![]() ![]() Bridget Jones led the pack (she cursed, smoked and always said the wrong thing) and paved the way for Kristen Wiig’s character in 2011’s Bridesmaids, Amy Schumer’s sketch show Inside Amy Schumer (2013) and Issa Rae’s Insecure (2016). Instead, they were free to just, well, be. ![]() Suddenly, “hot messes” were no longer to be pitied or laughed at. But weren’t most of their flaws sort of cutesy or endearing? (Think Phoebe Buffay’s quirkiness on Friends or Jessica Day’s klutziness on New Girl.) ![]() That’s not to say until recently all female characters portrayed on-screen were without flaws. And why shouldn’t they? After all, nobody’s perfect. Add to the mix that she’s impulsive, frequently crude, often inappropriate and always cynical, and well, it doesn’t sound particularly aspirational, does it?īut somewhere in the past couple of years, women began to take the put-down back. ![]() “That word, ‘fleabag,’ that felt right, because there’s a messy connotation to it,” Waller-Bridge revealed in Vanity Fair.įor those who haven’t seen it, Fleabag is about a woman in London who is grappling with the death of her best friend, running a business, awkward family dynamics and a series of sexual misadventures. Even the name of the show itself implies a level of disheveled self-acceptance. She is a hot mess and not afraid to show it. (All right, the Hot Priest might have had a little something to do with the show’s success too.)īut what really drew me into the series (and I don’t think I’m alone here) was the main character’s unabashed ability to screw things up. And that’s in no small part thanks to the whip-smart writing from the show’s creator and star, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, as well as the staggering performances. Ah, memories.It’s no news that Fleabag is one of the best damn shows on TV (it bagged four Emmys in 2019, including best comedy series). Plus, watching it decay and fall off reminds you of that one time six months ago when you took care of yourself. You get a pedicure and let the polish come off naturally, over many months. It's like watching the seasons change, really. You're always asking other people for hair ties because no hot mess ever has a hair tie when she needs one. It's just that your keys are in your friend's purse. Your super knows that when you call, it's because you need them to let you back into your apartment. When you go to text, you're basically just hitting the cracks and hoping they form words.ġ5. Like it's more cracks than phone at this point. Late-night sex never bothers you but that walk back to the bar the next morning always feels like the true walk of shame.ġ4. You've never once opened a tab at a bar without leaving your card there. And the last time they were in the closet was never.ġ3. More of your clothes are on the floor of your room than on hangers. And now your head smells like a lady-gym, which isn't the worst thing, TBH.ġ2. You sprayed spray deodorant on your head because you thought it was dry shampoo. You used Elmer's glue to stick the soles back on to your favorite shoes. LOL, it did not work at all.ġ1. And honestly you will sleep in it tonight too because it doesn't smell yet. You're wearing the same shirt you slept in last night. Same with the bottom of your purse. You know, if "meal" means countless crumbs that could technically be smushed together in a time of crisis aka waiting in line at the bank.ĩ. There is basically a full meal in your laptop keyboard. Oh, so if you cut up a block of cheese, it's acceptable, but eating it grated out of the bag makes you a garbage pile? Rude.Ĩ. You're eating grated cheese straight from the bag right now. It's always there … wherever "there" is on that particular day.ħ. You spend so many nights waking up in random apartments that your finger is basically your primary toothbrush. You cut open your conditioner bottles with scissors to scrape out the remains because you keep forgetting to buy fresh conditioner. You have rubbed hand sanitizer under your armpits instead of deodorant in the recent past. Some people say this works and it seemed better than just silently smelling like a dead cat at work all day.ĥ. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to playĤ. ![]()
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