Intertwined
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Intertwined
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A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this TV show.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Intertwined, also known as Entrelazados, is a time-traveling TV series about a musical-theater-obsessed teen that hops back and forth between the present and 1994. The fun series has positive overall messages, but there are recurring teenage "mean girls" who put down other characters. Disagreements between teenagers and parents are a pretty large plot point. In the first episode there's a bit of scariness as Allegra and her mom get into a car accident which results in her mom's hospitalization (she later recovers). There's romance throughout, including some on-screen kissing. Many female characters wear clingy clothes, though no sensitive body parts are visible. In true Disney fashion there's product placement cross-promotion, with a major plot point revolving around a stage production of Disney's thrice-remade movie Freaky Friday.
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What's the Story?
The plot of the musical TV series Intertwined (aka Entrelazados), as the title suggests, has many interconnected layers. Teenager Allegra (Carolina Domenech) frequently argues with her mother Caterina (Clara Alonso), who doesn't support her musical theatre ambitions. She sneaks out of her house to audition for the Eleven O' Clock theatre company's production of Freaky Friday, a musical whose plot echoes Allegra's disconnect with her own mom. Allegra wants to follow in the footsteps of her estranged grandmother Cocó (Elena Roger), who starred in the lead role of Freaky Friday many years ago. Caterina finds out about Allegra's audition and forces her to leave, and they get in a car accident while arguing on the way home. Devastated that she caused her mom's accident, Allegra throws a dance trophy into her bedroom wall and discovers a glowing bracelet hidden within. The magical bracelet transports her to 1994, where she befriends the teenage version of her mother (Manuela Menéndez) who is a performer in the Eleven O' Clock company. She gets to eavesdrop on the arguments her teenage mom has with her grandmother, and finds them eerily familiar. Can she travel between 1994 and the present to fix her relationship with her mom, and maybe even help reconnect her grandmother with her mom in the process?
Is It Any Good?
Tweens and teens will love the time-traveling twist Intertwined adds to the familiar "parents just don't understand" storyline in classic coming-of-age media. The Eleven O' Clock company is putting on the musical Freaky Friday, but instead of switching bodies with her mom like the plot of the play, Allegra gets to be her mom's 1994 contemporary and become her friend. Time-traveling is always a fun conceit and it's well-executed here. Kids can revel in the 90s fashion sense that has come back into vogue in the 2020s. Performing arts fanatics will love the dancing and singing throughout, though English-speakers may be disappointed that the songs are not dubbed into English like the dialogue is. Allegra is a relatable character, and kids will want to keep watching to find out how the series ends. The story is a great reminder for kids to have empathy for their parents' struggles (and, ahem, vice versa).
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can ask each other: what are some things that you love about your family, even if they really annoy you sometimes? Why is it important to practice gratitude for the people in your life?
Allegra argues with her mother Caterina, and Caterina argued with her mother Cocó when she was a teenager. Allegra was able to have a lot more Empathy for her mom when she saw that she had the same troubles as a teen. Since you can't go time-traveling, how do you think you could have more empathy for an important grown-up in your life?
Some of the teenagers in the Eleven O' Clock company are pretty mean towards each other. What do you think you could do if you ever see friends acting like that towards another person?
Is there something about yourself that you don't think your family understands about you? What could they do in order to "get" you more?
TV Details
- Premiere date: November 12, 2021
- Cast: Carolina Domenech, Elena Roger, Clara Alonso, Manuela Menéndez
- Network: Disney+
- Genre: Drama
- Topics: Magic and Fantasy, Arts and Dance, High School
- Character Strengths: Empathy
- TV rating: TV-PG
- Last updated: March 2, 2022
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