Fleabag

Where are you watching it?

its on the BBC Iplayer if you have a VPN. Its 6 episodes a series so very bingeworthy, Colemans character is brilliantly despiseable!

Yeah, I need to see it. Loved the first season.

Her stepmom is EVIL....

So not on Amazon Prime yet? Waaah. Love this show.

Hugh Skinner from the first series was so hot. He seems to keep his private live well guarded.

We have an older thread here.

It comes to Amazon Prime Video from 17th May.

Hugh Skinner is awesome. Loved him in W1A.

[quote]Where are you watching it?

BBC Iplayer using a VPN.

Wait just read Hugh Skinner is openly gay, cool.

[quote]We have an older thread here.

Oh, thanks. With DL search function broken, I wasn't able to locate a previous thread.

Please tell me that Olivia Colman is playing the stepmom as a petty cunt just as well as she did in the first series.

Wows.

This second series has openly gay Andrew Scott playing a priest and Kristin Scott Thomas playing a lesbian.

Hugh Skinner needs to be on my pole

Andrew Scott did Hamlet to raves ? He seems very average. Do priests say fuck repeatedly ? I’m on on e6 even though the show is good there is still a 2nd season slump.

I watched it all last night and thought it was good. Loved the cute Irish priest.

Shes able to do all that winking/looks to camera because the writing is so good, unlike shows like Sex and The City or House of Cards where it was just an empty gimmick, Waller-Bridge takes the audience into her confidence from the very first scene (of S1) to let us know what she's really thinking. Wait until you get near the end of S2, you'll be aching for her to turn around and look at the camera. It's all in the writing.

The second season is so much better than the first. And I loved the first.

The very last shot made me feel both sad and hopeful.

The reviews have been GLOWING .

I love this show so much that I am waiting until Christmas to binge it.

And for fuck sake it was well over 2 years between season 1 and season 2!

the rodent bro in real life is quite studly

Is the lead actress trans or just what they call a "British beauty"? I watched a few eps but I couldn't get past her face. Same with Sandra Oh in Killing Eve.

r22 is your face a giant dick?

So fit

Sadly the rodent boy wasn’t in S2 and the dead best friend was in it not as much. Is she working on another series.. olivia’s Part wasn’t as well-written as first season. I think Phoebe is Beautiful. If Woody Allen was in his prime she probably be his new Diane Keaton.

I hoped Kristin Scott Thomas would appear in more than just one episode.

I've loved this show since I first saw Series 1 but I'm glad Phoebe Waller-Bridge decided to pull the plug on it and exit on a high note. I was always bemused by the fact that the characters on the show would constantly make some snide remarks about her looks - to me, she has a very aristocratic appearance. Fun fact: she auditioned for "Downton Abbey" but was told she wasn't a good fit since she was "too funny".

Phoebe Waller Bridge is so beautiful

I love this show so much. The first season was already great, but the second one was seriously some of the best television I've seen in recent years.

love Fleabag.

What are you saying ? Season 2 is the last ?

Incredible writing and acting. Cannot say enough about it.

[quote] What are you saying ? Season 2 is the last ?

Yes. Phoebe made it very clear.

SPOILER

In the very last shot, she asks us (her imaginary audience) not to follow her.

Phoebe was doing everything possible to make sure it would be hard to ever have a 3rd season.

PWB says there will be no season 3. I am in mourning. And stop making snarky remarks about PWB's looks.--she is striking and unafraid.

R34- WHAT!!!?????????????????????? FUCK ME!

She surpassed herself in season two. Her and the priest had wonderful chemistry.

This is the most insane, wonderful show I’ve seen in years.

Hated season one, and LOVED season 2. It’s a truly unique and incredibly well made season of tv. Didn’t like PWB much after S1 of Fleabag and wasn’t all that into s1 (watched 2 eps) of Killing Eve, but now I’m going to revisit it because of the 180 I did on Fleabag.

I watched Season 2 first by mistake, and liked it very much. Watching season 1 after, I’m not sure I would have stayed with it. But it’s overall great.

Olivia Coleman’s character is delicious.

This PWB is a clever writer and she photographs beautifully.

Great casting. Also whimsy touches that freakishly don’t take away from the narrative. The fox appearing in that last scene was impossibly clever.

The is one scene that gutted me, when Fleabag’s father seems on the verge of returning her apology after the dirty narcissistic art show. Olivia Coleman’s nightmarish character comes into frame, and he resigns with “you’d better go...” Ugh....

[quote]Her and the priest had wonderful chemistry.

I know after his turn as Moriarty on Sherlock, people could either take or leave Andrew Scott, but I'm glad people are responding favorably to this character. And he's openly gay and people are buying his relationship with Fleabag which hopefully will quiet some of those voices who say that gay actors cannot believably play straight.

R40 I felt the same way. He’s an appealing actor who “inhabited” that character really effectively. He has a great, expressive face and conveyed that deep compromise so authentically. Great casting.

Hollywood called (she it too good for SW or Bond)but couldn’t she also do six episodes of Fleabag ? First season Colman wasn’t your typical bitch 2nd she was. If Phoebe makes it into the 2019 Emmys she could beat JLD and maybe Pamela Adlon

Could you imagine if they had cast PWB as Lady Edith on Downton Abbey?

Scott was trying too hard at first. Someone told him to tone it down at the end and he was great. I had no idea he is the next great English actor.

Did the show ever tell us why she was called Fleabag ?

I also wondered by all accounts Fleabag”s mother was wonderful. Why would she be friends with Colman ?

I can understand why she's bowing out after two seasons (she reportedly had to be convinced to do a second season). As great as it is it really is a simple story of a woman running around in circles. I don't think it would be interesting to watch season after season of Fleabag trying find stability and failing. She put it all on the screen with these two seasons.

[quote] had no idea he is the next great English actor.

How dare you? He's Irish.

And the two seasons were very different: Series 1 was about a self-centered, self-destructive woman while Series 2 is about her finally realizing what she wants out of life. As such, they complete the story of Fleabag, not much more that can be said without sacrificing the entire concept behind it.

Fleabag is a family nickname for PWB.

I think she is right that she is getting too old for the character in Fleabag. And after 6 years of playing the character, she is ready to move on---hence the finality of that last shot.

Since PWB comes from a very posh background, her face seems like that of an aristocratic party girl from the 1920s. Not "pretty", but as they would call it back then, "handsome."

I like Series 2 much better than the first.

[quote]Fleabag is a family nickname for PWB.

Is it? Because there are a few other characters with no actual names. Her stepmother is just "stepmom" and her father also has no name provided.

I love Killing Eve so I'd really like to watch this too but it's not available on any of my usual streaming services. I'll just be patient until it is I guess.

Why is there an obsession here with this movie? Even more dykes on screen, like we don't see enough on tv already?! LOL! Call me when they make a movie about gay MEN. As for this movie: HARD PASS.

It is not a movie, it is a series.

And it is one dyke. In one episode.

And I suspect that the only thing about you that is "HARD" is this "PASS" you mention.

R52---No one is going to call you.

Hard pass is such a tacky expression.

Wish the priest had been hotter but enjoyed this series.

This is a GREAT show and a terrific second season. It’s a real shame that she isn’t continuing the series, but she’s so talented and in such high demand I guess its demise was inevitable. Also, when did that little Moriarty queen get so sexy?

Yeah, it is a shame but, damn, she’s so hot right now. Hope she doesn’t overextend herself or burn out.

For anyone who say the first season of Fleabag, was Fleabag responsible for Boo killing herself? Did Boo do that because she knew Flea slept with her boyfriend?

I just don't remember the first season that well and I don't want to watch it again.

She deliberately doesn't answer the question in the series as to why "Fleabag" but I'm assuming someone in her life, maybe when she was a kid, turned" Phoebe " into "Fleabag. "

It's a wonderful series and I'm so glad she didn't run into the ground.

If we're being honest, Fleabag, the role, the character, is mid-to-late twenties. It doesn't work any other way.

R59, it’s not clear to me whether Boo knew that it was Fleabag specifically that slept with Boo’s boyfriend or just that he cheated. And it’s not clear to me whether Boo really did intend to kill herself or whether it was accidental (attention l-seeking) as Fleabag claims. I think Fleabag is an unreliable narrator because it’s obviously so painful....

Her memories of Boo this season done through silent quick cuts were painful and sad.

It's pretty apparent that Boo didn't know it was Fleabag that slept with her boyfriend. Boo says "someone" slept with him when she tells her. That last episode of series 1 was great as was all of season 2. I'll binge it again at some point.

I rewatch Catastrophe sometimes.

Just binged watched both seasons. Loved it

I liked Season 1, but I loved Season 2. Is it hokey of me to find it sweet that she made a success of her little cafe?

I hated Andrew Scott's Moriarty, but he really sold me on his conflicted, sweary Irish priest.

I was getting ready to stop watching (at least for a bit) because I found it depressing AF. Then I watched S2, Episode 3. Fucking hilarious.

Nominated for an Emmy for best series. I’m positive it will win. It really is one of the best shows in recent memory. It’s out there but yet still accessible. Amazing show.

I'm so happy for Fleabag's showing! They got 11 nominations in total across all major categories, which is quite the feat. Competition's strong though. Veep had its final season and it was such a dominant force whenever it was eligible. Barry and Marvelous Mrs. Maisel are strong contenders as well. I hope it doesn't go home empty handed.

Hope they win - Best TV show i watched this year! Andrew Scott was a hot piece of preist ass - but alas no nomination for him.

Scott's snub makes me so sad!

Season 1 was okay, but Season 2 was wonderful. All the actors were terrific, but especially Clare (not Klare) and the step-mom, which was the best presentation of passive-aggressive behavior I've ever seen in a tv character. If I were a shrink I would show this program to my students. Perfect!

TV writers on Twitter - among others - went crazy over the second season when it aired on Amazon, so I'm not surprised at all that's translated into Emmy noms. Still, I'm glad and hope it actually wins some of them.

I actually do believe it was last season’s best comedy and it will win. The plot lines were outrageous, creative and hysterical. Most creative comedic series in my recent memory.

[quote]Scott's snub makes me so sad!

Agree. He was such a fundamental part of the second season. For everyone else around him to get nominated and for him to get snubbed is sad.

I guess I'm in the minority, I preferred Season 1 over Season 2 (although I still enjoyed it). Felt to me based on S2 that it was obvious she never wanted to go beyond S1 in the first place.

As for this:

[quote] it’s not clear to me whether Boo knew that it was Fleabag specifically that slept with Boo’s boyfriend or just that he cheated. And it’s not clear to me whether Boo really did intend to kill herself or whether it was accidental (attention l-seeking) as Fleabag claims. I think Fleabag is an unreliable narrator because it’s obviously so painful....

It is clear. Boo said she didn't know who it was he had slept with. And we see Boo say she's going to get hit by a cyclist to get attention. I don't think Fleabag is an unreliable narrator. In fact, I think she's the only reliable character because she's the only one willing to be honest.

Congrats on Fleabag's Emmy. Btw, I thought PWB had good chemistry with Bill Hader while they presented...

I watched both seasons, liked hem, but I don’t get the hype. PWB is a genius, giving a new voice to women? Really? It’s Girls meets Bridget Jones.

I saw her one woman show before the TV version was created.

It’s amazing that she was able to tell the entire story with just her on the stage

Loved the gorgeous guy who fucked her up the arse

Ben Aldridge, last seen playing Thomas Wayne in Pennyworth. Gorgeous.

I realized she was a major writer before this. I assume this was her chance to get in front of the camera. It is good writing. But very British. Hard not to like it.

Even though it’s all people with money which is always annoying. No one seems to have to work constantly for the money - which is the reality in US anyway. They talk about the sister being stressed by work - yet she has plenty of time to “hangout” with her sister and family. Bunch of toffs with toff problems.

I don’t get it, it’s boring and she is annoying.I don’t wanna see her get fucked every episode. i did like the episode with Kristin Scott-Thomas though.

I'd suck the Priest off.

Okay the episode with the sister’s bad haircut and the season 2 finale were pretty good.

Ben Aldridge, aka the anal sex obsessed Arsehole Guy, is LGBTQIA!

[quote]The journey to pride was a long one for me. I love the LGBTQ+ community and am incredibly proud and thankful to be a part of it. So much won. So much more to fight for.

Now, I'm guessing he's not trans or a lesbian, so does that mean he likes cock some of the time, most of the time, or none of the time but wants a bit of attention and has done a Jameela.

Wow, he's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning/queer, Intersex, asexual?

Ben Aldridge AND Andrew Scott aka Hot Priest are both gay.

Ben's character is described as enormously endowed so of course the idea of him fucking me in the ass is....lovely

Totally got "Fleabag" as a nickname. I used to call my cat Phoebe Fleabag. She didn't approve....

So many gay men were on this show.

Fleabag And The Hot Priest Are Returning To Screens (Sort Of)

Alas, there is no third season of Fleabag in the pipeline. But fans will be pleased to hear that a mini cast reunion is on the cards. The star of – and brains behind – the hit comedy, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, has teamed up once again with her on-screen love interest the Hot Priest (aka Andrew Scott), for the second season of His Dark Materials.

A trailer for the new series was screened as part of Comic-Con@Home, a four-day virtual entertainment event that’s running until 26 July. Scott plays Jopari in the show, and fans learned that PWB voices his character’s dæmon (the animal-shaped manifestation of his soul, for the uninitiated), in the TV adaptation of author Philip Pullman’s beloved trilogy.

Scott referenced their creative history when acknowledging her involvement, describing her as “someone who is very close to me in my real life: a young performer and writer called Phoebe Waller-Bridge”. He added: “I’m really thrilled about that because it’s all about companionship and friendship and loyalty, and that’s what I feel about Phoebe in real life.”

The return of Hot Priest.