I mean, yes, I appreciate that they're trying, and the fact that the story actually acknowledged that primary-colored solutions don't always work for complex problems is an unexpected plus, but I feel like so much attention gets focused on the burly guy who whips his wife over burnt pot roast that we ignore the more subtle nuances of spousal abuse. It's kind of like where portrayals of rape used to be, back when everyone thought it was just strangers in the bushes.
It didn't help that the art made the wife look like she'd suffered toxic waste burns rather than being beaten.