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I’m excited to share that The Fleabag Situation Podcast is rolling out our 2021 Fleabag wall calendar and it’s a perfect gift for the Fleabag-obsessive in your life (or treat yoself!). You can pre-order it now to have it in time for the holidays!
Mar 19, 2021 · Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s series Fleabag (BBC/Amazon Prime, 2016-‘19) has been praised for its revitalization of direct address. Whereas this device is often used to foster intimacy between...
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Mar 19, 2021 · Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s series Fleabag (BBC/Amazon Prime, 2016-‘19) has been praised for its revitalization of direct address. Whereas this device is often used to foster intimacy between character and audience, I argue that Fleabag problematizes this.
Aug 28, 2023 · Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s critically acclaimed television series, Fleabag, provides insight into the inner-workings of a flawed and self-destructive nihilistic feminist character, who the show is...
- 6 Fleabag Is Comedy at Its Finest
- 5 Fleabag's Secret and Fourth Wall Breaks
- 4 Fleabag Offers An Honest Love Story
- 3 Fleabag Is One of The Most Unique Main Characters on TV
- 2 Fleabag Explores Grief in A Refreshingly Honest Way
- 1 Phoebe Waller-Bridge Doesn't Overstay Her Welcome
They say humor is used to cope and laugh your woes anyway. Well, Fleabag isn't just a comedy, it is a tragicomedy that is full of dark humor. Fleabag deals with real human problems, such as infidelity and human insecurities, but presents them in a way that can be laughed at in a fictional setting. Fleabag has no filter. It is sarcastic, it is awkwa...
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's character Fleabag directly communicates with whoever is watching the show. This technique is part of what Brecht called Verfremdungseffekt, a distancing effect that is used to engage the audience while also alienating them from complacency. Rather than simply being a cute trick (as it has so often been reduced to), Fleabaguti...
Season two opens with the line: "This is a love story." Yes, Fleabag is a love story. But it is not a fairy-tale type of love story. Fleabag is rough, messy, chaotic, and hectic. It understands the complexity of human beings and the relationships they have with each other. Fleabag does feature its protagonist falling for another person, but ultimat...
Her real name is never revealed, and she is simply known and referred to as "Fleabag." The series is about her, and at its core is a simple story of a lost soul finding herself. Waller-Bridge describes Fleabag's arc as a transition from a person lacking self-esteem to a more mature woman who allows herself to love herself — and, by extension, love ...
Fleabag experiences major loss in her life. She loses some of the people closest to her and feels responsible for that loss, resulting in her aforementioned secrets. The guilt that she feels combined with her inability to process her guilt and confront her problems creates many issues for Fleabag. She clings on to anything and anyone she can use to...
Unlike other television shows that stay past their prime, Fleabag is a series that stays consistently great from start to finish. When a show becomes popular, it's not unusual for it to be renewed for as many seasons as possible. For example, The Walking Dead has lasted for eleven seasons despite a declining viewership and ratings, and losing most ...
Feb 15, 2023 · This article challenges conventions of normative femininity and popular feminism by examining the television show Fleabag (2016–2019) and the destabilizing tendencies of its unnamed protagonist (Phoebe Waller-Bridge), who insistently breaks the fourth wall, implying a form of narrative agency.
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Aug 7, 2020 · Phoebe Waller-Bridge talks directly to her viewers through the camera and she’ll let you in on some nasty inside jokes. So, if you haven’t watched it already, here are just a few reasons as to why you should! 1. It’s Hilarious. Even though it explores so many serious issues, it is still a comedy at heart.
