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Like everyone else, we were captivated this year by Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag, a short show (on Amazon Prime in the U.S., BBC Three in the UK) with fourth-wall breaking wit, silly and perverse situations, and a surprising amount of heart as the protagonist's psyche and trauma unravels. Also, there's a Hot Priest. We discuss how the show approaches humor, the evolving role of the audience/camera as Fleabag learns to love herself, gender, cinematography, and the complicated relationship between sex, trauma, and guilt. Plus, in a special aftershow, we gush about the well-deserved Emmy wins and how the show differs from the original one-woman play, which Tay saw a broadcast of, including the fate of the guinea pig. Note: because of the adult subject matter of this show, listener discretion is advised. Sources we consulted and/or want to share: See if there's a National Theatre Live broadcast of the play near you! Olivia is going to see it the weekend we're posting this! Phoebe Waller-Bridge considering bringing Fleabag back at 50 Article from Variety about Fleabag and creating perverse characters that Tay cites a lot Great early article from Vulture about how Fleabag FEELS different than other TV The Journey of Buying the Fleabag Jumpsuit Great analysis of the role of breaking the fourth wall in Season 2. THE SHOWER SCENE WAS BASED ON HER AND HER HUSBAND On Writing Olivia Colman into the Show Here's an essay about Fleabag and hair Video essay about the use of the fourth wall and intimacy The guinea pig "gasp" in the play Casting the foxes The BBC didn't let her kill the guinea pig Hannah Gadsby's Nanette on American Netflix Phoebe Waller-Bridge's other written-and-starring show, Crashing, on American Netflix. We've since watched it and quite enjoyed it. Fleabag wins Emmys for Best Comedy Series Emmy acceptance speech from Henry Bradbeer, adorable old British man who directed Episode 1 of Season 2 Playlist of Phoebe's SNL episode Be sure to check out our Patreon, which will be updated soon with new content, to support the show. Follow our podcast on Twitter and Instagram. Meanwhile, you can also follow Tay on Twitter and Instagram and Olivia on Twitter and Instagram.