The role of "First Lady" describes little about the women who did far more than stand behind their husbands..Devoting one's life and love to a President is no easy task.

I enjoyed every moment of Episode One: The First Lady!. Women are traditionally "managed" into the role of "The Little Lady", so must work hard to maintain their own identities and sense of purpose. I enjoyed learning more about these strong individuals who found it necessary to work around a system that offered little acceptance other than hostess, arm candy, and smiling help mate!

Don't you have to be a women to be a first Lady, 🤣

A wonderful representation of powerful women who made a difference in history! I've always admired Eleanor Roosevelt and this proves why! I can't wait to watch more episodes!!!!

I wasn't sure what to expect with this series. I don't watch much 'tv', but I was compelled by the cast. Curiosity, mostly. Wow, was I surprised with how good this is.

Viola Davis can do no wrong. Her skill and talent shine. It must be so hard to portray someone who is so beloved while they're still alive, so I applaud her for such a spot-on effort.

Michelle Pfeiffer blew me away. As Betty Ford, she is astonishing. She's vulnerable, tormented, but brave. So brave. Just a magnificent portrayal. Dakota Fanning makes an awesome appearance as Susan Ford.

Gillian Anderson, of course, is always worth watching. I love the way she has Eleanor Roosevelt's mannerisms and voice down pat. An incredibly interpretation of an iconic woman.

Since the series is called "The First Lady", I won't really comment on the men. This is about the ladies (although I will admit Aaron Eckhart is a favorite of mine and excellent as Gerald Ford).

Looking forward to the entire series - and seeing just how amazing Viola, Michelle, and Gillian can be.

Well done, ladies.

While the quality of the actors chosen is irrefutable, casting these particular people in these particular roles is an absolute disaster. You can do only so much with makeup. But actors in the costumes and makeup must still be able to fully embody those characters and these do not. They're simply not the right people for the characters. And it's the fault of the producer and director, not the actors. Every role I've seen Viola Davis in she was spot on for the role. She completely transformed herself for Ma Raney, and did it so well, you could have been watching Ma Raney herself! She was made for How to Get Away With Murder and her role as Aibileene in The Help was hearth wrenching and heart warming all at once. She just isn't the right person for Michelle Obama. Kathy Bates would have been perfect for Eleanor Roosevelt, not Gillian Andersen! What was Susanne Bier thinking? Neither was Keifer Sutherland a convincing FDR. But the worst part about it was that, rather than giving each FLOTUS her own 3-4 epidsodes to allow the actor to better develop and deepen the role, the whiplash inducing time-machine changes makes one lose focus on any of the 3 First Ladies, much less all three at the same time. Could have been so good. What a shame.

I shut it off after about 10 minutes. I find it hard to believe that George Bush was a vicious racist who kept pictures of black people getting brutalized and told Obama that he was forced to meet with him because of the "Constitution." The show revealed itself from the start, so I am glad I didn't waste any more time on it.

Viola Davis is an excellent actress, however, in the role of Michelle Obama, she is horrific! She should NEVER have been cast in this role because she is too old to play a younger Michelle and looks twice the age of the Barack actor, purses her lips in EVERY single scene while wearing a horrible shade of pale lipstick which emphasizes her larger lips (which Michelle does not have), appears angry most of the time (angry black woman syndrome) which I feel was done on purpose!!! She curses, appears cold and unfeeling, wigs are gross, walk is nothing like Michelle who is classy and carries herself beautifully!!!

This role for Viola represents HORRIBLE casting and directing!!!!! Again, I feel that the only reason she was chosen was for her name recognition and her notoriety! There were several younger Black actresses (in their 30's or 40's) who would have been excellent! Not only that, as a Michelle Obama fan, I have never seen her purse her lips and, if she does, she would have a totally different look and would certainly not have had them pursed every breathing moment like Viola does in EVERY scene! This has been one of the most difficult series I've ever viewed primarily due to Viola in this role!!! I hope Viola will sit and look at the entire series objectively and she will see why the series has been so profusely and profoundly criticized!!!! So sad…………..and that's putting it mildly!!!!!!!!

I have been staying away from anything that smacks of politics in my entertainment selection. So I took a few days of being tired of my re-runs to watch this. It's really really good, not overly political, unless you are a troglodyte who thinks women believing they are equal to men is political.

The storytelling is well done, fascinating. My only problem is that both Gillian Anderson and Viola Davis decided that the movement of their mouth was integral to their characterization? I guess. It is distracting.