Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) is a struggling thirtysomething Londoner. Her "guinea pig" café is struggling after the tragic accidental suicide of her business partner Boo. Her sex life is a struggle with various hookups. She struggles with her uptight perfect older sister Claire (Sian Clifford) married to the inappropriate Martin (Brett Gelman) with inappropriate stepson Jake. She struggles with her evil godmother (Olivia Coleman) who has ensnared her father (Bill Paterson) after her mother's death from breast cancer. Fleabag is often breaking the 4th wall. In the second season, she has an inappropriate relationship with a priest (Andrew Scott). He's the only one who notices her breaking the 4th wall.
I did not like Fleabag at the beginning, the character not the show. She does grow on me over time and mostly due to her relationship with her sister. The two siblings are hilarious together. For me, their relationship is the heart of the show more than any sexual encounter in the first season or even her relationship with the priest. It's not any of her craziness. It is the touching reality of the siblings' love and frustration. The father doesn't talk enough to have the same effect until the very last episode. The evil godmother is the evil godmother played very well by the brilliant Olivia Coleman. Martin is cringeworthy and Brett Gelman has that performance in his tool box. The first season also suffers from a lack of good romantic partner for Fleabag. That's solved by Andrew Scott in the second. He also helps in breaking the 4th wall. That technique can be overused but I really like his acknowledging of it. This is an interesting little show highlighting the skills of its creator.
I did not like Fleabag at the beginning, the character not the show. She does grow on me over time and mostly due to her relationship with her sister. The two siblings are hilarious together. For me, their relationship is the heart of the show more than any sexual encounter in the first season or even her relationship with the priest. It's not any of her craziness. It is the touching reality of the siblings' love and frustration. The father doesn't talk enough to have the same effect until the very last episode. The evil godmother is the evil godmother played very well by the brilliant Olivia Coleman. Martin is cringeworthy and Brett Gelman has that performance in his tool box. The first season also suffers from a lack of good romantic partner for Fleabag. That's solved by Andrew Scott in the second. He also helps in breaking the 4th wall. That technique can be overused but I really like his acknowledging of it. This is an interesting little show highlighting the skills of its creator.