Catastrophe

[LookAtMeGo]

The first series was so funny. Anyone else looking forward to it starting back tomorrow?

I didn't realise the two main characters co-wrote it too!

[LookAtMeGo]

Quite graphic this week

[Shakerlackerboomboom]

I think the first series was better

[Ninacarter77]

Not as funny as series1 I am thinking.

[MsInterpret]

Ahh, I'm still loving it!

[Blondeshavemorefun]

The breast pump scene was quite funny so why she didn't mime expressing

[MagicalMrsMistoffelees]

First series was brilliant. Realistically flawed characters with chemistry who behaved in a way I could relate to and were very likeable.

The second series leaves me feeling uncomfortable - not just because we have a seven month old baby and some of the situations and dialogue feel very close to the bone!

What bothers me is Rob's seeming lack of compassion or understanding for Sharon's feelings. She can be a demanding pain I know but she's clearly down after the birth and is struggling. Later she is obviously all consumed by the wonder of her baby. Rob just isn't on this journey with her. Yes dads have a right to be equally tired / fed up / grumpy / argumentative but he just doesn't seem to have a connection with her any more. He just seems sex obsessed!

Are we supposed to feel sympathy for him that sex is off the menu right now?! (I just thought - get your priorities sorted!) Are we supposed to think he's a martyr for restraining himself from having an affair with that weirdo French woman at work?! (I just thought he was a creep!) are we supposed to commiserate with him that Sharon is baby-focused and has milk-full breasts? (I just thought he needs to have some empathy.)

I worry that, because Rob is such a nice bloke, his expectations of sex will be perceived by viewers as normal when actually it would be nice to see that, actually, sex can take a backseat for a while when you have a baby but that you can still have a brilliant, loving, affectionate marriage without pressure and a sense that if you don't keep up with your husband's sex drive he'll be tempted by a woman at work. I just think they've missed a trick there.

[Footle]

I loved the first series but the new one seems to have derailed itself somehow. Skidmarks, leaky breasts and hard ons are not as hilarious as all that. . They've got all knowing and self-congratulatory, where before there was quite a wild quirky feel to it.

[helloelo]

This show is so close to home sometimes it makes me cry but I wouldn't miss it! Slightly bummed they've not explored the whole pfb thing.

[ImperialBlether]

I watched the episode set in Paris last night. So she's in agony with needing to feed/pump but then the guy massaging her gave her an orgasm by massaging her breasts?

[HairsprayQueen]

magical I'm glad we aren't the only ones to think that, we switched off half way through episode 2 as we were really put off at his pestering and were annoyed that the portrayal that if he wasn't getting sex at home just a woman talking to him would cause him to need to wank in the work loos (DH was especially annoyed by the insinuation that men can't control themselves and just think with their cocks with no respect for their partners). As I say we switched off (and haven't really felt like we want to watch it since) so I have no idea if this issue got rebalanced but we were sad as we'd really loved the first series, mainly as we could relate to their situation and it was funny.

[Lenuccia]

More hard ons and skidmarks again this week

[mikado1]

Yeah, he's a dick in this one but wish he was being called on it, seems accepted as totally ok..

[SlinkyB]

Anyone else feel a bit uncomfortable with the sex scene this week, where the baby cries and Rob just puts his hands over Sharon's ears and carries on? I looked at dh in disgust and said "that would never have happened in this house!".

I agree he's just not very likeable in this series. Most of the humour is fab tho, and like looking in a mirror a lot of the time!

[MagicalMrsMistoffelees]

I know from Mumsnet that some men can get really unpleasant about lack of sex after babies. But surely those kind of men are muppets anyway most of the time?

Rob has been portrayed as a nice bloke. A decent bloke. He loves Sharon and his children. So why is he also being shown up as a sex-pest?! It makes me feel quite disappointed in him!

I really didn't like it when Sharon rushed home to have sex with him because she was worried if she didn't he'd have an affair.

The writing is so clever and bang on for the most part. But Rob-the-sex-desperado sticks out like a sore thumb as some old fashioned, antiquated view of relationships where it's somehow justifiable for the man to lose patience, become distant and be 'tempted' by another because his wife is exhausted / busy / depressed / milk-boobed for a few months. I wouldn't have minded one episode of it but it seems to be the over-arching theme to the whole series!

It's not a bad idea to look at how children have an impact on sex lives at all - everyone with children has been there. But Rob just comes across as a dick. I've gone right off him!

[EsmesBees]

Agree this series is not as good as the first. The one last night had too much focus on the peripheral characters who are simply not that interesting. I also hated the scene where Rob out his hands over Sharon's ears. It's like only his pleasure matters. Ick.

[Blondeshavemorefun]

Shame it's not as good as first

Could be good with 2 small children and family life etc

[maggieryan]

Think you are all reading too much into it. It's meant to be funny, not analysised to death

[HairsprayQueen]

But that's the thing, it's stopped being funny (to me at least). I just find it a bit tiresome now.

[MaryPoppinsPenguins]

Did anyone watch last night? I can't find a more recent thread than this..

I need to talk about it!!

[Lemonfizzypop]

What did everyone think of the last episode? I've been slightly uncomfortable with his behaviour this series also so I like that she gave him what for on the steps about not telling the French girl to fuck off- and I like that he knew it was true and didn't have an answer.

[MaryPoppinsPenguins]

I thought the episode was great.

So does he know she's slept with someone from the morning after pill receipt? Why would she not have got it because of Rob?

[AppleYumYum]

I was also thinking why wouldn't she get the morning after pill for the park sex with Rob, as I am sure another baby right now would not help things...

[MaryPoppinsPenguins]

I was wondering if I'd missed something, did he have a vasectomy or something?

[AppleYumYum]

I think last episode they talked about him having a vasectomy and he said he didn't want to as he'd like to think he could still have children if he wanted to...

[gingerboy1912]

I did laugh though when he did mouth to mouth on his mate and they were both sick