The stop-motion animated series “Women Wearing Shoulder Pads” is the first Spanish-language original from storied programming bloc Adult Swim, the Cartoon Network imprint that’s home to “Rick and Morty” and “Common Side Effects.” That’s objectively a milestone, though hardly what makes this dramatically stylish show about lesbian love affairs and guinea pig welfare feel so unique. Thanks to the international reach of streaming services, it’s no longer so unusual for English-speaking audiences to partake in programming like “Squid Game,” on Netflix, or “Pachinko,” on Apple TV+. “Women Wearing Shoulder Pads” has enough ‘80s-inflected flair to hold our attention, whether or not the viewer needs subtitles to translate the dialogue.
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