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I really enjoyed it, but...


The poor girl just gets worked over in the final episode. Not that she didn't have some of that coming, though it did seem to pile on there. It went from British Broad City to sad and depressing pretty quick.

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I thought the same. Absolutely loved this show but thought just a little too savage in the last Ep.

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The thing that bothered me the most was that Harry had posed for the stepmom's sexhibition, and showed up with his new gf, and not one single person (Harry, her family who all seemed to know about it) said a word to her beforehand. She wasn't a great person, and some of the things that happened to her she had coming. Plus we were seeing things through her eyes, and she may not be the most reliable narrator (eg the stepmom or sister's husband may not be quite as bad as she portrays them). But that was straight *beep* on Harry and her family's part, with no excuse other than they wanted to hurt her or didn't give two *beep* about her feelings.

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When Fleabag spoke to Harry at the exhibition, he said that the stepmother had told him that she had discussed the possibility of him posing with Fleabag and that Fleabag was fine with him doing it. So Harry thought she knew and was cool with it. It's possible the stepmother told Fleabag's Dad the same thing. Not defending the stepmother but her behaviour isn't surprising as it's established they have an antagonistic relationship.

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He did say that. But I still maintain he should have told her himself, especially as step mom got a cast of his dick. Something THAT important you say yourself. And considering how long they'd been together, he should have had an inkling that FB didn't like her stepmom. He also should have told her he was showing up at her stepmother's exhibition with a date. He should have assumed there was a possibility she would be there. At best it was thoughtless and a bit crappy. At worst it was passive aggressive meanness.

Think about it. If a family member you didn't like made a nude sculpture of your recent ex whom you'd been with for a long time, including an intimate sculpture of their genitals, and the first time you find out is seeing it along with a surprise appearance of your ex with a date, that could be pretty devastating. Call me a wuss, but that would be a serious kick in the gut, a real feeling of betrayal. "I thought she told you" ain't cutting it.

I don't exactly remember the ex's response to her not knowing. But I don't remember him being all that apologetic. More awkward "I thought you knew. whatever" kinda thing.

In fairness to her sister, she did allude to it by asking what FB thought of the ex's "new job". FB pretended to know what she meant, so at least the sister brought it up.

Again, what stuck with me on this particular thing was this wasn't karma (guys breaking up with her because she's kind of a crappy gf) or potential unreliable narrator (stepmom, sis hubby and dad maybe not really being that bad). This was people close to her doing something at best thoughtless and at worst just mean and no one giving a sh*t. She had every right to be really hurt. And this wasn't her fault. Instead of her treating people badly, it was them treating her badly.

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