In a word, you might say thatFleabagis, well, outstanding.
Based off a one-woman show of the same name,Fleabagis the brainchild ofwriter-actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem as though another season ofFleabagis in the cards.
“This just feels like the most beautiful, beautiful way to say goodbye to it.
She added, “you’ve got the option to’t get higher than this.”
Luckily, both seasons ofFleabagare availableto stream on Amazonfor your binging pleasure.
Here’s the untold truth of the show that has everyone talking.
While her monologue was far from a traditional stand-up set, the audience was floored by her performance.
At the insistence of her friends, Waller-Bridge expanded the piece into a full-length play.
She added, “It was the best kind ofbullyingfrom my friends ever.”
“[That] informed a lot of [Fleabag],” Waller-Bridge shared.
In a 2019 interview withDeadline, Waller-Bridge described Boo as “a love letter” to Jones.
What’s with Fleabag’s name?
Fleabagis a story told purely through the perspective of its main protagonist, played by Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Wherever she goes, the audience follows no scene in the series exists without her presence.
However, despite her essentialness to the plot, the quick-witted London gal is never addressed by name.
Soon, however, the writer-actress fell in love with the idea of keeping her name a secret.
“I liked the idea of withholding some of that mystery,” Waller-Bridge told the publication.
As Waller-Bridge explained to theLos Angeles Times, the title/nickname was taken directly from her own childhood nickname.
“It was my family nickname as far back as I can remember,” the star revealed.
Luckily, Waller-Bridge’s nickname fell perfectly in line with the character she’d created.
According to Waller-Bridge, disarming an audience is something that’s “fascinated [her] for ages.”
The star told theNew Statesman, “I’mobsessedwith that line betweencryingand laughing.
I’m always feeling that temptation to twist the knife.”
Still, the series was a breakout hit with critics.
As in, a real girl.
You should be.”
For Waller-Bridge, the answer was a resounding yes.
That said, Waller-Bridge is careful to never say never.
I have to respect that arc and let her go and live for a bit."
In September 2019, aFleabagaudience membersnagged photosof pop queenTaylor Swiftat another one of Waller-Bridge’s Wyndham’s Theatre performances.
Apparently, Colman is quite a fan of Waller-Bridge, tellingEntertainment Weeklyshe thinks theFleabagcreator is “extraordinary.”
“IndieWirecalled the episode “a cinematic comedy masterpiece.”
PerhapsTwittersummed up the phenomenon best: “TheFleabagjumpsuit is a movement.”
Fans were quick to shut down Stiller’s choice of words, whichsome viewers perceivedas reductive.
OneFleabagfantweeted, “The disrespect from Ben Stiller,Fleabagis much more than that.”
She added, “And in the glory of being a woman, the darker bits are involved.”
Like Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s character, her love interest is never given a proper name.
“It couldn’t have been anyone else,” the writer-actress said.
She continued, “He’s just a magical human being.
According to Scott, the onscreen chemistry he shared with Waller-Bridge came naturally.
She added, “There’s so much room for failure without embarrassment.”
Throughout the season, viewers watched as the two characters quickly fell for one another despite their fundamental differences.
The season ended with (spoiler alert!)
Fleabag and the Priest confessing their love for one another at a bus stop before saying goodbye for good.
She added, “I actually think the clincher of the whole thing is that he says it.
[Scott] was so right, and we have him to thank for that.”
