Season 4 • Episode 9
LatestMike recruits the gang to help with planning Marcia's birthday party.
My Boys follows PJ, a twenty-something professional sportswriter who is looking for love within her world which is dominated by her group of male friends. Her tomboyish, no-nonsense approach to relationships tends to freak out potential suitors which leads her only female friend to advise her to dress and act more feminine.
Writing
PJ's poker metaphors for love actually land
Acting
Jordana Spiro's deadpan carries every scene
Production
Chicago sports culture feels lived-in, not set-dressing
Creator
Betsy Thomas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jordana Spiro directed two episodes in the final season after advocating for more female voices behind the camera.
The show debuted when 'cool girl' tropes peaked—its 2006 lens on 'one of the guys' women now reads as unintentionally diagnostic of that era's gender politics.
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