The following contains major spoilers for all three seasons of Cable Girls.

Cable Girls, the soapy Netflix period drama from Spain about late 1920s phone operators, is back for Season 3, and it has a major queer storyline at its center.

Restless young socialite and phone operator Carlota (Ana Fernandez) and operating manager Sara (Ana Polvorosa) become romantically involved early in Season 1, when Carlota first gets interested in the women’s rights movement slowly rising in Spain. While attending an underground feminist rally for the women’s vote, she runs into Sara, whose impassioned speech leaves an impression.

There’s an instant attraction, and soon, the two become involved despite Carlota’s relationship with Miguel (Borja Luna), who is also employed at the phone company. It’s admirable that once Miguel finds out about the affair, rather than pursuing the tired love-triangle trope, Cable Girls’ writers opted to instead allow the characters to explore polyamory together. Read more via INTO