Credit must go to Sheen and Waterston, who refuse to make Robert and Sol into cartoon villains. They are genuinely in love for the first time in their lives. The show doesn't hide their cowardice (they planned the reveal for months), but it also shows their pain. Sol is racked with guilt over Frankie’s devastation, while Robert is all polished corporate denial.
: Frankie's ex-husband, who remains deeply attached to his former life while preparing for his future with Robert. Supporting Cast June Diane Raphael (Brianna) and Brooklyn Decker (Mallory): Grace and Robert's daughters. Ethan Embry (Coyote) and Baron Vaughn (Bud): Frankie and Sol's adopted sons. Season 1 Finale & Reception
: A retired cosmetics mogul who struggles with the loss of her identity. Her journey involves breaking out of a "restrictive box" where appearance and status were her primary armor. Frankie Bergstein
The series begins with a dinner where Robert Hanson (Martin Sheen) and Sol Bergstein (Sam Waterston) reveal to their wives, Grace (Jane Fonda) and Frankie (Lily Tomlin), that they have been in a romantic relationship for 20 years. The men intend to divorce their wives so they can legally marry.
The answer was a masterclass in comedy, drama, and late-life reinvention. Here is everything you need to know about the brilliant first season that started it all.
The season centers on the immediate fallout of this disclosure. Grace Hanson (Jane Fonda), a retired, Type-A cosmetics mogul, and Frankie Bergstein (Lily Tomlin), a bohemian, eccentric art teacher, are forced into an uneasy cohabitation at their shared beach house. Grace's Reaction