When I watched the first and even the second episode I didn't really like the show. It felt like it was a mediocre show with good acting and some funny parts here and there but I wanted to keep watching because the Fleabag-Boo relation was somewhat promising for future episodes. I really liked this episode not because it was about Boo(like I expected) it was about Fleabag's relationship with Claire and actually the community which surrounds her. I really like the portrayal of how men's "spa" and women's "spa", that was cleverly written with some funny jokes. The thing I like the most about this show probably is, how Fleabag turns and shares her thoughts with us. Sometimes it is overused, but when it is used properly then it adds a lot to the show. Even though this episode was cleverly written, it was still not effective or funny. It tries to do both, therefore isn't perfect in either of them.
7 Reviews
The Monologue Is The Best Part
nmdamrons5 December 2021
Warning: Spoilers
This is a really poignant, introspective episode that dives deep into the character's individual challenges and fears. You can really see the original stage play coming out in this episode, as this would be a key turning point in the play.
The bank manager monologue is the absolute best part of this episode, and I wanted to write a review solely because of it. (Another time you can feel it's directly from the stage play). The delivery, the script, the pace, everything was just perfect. It's absolutely one of the best monologues I've ever seen, and I just wanted to come here and say that. And I've never done that before on IMDB. Just fantastic.
The bank manager monologue is the absolute best part of this episode, and I wanted to write a review solely because of it. (Another time you can feel it's directly from the stage play). The delivery, the script, the pace, everything was just perfect. It's absolutely one of the best monologues I've ever seen, and I just wanted to come here and say that. And I've never done that before on IMDB. Just fantastic.
Strong humour and characterisation
snoozejonc1 June 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Fleabag and Claire go to a silent retreat for the weekend.
This is another strong episode with great humour and character moments.
The situation in which both characters are placed has excellent potential for comedy and it doesn't disappoint. However, it is the reflective character moments that really standout such as the scene involving Hugh Dennis' character.
Siam Clifford is excellent in this episode, particularly in one scene that involves a revelation about Martin.
Pheobe Waller-Bridge is superb as ever.
For me it's a 8.5/10 but I round upwards.
This is another strong episode with great humour and character moments.
The situation in which both characters are placed has excellent potential for comedy and it doesn't disappoint. However, it is the reflective character moments that really standout such as the scene involving Hugh Dennis' character.
Siam Clifford is excellent in this episode, particularly in one scene that involves a revelation about Martin.
Pheobe Waller-Bridge is superb as ever.
For me it's a 8.5/10 but I round upwards.
I'm Starting to Get It
Hitchcoc24 September 2019
This is a poignant, touching episode. Fleabag and Claire are at a women's retreat, compliments of their father. They are sworn to silence while there as a rather spartan woman leads them. Of course, there are so many issues between them and in their respective worlds that the silence thing just isn't going to happen. They are tortured souls in their own way. The final part is so moving and so sad. I really enjoyed this.
8.75/10
dcdude-2698827 December 2023
What an incredible performance by Hugh Dennis. Probably one of the greatest I have ever seen to be honest, if not THE greatest. It was such a relatable performance, and it almost makes me want to put something similar into my TV show that I want to make in the future. Anyways, I actually do consider this episode to be the best out of the ones I have watched as of right now. The storyline was just very very interesting, and it was very realistic in every second of the episode. This episode definitely felt more like drama than comedy most of the time, but that doesn't mean it was bad. This episode was definitely a special one.
Hello darkness my old friend
Trey_Trebuchet9 July 2023
Warning: Spoilers
I thought this was actually kind of brilliant.
Bridger's dialogue is very witty and quite hilarious at times, and her acting is phenomenal. I can see why she took home awards for this performance. But the dialogue and setting here is actually rpetty ingenious.
The retreat she and Fleabag and Claire are on teachers women to just be quiet and clean rather than actually talk about their issues. Next door, a men's retreat is actively letting men scream and yell their feelings away at women (dolls). This was a very fascinating creative decision. I'm not sure if I'm looking to seep in to it, but I found it to be pretty thought-provoking...
And it lead to a pretty amazing scene between Fleabag and a man who interviewed her in the first wing of the show. Hugh Denis was incredible here in delivering a monologue about how he wants to just be a changed man, a good husband and a better person. Fleabag mentions that she wants to just cry all of the time.
I loved this scene. Adored it, even. This whole exchange was powerfully written and acted.
Aside from that, this was still pretty great. Fleabag's exchanges with Claire were sweet yet hilarious. This episode offered some great laughs and some equally great drama. I'm really digging this now.
Bridger's dialogue is very witty and quite hilarious at times, and her acting is phenomenal. I can see why she took home awards for this performance. But the dialogue and setting here is actually rpetty ingenious.
The retreat she and Fleabag and Claire are on teachers women to just be quiet and clean rather than actually talk about their issues. Next door, a men's retreat is actively letting men scream and yell their feelings away at women (dolls). This was a very fascinating creative decision. I'm not sure if I'm looking to seep in to it, but I found it to be pretty thought-provoking...
And it lead to a pretty amazing scene between Fleabag and a man who interviewed her in the first wing of the show. Hugh Denis was incredible here in delivering a monologue about how he wants to just be a changed man, a good husband and a better person. Fleabag mentions that she wants to just cry all of the time.
I loved this scene. Adored it, even. This whole exchange was powerfully written and acted.
Aside from that, this was still pretty great. Fleabag's exchanges with Claire were sweet yet hilarious. This episode offered some great laughs and some equally great drama. I'm really digging this now.
Fleabag 4
Prismark1030 September 2016
We get a recap from the first episode when Fleabag met her bank manager for the loan and behave inappropriately. Does this mean Hugh Dennis has more than just a bit part in the first episode?
Fleabag and her sister Claire go to what they think is some kind of a spa weekend paid for by their father. In fact it is a female only retreat where they are expected to remain silent and do menial work. However it is a retreat with some random derogatory remarks about women.
Fleabag tells Claire that her husband made a pass at her. Claire feels rather sexually frustrated and has a job offer which she feels she needs to turn down.
This was a well balanced episode, funny especially with the way they gently poke fun at the stupid rules of the retreat but it is also bittersweet.
The poignant part is when Fleabag walks in on a nearby male only group trying to deal with their frustrations against women and she finds the bank manager from the first episode. Apparently he has been touching a work colleague and forced to confront his behaviour. He turns down Fleabag's offer to touch her boobs but confesses that he just wants to go home with his wife and children.
Fleabag and her sister Claire go to what they think is some kind of a spa weekend paid for by their father. In fact it is a female only retreat where they are expected to remain silent and do menial work. However it is a retreat with some random derogatory remarks about women.
Fleabag tells Claire that her husband made a pass at her. Claire feels rather sexually frustrated and has a job offer which she feels she needs to turn down.
This was a well balanced episode, funny especially with the way they gently poke fun at the stupid rules of the retreat but it is also bittersweet.
The poignant part is when Fleabag walks in on a nearby male only group trying to deal with their frustrations against women and she finds the bank manager from the first episode. Apparently he has been touching a work colleague and forced to confront his behaviour. He turns down Fleabag's offer to touch her boobs but confesses that he just wants to go home with his wife and children.
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