Fleabag (entire) [SPOILERS]

⭐ 9.5/10

(Originally written by Chaives)

I binged this Netflix original months ago. I haven’t written a review because I didn’t know how to. It seemed somehow too blasphemous to really rate. I felt like that kid from the beginning of John Mulaney’s Sack Lunch Bunch, “‘so what’s the tone of this? Ironic or for real?’” Because the opening sequence is the main character getting railed, totally breaking 4th wall talking to the audience about the dude she’s with? I was super confused.

But this show has stuck with me. It struck me in such a way that I still think about scenes from it months later anyway.

It’s a tough show to watch. It’s cringey and maddening and heart breaking. But I think that’s what makes it so incredibly amazing. It’s full of stories of real life shit. But it’s also full of character development, and moments of humanity that remind you: we are all human, and we are all going through different phases of life, so don’t judge a book by its cover - or don’t judge a tv show by its title.