1. Quick summary
Karen Wheeler is the Wheelers' mother, a character built around domestic order, repressed dissatisfaction, and a watchful eye that's sharper than she shows. She is a stay-at-home mother, married to Ted, raising Nancy, Mike, and Holly. In the show she presents as a "default suburban mom," but the deeper moments reveal something far more interesting — a woman who knows her marriage isn't quite there and that her children are dealing with things she only partially understands. [1][2]
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