YMMV / Fleabag

• Award Snub:
  • Andrew Scott’s universally acclaimed performance as The Priest went unnoticed by the Emmy Awards. Particularly bad as many thought he was worthy of a win. This is remedied somewhat by him getting nominated in the smaller lineups later that year at the Golden Globe Awards and SAG.
  • The first season was also completely ignored by the Emmys. Many believe that the second season’s much greater awards success was due to voters discovering both seasons around the same time, and the victories for the second were regarded by some as victories for the first as well.
• Diagnosed by the Audience: Jake is odd, but it's never clear exactly about what his deal is beyond being creepy as fuck. Fleabag wonders if he'll turn out to be a killer.
  Fleabag: He's really weird, probably clinically, but no one really talks about that.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: The Priest only appears in the second series, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find a fan who doesn’t absolutely adore him. Thanks in part to his lovable personality, heartwarming relationship with Fleabag, and being a genuinely good representation of devotee. The whole being hot thing also helps.
• Fanon Discontinuity: As a mild example, some fans choose to believe or write out their own ending where Fleabag and the Priest get together after all.
• Fan Nickname: The Priest is constantly referred to as "The Hot Priest", for obvious reasons. Andrew Scott has actually said he wouldn’t have taken the role if it was officially credited as that, as he'd feel too self-conscious about his looks to play a part listed as being hot.
• Jerkass Woobie: Fleabag. The series tells the story of her undergoing what is basically a long Villainous BSoD as she deals with the guilt of having accidentally instigated the suicide of her best friend.
• Love to Hate: Godmother is a despicable and abusive woman, but her bitchy, passive-aggressive nature makes her just so much fun to watch.
• Misaimed Fandom: Due to how raw the show is, and the narrative devices used that make it feel so deeply intimate and personal a viewing experience, a lot of people seem to assume that Fleabag is based on creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge's life. Waller-Bridge has explained that the show is a fictional and creative work more than anything else, not an autobiographical piece starring her self-insert. For one, she has a wonderful relationship with her family, unlike Fleabag's dysfunctional ties with hers. Waller-Bridge also raised the concern that people don't think women can write such complex art without it being confessional.
• Moral Event Horizon: Martin. Although he's generally a horrible person, making a pass at Fleabag is basically this for him. And, if there was any doubt about that, in the Season 2 premiere he tells Fleabag he's glad she miscarried because she doesn't deserve to have children. Claire was the one who had a miscarriage; Fleabag made the claim to get them to a hospital.
• Unintentionally Unsympathetic: Whilst both Fleabag and the Priest are very much in love, he is clearly very committed to his duties, which includes the vow of celibacy, and he states this repeatedly. After a lot of persistence from Fleabag, they finally have sex, which, though romantic, does mean he has broken one of his core beliefs; which might not have happened if she had backed off.

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