Fleabag: Episode #1.5 (2016)
Season 1, Episode 5
8/10
Strong episode with great character interaction
2 June 2022
Fleabag and Claire visit their Dad and Stepmother.

This is a strong episode with great humour, drama and character moments.

The opening sequence is brilliantly funny, and the rest of the episode is one long awkward social interaction full of hostility between characters.

Dialogue exchanges that involve Olivia Coleman's character are always loaded with barely disguised venom between her and her stepdaughters, but this one is especially vicious. All these interactions are superbly written, performed and depict all the vulnerabilities of each character.

At this point in the show's narrative it has done a good job of developing the intrigue about what happened with Boo and it makes you want to watch more to find out.

All performances are top drawer as always.
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