Fleabag (TV Series) Episode #1.2 (2016) User Reviews

Very strong episode with good humour and characterisation

[snoozejonc · 9/10 · 24 May 2022]

Fleabag attempts to sell the stolen ornament and torments an ex boyfriend.

This is another strong episode with several comical situations and humorous dialogue.

There is more of a hint of underlying psychological issues from her behaviour and relationships with other characters, such as her father, sister, Boo, and numerous males.

The most amusing part for me is what she does to her on-and-off boyfriend when she finds him in the shower, oblivious to her presence. Plus every time she attempts to be sexy and it backfires.

As in all comedy, whether or not you like it depends on your sense of humour, so it would be unfair to criticise the jokes that do not land when it is so well written and performed. However, plenty of them do hit the mark for me.

Hugh Skinner is particularly good as Harry.

For me it is an 8.5/10 but I round upwards.

AWOLnation jump scare

[Trey_Trebuchet · 8/10 · 8 July 2023]

Was ~a little~ on the fence about starting this show. I either wasn't in the mood or just wasn't expecting the right sort of television. This was a bit better than the premiere (which was still good).

Fleabag isn't a very nice person, yet I feel like she'll become a pretty fleshed our character in just this first season alone. Here we learn about what happened to her best friend, Boo. I have to wonder what this implicates for Fleabag. There's clearly some grief and loneliness rooted in her.

This is also quite funny. I always loved British humor. I can't say I entirely relate to title character, so some of her jokes either went over my head? I'm not sure. I almost feel like this will require a rewatch at some point, and I'm only two episodes in! The dialogue is super sharp and on-point about some things too.

I see the appeal honestly. It's funny, really well-acted, and surprisingly well directed and edited. PWB is truly exceptional. I'm very curious to see what kind of story I'm in for. On to the Ep. 3!

Hanging On

[Hitchcoc · 7/10 · 24 September 2019]

Fleabag tells us more of her needs, meanwhile hanging on to her restaurant. Her behavior is dangerous as she takes on men of every cut. One loves her and obsesses until she turns him off--he leave and always comes back. While at her father's home she takes something and this will make her secure for the time being--perhaps. This is so random and circumlocative that the jury is still out for me.

Better now

[cannabinosa · 8/10 · 12 January 2022]

Better now. I did not like the first episode but decided to give this show another chance and i am not dissapointed. This episode was funnier than the first one and made me interested in the dynamic between the main character and her boyfriend. I really want to keep watching now, hope i like further episodes as much as this one!

7.75/10

[dcdude-26988 · 8/10 · 27 December 2023]

If I really had to be honest, I prefer episode one over this recent episode as of right now. I am about to go onto the lowest rated episode of the series, so if you had also watched this episode, I should wish you a good luck. After it, I start going onto the 8 or aboves rated episodes. So far, I am rating this series a 7.86 or 7.87 star rated series. I really think that this series is a little too much about sexual activity, but it is funny because Fleabag does this in third person and she is very honest about things. It is like she has been on earth long enough to know how men do things in life. Good series so far.

Fleabag 2

[Prismark10 · 6/10 · 5 September 2016]

Not sure I would want to eat in Fleabag's cafe. There are no prices listed so she makes it up, she has no change and she gets the stuff from mini market, microwaves it and calls it organic. There is also a gerbil wandering around. No wonder she is losing money.

Fleabag is also haunted by Boo. She has visions of her. That does not make her feel any less guilty of lying and stealing. She tried to steal from her sister's house but got caught. Her brother in law is happy to sell on the small statue she stole from her step mother for a cut of the proceeds.

We also see more of her on/off relationship with her musician boyfriend. He cleans the flat and leaves and returns to pick up something he left behind which re-kindles the relationship. Fleabag sometimes dumps him as it is a way to get the flat cleaned.

This time he might have left her for good. Fleabag just cannot stop masturbating and her boyfriend wants to make lurrve instead.

Still anal guy turns up again to show her a good time.

OK so Fleabag is sex obsessed but this flowed better than the first episode and again plenty of hints of an underlying darkness.