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maynothingbut-tonightdouspart · 2 years

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one of my favorite fleabag moments I never see anyone talk about and it's the parallel between when fleabag is in the bath with that guy, and she talks about being lonely and he doesn't really understand it

and then in contrast, the moment where the priest is explaining why he agreed to attend the family dinner of a couple he would be marrying by saying he's "just really fucking lonely"

#the bath scene kills me though because at first the guy says he IS lonely #and there's clearly that shining moment of recognition. of knowing that your expereinces are not singular.#the door to bond through experiences even if those experiences are negative #and then he dashes all that by being like oh no my life is great actually #and it feels like fleabag (and the audience) had this moment of genuine connection ripped out right from under them #replaced by a realization that there's nothing there and certainly no room for you #and then comparing that to another character who - even through one line - does understand that! it makes me lose it #for me its right up there with him asking her a question for the first time in forty-five minutes #fleabag

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