The original post: /r/television by /u/Antique-Sky-4876 on 2025-11-04 19:24:58+00:00.
Fleabag is one of the only shows I’ve seen that really gets what grief does to a person. The humor isn’t just jokes it’s a shield. Every time she breaks the fourth wall it’s like she’s trying to bypass the real world and hide in performance instead of connection. The self sabotage, the pushing away people who care, the terrible choices just to feel anything for a moment it’s written so painfully human that it almost hurts to watch. Phoebe waller bridge captured that very real idea that the funniest people are often the ones barely holding it together. And the fact that it’s just two seasons makes it even more perfect no filler, no dragging just a complete emotional punch. I was replaying a few matches of the last of us part II the other night and thinking about how rare it is for tv to portray messy grief without turning it into a cliché redemption arc. Fleabag just shows the truth: you don’t magically get better… you just try to move forward.
Two seasons and not a single wasted moment.