Why There Can Never Be A Third Season of ‘Fleabag’ | 10 Minutes of Perfection

[@oldDNU]

Hot Priest noticing Fleabag’s 4th wall breaks may be the most delightfully shocking thing I’ve seen on TV. I can’t think of any other show that so firmly established its own rules, and then shattered them so effectively with a tiny moment.

[@sturmklinge9642]

I agree. I remember my heart racing and feeling genuinely uncomfortable when the priest suddenly looked right at the camera. Somehow it felt like such an intimate relationship with Fleabag and when someone else noticed it, it felt wrong.

[@aperson5261]

It was genius.

[@aperson5261]

She is genius.

[@apoorvas6062]

@@sturmklinge9642 exactly, I felt exposed

[@altobonifacio8936]

He doesn't even have a name he's just Hot Priest

[@user-yh8li2tm8g]

kinda broke my heart when she left us behind at the end and just walked away. i liked being her secret friend

[@ninjabreadgirl]

Me too.

[@frankvilla547]

I just so the end again... Hadn't payed much attention to when she waves good bye to us, yeah, it's the end and now I'm sad.

[@Kris4Infinity]

Ikrr same TvT Exactly why i didnt wanted it to end cuz i loved it. i love the concept..

[@sanasharma9991]

I waved back to her

[@littlehaven7275]

@@sanasharma9991 haha same. I just finished the show and caught myself waving goodbye.

[@shirakadar3477]

I always felt like whenever Fleabag was looking at the camera, she was able to get away with it because no one in her life really saw her (even Claire as their relationship got better) which is why I absolutely loved it when the Priest noticed it and then eventually broke the fourth wall as well because it showed that she finally had someone who truly saw her and noticed when she went away, even if it was for a second

[@deesid4411]

Which is also why it would have hurt her even more that he couldn’t be in her life

[@KAIMAOFFICIAL]

OMG THIS!

[@ImmaBeAGurl]

🥺🥺🥺

[@marcziification]

There was one single scene when her sister also looks at the 4th wall, along with Fleabag. Perhaps that was a sign their relationship was getting real

[@teqkilla]

When did he break the 4th wall?

[@barimonsterful]

The more I think about this show, the more I become convinced that we as the audience she's sort of addicted to as a coping mechanism actually represent her dead friend...

[@gretaweiss6802]

Wow! Hadn’t thought of that. I definitely agree now that I think about it!

[@mileslaw]

I always feel we as the audience are her "friend", a bit like Mr.Robot.

[@elleocampo1334]

woah!

[@bruja2591]

I recall one scene where she turns to the camera and sees Boo. I definitely think you’re right

[@yourqualia6341]

I feel this as well. I'd say that the moments when she turns to the camera are like when you retreat to your inner thoughts and have a conversation with yourself in an awkward moment of stress or discomfort, rather than reacting to the situation, creating an awkward silence. As you said it's as if you take on the role of your imaginary friend in your head as a coping mechanism.

[@jackofnotrades3320]

The shock that I got when the priest suddenly looked over and said "whaa!!" O_O he literally saw right through her/us

[@biancablaney-thivierge1627]

Very freaky

[@biancablaney-thivierge1627]

Also, he's so cute, I felt a crush

[@tanusha6049]

It scared me for like a second

[@MaisieIsAwesome]

Right? It felt so wrong!

[@da96103]

I was upset because the priest knew we were there but Fleabag said we were nothing. How dare she! (in Olivia Colman's The Favourite voice)

[@bru_lz]

This video explains exactly why this part of the show is so magical. Everything was intentional. Fleabag season 2 is one of the best things I’ve ever watched.

[@ixxchelabril]

Season 2 is pure gold ♥

[@biancablaney-thivierge1627]

I miss Fleabag

[@benmouginot3734]

The opening sequence in the restaurant is the best comedy I've ever seen ; down to the dramatic elements, its a masterpiece. Its the one thing I say about this show with absolute certainty.

[@diegoalva3023]

amen to that

[@shonebx]

Really?? I could never imagine anyone loving the second season, let alone being better than the first one 🤷‍♂️

[@TheZiBuKs]

well, it’s settled then: time for my 476th rewatch of the masterpiece that is the entirety of fleabag

[@megs2244]

and good news!! you can do it in a single day!

[@patriciabentley850]

Yep

[@fizadhillon3968]

And I thought i was the only one

[@221BBakerStreet]

@@fizadhillon3968 Nope. I'm hopelessly addicted to Andrew Scott. Trying to taper off with the odd episode of Sherlock here and there but it's not working 😩

[@oliverholmes-gunning5372]

I downloaded them all a couple of months ago so I can watch them anytime (ie all the time). One of the top 3 comedy series of the 21st century, if not the top

[@JoseliJunior]

I noticed that when I was watching 2nd season and she talked to him about his neck, I was like “oh no she’s falling in love and getting confused, she’s loosing interest in us”, like it happens when we have a friend that starts dating.

[@Hangie]

That is so true. My best friend has basically disappeared now.

[@yardenoved599]

Oh my god yes

[@crystalbethseizetheday8669]

Don’t worry, you’ll lose most your friends as an adult.

[@cowrymoo9785]

@@crystalbethseizetheday8669 how is that something not to worry?

[@crystalbethseizetheday8669]

Cowry Moo because all this stuff that feels like a huge deal when you’re young - particularly social stuff - will not matter to you anywhere near as much. Trust me.

[@technojunkie123]

One of my favorite scenes from season 2 that I don't really hear people talk about is that scene when Fleabag and the Hot Priest finally have sex, and instead of letting the camera linger on them she pushes the camera, and by extension us the viewers, away. It's the first time we actually see flea bag choose to not let us into her private moments, and it's jarring because as a viewer you realize again that you're not just a passive watcher in flea bag's life - more so than when the priest sees us, because this is now an intentional choice by Flea Bag to not include us. And it's a direct contrast to season 1 when Flea Bag describes to us how she views sex as simply a performative act, rather than an act of intimacy, hence why she never felt the need to hide from us when she's having sex before. But then when she finally has an intimate connection she finally is present and no longer needs or wants us to be there for her - and that's truly been the theme of Season 2. As much as I love the show, I hope it never gets another season; it ended too perfectly.

[@tanusharma1076]

Beautiful!

[@girdharspeaks]

That's a great observation

[@themaggattack]

It really did end perfectly. Especially because it wasn't some stupid Hollywood happy ending.

[@zroberta]

ok but i would kill to see them kiss again against a wall

[@leonorcardoso6461]

what a great observation omg😭😭 i love fleabag way too much its unhealthy

[@saraalashram939]

I still believe that the scene form season 1, where fleabag its at her silent retreat listening to the bank manager speech is extremely underrated and is a great example of her growing and connecting with someone else beside Boo. The scene is four minutes long and fleabag doesnt look at the camera once, she listen to the bank manager adn at the end she just says seven words, which is the first time she says what she is really feeling out loud. I highly recommend watching that scene again, I cry everytime i do, is just so beautiful

[@xlyu8513]

Wholeheartedly agree! It always baffled me that how come nobody is talking this part. This was the very moment that kicked me in the stomach and where I realize this show is so much more than just brilliant British humor, snippy comebacks and 4th wall breaking. Also the bank manager’s actor Hugh Dennis is actually one among the great BBC recurring comedian gangs, which makes it all the more funny and bizarre 😁

[@dalilasolorio3701]

I love that scene

[@nishthaarora9533]

We would be best friends in real life.

[@NeRa045]

Totally agree! Very underated scene and friendship.

[@elly3186]

I know the exact scene you’re talking about - so good!!

[@meerchlocxk]

She IS talking to Boo. I mean, there's a reason the story started after she died. It isn't because she finally had a story to tell it's because she had no one to tell it to. Edit: Guys, I meant that we're a Boo substitute, she isn't actually talking to Boo. She talking to us as if we are like Boo.

[@anitamcv]

That's deep, man.

[@NatalieBoat111]

Ahhh all the feels - great interpretation

[@jessd2254]

That's exactly what I always thought too

[@fairlyadorablepancreas3746]

I thought sometimes she thought she was talking to Boo, especially because she never talks to the camera in the flashbacks, but then I think she's talking to another fictional person in her mind (us) because she has lost Boo and needs some coping mechanism.

[@SteveSandbach]

Yes! This video explains season 2 really well, but it ignores the significance of season 1. I agree with you, in S1 I think we had effectively replaced Boo, or she treated us as if we were Boo - as Fleabag struggled with guilt and the loss of her friend, and had no one to share it with (bar us) so bottled up her emotions and her true feelings and reactions to life from every other character, where she would previously had be completely open with Boo. In S2 the priest effectively replaces us by jarring those 4th wall breaks and so connects with Fleabag as no character since Boo has done.

[@luxindreams]

There's another really key scene in season 2 in which fleabag never talks to the audience, which is her conversation with Belinda. I think that was another moment when she actually felt close to someone. I think she maybe saw herself in Belinda. And how intently she took in Belinda's wisdom changed her from that point on. That one moment when Belinda says "people are all we've got" felt like a big breakthrough moment for Fleabag, because up until the end of season two, "we" were all she had.

[@KatyVLOGS12]

I think she just wanted to sleep with belinda

[@pandas6073]

Amen

[@smalltittypunkgf]

@@KatyVLOGS12 dont we all

[@tralchemist]

Counterpoint: I really want a 3rd season, though.

[@biancablaney-thivierge1627]

Me too. But let's encourage Phoebe Waller-Bridge to build new characters that will also blow our minds. I summon her poweeerrs! Haha

[@13strong]

You don't really. There's nothing left for her to say with this show.

[@brackleyjames4229]

I'd hate for Fleabag to be pressured into continuing the story, like Gavin and Stacey was with the last special. TVs biggest problem atm is that studios can't seem to understand when to end a good thing, Fleabag being an exception.

[@tralchemist]

@@13strong I agree. I suppose misspoke; I wish she had more to say with this character.

[@isham2044]

PWB says she may revisit her again after a few years or a decade

[@jemish2101]

Let's admit, Fleabag is a masterpiece. More than anything else, Phoebe Waller-Bridge is legendary. I would never forget the friendship I was in with whenever she spoke to us. Seriously, we could never get to know about her this much, never could know a person better than this. Thanks a lot! This was beautiful. EVERYONE OUT THERE! DO WATCH THIS SHOW!

[@user_ssp]

On the other hand I'd say people are here cause they've already seen and loved fleabag

[@syliakarar8208]

God, finally people who understand me 💚💚💚

[@jamesgough3938]

I don't think anyone here is denying it. By the end, you really felt you knew her and the difficulties she felt with her family, and I think that's why it's sad when she walks away - your friend is leaving and you won't know what happens to her. But I think she will be alright :)

[@lovepeoplehu9883]

No

[@nicdoesntexistt]

​@@lovepeoplehu9883um yes

[@owamijackson7787]

I feel like when she tells us to not follow her in the last scene it's also telling us to go out into the world and live, heal and possibly love again and not to be consumed by the show or any other distraction that hinder us from our own personal growth.

[@mrlnxf8455]

yes! i thought about that as well

[@ax1425]

this comment is underrated

[@KatyVLOGS12]

This comment gave my interpretation of that scene a whole new meaning, wow

[@anekokun5609]

Has anyone noticed the slightest smirk in The priest's face when she says His beautiful neck?? Lasts for a nanosecond but its EVERYTHING

[@lisaserafino6022]

Everything that priest does is everything.

[@221BBakerStreet]

@@lisaserafino6022 So you too yearn for the delicious Mr. Scott I see.

[@lisaserafino6022]

Wallart pops. I don’t know that I’d fully trust anyone who doesn’t. 😍

[@221BBakerStreet]

@@lisaserafino6022 Oohh... totally agree. Andrew Scott is fine AF 😋

[@221BBakerStreet]

Aneko kun OMG I just watched that scene again and I saw it! It was just a little smile and I think he caught himself smiling and went all serious again. It was so cute!! 😍😍

[@bucca2]

“His mother was a LESBIA-“ cut I gotta watch this

[@annac.5630]

That particular episode is a masterpiece (well, all of them are). You'll love it.

[@telepathicdiancie0075]

Please watch it. It's fantastic

[@issers]

Olivia Colman is BRILLIANT in this. Her character is the worst, but in a way that I think we can all relate in the sense that we know someone that behaves at least partially like she does.

[@mortegisdead4863]

Yes!! Yesterday :)

[@kellywong123]

I dont know how to explain this but the cut made it so much funnier. Anyone know if there is anything technical about this type of editing?

[@juliocesarseki4343]

Loved the final of second season, when Fleabag just look to the camera and shows that it is a goodbye.

[@looncroon]

Yep, the priest broke up with her, and she broke up with us. It was a false sense of intimacy that we had with her, now she can go be close with real people!

[@AnitaSleap1080z]

I was legitimately sad, but happy for her

[@Snfd94]

I cried during the last scene 😭

[@dariapoirier4044]

I kept on thinking throughout both seasons, that "us" is actually Fleabag's friend Boo. And that it's her that Fleabag keeps sharing things with, even though Boo is gone. And now after this explanation I still think so. And I think that little by little, as Fleabag indeed heals from her inner drama and grief, she becomes less dependant on Boo, and then in the very last episode she finally lets her go and walks away.

[@ygdra_5553]

In fact in every scene with boo Fleabag never talks to us nor watch the camera. I don't think we are Boo, but like a replacement of her for fleabag to cope with everything happening in her life

[@dariapoirier4044]

@@ygdra_5553 Well but all the scenes with Boo happened beforehand, they are shown as a flashback. And I think that Fleabag started talking to us after Boo's death, so it is understandable why she doesn't look at the camera while she's with Boo - because camera doesn't exist for her yet.

[@ygdra_5553]

@@dariapoirier4044 thats what i meant. Only after the death of boo she needs someone to talk to and we become that someone

[@JoseliJunior]

She’s doing with us what she would do with Boo. I love this show

[@carinetang776]

@Daria I thought that at the start, but then she explains to the camera details ABOUT Boo. She wouldn't need to explain Boo to Boo, so the camera must rather be an imaginary friend she's turned to to replace Boo (like @Ygdra_ said).

[@amillion1834]

Something I noticed immediately was when she met the priest outside for a smoke the first time she looked back at him and was staring directly into the camera- but she wasn’t looking at us. She was looking at the priest. Signaling that the priest and her had an immediate intimate connection.

[@NikhilSenan]

That is insanely astute.

[@alexmackenzie7223]

"that's why the show ends with fleabag refusing to let us follow behind her.." i never truly understand what's the meaning of s2 ending but now i finally get it. this is a good explanation i never knew i needed.

[@intiblue42]

Me too, I got the emotional gut punch and sobbed for quite awhile after the show ended (watched it all in one go). It's been a week and I'm still unpacking the feelings it shook loose - it didn't hit me quite the same as Jojo Rabbit, but about as hard! I find myself sifting through memories and signs of my own growth since I was in my late twenties and early thirties. I'm nowhere near as funny as Fleabag, but I do have very few people to talk to and have made drastic changes in how open I am with others. Deeply identify with the idea that "I am Fleabag."

[@sorcellerie]

I think the way she's breaking the 4th wall is essentially pouring all the love she has in her somewhere. Remember what Boo said? "It's gotta go somewhere". When her mother died and then Boo, she has to find another outlet for that love. That also ties into what her dad said - she has much more love than everyone else and that's what makes it painful for her. The Priest notices her talking to us, because he listens to her, she matters to him more, her love is important to him

[@rixx46]

Such a fantastic show. I think the shift in any style also indicates her increasing stability after such emotional turmoil. In an interview, Waller-Bridge said her fourth wall breaking address to camera was a reference to her feeling as if she is always performing… always creating a character for someone else so she can protect her own vulnerability. It’s also a nod to the original stage production that consisted of her one woman performance addressed directly to the audience like a sort of confession. Of course, with the priest, he allows her to become herself with him, which is brilliantly executed by his ability to REALLY see her as no one else has. In that respect, it makes sense that they don’t stay together. Their relationship has healed her, now she must get to know herself again. And she doesn’t need to perform for us anymore to get through life.

[@biancablaney-thivierge1627]

Need to break that 4th wall in my life. ;p

[@belag7071]

Bianca Blaney-Thivierge haha same

[@Klm49]

It is exceedingly rare that I cry about the end of a relationship in a fictional show, but I cried so hard at the end of Fleabag and the Hot Priest that I can't watch that episode again. It shouldn't have ended. It was the best, most true, most loving versions of themselves that the catholic church demanded he give up, and I refuse to believe it was necessary! A Testament to the power and beauty of this show that I felt so strongly.

[@cayt2261]

Phoebe once said that she feels intrigued by the idea of revisiting Fleabag when the character is like 50 years old. So, many, and just maybe, we'll get a season three with an old Fleabag telling her new stories!

[@biancablaney-thivierge1627]

In many years... Maybe

[@judep9437]

Brilliant! Unfortunately I'll probably be dead

[@michellebailey6216]

@@judep9437 lol it would probably just be a different actress

[@cookie4049]

@@michellebailey6216 but who could you possibly cast who would do it right ?!?

[@jamiegibsn7543]

@@judep9437 in 13 years?

[@saintgeorge572]

phoebe waller-bridge was a vessel for god in that writer’s room. i don’t know why he chose her but thank god he did.

[@beatrizribeiro2417]

I mean if im not wrong.. she wrote fleabag originally like a play or something so she would be there, there is no "he" choose her

[@eliascherry7333]

@@beatrizribeiro2417 this person meant god, not a director or anything! (i think, anyway)

[@beatrizribeiro2417]

Elias Cherry ah ok

[@katsweeterly2039]

I cannot WAIT for the new Bond any loooongeeeeeer

[@eliascherry7333]

@@f9054 I think that was the idea

[@jammasterbell]

Now and then I think I'm clever, then I watch something like this where things are explained to me and I feel like a child being taught basic maths. Excellent explanation, you've humbled me, I have so much to learn about art

[@Ishasingh19]

SO TRUEEEE

[@edgardocerda4045]

not only that, but that scene breaks further the fourth wall. In this series, the normal is that fleabag breaks the fourth wall, but we as spectators are outside the reach of the characters, so we are accomplices of her. We can only interact with fleabag, but in that moment in the coffee shop, the priest sees directly to us, so we are also vulnerable not only fleabag, breaking even further the fourth wall

[@teatime8283]

YEAH omg EXACTLY!

[@AgathaVitoriaTavares]

YES I FELT SO VUNERABLE WHEN HE LOOKED AT ME 🤣

[@alingoodtime]

this may be too personal but whatever, it's the internet. i cried at the finale but not for the reason you'd think (hot priest and flea never being together). i cried because i got so attached to flea. in the second season i began to look at her and wait for her to look back at me. and if she didnt i'd be disappointed. and if she did i'd smile back or whatever face was needed in the scenario (for example claire breaking up with weaky -- yes, weaky), because i felt she was seeing me. i get so involved into shows and fictional characters that it all feels so real. so at the end when she turns and shakes her head at the camera (i wasnt yet aware that the series was completely finished and there wouldnt be a third), there was a moment of absolute shock. like "what do you mean?" when i knew exactly what she meant. i really felt as if someone i loved was leaving me behind, because it was something the both of us needed. and for some reason i felt so fragile and emotional. when she started walking away i was just thinking "no, you cant go. no." i know i sound utterly insane right now but it's just how i felt, i guess. and then she turned again to wave goodbye and it all washed over me, and i just knew. i just knew i'd never see flea again, not for a long time at least. it really felt like saying goodbye, because in 12 short episodes you absolutely fell in love with her (platonically) and all her flaws. i think it was necessary for the series to end when it did -- not that im happy about it. because if it hadn't i may have gotten too attached. i sat for a few minutes crying at the end, then searched up if there'd be another season (even though i knew deep down there wouldnt be), then had to go to the bathroom and silently cry while looking at myself in the mirror and realising i got attached to someone who doesn't truly exist.

[@amulyasubhash7764]

This is so beautiful

[@rugoro]

You're not insane. That's just what real Art does to the soul.

[@prosen8966]

That sounds very similar to how you feel at the end of reading a book you truly loved. You don’t slow down how quickly you’re reading it bc you are so into the characters and the storylines and everything else you love but when it eventually ends… for a small period of time… you can’t quite believe it’s over. You have a little difficulty putting yourself back into your normal RL mindset bc you were so caught up in whatever was happening in the novel that returning to RL feels slightly off. (Or at least, that’s how I feel…) 🥰🥰

[@MevineeXX]

Thanks. You make me cry now.

[@DCimmerian]

The weird part about Fleabag is that it, at least for me, made me genuinely care about the character. I was invested in her well-being to an extent that is uncommon for fictional characters. So on the one hand, from an entertainment perspective, I very much would love to see a season 3. On the other hand, knowing how unhealthy her relationship with us the audience really was, I almost feel like I'm actively hoping for someone else's pain. I cannot, myself, see a path for a season 3 that doesn't completely betray tons of character development or subject Fleabag to an additional trauma. But then again the writing for this series was so stunningly original and creative that perhaps that's just a failure of imagination on my part.

[@peanut5839]

I agree, and it was as if even when she made mistakes you never actually dislike her because she’s so human and her mistakes make her more read, she’s just so likeable lol

[@robotdowney]

So let's wait for her new projects, thankfully she's getting more and more successful and we're gonna see more from her

[@Chocolettino]

Dr. Cimmerian It lets you hope that she dealt with it and is now in a better place. I don’t really feel like that, though, because the second season ended in so much deeply-felt heartbreak. I know she’s a fictional character, but I wish I could help her get through it. And that’s not a feeling I’ve ever had for a protagonist in TV ever before.

[@tusharverma6154]

I agree and can relate with every single word of you.

[@julietteferrars7739]

seriously.. and we gotta give it to the actress who played boo cause in the short time that she appeared, she gave so much to the character and made me genuinely sad that she died.

[@andyvictory950]

There is nothing perfect in this world, but there is something almost perfect and fleabag is almost perfect

[@annamireault7513]

especially the hot priest

[@StephanieKelly8]

I absolutely agree. Not many are things perfect but fleabag is a masterpiece of absolute perfection

[@_1Brick1_]

This was a great explanation. Didn’t think this deep watching it

[@naidebetis692]

This video should be entittled : why my soul will forever ache.

[@pucis111]

oh so accurate :D

[@toreymusha]

If I sit and start to think about the second season of Fleabag too much, I start to cry. There is such an intimacy in it that is hard to put into words. I often identify with the self-destructive nature of Fleabag. Even who she chose to fall in love with - the Priest. It was doomed from the start. She uses us as a sounding board for her snark and one liners and even though we are the most let in (until the Priest), she keeps us at an arm's length by not telling us the full story of Boo in season 1 until it is forced out in the open. When the jump cuts and wall breaking stops and is noticed by the Priest, she freaks out at first and slowly needs us less and less until she tells us not to follow her and we get one super long shot of her walking away and leaving us at the bus stop. It's so smart and painful and hopeful and real. God I love this show. PWB is so brilliant

[@bluegyrl75]

it’s almost like in the second season, the show becomes MORE like a traditional TV show and fleabag herself kind of... fades away and becomes another TV character. she goes back to where she’s supposed to go. it would be good for US if she kept talking to us, but it’s not good for her or her development.

[@frwassersuppe]

when the 180 Degree rule is ignored, it feels like we as a viewer can be literally anywhere in fleabags mind, which makes us feel closer to her - but when we keep that rule while he is with the priest, it's kind of like she only allows a certain view on it, cause she feels more connected with the priest than us

[@bethb8653]

this might be a bit of a stretch, but i loved how the relationship between Fleabag and her Dad changed throughout and how it was shown by cigarettes! In most of the episodes, you can see that their relationship is strained and he doesn't feel comfortable around her. He even admits to not liking her, despite her being his daughter. Fleabag offers her Dad a cigarette every time they're alone together outside, and he mostly says no, which shows how he isn't really letting her in and they still aren't very close. However, in the last episode (i think its the last one?) Fleabag offers her Dad a cigarette and he accepts for the first time in the whole show. Maybe this means he's finally feeling more connected to her, or their relationship is growing stronger. Or maybe ive just over analysed this, but its a very clever thing to put in :)

[@matthewlacey4198]

It's a good interpretation, not something I'd have spotted or thought of, its clever :)

[@feliciacoffey6832]

Nope, don't think you overanalyzed. It's all intentional and you're right.

[@bales1569]

Many TV shows utilise cigarettes as symbolism for changing characters, whether they go from a smoker to a non-smoker, or a non-smoker to a smoker throughout the course of a show

[@camillabenson04]

that’s exactly what i thought too!

[@VanessaSequeira-hk8lc]

do i believe it ended perfectly and understand why there can’t be another season? yes. do i still want more? also yes.

[@sazlit]

Makes me wanna appreciate an editor more.

[@mirakimber6333]

I love this love story... it’s truely redemptive. It doesn’t end in conventional ‘success’ (being together), but both people know their true paths better. That’s really beautiful.

[@feliciacoffey6832]

Very well said!

[@ritwikarora6776]

Just proves this show can never be topped. God, I want to watch it again!

[@biancablaney-thivierge1627]

It will be. Hopefully!

[@giorgiapadovani8055]

I've watched the whole series in a day basically, and the joy of being her secret friend, whom she could talk to without feeling judged, was incredible. I related to her and her life, her loss and her love life. She became almost as a close friend to mine, that I was sure I knew perfectly well. I will miss dearly these moments. Thanks, Fleabag.

[@softestuniverse]

I've just noticed how when Fleabag is talking to someone, usually they are never shown in the same shot and if they are, fleabag is backwards. The conversations with the priest are the only time where she talks face to face with someone. A true masterpiece.

[@Vedrajrm]

It was one of the most painful break up ever

[@GreenRazzles]

Your analysis of the camera angles and editing was SO interesting! I'd never picked up on that before, you've somehow found a way to make me appreciate the show even more

[@ryansimmons1397]

I'm just smiling through the entire video, remembering what a masterpiece this show was.

[@nuandatun]

in the last scene of the show, I actually felt not only our beloved fleabag refusing to let us follow behind her, but also that she is answering to my question: "maybe you will be together after all???" and she is just like "no, but that's how it should be". and in her parting look, I saw pure sadness, complete acceptance and farewell to the viewer, that is, to me, to us. this is the first tv series in my life, when I accepted a sad end and fully agree with the ending. this is life. i love fleabag with all my heart thx for such a great video!

[@vania6400]

This video just prove that this serie is: ART

[@Zephirite.]

Nice breakdown! It’s so interesting to examine how this fourth-wall breaking element is like an homage to the original play (wherein Fleabag shows us her entire world through her speech and staring at us), but is only an impactful and jarring departure BECAUSE of the implied invisibility of the camera. One of the most noticeable characteristics of the show is only possible film-a medium it wasn’t conceived for. I interpreted the ending as Fleabag leaving us behind because she no longer fears being alone. The priest ‘rejected’ her, but she doesn’t feel doomed. So she doesn’t need to cling to us anymore. She lets him go, and she lets us go.

[@rashikumar2776]

Wow! Every jarring cut made sense to me. And everything you just pointed out made this series even more amazing for me... God, Phoebe! ❤️❤️❤️ What a bunch of creative and hilarious geniuses have made this!

[@jennyharmony1371]

This is a good breakdown of why this show is so genius and intimate. You feel so pulled in. So invested. Excellent storytelling. Excellent editing.

[@davidward-wilkinson]

I knew when watching it that we are there to support her through her grief, but the sequence with the priest communicated this so brilliantly. She has a barrier up to all intimate connections but once she opens up the link to us slowly breaks as we are no longer needed. Regardless of how much I loved this show, it had the most perfect ending and should never get a third season.

[@renasisnothere_]

the video: *gives an entire psychological analysis on breaking the forth wall and why a third season must not happen* me: but- but they're in love...

[@sturmklinge9642]

I'm still a bit heartbroken by the end. I cried quite a bit when she "left us behind". When I thought a lot about it afterwards, I understood the decision and I can understand that their won't be a season 3. Doesn't make it hurt any less though. I love this show so much, I got way too emotionally invested. I guess I will watch it again in the next couple of days and then cry again ^^'

[@FeScully]

I cried too! But I felt so happy for her character.

[@sturmklinge9642]

@@FeScully Same. It made sense for her and I think it showed real character development

[@Klm49]

It is exceedingly rare that I cry about the end of a relationship in a fictional show, but I cried so hard at the end of Fleabag and the Hot Priest's relationship that I can't watch that episode again. It hurt too much. They shouldn't have ended. It was the best, most true, most loving versions of themselves that the catholic church demanded he give up, and I refuse to believe it was necessary! I know it's a Testament to the power and beauty of this show that I felt it all so strongly.

[@Cristian_Haro]

Watching this video is the first time I realize that I hadn't tought about editing ever. Really eye-opening. Thank you so much.

[@MrRealitybite]

I want more Phoebe Waller Bridge shows. She is brilliant!

[@pm0913]

I loved it when they priest called her out. Only he could see it and that was the start of her falling in love. I’m a sucker for sap shit like that

[@halloduauchhier]

I dont remember ever weeping so often in a show as Fleabag. Truly magical writing.

[@lydiarodgers]

fleabag is one of the best television shows ever created. the writing and acting and directing is incredible by every member involved. waller-bridge is a genius

[@whatsuptrends2936]

0:38 that was a goodbye. Now it really hit me. tears flood my eyes

[@sankalpchawla007]

I love this to my bones how he could point out that she's not there for a moment when she speaks to the camera. I truly think love/true friendship is like that. Ppl get you like no others do ❤️ the weird things you do that only they can point out.

[@chasx7062]

WHAT was so special about the priest that made her fall in love??? It came out of NOWHERE... Its as self destructive as everything in Fleabag's life

[@АндреяТеодосиева]

I had only heard about this show on the Graham Norton show, when they mentioned the hot priest kneel scene. I started it last night and finished by six in the morning. I regret nothing.

[@Ishasingh19]

SAMEEEE. JUST LAST NIGHT. HHAHAH. So worth ittt

[@АндреяТеодосиева]

@@Ishasingh19 yuuuuupppp I've already watched it several times! It's so fuckin goooood

[@ashutosh00784]

Priest noticing the 4th wall break as a person talks to their imaginary friend is the the most outrageous idea I had seen with 4th wall breaks. Not just he notices it, I think this was the first time, we were having such a good pov of a imaginary friend. Like horror movies have used this concept and few other movies but it was always either from the third person view or the protagonist. It was almost like we were casted as the imaginary friend so cleverly, so the friend has a personality without the writers having to actually write it.

[@laylaicarus4053]

I cried my heart out the first time he noticed the camera , the « us » it’s the feeling that there’s someone out there who can understand the weirdest and most unnatural part of you that you don’t even dare or care to share. And that person is the only person you can’t have in the entire world. But the fact that you can’t have him does not make his understanding less soul-touching.

[@RoosStokkel]

Beautifully said!

[@SessaApollo]

It literally broke my heart when she left and didn’t let me follow it was like losing a best friend. The show helped me get over a breakup and she was like a person I grew fond of then at the end when she waved and I was in tear I waved back, I know it sounds dumb but it was really like saying goodbye

[@hazalsena.23]

THANK YOU! Now I fell in love with this series more and won’t be able to over it cuz there’s nothing compare to it!

[@oraycampos]

Jesus, how accurated and precisely sharp was those considerations. Loved it

[@beyza4339]

Fleabag has a really deep and layered plot. And its genuinely funny. This show can be the best show of the decade. The story telling, cam angles, the plot, the acting... Its hust everythibg i can ask for

[@jordannemclean6467]

THIS ANALYSIS WAS SO GOOD

[@ipsilonia]

i cried so hard during those last few minutes in the finale. such a powerful journey for fleabag (and us).

[@RichardPhillips10]

The last three seconds of this show were utterly perfect. Every second of every show for three seaons led up to that moment, that slight shake of the head. It was unexpected, but morally complete. Our heroine had at last found her own path, some sense of meaning that would guide her on - and no longer needed our complicity to make sense of her world.

[@amethystruby1129]

This show is a masterpiece. I didn't know the subtleties it had with editing, filming, writing. Also, I felt like a character with fleabag herself and the moment that priest confronted her at first, I got scared, as if we both got exposed. Never felt so involved in any show. I love how unique the show is, with all awkward comedy and craziness. Honestly, I would LOVE a season 3, but if that destroys all the character developments and plots then don't spoil it. I'll just rewatch the 2 seasons till I die.😭

[@howard5992]

That is a lovely video essay. It's the right length to present your ideas and it gives us several well documented examples (of editing, scene framing, and background music) to illustrate the different changes that occurred.

[@fluffytalguw5883]

I think her breaking the fourth wall started when her bestie died and I’m so glad that the priest was able to notice her breaking away. I’m really sad that this is 2 seasons long but it was great the whole way. The ending was sad too but this show’s been very real. ❤️’d it.

[@feno.]

you have no idea how happy I am knowing that people are also interracting with fleabag whenever she looks at the camera, I never felt so close to a character from a show 😭 what she made was a masterpiece 😭❤️

[@liyana8556]

That was such great insight. I remember watching the last episode and just bawling my eyes out for a good half an hour, Ah what a show.

[@evangelinsusan6771]

I wonder how someone could be smart enough to write such a show love it sm

[@MjlovesMinivans]

Wow I love this break down most people don’t pay attention to cuts in film they just go along with it and don’t really notice but this is such a great explaination and also a wonderful narration

[@editshelf2507]

Just tbh, 7 whole minutes of goosebumps and emotions...

[@samevans1289]

When the priest looked directly at "us" in the café, I flinched lol. Such a great concept. I guess I now know how ghosts who've been going about their day unbothered for years amongst the living feel when one of them suddenly makes direct eye contact😂

[@shivanideshmukh6203]

Loved this technical analysis. It's beautiful how direction of movies is a mix of technology and emotions ❤

[@sodem2810]

Quite possibly the best ending to a series I’ve ever seen. Heartbreaking and yet full of hope.

[@nunya257]

This ending rocked my world, but the absolute best ending to a series ever is SIx Feet Under

[@michelle_m_m]

I’m not great at analyzing TV/film, so I truly learned something from this video. I have a new appreciation for the series now-thank you!

[@rodaxel7165]

So blame the priest for not getting a 3rd season?😂

[@anna-sorscenerock8216]

But thank him for season two as there was only supposed to be 1

[@biancablaney-thivierge1627]

Blame christianity. Haha crusades and all.

[@katsweeterly2039]

Fine by me I blame this marvellous being for enough pain already... ("kneel")

[@michaelv.1936]

Curse you, Moriarty!

[@SugerSprinkledFun]

Religion sucks the fun out of everything

[@praptiburagohain]

It's gonna take many many years and a superbly talented person to create smth that can top this show.

[@srijaninaskar]

I'm not sure whether to dislike this video because it says there won't be a third season of Fleabag or like it because it's so well explained

[@ilovesleep66]

“its through her closeness to us that fleabag remains distanced from other people” this omg

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

OMG I needed this explanation ! I so wanted season 3, but I am satisfied now. I got some of the clues about a change in Fleabag, but not all. I think I was enjoying it so much I was just soaking in the shows effects and their meanings. Bravo ! Based on this look, I had to subscribe. Thanks !

[@PinkGrapefruit22]

I actually teared up listening to the description of the end of season 2. This show is so perfect.

[@nurielizabeth]

I was so in love with how the serie flows through the both seasons. I was really expecting a 3rd one but now I'm pleased that they made the best out of two.

[@wantsgmarie]

And people still wonder why this is my fav series, like, this videos explains everything, and besides, I love how raw it is

[@Normiiiiiiiii]

This was really insightful. Thank you for digesting all this information and explaining it in a clear way!

[@user-kj9st9vq3u]

3:00 the show is so rooted in seamless 4th wall-breaking that it feels completely unnerving to have another character look into the camera

[@andyt8504]

What an insightful analysis and what a great series.

[@rcrowder85]

It's like giving up an imaginary friend. From the music, to the scene cuts, to the breaking of morals and norms as a way to insulate herself from the rest of society, to the uncomfortable conversations, the breaking of the 4th wall with ease, this series impresses me again and again. It's a very strange masterpiece and the end is probably a nice cut from one life to another.... but I want a season 3 and 4....

[@clairevdubs2539]

This show is a work of art and the acting is chefs kiss

[@ltsfreerealestate]

Oh my god this is like Jim from the office... Always being "in on the joke" so they can never be really hurt by whats going on.. But then is also never truly involved and properly invested in his own life...

[@Diicto]

This is by far one of the most if not THE most genius works of art on television.

[@susioeandno1else]

When Phoebe Waller-Bridge won the emmy, I honestly wondered how she won over Rachel Brosnahan... Today I binged Fleabag, and I finally understand... It is so hard to give up on Fleabag and The Priest, but the ending was so bittersweet perfect I can't imagine a third season...

[@replaceablemoons]

god this just made me love and appreciate the show even more

[@mb.7105]

When I recommend the show to people I keep emphasizing that's it's brilliantly done not only from a writing and acting standpoint, but also on every technical level - it's an example of an excellent team of people across all departments synching together to tell a well-written story in a truly unexpected and engaging way. Love the breakdown!