The semi-autobiographical show, Feel Good, is one of the warmest and most beautiful shows on Netflix. With a 100% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it's a British show, with the first season consisting of six episodes. Featuring Canadian comic Mae Martin, the show is also co-written by her, bringing a wonderful authenticity to it.
Lisa Kudrow, of Friends fame, also appears on the show as Mae's mother. The comedy tackles many things in the simple framework of a comedy sitcom. Quirky, funny, and emotional at the same time, Feel Good, at its heart, is a search for identity and an understanding of the self. Here are some moments that put a smile on the viewers face, and some moments when it was hard not to tear up.
10 Smile: Anytime Phil Is On The Screen
Phil Burgers plays Phil, an American who is George's flatmate. And he is truly one of the calmest, nicest, funniest guys on television. Viewers will be amused by his character at first, but slowly grow to see what a wonderful guy he is and what a wonderful friend he is to both George and Mae.
He really wants to be their friend, but George keeps rebuking his friendship. Phil provides a certain lightness to the show. When he appears with a bucket of worms to provide George with companionship, viewers won't be able to stop smiling.
9 Cry: George Not Introducing Mae To Her Friends
George hasn't come out to her friends or family, despite having been with Mae for quite some time. It is evident that they are in love with each other, and George, in fact, says it first. But she still finds it uncomfortable to be physically affectionate with Mae outside of their home or even introduce Mae to her friends.
She keeps avoiding it and Mae notices it. The first time they go to a party together at George's friend's place, George's denial of their relationship is heartbreaking to watch.
8 Smile: Their Very First Date
The show opens with Mae and George. They don't waste any time and get straight into introductions and as soon as they meet, they have their first date. This date is extended into a montage of the "honeymoon" period of their love story.
Until the name of the show flashes on the screen, viewers will be left grinning ear to ear. This sequence shows the giddiness of falling in love, to perfection. Mae and George are awkward and cute and their chemistry is unbelievable. The lights pop and there is a moment when the sound fizzles out, and this moment captures the intensity of their first kiss.
7 Cry: When Mae Calls Her Mom Asking Her If She Can Come Home
Mae is a recovering addict and she understands how she keeps jumping from one addiction to another. Even if she wasn't using, she was now addicted to George in the exact same way.
After a painful evening where she decides to use again, followed by Kevin's breakdown, Mae realizes she needs actual help. She calls up her mother and it is quite an emotional moment in the show that will have viewers cry along with Mae. Mae and her mother finally have some reconciliation here, as well.
6 Smile: When George Tries To Role Play
This is quite a cute moment that comes after a stretch of bad moments for George and Mae. Things seem to not be working out and there seems to be a disconnect between them. George wants to make it better and sort things out with Mae. She feels like she's not being a good girlfriend because she's unable to fulfill Mae's needs, not realizing what the problem actually is.
But this cute effort where she dons a policeman's outfit to role-play and her stumbling efforts to play the character was a nice effort on her part.
5 Cry: Kevin Breaks Down
On their night of ill-advised adventure, Kevin and Mae manage to steal some drugs and then hit the road. They get high and crash and decide to go looking for more. At a particular moment, Kevin rushes out as though going to get more drugs, but it turns out that he had called his sponsor.
The moment between him and his sponsor is very emotional as the audience sees two characters that they might not have paid much attention to have a very strong moment. Mae finds it all difficult to deal with, as she witnesses this, as well.
4 Smile: George's Morphine Truths
A mishap at the party leads to George being admitted to the hospital. Geroge's friends bring her there and she repeatedly asks them to call Mae, who she has saved as "corn" on her phone. When Mae arrives, George is very out of it, courtesy of the morphine, and feels no shame or awkwardness in front of her friends.
She calls Mae "baby" as soon as she sees her and proceeds to be extremely affectionate with her. This is an adorable moment that is made a little amusing because of George's lack of inhibitions.
3 Cry: Lava Gets Treated Badly
Lava or Laura as she calls herself, gets the short end of the stick in her relationship with Mae. From the very first moment she meets Mae, you can sense the chemistry there. Lava doesn't hide the fact that she's interested in Mae, as well.
When George breaks up with Mae, she crashes with Lava. They sleep together but Mae calls it a mistake, which makes Lava really upset. Mae doesn't realize how much she hurt Lava and it's very difficult to watch it unfold.
2 Smile: When George Realizes Who Her Real Friends Are
George usually hangs out with her friends who she has known for a very long time. These friends appear to be good-intentioned people, but they are obnoxious and don't really talk about anything beyond the surface level. When George is heartbroken after her break-up with Mae, they don't seem to realize that she wants to talk about it.
She slowly realizes that it is Phil who is her actual friend, who always extended a hand of friendship, who gave her companionship and more. There is a really cute moment when she photoshops a picture of both of them and gifts it to him.
1 Cry: Mae's Stand Up Act Where She Gets Real
Mae is a stand up comic and she uses this medium to express herself. In one of the most heartbreaking acts, she talks about how she struggles to be whatever George wants her to be.
She talks of how she stopped wearing colors, lest George realizes that she's not actually a boy. She talks of how she keeps having to compare herself and her body to that of a boy's. And she talks about how she thinks she's starting to realize that she's either transgender or non-binary. The brutal honesty with which she talks about the exhaustion of being herself is really heartbreaking to watch.
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June 21, 2020 at 05:30AM
