Midday Movies

Ep 165: Analyzing Modern Masterpieces — “Fleabag”(Creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Season 1, 2016)


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Today we're discussing series one of the 2010s British television masterpiece, "Fleabag." Created by and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, this 6-episode series is adapted from Phoebe's successful 2013 theater piece and follows the grief-fueled misadventures of a messy 20-something who has recently lost her closest friend, is navigating complex family drama, and who has a deeply dysfunctional relationship with relationships. Hilarious and heavy, "Fleabag" is a significant entry into the female antihero cannon, tackling issues of human fallibility and the bad things we do when we feel bad. Anticipate pathos and the particularities of British culture -- let's get into it!

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