So, I was once in an institution with someone undergoing electroshock therapy, which is rarely but still used for some neurological conditions. She knew she would have the side-effect of amnesias, and her doctor had advised her to make a list of the media she'd most enjoyed so she could go back and enjoy them all again, like new. So, there's your answer. EST. (But, don't.)
Did anyone else notice how she immediately looks at us at 2:15 when Hot Priest tells her straight up "We're not gonna have sex"??? It reinforces so clearly the underlying tone that whenever she's in pain or she gets hurt she escapes by looking at us, and not being in the moment. God damn I love fleabag so much
I have a theory that she is dissociating (like in the depressed sense) and that when she breaks the fourth wall, she's zoning out cause its triggering on some sort of trauma. That's why most of the time its in the middle of serious moments to add some weird funny commentary, and why it shows how much the priest actually cares for her
@@elipandaman i mean, it makes sense. It doesnt has to neccesarily about a giant trauma or smth, but she's definitely not being present at those moments, even if its for the split of a second
I noticed as well but correct me if I'm wrong but when her sister is suffering from trauma IE the miscarriage she doesn't zone out because she's there for her sister.
Originally when I watched this and he asked her that, I burst out crying. Watching it now, a few years later and same emotion. He is perfect, the writing is perfect, it’s perfect.
I watch this clip occasionally but I never feel that same bit of delicious shock as when I first saw it. I always tell people who haven't seen the show they have to watch it all the way through the first season and the second season because I don't think they'd get that same delight from this scene. After seeing her talk to us for so long while no one else is aware her feelings don't match her words, the realization of how the Priest truly understands her packs a huge emotional punch. It may be my all-time favorite moment from any show!
On the other hand foxes are incredibly common in London. I think that's why she chose foxes to represent his trauma. You know they are always there and you will run across them every now and again but bizarre enough to stand out on a normal day
Anyone else notice how the second she brings his celibacy into question, he gets scared by the fox? Really hammers in the theory that the fox represents either God or temptation.
i've done a lot of stewing on it and i think the foxes are women. i think they're women trying to break his vow of celibacy and turn him away from God. every instance he talks about foxes trying to get in or somehow thinking a fox is nearby, a woman can be applied to the situation, especially in this scene. as soon as he thinks he hears a fox, she starts talking about having sex with him. it's just my personal thoughts though
@@mayasinclair3335 Regardless of what is (or isn't) out there, there are still people on this Earth that love you, and you are still allowed to love yourself no matter what. In the end that's all that matters. You'll be okay :)
This scene is such brilliant screenwriting. To give a character, who is completely detached from her own emotions and unseen by the people in her life , the ability to break the fourth wall-- and then giving the only person who truly sees her, the ability to NOTICE when she does: fucking genius. The things I would give to watch this scene for the first time again and get the same chills up my spine.
It’s my favorite part of the show. Season 2 really elevated Fleabag. She actually did something really interesting instead of just dragging the show out.
Being caught breaking the fourth wall is like a vulnerable place to be caught. Like someone walking in when you're naked. I remember first watching this series and being surprised that he saw her break the fourth wall but never truly understanding why! But here's my take. No one in her life actually cares when she does that. They know she's doing something but don't really give a shit enough about her to ask or worry about it at all. The priest actually genuinely cares about her which is why she's so fucking weirded out by him acknowledging it. I know this from experience! When a girl has been neglected, put down or ignored her whole life! Even by the people in her family. Being that guy to actually care, it can freak them out to the point where they think I'm totally bonkers. 🤣🤣
Someone that's running away and someone who keeps chasing. Someone who can't allow to fall in love again. Someone who is afraid of opening up and show true colors. This show hit me so damn hard.
Having rewatched episode 5 ohsomanytimes, I have a theory! The priest arrives not planning to sleep with Fleabag ("I can't have sex with you because I'll fall in love with you.") but he hears what Fleabag says to the camera ("We're going to have sex. Oh my God, we're going to have sex.") & gives in. 💚 Thoughts?
@@lm4646 yeah see I wondered about that but I think tbh him saying he it a little while after she does is showing how in sync the two of them really are.
This was my favorite scene in the entire show and one of my favorite scenes in television. I think it encapsulated a very specific sort of human experience in a masterful way. Just good film.
I bestow upon you oh Pheobe every possible award that is recognized for this type of stuff. Emmys, Golden Globes, heck even an Oscar for this scene. Yeah I know we're not supposed to give them away like that. You will hear them say "he's not allowed to give them away!", but don't listen to them. It's all bull. Truly deserved. And the internet agrees with me.
Plot twist, neither of our acting teachers had seen the show, and wanted the priest to be only really nervous, oh and also the Fox is somehow a representation of his erection, go figure >.>
I feel like she can only see the foxes that he worries about if because they've broken eachothers 'forth wall' and they're that connected, which makes me ever sadder
I think he was just the first person who really paid attention to her, like looked her in the eyes, so was able to tell in that moment cause it was such an intimate thing for him. Or maybe him and his relationship with god play a part, as a few things happened out of the ordinary
Bro I saw this clip on instagram and I legit thought it was from a horror show. Like imagine you can break the 4th wall like Deadpool and some mf just goes “who are you talking to” shit would be fucking scary
I've said it for a long time. Fleabag is simply the best female lead series/movie that I can think of. There are good movies like kill bill, Wonder woman, Mad Max fury road but fleabag just stands out so much for me for some reason.
I had a really really bad morning... Just checking YT, and it drops up this video. My day is saved! ❤ I love this show so so much! ❤ "He went that way." 🦊
@@adreon I think he meant other characters noticing fourth wall-breaking, and how the fourth wall-breaking serves a much greater purpose than just narration. Even Frank Underwood used fourth wall-breaking just to deliver edgy monologues about his own power. But the Priest noticing Fleabag talking to us creates a whole new dimension to her character, and puts us the audience in a totally different position!
@@emilhofilena5570 Having rewatched episode 5 ohsomanytimes, I have a theory! The priest arrives not planning to sleep with Fleabag ("I can't have sex with you because I'll fall in love with you.") but he hears what Fleabag says to the camera ("We're going to have sex. Oh my God, we're going to have sex.") & gives in. 💚 Thoughts?
@@adreon Having rewatched episode 5 ohsomanytimes, I have a theory! The priest arrives not planning to sleep with Fleabag ("I can't have sex with you because I'll fall in love with you.") but he hears what Fleabag says to the camera ("We're going to have sex. Oh my God, we're going to have sex.") & gives in. 💚 Thoughts?
The fox is the same as her 4th wall, but represented in a different form. She dissociates in uncomfortable moments by talking to us, he does the same by bringing out the foxes.
the series ends with the priest choosing God over fleabag and leaving, and then a fox goes after him (meaning that even through he's making this decision, he is still not sure of anything and would have to live with it)
The sarcasm and cynicism that passes as humor, that makes us laugh while watching the show, is actually her depressed self-conscious pessimist mind. That's who she talks to, that's us. He noticed something was wrong. Eventually he noticed us. He even looked at us straight in the eye! Damn it I would love so much to be able to watch it again for the first time.
I think the reason he knows is because Fleabag is talking to her mother whenever she breaks the fourth wall and because the priest has a connection to God and the afterlife he can acknowledge it
So two things I've learned here. 1. I'm going to whack Sherlock because this 7% solution of cocaine is absolutely fire. 2. FOXES AND AN RELIGIOUS JAMES MORIARTY.
I wish i could loose my memory and watch this show again. It was unforgettable experience.
exactly, especially the 2nd season was just beyond perfect
Amen
I'm your 1000th like and I wholeheartedly agree!
Praying my shit memory will let me forget major plot points so I can rewatch it again in a few months and be amazed once more
So, I was once in an institution with someone undergoing electroshock therapy, which is rarely but still used for some neurological conditions. She knew she would have the side-effect of amnesias, and her doctor had advised her to make a list of the media she'd most enjoyed so she could go back and enjoy them all again, like new. So, there's your answer. EST. (But, don't.)
Goodness gracious the dialogue in this show is flawless
Finally someone acknowledging that as well and not just the screenplay
Did anyone else notice how she immediately looks at us at 2:15 when Hot Priest tells her straight up "We're not gonna have sex"???
It reinforces so clearly the underlying tone that whenever she's in pain or she gets hurt she escapes by looking at us, and not being in the moment. God damn I love fleabag so much
Same with the priest and the Fox. As soon as she mentioned celibacy, he brought up the Fox.
@@kylerode3506 it's because foxes are a metaphor for women he's tempted to be with but trying to abstain from.
Breaking the fourth wall.
@khristoferyan I thought that, too. But at the end it seems they both see the fox.
@@PlayaP69 he was able to break the fourth wall aswell at some point. They see each other for all their flaws and accept them without a thought
I have a theory that she is dissociating (like in the depressed sense) and that when she breaks the fourth wall, she's zoning out cause its triggering on some sort of trauma. That's why most of the time its in the middle of serious moments to add some weird funny commentary, and why it shows how much the priest actually cares for her
bingo 😊❤
and the overmedicalization by the 15 year olds begins
@@elipandaman I mean it makes sense
@@elipandaman i mean, it makes sense. It doesnt has to neccesarily about a giant trauma or smth, but she's definitely not being present at those moments, even if its for the split of a second
I noticed as well but correct me if I'm wrong but when her sister is suffering from trauma IE the miscarriage she doesn't zone out because she's there for her sister.
Originally when I watched this and he asked her that, I burst out crying. Watching it now, a few years later and same emotion. He is perfect, the writing is perfect, it’s perfect.
It's such a small touch that's surprisingly moving. Totally caught me off guard
I watch this clip occasionally but I never feel that same bit of delicious shock as when I first saw it. I always tell people who haven't seen the show they have to watch it all the way through the first season and the second season because I don't think they'd get that same delight from this scene. After seeing her talk to us for so long while no one else is aware her feelings don't match her words, the realization of how the Priest truly understands her packs a huge emotional punch. It may be my all-time favorite moment from any show!
@rebeccaartybeccawatkins6931 yes. And she is so surprised at it because she has never had anybody "get her" before.
He can see her breaking the fourth wall just like how she can see his fox later on
Oh that’s right!
On the other hand foxes are incredibly common in London. I think that's why she chose foxes to represent his trauma. You know they are always there and you will run across them every now and again but bizarre enough to stand out on a normal day
@@soph996 the foxes are women. He follows God abstaining from sex, but she's a fox too trying to destroy his promis to God.
Anyone else notice how the second she brings his celibacy into question, he gets scared by the fox? Really hammers in the theory that the fox represents either God or temptation.
i've done a lot of stewing on it and i think the foxes are women. i think they're women trying to break his vow of celibacy and turn him away from God. every instance he talks about foxes trying to get in or somehow thinking a fox is nearby, a woman can be applied to the situation, especially in this scene. as soon as he thinks he hears a fox, she starts talking about having sex with him. it's just my personal thoughts though
Totally agree- the toilet train idea reinforces that too
As a religious person I've never felt more simultaneously challenged and accepted by a show before and I love it.
Yeah, I expected this storyline to be antagonistic. I kind of saw it to hate watch but I ended up respecting the writing.
666 likes, funny 🤣
The fact that I’m going through this exact scenario as a religious person and it hurts
@@mayasinclair3335 Regardless of what is (or isn't) out there, there are still people on this Earth that love you, and you are still allowed to love yourself no matter what. In the end that's all that matters. You'll be okay :)
@@caracatitafrumoasa7319 and now it got 777 😭
I will never forget my reaction the moment he asked “where did you go?”
I felt exposed too when he said that !
This scene is such brilliant screenwriting. To give a character, who is completely detached from her own emotions and unseen by the people in her life , the ability to break the fourth wall-- and then giving the only person who truly sees her, the ability to NOTICE when she does: fucking genius. The things I would give to watch this scene for the first time again and get the same chills up my spine.
this scene and the scene in the cafe never fail to give me shivers
Specially in the cafe where he see ''us'' directly to the camera but fail to engage.
It's what any girl (or anyone really!) wants: SOMEONE WHO NOTICES.
Fourth wall breaks don’t get much better than this.
Screw Deadpool and his 16 walls, this is so clever the way they handle this!
It’s my favorite part of the show. Season 2 really elevated Fleabag. She actually did something really interesting instead of just dragging the show out.
Ikr!!!..
This scene is funny and poignant at the same time. The series is so well written. It deserves all the nominations and awards it got.
This scene is just two people casually talking on a bench and it puts you through the wringer
Being caught breaking the fourth wall is like a vulnerable place to be caught. Like someone walking in when you're naked.
I remember first watching this series and being surprised that he saw her break the fourth wall but never truly understanding why!
But here's my take.
No one in her life actually cares when she does that. They know she's doing something but don't really give a shit enough about her to ask or worry about it at all.
The priest actually genuinely cares about her which is why she's so fucking weirded out by him acknowledging it. I know this from experience! When a girl has been neglected, put down or ignored her whole life! Even by the people in her family.
Being that guy to actually care, it can freak them out to the point where they think I'm totally bonkers. 🤣🤣
Someone that's running away and someone who keeps chasing. Someone who can't allow to fall in love again. Someone who is afraid of opening up and show true colors. This show hit me so damn hard.
I’m not even English but I will say: this show is Bloody Brilliant.
If you want to sound really really British you could say its "blooming brilliant" but pronounce it "blummin'" for extra points.
@@distilledwill ha. Merci. Noted.
I cringed ngl
@@vph7 eh. I’m sure you’ll be ok.
bloody with a big b
I saw a video on TH-cam explaining why she kept interacting less with the audience.
This is genius at so many levels it never stops surprising me.
Having rewatched episode 5 ohsomanytimes, I have a theory! The priest arrives not planning to sleep with Fleabag ("I can't have sex with you because I'll fall in love with you.") but he hears what Fleabag says to the camera ("We're going to have sex. Oh my God, we're going to have sex.") & gives in. 💚 Thoughts?
@@lm4646 yeah see I wondered about that but I think tbh him saying he it a little while after she does is showing how in sync the two of them really are.
"I'd really love to be your friend though" 😔
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more perfect show than this. Every episode was PERFECT, im being serious this show is the perfect show.
this scene right here made me love this show even more. only he could care enough about her to notice her go there. brilliant brilliant writing.
This was my favorite scene in the entire show and one of my favorite scenes in television. I think it encapsulated a very specific sort of human experience in a masterful way. Just good film.
I bestow upon you oh Pheobe every possible award that is recognized for this type of stuff. Emmys, Golden Globes, heck even an Oscar for this scene. Yeah I know we're not supposed to give them away like that. You will hear them say "he's not allowed to give them away!", but don't listen to them. It's all bull. Truly deserved. And the internet agrees with me.
I'm lucky enough to be doing this exact scene in my Acting class tonight, can't wait-- Can already tell the energy will be amazing in the room
Plot twist, neither of our acting teachers had seen the show, and wanted the priest to be only really nervous, oh and also the Fox is somehow a representation of his erection, go figure >.>
He is Moriarity, he is too smart to know you are breaking fourth wall.
I feel like she can only see the foxes that he worries about if because they've broken eachothers 'forth wall' and they're that connected, which makes me ever sadder
There is literally nothing that i can think of to compare to this show. The brilliance of it feels so distinct!
I think he was just the first person who really paid attention to her, like looked her in the eyes, so was able to tell in that moment cause it was such an intimate thing for him. Or maybe him and his relationship with god play a part, as a few things happened out of the ordinary
I actually screamed when it happened. I felt that with her.
YES omg one of my favorite scenes from the second season
He Knows "The POV"
This scene is the only thing i have seen about fleabag and it convinced me i need to watch it
Love this scene so much
I still find this so incredibly unnerving no matter how many times I watch it.
I wish I could go back to feeling what I felt the first time I watched this
Alright, well, this has just convinced me to watch Fleabag.
DO IT! wish you hadn’t been spoiled though, this moment was truly freaky when you weren’t expecting it
@@chance757 damn it. I saw this on tiktok 😂
@@chance757 exactly. Sort of a gutting spoiler but I wouldnt stop anyone from watching it regardless
Bro I saw this clip on instagram and I legit thought it was from a horror show. Like imagine you can break the 4th wall like Deadpool and some mf just goes “who are you talking to” shit would be fucking scary
I GASPED
She’s such a lovely woman.
IS IT A FOX!?
I love how this show j set its own rules then broke them, Phoebe did such a class job at this show
This is scene is EVERYTHING!!! ❤
the fucking screams at the end, i can't stop laughing
I've said it for a long time. Fleabag is simply the best female lead series/movie that I can think of. There are good movies like kill bill, Wonder woman, Mad Max fury road but fleabag just stands out so much for me for some reason.
I had a really really bad morning... Just checking YT, and it drops up this video. My day is saved! ❤ I love this show so so much! ❤ "He went that way." 🦊
I love how neurotic he is
I mean, the entire thing... masterpiece
Thank you to Ashley/Bestdressed for introducing me to this show. I miss you. :(
So I watched the second season before the first and it was so good and emotionally devastating. I wish I could experience it again.
I had no idea you could do this in tv
There are plenty of examples. For instance House of Cards.
@@adreon I think he meant other characters noticing fourth wall-breaking, and how the fourth wall-breaking serves a much greater purpose than just narration. Even Frank Underwood used fourth wall-breaking just to deliver edgy monologues about his own power. But the Priest noticing Fleabag talking to us creates a whole new dimension to her character, and puts us the audience in a totally different position!
@@emilhofilena5570 when he talked general like "in TV" i thought he was talking about fourth wall break.
@@emilhofilena5570 Having rewatched episode 5 ohsomanytimes, I have a theory! The priest arrives not planning to sleep with Fleabag ("I can't have sex with you because I'll fall in love with you.") but he hears what Fleabag says to the camera ("We're going to have sex. Oh my God, we're going to have sex.") & gives in. 💚 Thoughts?
@@adreon Having rewatched episode 5 ohsomanytimes, I have a theory! The priest arrives not planning to sleep with Fleabag ("I can't have sex with you because I'll fall in love with you.") but he hears what Fleabag says to the camera ("We're going to have sex. Oh my God, we're going to have sex.") & gives in. 💚 Thoughts?
I just saw a moment like this in Gentleman Jack! Sign of true love!
I think the fox is a metaphor or a representation of something, that I cannot quite put my finger on...
The fox is the same as her 4th wall, but represented in a different form. She dissociates in uncomfortable moments by talking to us, he does the same by bringing out the foxes.
@@MrBrno yeah, I noticed that when she started to talk about celibacy
it represents the priest doubts and how they will always follow him
the series ends with the priest choosing God over fleabag and leaving, and then a fox goes after him (meaning that even through he's making this decision, he is still not sure of anything and would have to live with it)
Oh good, the GCSE English students have arrived to sort things out.
Of course Moriarty would be aware of the Fourth Wall break.
This it's a one of a kind experience because Season 2 it's better than Season 1, let thank sink in.
Very few shows have that power.
cutest thing ever..❤❤❤
Chefs kiss!!
you know when the first time I saw this scene, it's blow my mind
He sees her
The sarcasm and cynicism that passes as humor, that makes us laugh while watching the show, is actually her depressed self-conscious pessimist mind. That's who she talks to, that's us. He noticed something was wrong. Eventually he noticed us. He even looked at us straight in the eye!
Damn it I would love so much to be able to watch it again for the first time.
I was SO SHOCKED when he broke the fourth wall when I was watching it for the first time ever this morning.
I love that a fox is the scariest animal in the emerald isles. It’s quaint.
The foxes are a metaphor for women that he's tempted to be with but abstaining from.
“Boo! Bah!”
God (yes, God)....I love them.
Idk why but I watch this scene whenever I feel like I need a reality check
This guy is some omnipotent being or something, he sees when people break the barrier between universus😱
I need more of phoebe waller bridge
Fleabag it's my religion 😍
I like how Phoebe Waller Bridge was looking at the camera (breaking the fourth wall).
This scene literally made me gasp and pause the show. I couldn’t believe it.
Genius
Girl is FLABBERGASTED
Most say that this show is "complete", but they missed "fox wrangler" in the credits.
We all wanted to be seen by someone and that's what Priest did to fleabag. He saw and cared for her
eu amo essa cena
Love is
🥰
his rivalry with foxes is how i feel about geese
I like breaking the fourth wall
The priest could realize he is not real but in a play
I can only think of Moriarty while watching.
this fox thing is so fucking funny
2:52
Guys help me out here!
When he says " I've been there many times before I found this" what does he mean? It doesn't mean he's had sex before, right?
That’s exactly what he means 😂😂
right she turns her head for one second and he calls her out lmao, can't even see her face
Is this breaking the fifth wall?
I think the reason he knows is because Fleabag is talking to her mother whenever she breaks the fourth wall and because the priest has a connection to God and the afterlife he can acknowledge it
interesting
Don’t tell me they saw an actual fox 🤣
Hi hiii where can I watch this please ?
Amazon
Im just like the priest! Every d*** time that i felt or thought there was a snake in a place, there would be! And im f**** afraid of them!
what if being religious gave him the ability to see the 4th wall?
What does she mean when she says ‘we’ll last a week’? A week as friends?
I literally thought this dude was marj ruffalo
Marj is great too.
It's at 2:51
Lmao thx 💀
Moriarty !?
3:35
I’m so confused, what does he mean by “she went somewhere”
Got chills too by that line
So two things I've learned here.
1. I'm going to whack Sherlock because this 7% solution of cocaine is absolutely fire.
2. FOXES AND AN RELIGIOUS JAMES MORIARTY.
I was hoping there'd be some talk of a intimate but non-sexual relationship. Aka most relationships after 2 years