Fleabag [BBC/Amazon]

sporina

Hannibal_Smith wrote: »

There wasn't supposed to be a second series. PWB said she came up with the idea for one but found it hard to bridge the gap between the dislike the viewers may have had for fleabag at the end of S1 when they found out what she 'did to Boo'.

I think she was trying to show the salvation of Fleabag, so it would have been hard to have too much of Boo in it. I liked the bits they had though.

There are so many small little bits in S2 that you could miss. Like the bit after she goes to see the lawyer and is waiting outside for Claire. She looks up at trees swaying in the breeze. It's a calmness we've never seen in her before. Must have been all the pine nuts :pac:

exactly - the series didn't show all her dimensions.. not even in S1 - but with 80 mins of a play, it was all there.. like one min I was wft? comedy - pody image issues.. promiscuity.. etc.. but as the play unfolded - with the story of her mum, the affair and boo - boom.. you see the path she has traveled.. gee I was totally taken in by her.. you could see her pain - and to think I had been crying with laughter 20 mins pervious..

But S1 just didn't do that - nor the series in general (inc S2)... I guess it has to appeal to the masses.. big on comedy - lacked substance.. but twas still great as a TV series.. well S2 more than 1.. but seeing her on stage wowed me..

wow when I think back.. (and this was before I saw the play).. I didn't finish ep1 s1 first time around.. I just could not buy into it.. but gave it another go..

Twas the play that won me over though..

Go PWB

Hannibal_Smith

She had 80 mins to deliver a full performance. The episodes were 25 mins X 6. There was going to be some cushioning.

I don't think Fleabag was intended to appeal to the masses at all or was designed that way. It took until Season 2 for it to explode like it did. I don't think PWB writes that way. If that was the case she'd be lashing out another series.

I haven't seen the live show so I can't compare,but the body insecurities, the pain the torment, that all came across.

sporina

Hannibal_Smith wrote: »

She had 80 mins to deliver a full performance. The episodes were 25 mins X 6. There was going to be some cushioning.

I don't think Fleabag was intended to appeal to the masses at all or was designed that way. It took until Season 2 for it to explode like it did. I don't think PWB writes that way. If that was the case she'd be lashing out another series.

I haven't seen the live show so I can't compare,but the body insecurities, the pain the torment, that all came across.

oh you have to see the play.. its on a whole different level.. :):)

Hannibal_Smith

sporina wrote: »

oh you have to see the play.. its on a whole different level.. :):)

I looked for it when she was doing the charity thing a couple of weeks ago, but couldn't find it. Where? How?

sporina

Hannibal_Smith wrote: »

I looked for it when she was doing the charity thing a couple of weeks ago, but couldn't find it. Where? How?

https://www.sohotheatreondemand.com/

Bredabe

sporina wrote: »

https://www.sohotheatreondemand.com/

She said on GN that they were extending the run for a charity related to the CV crisis.

Marz66

Can Season 2 be watched anywhere?

Season 1 is on Amazon Prime but Season 2 there says ‘video not available’.

Shelga

Marz66 wrote: »

Can Season 2 be watched anywhere?

Season 1 is on Amazon Prime but Season 2 there says ‘video not available’.

Get a VPN, watch on BBC iPlayer. Worth it for so many other shows too!

dermo2014

Does the Hola add on for Chrome still work, I used it in the past, might be an option for the occasional use of bbc iplayer.

ixoy

For those who haven't seen it - like myself until recently - both seasons are available on Amazon Prime (least in Ireland anyway).

I thought the first season was great. Fleabag grated initially but the way they handled, particularly when she went to the retreat, really showed how well planned it was.
But as much as I liked the first season, the second is excellent. Perfectly written pretty much, great performances, and just the right length.

sporina

ixoy wrote: »

For those who haven't seen it - like myself until recently - both seasons are available on Amazon Prime (least in Ireland anyway).

I thought the first season was great. Fleabag grated initially but the way they handled, particularly when she went to the retreat, really showed how well planned it was.
But as much as I liked the first season, the second is excellent. Perfectly written pretty much, great performances, and just the right length.

I will never forget the episode with the family dinner and the priest - think its ep 1 season 2... absolute class

JP Liz V1

brian_t wrote: »

Fleabag series 1 starts on RTE Two on Monday 1st February at 9pm

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sporina

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

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is that 2021? where did you get the quote from?

brian_t

sporina wrote: »

is that 2021? where did you get the quote from?

Yes it's 2021 - next Monday week.

If you click on the 'Angle Bracket' symbol in the quote it will bring you to the original quote.

sporina

brian_t wrote: »

Yes it's 2021 - next Monday week.

If you click on the 'Angle Bracket' symbol in the quote it will bring you to the original quote.

cool - thanks was just curious.. never heard of the angle bracket - how do you do that? could come in handy

yerwanthere123

Blazed through both series of this on Prime recently, so watchable and so brilliant.

"To be fair, she's not an evil stepmother. She's just a cunt"

Hannibal_Smith

Its also on RTE on Monday nights if you need a little pick me up?

den87

Sorry for thread bump but we are bingeing through this at the moment.

Season 2 episode 2- the scene where she meets the lawyer had me struggling to breathe I was laughing so much.

Agent Coulson

Amazon To Stream National Theatre Shows Including Fleabag

Amazon has partnered with the National Theatre to stream four of its highest-profile recorded stage shows in the UK and Ireland.

Launching on June 11, the shows will include Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, which she performed at Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End,

https://deadline.com/2021/05/amazon-to-stream-national-theatre-shows-fleabag-benedict-cumberbatch-frankenstein-1234763611/

Hodors Appletart

I'd urge people to see this, I went to the Lighthouse to watch a live stream of PWB doing Fleabag, it's amazing. Breathtaking.

sporina

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Amazon To Stream National Theatre Shows Including Fleabag



https://deadline.com/2021/05/amazon-to-stream-national-theatre-shows-fleabag-benedict-cumberbatch-frankenstein-1234763611/

OMG its sooo good - I will never forget her doing the impersonations of Tube Rodent... I could have watched that on repeat for a long time lol

cdgalwegian

Hodors Appletart wrote: »

I'd urge people to see this, I went to the Lighthouse to watch a live stream of PWB doing Fleabag, it's amazing. Breathtaking.

Yeah, watched it back in April last year. Well worth tracking down. Very clever, funny, touching. She's some talent.

sporina

i found it on the www... might actually watch it again this weekend.. for the Tube Rodent scene alone..

I actually prefer the play to the series.. to me it depicts all aspects of Fleabag and also her relationships with Boo and her Mum a lot better.. I think they are kinda lost/diluted in the series.. and I think they are the most important elements of the play/series..