Who's watching Fleabag?

[QueenSpartacusOfTheAndals]

It's dark, filthy, hilarious, and possibly one of the best things I've seen on telly all year. Phoebe Waller-Bridge deserves every award going, and Olivia Colman gives a masterclass in passive aggression.

[Helmetbymidnight]

Oh I thought it was exceptional. I found the characters complex and compelling to watch AND funny. That's sooo hard to pull off.

She blames herself for Boo's death

(with reason...I guess)

I think its easy to say, well what was so good about it, but then if you ask yourself what else has been good on TV lately, its mostly a load of dross! This did stand out - so good to see a woman right at the centre of a drama that's not a police story/thriller.

[ScarletSahara]

I watched the whole lot weeks ago on I player when I realised them at BBC3 was still making some great programmes. I didn't see anything coming but then I never do. I enjoyed it but didn't find any of the characters particularly likeable and some bits I found uncomfortable.

[diddl]

I watched it all as I was curious to know what it was all about, but I didn't really find it as wonderful as pps.

Did her family blame her for Boo's death?

No one seemed to like her & her sister obvs believed her husband & not her.

[Helmetbymidnight]

Just finished it.

Awesome stuff. Loved the way it combined comedy and tragedy and...she is awesome.

DH said he KNEW since ep 3 about the (spoiler alert -



the actual reason her friend had walked into traffic)

I did NOT know until the final episode...

I am stupid? Did you know??

[JustDanceAddict]

I've got the last episode to go - the sexibition I expect...

[TheLesserWeevil]

I've just binge-watched the entire series whilst poorly in bed. Thought it was utterly brilliant, best telly I've watched in ages. That last episode... gut-wrenching genius...

[Pagwatch]

I think everyone was dreading the sexhibition

[DiscoMike]

I am dreading the Sexhibition

[LizzieMacQueen]

Piece of TV trivia but Olivia Coleman and Phoebe Waller Bridge were both in Broadchurch 2.

[The80sweregreat]

I loved the photo of the step mum on the artists board at her exhibition in the last episode, it was just perfect.
Turning to camera has been done so many times - on Miranda, on the office too - Laurel and Hardy started it all though - they used to put them on over the six weeks holidays when I was a kid ( long time ago now) and I often wondered why Hardy would look at the camera. It does work, you feel part of the action somehow ( well, I do!)

[DoreenLethal]

Oh yes, loved it. Just brilliant and dark.

[ZenNudist]

I caught a bit of an episode yesterday and it seemed really compelling so started from the beginning tonight.

I cried laughing at times. It's rare to find tele that funny.

It must be difficult to act when you're constantly breaking the fourth wall but I thought she did it well. There's a lot of very disconcerting smiling in it.

Phoebe whatnot is very striking and I love everything OC is ever in.

[HapShawl]

I had a lot of sympathy for the sister actually

[gingerboy1912]

Loved it. Although I found the men's retreat a bit disconcerting
Give "Crashing" a go if you haven't already the lead actress is in that as well.

[AnnPerkins]

I can't stop laughing every time I think about 'I'VE BEEN STUNG BY A WASP'

I'm going to have to watch it all again.

Is it the kind of thing they can do another series of? I'm not sure.

[Floisme]

I was hoping to find a thread on this! Not caught up with it all yet but that first episode was fantastic. I hadn't heard anything about it and started off thinking it was Bridget Jones with steroids. Then you start to realise there's something very, very wrong .... Fabulous.

[The80sweregreat]

she is just so pretty , but they are all just awful. Only watched two however and thought it was funny - OC was brilliant , when she asked if she could have the sculpture , the way she said 'no' was just so funny.
She is really upset over Boo, who sounds the perfect friend and her sister is just so horrible I want to punch her. I can imagine its not everyones cup of tea, but it has promise I think. will need to watch more. Off topic, but I miss lead balloon..

[podmax]

Oh I just adored it. My dh and I devoured the entire thing in a week. So funny and sad and such brilliant characters. Haven't enjoyed a series that much in ages.

"Oh I thought it was a cafe FOR guineapigs"

As an aside, Olivia coleman is such a brilliant actress isn't she, whatever role she plays you completely forget every character she's played before.

[QueenSpartacusOfTheAndals]

Agree bluesky, the lead is not always likeable but she's never anything less than compelling.

[Pagwatch]

I loved the progression. It started off being raucous and a bit superficial but over the episode the layers just get added. It's brilliant. And so sad.

[blueskyinmarch]

I locked it. I watched all 6 episodes with a bottle of wine on my birthday as I was jet lagged and I adored every second of it. I love Olivia Coleman and the Fleabag character was played to perfection. Sometimes I wanted to hug her and sometimes I wanted to give her a skelp.

[itstheyearzero]

Agreed! Fantastic writing and acting!

[LozzaChops]

Best tv I've seen in eons, I think she is magnificent.

[HapShawl]

It was fabulous. My heart broke in the last episode

Adored her sister too, and Olivia Colman was fantastically evil

[MarzipanDildo]

Yep, total telly perfection. Beautifully written, performed, produced. Best thing I've seen this year.