1x1 [new] | Fleabag

If you have never seen Fleabag , stop reading articles. Go watch Fleabag 1x1 . Then come back. We’ll talk about the statue. We’ll talk about the guinea pig. We’ll talk about why a show this sad is also the funniest thing you have ever seen.

Here is everything you need to know about the pilot episode that changed television. We do not know her name. The credits list her as "Fleabag," a derogatory term for a scummy person or a dirty animal. In the first 90 seconds, she proves the nickname fits. Fleabag 1x1

That is the first line audiences hear in Fleabag 1x1 , the series premiere of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s now-legendary BBC/Amazon comedy-drama. On the surface, it is a lie. Episode one, titled simply Episode 1 , is not a romance. It is a trainwreck. It is a grief-stricken, sex-fueled, fourth-wall-shattering introduction to a woman who has lost her best friend, her mother, her business, and seemingly her moral compass. If you have never seen Fleabag , stop reading articles