Frankie begins negotiating with Brianna, who’s trying to sell Frankie’s yam lube. In doing so, she also reconnects with Jacob. The flame between Jacob and Frankie is still alive, and Frankie is excited to explore it. Grace tries to help Mallory who is on bedrest, pregnant with twins, but finds out that Mallory’s mother-in-law, “Grandma Jean” is there already. Grace, instead of helping Mallory, turns this into a competition of the grandmas. Even though it takes cases of lice for them to get there, Grace learns that she can be a grandma in a different way and still be cherished.
Grace and Frankie “The Negotiation” passes the Bechdel Test by including…
- Two women: Grace and Frankie
- Conversations that occur between the two women
- A conversation between Grace and Frankie, where they discuss Mallory and they express their excitement surrounding her pregnancy.
Grace Skolka (Hanson)
Masculine Traits:
- Forceful
- When Grace catches Frankie painting in the living room of their house, she asks her why it’s not happening in her studio.
- Analytical
- While at Mallory’s house, Grace is very analytical towards Grandma Jean and her fort that she made with the kids.
- Masculine
- Grace does not like children or affection from children.
- Competitive
- Grace finds herself in a competition with Grandma Jean for Mallory’s kids’ love.
Feminine Traits:
- Cheerful
- Grace and Frankie are both very excited to hear about Mallory’s pregnancy.
- Sensitive towards others’ needs
- Grace assumes that Mallory will need her now that she is on bedrest.
- Compassionate
- Grace is very compassionate towards Mallory.
- Warm
- Grace and Macklin, one of Mallory’s children, have a heart to heart conversation; Grace is very warm and soft-spoken during it.
- Sensitive
- Grace is hurt that Mallory chose to have Grandma Jean over to help her instead of herself.
- When Grace ends up with lice from Mallory’s children she is very sensitive about it.
Frankie Bergestein
Masculine Traits:
- Defends own beliefs
- When Grace expresses her frustration with children, Frankie defended her own beliefs about kids claiming that you need to love them no matter what that love looks like.
- While Frankie was trying to strike a deal with Brianna for her yam lube, Frankie defended the quality and the supplier of her product.
- Strong personality
- Frankie came into the business meeting knowing what she wanted and acted very professional.
- Analytical
- While Grace was on the phone with Mallory, Frankie was very analytical, trying to figure out what was happening instead of waiting for Grace to tell her.
- Frankie is very analytical towards Brianna; Frankie came into the business meeting very serious, but Brianna thought it would be more laid back because it was Frankie.
- Willing to take a stand
- Frankie takes a stand and will not be walked over by Brianna when it comes to selling her lube.
- Aggressive
- Frankie is very aggressive towards the blender while using it.
- Susceptible to flattery
- Frankie is flattered by Jacob when she talks to him about his yam supply.
Feminine Traits:
- Cheerful
- Grace and Frankie are both very excited to hear about Mallory’s pregnancy.
- Frankie is excited about Brianna wanting to sell her lube. She grows to be more excited after they make a deal where Frankie will be making money from the sales.
- Eager to soothe hurt feelings
- Frankie is there for Grace while Grace struggles with the lice and her issues with her grandchildren.
- Childlike
- Frankie began drawing on financial documents while others were taking it more seriously.
In this episode, Grace is once again more feminine while Frankie is masculine. Grace shows her sensitive side because of her struggles with her grandchildren and daughter. On the other hand, Frankie is striking a business deal in this episode and presents herself as the stereotypical business man.
Shared by: Reegan Haines
Image Credit: Grace and Frankie Season 2, Episode 3 (approximately 28:00)