In an interview with Us Weekly, Keesha Sharp opened up about why telling Monica's story was so important and special, explaining that her character's journey in "Spring Breakthrough" shows that there's no timeline for finding love as a woman despite societal expectations and messaging. "Reading the script, I loved that it was about women of a certain age, no matter if you're 30, 40, 50, and above, you know, there's time," she said. "There's time and we're all here for our breakthrough." 

Sharp emphasized that life doesn't just stop when you hit a specific age. "It's over when we stop breathing," she said. Her character, a middle-aged mother, definitely still experiences extreme lows (losing her job) and extreme highs (her new romance and her daughter's good news). So, like all women above 40, Monica is very much on life's rollercoaster, and this story will likely resonate with a lot of women who don't usually see themselves represented onscreen anymore.