Spectacular writing, acting, music, everything... Flawless conclusion to this amazing show. For sure one of the best seasons of 2019 and it's only april.
19 Reviews
Just... amazing
Lou-Series9 April 2019
Tugs at the Heart
Hitchcoc28 January 2020
The end comes so fast. The wedding is amazing. The speech by Fleabag's priest is really a masterpiece, full of angst and emotion. I love the father and his relationship with his prodigal daughter. I'm hoping that the next season comes soon. There was just too little of this masterful show.
"It's God, isn't it"
jangreenhill19 April 2019
Best 30 minutes of tv
luvmycalfee21 May 2019
Season Two Review
southdavid7 July 2020
Even though I really liked the first run of "Fleabag" I wasn't prepared for just how much of a step up the second season would be. It's genuinely, one of the funniest, most enjoyable seasons of comedy I've seen in a long while.
The wedding of Godmother (Olivia Colman) and Dad (Bill Paterson) approaches, and a family dinner introduces Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) to The Priest (Andrew Scott). There is immediate chemistry between them, but due to his vocation, nothing can happen. Meanwhile Claire's (Sian Clifford) marriage is breaking down, caused by the suspicion about Martin's (Brett Gelman) pass at Fleabag, and by her spending more time out of the country, for work.
There's one immediate and obvious reason for the season two improvement. In the first episodes, any love interest for Fleabag wasn't a match for her wit or temperament, they were a punchline. Here Andrew Scott's "Hot Priest" is a fully rounded character, with his own issues and can both punch back and enjoy sparring with her. The moment when starts to catch her doing her asides to camera is a truly brilliant idea but the shows so wonderfully written it never has to explicitly investigate why that's happening, or, for example, have Fleabag verbally explain her crushing guilt to him. The impending wedding gives the season more of a narrative throughflow too, rather than just a series of events, it's building to something, and provides reasons for the characters to interact. It's just funnier all round though, better written, more moving and, as it appears at the moment that this is all we're ever going to get, tinged with a bittersweet sadness - particularly in the final moments.
Just glorious, wonderful TV.
The wedding of Godmother (Olivia Colman) and Dad (Bill Paterson) approaches, and a family dinner introduces Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) to The Priest (Andrew Scott). There is immediate chemistry between them, but due to his vocation, nothing can happen. Meanwhile Claire's (Sian Clifford) marriage is breaking down, caused by the suspicion about Martin's (Brett Gelman) pass at Fleabag, and by her spending more time out of the country, for work.
There's one immediate and obvious reason for the season two improvement. In the first episodes, any love interest for Fleabag wasn't a match for her wit or temperament, they were a punchline. Here Andrew Scott's "Hot Priest" is a fully rounded character, with his own issues and can both punch back and enjoy sparring with her. The moment when starts to catch her doing her asides to camera is a truly brilliant idea but the shows so wonderfully written it never has to explicitly investigate why that's happening, or, for example, have Fleabag verbally explain her crushing guilt to him. The impending wedding gives the season more of a narrative throughflow too, rather than just a series of events, it's building to something, and provides reasons for the characters to interact. It's just funnier all round though, better written, more moving and, as it appears at the moment that this is all we're ever going to get, tinged with a bittersweet sadness - particularly in the final moments.
Just glorious, wonderful TV.
Fitting End
licheng_huang13 April 2019
Warning: Spoilers
The series ended on a high note. It's predictable at some parts when main characters of the series made decisions on what they wanted to do with moments making you feel laugh and cry out loud at the same time. At the end of an eventful day, the familiar bus stop reminds me of why I grew to love London over last decade and it also made me wonder where the lead character (or myself) is heading after all this (brexit spillover).
The second series triumphed the first series imo (I'd also mention Phoebe Waller-Bridge's other BBC America show Killing Eve). I felt strangely happy to have been sitting on the same plane with Phoebe for 11hrs+ (with touching distance at some point) back in February 2018.
The second series triumphed the first series imo (I'd also mention Phoebe Waller-Bridge's other BBC America show Killing Eve). I felt strangely happy to have been sitting on the same plane with Phoebe for 11hrs+ (with touching distance at some point) back in February 2018.
HOPE
hiyerarsi21 August 2020
I've fallen apart with the final episode. The waving at the end, it really touched my heart. God! We are all looking for one thing in a life, It is THE HOPE.
It gives me sadness cause most of the times i felt that there is no HOPE. This episode made me realize that . We on are own sadness at the end of everything, we are alone and we are waiting for a bus to take us home. Thank you Phoebe! 💔
Best ever show about mourning
lists-9421326 July 2021
I enjoyed both series. Fantastic writing. Great characters.
This final episode was a brilliant distillation of all that went before.
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This final episode was a brilliant distillation of all that went before.
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Ending Scene
atalaatmostafa26 June 2020
Cannot get my head around how bad this was
SqueakyLovesGeorgeSpahn12 September 2019
Honestly, season 1 was awesome. I absolutely LOVED Fleabag S1. Then as Season 2 went on, ran out of ideas and the ending, well, the best thing it was that it did END. Credit to Phoebe, it is very hard to write, act and direct, unless you are Orson Welles. The first series had its fun that you IDENTIFIED with the turmoil going on with Fleabag, you really could see through her behaviour. The Season 2, dunno, was it meant to be romantic? Cos spiritual, gimme a break!!!! I actually believe it sets a very poor standard to succeed on British TV.
Glorious
fox-sabina12 February 2020
Practically perfect in every way. When the last episode finished, I wanted to just watch it again, as it was near enough the most wonderful 30 minutes of tv I've ever seen. Beautifully written and played out. Just loved it
Messy reality
jana_sayles31 January 2020
Season one I did not love. I didn't get it. A broken woman using sex as a way to heal. Half of season two, I felt the same. She's shallow, she's not dealing, she's unrelatable to me. But then, I liked the characters. I liked the people. By the end of season 2, I'm hooked. I love her. I get her. She is so real.
"It'll pass..."
Trey_Trebuchet3 August 2023
Warning: Spoilers
And THAT'S how you end a show on a high note.
I'm honestly pretty amazed how well things tied up for Fleabag and the Priest. He ended up choosing what he felt was best for him by going back to the church a single man, and she seems to be disappointed but perhaps in a much better place now than she has been since the passing of her mother and Boo.
Still, what a heartbreaking ending. Of course the person she has actually fallen in love with is someone she cannot have. Her final moments with him were so, so beautiful and heart-wrenching. Bridge was hilarious form beginning to end for the entire series, but her emotional moments were simply sublime, this scene included. Andrew Scott likewise was amazing.
I do think Claire running off to the airport to express her feelings toward someone we've only seen a little of seems a bit tacked on, but I'm really, really content with how her arc ended up to that specific scene so I'm not bitter about it. Bridge seems to outright acknowledge how silly and corny it is IN the episode too. I don't know. I still loved her and I still loved Claire.
I did love the wedding as well. That was all executed, acted and directed well. I Loved Priest's monologue about love.
This was a fabulous finale, and overall, a pretty fabulous second series. I loved every episode. I love that it wasn't just a rinse-and-repeat of series 1 either. Priest seeing her break the fourth wall was refreshing, Fleabag avoiding sex (for the most part) and running an actively successful cafe was refreshing, and all of the family drama was still compelling and really well acted.
Best of all, I just thought the season was much more hilarious than the first. Plenty of laughs and excellent comedic timing from the cast.
This show was absolutely worth the watch, and I can tell I may need to rewatch it just catch everything. Which I don't consider a bad thing. Bravo, Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
I'm honestly pretty amazed how well things tied up for Fleabag and the Priest. He ended up choosing what he felt was best for him by going back to the church a single man, and she seems to be disappointed but perhaps in a much better place now than she has been since the passing of her mother and Boo.
Still, what a heartbreaking ending. Of course the person she has actually fallen in love with is someone she cannot have. Her final moments with him were so, so beautiful and heart-wrenching. Bridge was hilarious form beginning to end for the entire series, but her emotional moments were simply sublime, this scene included. Andrew Scott likewise was amazing.
I do think Claire running off to the airport to express her feelings toward someone we've only seen a little of seems a bit tacked on, but I'm really, really content with how her arc ended up to that specific scene so I'm not bitter about it. Bridge seems to outright acknowledge how silly and corny it is IN the episode too. I don't know. I still loved her and I still loved Claire.
I did love the wedding as well. That was all executed, acted and directed well. I Loved Priest's monologue about love.
This was a fabulous finale, and overall, a pretty fabulous second series. I loved every episode. I love that it wasn't just a rinse-and-repeat of series 1 either. Priest seeing her break the fourth wall was refreshing, Fleabag avoiding sex (for the most part) and running an actively successful cafe was refreshing, and all of the family drama was still compelling and really well acted.
Best of all, I just thought the season was much more hilarious than the first. Plenty of laughs and excellent comedic timing from the cast.
This show was absolutely worth the watch, and I can tell I may need to rewatch it just catch everything. Which I don't consider a bad thing. Bravo, Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Episode 2.6
Prismark109 September 2021
Warning: Spoilers
The final episode of Fleabag when out on a high.
The priest is officiating her father's wedding to the wicked godmother.
The priest tells the bittersweet truth as he speaks about what love means while officiating the wedding. This is after having had sex with Fleabag.
Claire also tells Martin the truth. Their marriage is over and she lost their baby.
Fleabag ends with a melancholic ending. The priest chooses the church but maybe Fleabag is in a happier place.
Fleabag was always dark and the second series did get better in the final few episode.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge certainly managed to pull it all together at the end. I felt Fleabag and the priest running away madly in love would had been a cop out.
The priest is officiating her father's wedding to the wicked godmother.
The priest tells the bittersweet truth as he speaks about what love means while officiating the wedding. This is after having had sex with Fleabag.
Claire also tells Martin the truth. Their marriage is over and she lost their baby.
Fleabag ends with a melancholic ending. The priest chooses the church but maybe Fleabag is in a happier place.
Fleabag was always dark and the second series did get better in the final few episode.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge certainly managed to pull it all together at the end. I felt Fleabag and the priest running away madly in love would had been a cop out.
Strong and memorable finish
snoozejonc12 June 2022
The day of the wedding arrives.
I cannot give too much plot detail without spoiling, but it is for me one of the most drama centric episodes that focuses a lot on the relationships between characters. Some scenes are quite satisfying and heartwarming, others are approached in a different way.
One arc that has been developing through series two is resolved in a non-traditional way for screen characters and I think it is written and performed fantastically well. I try to put myself in the position of a writer creating stories and would most likely draw upon my own emotional experiences for inspiration and produce material accordingly. I know nothing about Pheobe Waller-Bridge's personal life, so I might be completely wrong, but this is the feeling I get.
All performances are great as always, with all actors getting a moment to shine.
For me it is an 8.5/10 but I round upwards.
I cannot give too much plot detail without spoiling, but it is for me one of the most drama centric episodes that focuses a lot on the relationships between characters. Some scenes are quite satisfying and heartwarming, others are approached in a different way.
One arc that has been developing through series two is resolved in a non-traditional way for screen characters and I think it is written and performed fantastically well. I try to put myself in the position of a writer creating stories and would most likely draw upon my own emotional experiences for inspiration and produce material accordingly. I know nothing about Pheobe Waller-Bridge's personal life, so I might be completely wrong, but this is the feeling I get.
All performances are great as always, with all actors getting a moment to shine.
For me it is an 8.5/10 but I round upwards.
Fabulous finale
paulfalconerkhan11 July 2022
At last a show worth raving about. The ending is simply faultless with a bittersweet tinge for Fleabag. This has got to be one of the best series around and can't wait for season three. Cast, script and amazing performances packed in small chunks of an original storyline. So needed in a sea of mediocrity. Bravo!
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