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The Letdown - netflix

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GrainneWail · 27/04/2018 21:55

Has anyone else watched it? I've really enjoyed it. It's funny, poignant and portrays real people. It seems to be getting good reviews too. A good case for women getting the backing to tell their stories.

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boatyardblues · 27/04/2018 23:25

It’s on my list to watch. Netflix are really blazing a trail with female led stuff lately. Santa Clarita Diet and Crazy Ex Girlfriend are two of my favourites, both with not skinny, not twenty, not 2d lead roles.

GLOW made me roar. It cuts to a scene when the ladies are all staying a motel and they’re sitting chatting whilst bleaching their ‘taches and shaving their legs. You never usually see stuff like that on the telly. Grin

thatone · 27/04/2018 23:18

I just started watching this and it really took me back to when dc1 was born and all those feelings of being utterly overwhelmed and desperate.

TokenBritPoshOfCourse · 27/04/2018 23:16

It’s on my list to watch. Netflix are really blazing a trail with female led stuff lately. Santa Clarita Diet and Crazy Ex Girlfriend are two of my favourites, both with not skinny, not twenty, not 2d lead roles.

Oh, and the Good Fight on More 4. Telly land seems to be copping on to itself a bit recently.

boatyardblues · 27/04/2018 23:09

Also liked the drug dealer in the park and the wrong meeting. Grin

boatyardblues · 27/04/2018 23:08

I enjoyed it. Loved the pub quiz episode - I remember that period when I couldn’t remember stuff, including words for things. I remember asking DH if it could be early onset dementia. The totality of the fog was terrifying.

ALittleBitOfButter · 27/04/2018 22:56

It's brilliant isn't it. But it gets a bit implausible towards the end.

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GrainneWail · 27/04/2018 22:27

I really liked how the (vast) majority of the characters were women and so well drawn and different.

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MyOtherUserNameIsAUnicorn · 27/04/2018 21:59

I loved it. Very relevant as I have a 12 week old! Just made me laugh a lot! Especially when she gets annoyed at her Mum for reading the baby Babaar the Elephant because it's about colonialism! I spent ages in the book shop making sure I wasn't starting off his life with any hideous gender stereotypes Confused It really grasps the minutia that you get het up about as a FTM.

SinkGirl · 27/04/2018 21:58

I posted about it last week - only seen the first few episodes but I burst into tears several times, some of it is very close to home

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