Feel Good Season 2 Episode 1

Welcome back chaps, we are hitting it off with season two of this fabulous tv show. So recap! Where did we leave off, well Mae relapsed, she and George broke up after a disastrous stand up where Mae was honest about her relationship and decided to make fun of it (not cool hun), she slept with Lava, is broke and has decided to go back to Canada . Phew. Oh and Phil, because Phil is great. We like Phil. also I forgot how hard it is to watch and type, but hay, let’s give it a whirl!

Okay so we’re in Canada. Fun times. Mae is in the car with her parents and its awkward. At least the bdad is nice about it. Oh its rehab… oh damn. Oh Lisa has locked the door and is now spewing some dreamy poetry that… I have no idea what it means but hay! Its nice of her… I think…

She has been reunited with old friends, and Mae is British apparently, so she won’t jump out the window.. huh. We do that over here, just an FYI. But only in extreme cases… oh who is Mae texting! Who is this mystery human?!?!?!

Ah George, what in the heaven is she doing… ah purging… because the amazon is disappearing and there is no habitat for the bees. Because we all like bees… and is Mae coming back? Because I think George is in denial and Phill is…Trying to be rational about Mae, George and the bees… ohh dear ‘rancid pile of duff’ is actually Phil’s dads stuff… because Phil’s dad left him when he was a kid. That’s sad. We do like Phil. He’s great, he been though a lot. And DEFO needs a hug.

What does Mae identify as? Something like Ryan Gosling, but not really a woman. And she has a roommate who thinks Mae is the Queen of England and she’s kinda gross and a horrible human but she recognises Mae from somewhere, and it’s DEFO not from her comedy.

Group therapy. Marsha pissed in the rice so now she can’t eat rice? Does that mean everyone else has to eat the rice… ew. What cycles are we trying to break? Someone really likes fire, Marsha is a passive aggressive bitch who looks like she at one too many chicken nuggets. And Mae is addicted to a person… so how do you fix it… you have to let go? Ah its called emotional dependancy. Mae has to stand on her own two feet…. Oh Marsha knows Inkboy… where have I heard that name before…? This isn’t going to end well

Mae has called George! And George is happy and phill just wants to say hi! George don’t be mean. Mae you are NOT IN A FOREST YOU ARE IN REHAB WOMAN BE HONEST!… wait whaaaa, Mae wants to move out…? I’m flummoxed, and so is George.

Oh Marsha has figured something out. She recognises Mae… Mae own Inkboy money… and Marsha just punched Mae… oh damn Mae is in trouble. Ah crap. I thought Canadians were supposed to nice people?!?!?!

Why do some people need help to exist? Mae was young and very vulnerable the first time she went too rehab, and she doesn’t remember much. That’s because of trauma apparently. Ah Mae we know this tune, this is called denial. Oh damn Mae was 15 when she went to rehab. Early relationships?? Maes early relationships, were not good, she’s panicking and then someone comes to get her and she snaps out of it. Ah this seems like a friend. How long has she been in rehab? A day? How much is the bill for rehab?

Ah George is sad, in the midst of her purging mess. Ahh the irony. Oh and George is going to help Phil find his dad.

Ah comedy clubs, those dingy little places, sound effects and Mae is coming up to do some co-me-dy! Heh Mae! What the heck was that?!?!?! You kissed the…guy? Whaaaa. Have I missed something? Oh and the sound is all funny, somethings not right.. what’s happening is she okay? She isn’t okay. Somethings wrong. Very wrong.

Why is Mae under a sofa? Ahh a panic attack. What is causing these? Ahh what’s this with the past? It was crazy. And real. And tough - but they can talk about it. However it looks like Mae is not so enthusiastic about it, because - Trauma. That ol’ thing.

Ahh a sit down with the family. She’s on lockdown. There’s a schedule. Oh and Mae if you’re 30 years old and “not a child” WHY ACT LIKE ONE THEN!!!!

Ah a staff party with George, and her boss Joyce is a bit mental and George is leaving and Joyce… is cool with it… Ohhh who is this lovely new fella, his name is Elliot. Ah there’s a lot of ‘labels’ like ‘bi’ and ‘poly’ I scant really keep up with these. I need a list with some clear definitions not that sex and gender really has any clear definitions these days. Oh and George wants to help the kinds engage with the bees and social activism! Nice. You go George!

I love Joyce she’s so nonplussed about everything dancing around the place holding two burgers. Nice.

Jesus Mae, Where are you going?!?! I really feel for her parents, they’re trying really hard. Oh Mae is back in London and living with Jack… she’s not okay.. ah George she slept with Elliot and Mae is back under the the bed. So, Mae is more that ‘not okay’ she a little bit of a kinda enormous mess. Her mental health really needs looking after - And to accept that there is a problem. You know, the first step to solving a problem is accepting that there is one in the first place.

Feel Good Episode 4

An we are back with Episode 4!

George has awoken to the reckoning of her love-struck-strap-on confession to Mae. And it’s great. She was high. But we’ll forgive her. Mae is Face-Timing her mum (Lisa Kudrow moment!) and the cat Solomon is dead. And they’re in the UK Blackpool. And they didn’t tell Mae. Lol. So, Mae decides she’s coming to Blackpool! Woooo

 And it’s group! Oh, the ornamental pears again. What’s step nine? Ah we need to make amends and there’s a 12-step plan for apologising. And Maggie is here explaining it and well Maggie felt better and so did Lava, so it ended happily there, and Mae defo wants that happy reunion with her parents. Or just her mum. Dad seems okay- I think.

Ah George and Lava are meeting… oh damn. Instant judgement. And wait George is surprised that Mae is going Blackpool. “Please will you hug me!” George you’re adorable! Less red flags here guys I’m liking this. 

 So, they’re off to Blackpool! Whoop! And Mae is nervous. That’s sweet! The unspoken agreement. That’s harsh. They don’t speak about the 11 years where Mae was a mess and also don’t disagree with Mae’s mother. AND LISA LUDROW IS HERE IN THE FLESH THIS IS AMAZING. And yes! She is iconic. Nice one George. 

 You know as first meetings with the parents go, not bad. And cockles. Why cockles? 

 Oh, and the apology. Wow here we go. And Lisa’s in the middle of her scotch egg. Aka. Don’t disturb me in the middle of my scotch egg. I want to focus on my scotch egg and not what I think is coming next. Silence. But amends accepted. But it doesn’t feel like it. I think Lisa is mad. Like real mad. And Mae is confused. 

 At the restaurant. And Mae is really hounding the whole drug thing. “She’s always had a very addictive personality” says Lisa whilst pouring the LARGEST glass of chardonnay I’ve ever seen. But at least they like George? (Also why are they drinking Chardonnay out of red wine glasses?)

 But back to Solomon and there are a lot of toasts going on here. It’s intense. It’s actually funny. Everyone’s making one and they’re all standing. Huh.

 Dear lord why are they singing Jerusalem? Oh, it’s scattering ceremony. Mae. Hun. Maybe stop. And the 10min silence is going to be interesting. Oh, Mae grabs the ashes and. They. Just fall. Into the sand. And not taken by the wind. Oh, that’s awkward. Moment ruined.

 Ooo a ghost train! Who doesn’t love a ghost train an old-fashioned cheesy ghost train? Perfect place for a discussion with one’s mother about addiction and other issues. Amazing.  Lisa is not having any of it. And she points out that Mae had all the advantages on the world. But Mae is saying she’s a victim. But Lisa is not impressed. Always back to the pears. She really liked those pears. And how many times does Mae have to say, “I never touched those fucking pears”. It all ends in tears, or in this case “Are you on drugs?” Yikes Lisa doesn’t hold back. 

According to Lisa Mae loves the idea of love itself. Oh, there’s a type. Mae likes heterosexual girls and Lisa gives their relationship a month. Harsh. It’s not really fair and now George is really worried. Because, well, she loves Mae.

Ooo a pride bar. Yes, George all the double G’n’Ts. George babe relax. Also stop with the verbal diarrhoea Hun. Not cool. Especially to strangers. Also is Mae slightly masochistic? For, you know, chasing straight women? 

 Ahhh dad and Mae. How are they similar, Lisa and Mae.? Well according to dad they’re both strong impulsive stubborn women. (Nice. That’s true.) As well as passionate and they wear their hearts on their sleeves. Dad says Lisa followed Mae everywhere, when she was going through her addictions. She knew Mae’s every move. And yeah, she’s mad. Who wouldn’t be? Because it’s not easy being a parent. I love this. And dad says: go find George. 

(Also damn that sunset. I need to go to Blackpool) 

 Awww they’re together again. And they’re going to sleep in a beach hut. ‘Maybe I can be dangerous’ nice George. And the hut is cute. And they’re wearing swimming gear. Love that. Does Mae think about her exes. Yes and no. What’s different this time? Because George feels odd… Vulnerable, like if Mae isn’t holding her - she might float away… oh dear. Panic is setting in. Oh George, it’s going to be fine. Just don’t give a damn about what people like Binky think and you’ll be okay. Hugs.

 So how is this different. Mae? So, Mae hasn’t felt in the right place and maybe be in some other place and she’s been with people who love her, but she feels restless but when she lies next to George she feels still and quiet. She is the place. George is the place that Mae has been running behind. ‘I will never break up with you’ and ideally George would never break up with Mae. But George is asleep. Adorable. 

But how will Mae deal with the parents? You can’t force things hun. Maybe try a different approach? 

 Ooo. What’s this? What will Mae say?!? Ooo an article about black holes. Right. 12 billion light years away. Okay. And you know what that… does the trick. And Lisa cools down and opens up a little. Nice. And George has the cockles for dad. This is adorable. 

 Oo. Lisa thinks George is rude. And Mae and George will stay a little longer and they go dancing. Because this is Blackpool and that’s what this place is known for. Yes! 

 I liked this episode. This was great. More please. That’s an order!  

Feel Good Episode 2

Welcome back for episode 2!!!

So Mae is having abandonment issues and George is off to a wedding and Mae is panicking because George is going away and it’s the first time they’re going to be away from each other. Damn. The thing is is that George hasn’t told her friends that she’s dating a girl so that kinda awkward and stressy for Mae.

So this is a quintessential English country wedding and its pretty clear that all of George’s friends are assholes. Literally. Its like a shit pastiche of Made in Chelsea. Not that MIC was any good in the first place. Oh damn George’s mum is an interesting lady. Likes to talk about divorce. And Mae will not stop texting/calling. Needy much. I kinda feel bad for the both of them, yah know?

‘I Cant believe you said I was PPI’ is probably one of the more iconic lines Mae has said over the course of this television show.

I love Maggie, Mae’s sponsor. She’s a lot. Clearly very much a big ol’ mess. But the best kind of mess. And what the heck is all this stuff about grapes? Interesting thought though, addicts fixate on things so they have to mix it up every now and then.

George is bored at the wedding and she’s trying to explain something about love to the wedding photographer like, ‘love should sit beside your life like a lamp’. You read that right chaps: A Lamp. 

Wait. Maggie has a daughter?!?!?! And her daughter doesn’t want to see Maggie? Ouch. Harsh. And her daughter doesn’t trust her and doesn’t believe that she’s good despite Mae saying that she is good and has been helping Mae a lot and that Maggie’s daughter should reconsider. Also Mae is kinda mad that Maggie didn’t tell her about her daughter because Mae wanted help with handling life after addiction. But how is she supposed to do that if her ‘life raft is full of holes’.

Oh back to George. But not George because Binky is getting married. And this guy Hugh proposed at… someone else’s wedding?!?!? Rude. So it looks like George needs a bit of TLC.

Umm but Mae is locked out and now her phone is ringing and the only person who would be calling is George and Mae starts panicking and, oh look at that. She’s lost her shoe. 

But back to George and, she just needs a hug and she wants to talk to Mae because Mae is great. She loves Mae. But Mae isn’t answering the damn phone so she calls Phil. Who is weird. Cool but weird. We like Phil. He just wants a friend. And a hug.

But Mae is panicking so she goes to see her boss and asks for money but her boss won’t give her any and now they’re fighting… its a mess. Oh the lengths people will go to for a hit. But Phil is here and he tells Mae’s boos that Mae had a coke problem so he shouldn’t be doing coke around her. You know. But we like Phil. A lot. He’s a good egg, we also find out that George could’ve taken a plus one but didn’t (ouch). But I don’t get the story about seeds…. I guess that’s just …Phil?

Ooo another Lisa Kudrow moment. Because we love Lisa Kudrow. She’s great. But apparently there no such thing as ‘Healthy space’… whaaaat?. I love how brutally honest Mae’s mother is, like she doesn’t hold back for the sake of politeness. Also I love how poetic their conversations end up being ‘I am a hungry empty ghost’ is what Mae says. Honestly sounds like a lyric from an early 2000’s Fall Out Boy song.

And we’re back with the meetings, and Mae bravely says that addicts just find new addictions. It might be lying, making really weird eggs (honestly what is it with the eggs?) or you have this incredibly obnoxious guy here who is talking about how much money he is now making. Ugh. I must say the look at swapping addictions is pretty smart and although everyone is in uproar, Maggie swoops in and saves the day with her stalking story about her daughter ‘Lava’. (She named her high) but, she’s an addict.

Ah, George. Okay. Umm wow her mother is really REALLY cynical. So was her mother ever happy? George is happy. That’s right, she’s happy and now she can’t wait to get home to Mae because she really really loves Mae and would like to marry her and everything! Oh wait that was a dream scenario. crap. The reality is… oh for crying out loud Phil! Why does he have to interrupt what looks like a super poignant and intimate moment between the two. Goddamnit Phil!. This is going to be a recurring theme isn’t it?…. we still like Phil.

‘Feel Good’ Episode 1

Stand up comic Mae Martin has penned a semi-autobiographical take of her life, where she battles her former demons and dates someone who wasn’t gay to begin with. But hay love is love and life is life, who the heck cares who you fall in love with?! Buts it's more complicated and messy than the beautiful fairytale we want it to be. And THAT’S life. So it has had very good reviews and each episode is 24 minutes long. So it won’t be too hard for me to type and watch as we go. I think. I hope. I pray. 

Okay, press play!

So you have this stand up comic called Mae Martin and she’s trying her hand at comedy and… its kinda good kinda bad. But wait! There’s this really cute girl in the audience and what’s even cuter is that she’s the only one laughing. awww. And she’s been here like, every night?! Also to the guy who keeps yelling “Minge”. Read. The. Goddamn. Room! Oh and that girls friend is playing Candy Crush…. Dear god. Why are peoples friends weird. Or just the AH? Or is it just straight people?

Also, the girl is with a creep. And woooow he’s odd, and what is so funny about ham? Also who takes Tupperware to a comedy club? Oh his names Jared. That’s an awkward name. (Sorry if your name is Jared) Oh god. I hate it when men try and be chivalrous, please don’t kiss her hand. Or maybe I just can’t imagine someone doing such a thing during Covid-19, because ewww…. And yes girl! You need the double G’n’T. Or maybe 12, you know what buy the bar.

‘A dangerous Mary Poppins’ oh damn, what a way to describe George, the girl! (She Has A Name) I think I’ll use that in future.

So wait are they on a date or not a date? I don’t know… oh wait hold the goddamn phone, they are! Awww she’s never been on a date with a girl before, it's awkward and adorable. But you can tell, they’re hitting it off immediately. But hay :) we’re not mormons you know (sorry if you’re a mormon, loved the musical by the way) Also how awkward do you have to be to say ‘that would be so cool’ to someone who says ‘do you want to kiss me’?!?!?!.

Queue epic montage of them having fun, being all cute and giggly…Oh, they’ve moved in together. Oh but George is straight-ish and this is all very new to her… I see storm clouds on the horizon.

LISA KUDROW IS MAES MUM! DA HECK! Also Mae is/ was a narcotics addict? And she needs to go to meetings?… and this is a big thing… and she was born premature and apparently Lisa Kudrow thinks she and her daughter are not close… much to her daughters surprise… naturally lol.

Mae, why are you being evasive? And she’s using compliments to distract George from the main issue, that Mae is a former addict. Mae kinda likes verbal-diarrhea-style compliments. Which is adorkable. (is adorkable still a thing?)

So Mae goes to a meeting! There are some really cool actors in this… they’re all a bit…. Weird. And she doesn’t need to be there and she’s blaming the fact that she’s an addict because she was born pre-mature and she hates eggs. So she leaves and meets someone else who hates the meetings and they have coffee, lots of coffee. More than is healthy I think. But she turns out to be Mae’s new sponsor who says it's best to keep busy. Oh and throw your past in the bin :)

Ooo there’s are issues here, George hasn’t introduced Mae to her friends and Mae has been economical with the truth about her past. And it turns out George went through Mae’s things, not cool George. So, oh damn Mae set up bonfire… and, well, there goes her past. 

Mae: “New Me New Life, I have everything under control” 

Georgina: ”said every junkie ever!”

So, Mae says that her junkie days are in the past, but it’s chilling to see her resolve get tested because her boss at the club does cocaine… which is what Mae was addicted to… huh. 

Ah the ham story. The eagerly anticipated ham story. The ham story to end all ham stories. Jesus Christ that’s dull. Jared, there’s a reason why you’re single if you find ham  THAT bloody funny.

So how does this end: 

“what do you wanna know” 

“Everything”

And that chaps was episode 1.