two, secrets.
Grace and Frankie “The Secrets” passes the Bechdel Test by including…
- Two women named Grace and Frankie
- Conversations that include the two women talking to one another
- Grace and Frankie having a conversation about their friendship and their secrets.
Grace Skolka (Hanson)
Masculine Traits:
- Defends own beliefs
- When Frankie exposed Grace’s kiss to the men in their lives, Grace defended herself and her being a private person by telling Frankie that “You deliberately violated me!”.
- Forceful
- Grace got very angry with Frankie when she finds out that Frankie told Sol about Frankie’s student that she kissed.
- Dominant
- Grace became very dominant in a conversation with Frankie. Frankie was trying to defend herself and Grace told Frankie that her friendship was toxic.
- Willing to take a stand
- Grace stands up for her relationship with Guy, even though Frankie is upset by how much Guy is at their house.
- Susceptible to flattery
- Grace is very flattered when Guy tells her that he doesn’t want anyone else kissing Grace. He proceeds to tell her that he is falling in love with her.
Feminine Traits:
- Cheerful
- Grace is very happy and cheerful whenever she is with Guy or talks about him.
- Affectionate
- Grace is very affectionate with both Guy and Frankie’s student. She kissed them both in the episode.
- Feminine
- Grace gets very timid and flirty when she is around Frankie’s student.
- Both Grace and Frankie were swooning over Frankie’s art student that Grace kissed.
- Eager to soothe hurt feelings
- Grace is very eager to soothe Guy’s hurt feelings when Guy finds out about her kiss with Frankie’s art student.
- Sensitive
- After Grace and Frankie admit that they were never friends that shared their feelings, they become very sensitive about it.
Frankie Bergestein
Masculine Traits:
- Defends own beliefs
- Frankie is frustrated with how much Guy is at their house. Later in the episode, Frankie points it out to Grace and says, “I told you there was too much coming and going”.
- Assertive
- Frankie was very assertive in her conversation with Guy when she told him that he was at the house all of the time and he’s eating all of her food.
- Forceful
- Frankie was very forceful towards Grace about how often Guy is at their house.
- Masculine
- Frankie gets very frustrated with Grace and Guy that she starts to be rude and dominant their friendship.
Feminine Traits:
- Cheerful
- Frankie was very cheerful when she was on the phone with Sol. She was very eager to tell Sol about Grace and her students kiss.
- Feminine
- Both Grace and Frankie were swooning over Frankie’s art student that Grace kissed.
- Sympathetic
- When Frankie realizes how hurt Grace is by her telling Sol about Grace’s kiss with her student, she gives Grace a sincere apology.
- Eager to soothe hurt feelings
- Frankie is eager to soothe Grace’s hurt feelings, she promises to give Grace any secret she wants. She attempts to give Grace a sex tape in repayment.
- Sensitive
- After Grace and Frankie admit that they were never friends that shared their feelings, they become very sensitive about it.
In this episode, Grace and Frankie are both very androgynous. They are very sensitive with one another; acting very feminine in their interaction with one another. When it comes to their interactions with the men in the episode, Guy, Sol, Robert and Frankie’s art student, they are very masculine. The masculinity is not only towards the men, bu they are also masculine towards each other in regards to the men.
Shared by: Reegan Haines
Image Credit: Grace and Frankie Season 1, Episode 11 (approximately 7:45)