Feel Good Episode 6

Right, last episode was a massive shit show so episode 6 should fix all of that, right?. I mean I get it all the characters have to go through a trial by fire in order to grow. But dear lord what a trial it is. So, I’m pressing play and just hoping for the best.

Ooo its soft and glowy and Lava and Mae are in bed? It’s been two weeks since George and Mae broke up. Oh good they haven’t slept together… but Mae might want to. Nice going. “Why don’t you find out” says Lava. Oh no. Mae, this is bad. Rebound much. This’ll end in tears won’t it.

George is watching Mae online and Phil is there! He got her a gift! Something to process her feelings… oh wow, they’re worms… what a gift. Phil leave Mae alone. But Phil is like “you’re not an island!” Fair point. See this is why we like Phil.

Back to Mae and Lava… Mae is like don’t tell anyone anything “it was a casual mistake” ouch. And Lava is visibly upset. And now we’re at the meetings and Maggie is like HAY HI HELLO HOW IS LAVA?! Gahh yes Mae, run. Because you just did a shitty thing.

Mae is tired trying to do the right thing “actually I feel worse, and I fell lonely” and now the douchy guy is running after her. Ah his name is Kevin. I loved that he said that he’s “woke”. But it looks like they’re going to hang out and get drunk. Also did he just say “yes, queen?”

George is dealing with a fight, and there are two students who are using homophobic slurs and George is pissed. Wow really pissed and she’s yelling at her students. I mean, brownie points for really letting it rip because homophobic slurs are not okay. But damn these are just kids. No need to swear, but do get mad. I would just go ‘Beyonce Lemonade’ mad instead. And now she’s looking for Joyce and George wants to teach LGBTQIA issues in PSHE. Why didn’t I get taught this in PSHE? Oh. She’s supposed to be teaching this in PSHE, wow that’s awkward. She didn’t even know that some of her students are trans. And now she’s saying that she is teaching them.. sort of. We know she will be, from now on. Hopefully.

Ooo and Mae is drinking and they’re getting tattoos and making some really bad life choices. And now their in the comedy club and the place is busy? Turns out they all want to see Mae because Mae’s set from the previous episode went viral! And now she’s headlining! So her career is doing good. Too bad about her life.

Ahh George is at a dinner party and their talking about dicks. “What kind of fucking friendship is this?” “If you’re in love with her then why did you dump her you psycho?” Nice one Binky, I mean considering Binky has the same amount of personality as the posh towels you use for guests. I have to hand it to her, in spite of the shitty company she keeps. Yes George, that includes you. For the time being. 

Ooo baggies is here and she’s mad, she knows about sleeping with Lava and lava is upset. “Wait Lava can cry?” Probably not the best time to be making jokes Mae. And it’s kind of ruined the whole mother daughter relationship. And now Mae is homeless. Well done Mae, brava.

Oh no, drugs. Not good. “One huge night”is what Mae says to Kevin. Mae no… oh damn no. This is bad. Real bad. And now there is is this vagabond poetics moment. Huh, so this is what it looks like, when your life is falling apart. And Brenda is here. Brenda Is Kevins sponsor. Brenda, it turns out, is a rockstar “Kevin you are loved” is the best thing for a sponsor to say. But Kevin… “I don’t want to, I’m human garbage” just kind of adds potency to Mae’s life tumbling down the drain. So she leaves and now we’re back to the community centre where the meetings are held. And now, we wait.

And it's just the two people, Mae and the group leader, and for once the leader doesn’t try and be diplomatic “I think you’re entitled and you endanger the sobriety of others” wow. Ouch what a way to kick a girl when she’s down. But he’s there to help, not to like her. But she’s back to day one. But he doesn’t make a point of asking “Why the pain?” Because people take drugs to hide from the pain, but why is there pain in the first place?

Oo and George gave Phil a hug! Finally!!! Phil is great and George finally wants them to be friends! Yay! But Phil isn’t feeling great because Phil wants her to get back with Mae. “You me and the worms, for eternity” I don’t think George likes that. As far as dynamic trios go : The Supremes, Destiny’s Child, George, Phil and the worms… doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.

Oo another Lisa Kudrow moment! “Mom, I think I wanna come home!” ah, yes because of everything that has transpired in the past 24 hours has been a bit much. but I think its really marked when Mae asks “Mum are you mad at me” - “ I was never mad at you”. its a beautiful moment, but it is also heartbreaking.

Ooo mae sees George outside the community centre. And George wants to have coffee.”I love coffee I find it so weird that it comes from beans”

Ooo and they’re chatting and George should’ve been there for Mae. “i should’ve taken care of you”. But Mae is going back to Canada, for… a while. And Georges mum bursts out of a cupboard ready with a letter, but I don’t know its relevant. Because, much to Georges horror, it may be too late. “Its not enough” laments George. But Mae realises that what she has been doing, jumping from thing to thing isn’t healthy. But George is like hold on “what am I supposed to do, I need you now!” And now they’re kissing. It hasn’t been resolved but they’re healing. 

However, the last thing we hear, is George asking Mae “Is there anything you need to tell me?”

Roll on season two. I have a feeling it’s going to be an adventure.

Feel Good Episode 3

Oops its been a while, my bad. but I’ve had shit to do. But here we are with Episode 3, it’s a goodie and quite pivotal in the relationship between Mae and George. In a good way, I think? But as ever, the challenge of watching and typing remains. But without further ado, welcome to Episode 3!

Ooo we’re back kids! And I’m super excited for this!

And we start with group and someone has nine Boyfriend’s and her husband doesn’t know?!?!? Ahh addictive personality. I get it. They’re impulsive people. Fairs. But seriously?!?! NINE.

Maggie’s daughter: hates her but, Maggie needs her. Mae is still anxious about George, but they’re good. Maybe. “The greatest love story ever told” says Mae… now where have I heard that one before? 

But she hasn’t met Georges friends… yet. Damn. 

Mae then goes to Georges work because George wants Mae to ‘screw her in a cupboard at school’ haha! I wonder if they get caught?

Ooo and they’re going to screw in a cupboard and Mae brought a strap on… but George wouldn’t suit a massive cock? And now Mae has been shoved in a cupboard whilst Joyce walks in to tell her about a hot new person at work… Mae just… LOVES that. And loves being in a cupboard.

Turns out being in a closet isn’t Mae’s biggest turn on. Go figure. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY REFERENCES TO ROMEO & JULIET?!?!?!

Oh lol class has started and George has to leave and Mae is now stuck in a cupboard. Queue a vibrant arts and crafts moment… and glue sniffing. And origami cranes. Mae is mad and she has to leave by the window. How crude and humiliating. Red Flag Mae.

At work the boss is mad because everyone bombed. Badly. And the common denominator for Mae bombing is usually her messy love life. 

‘I really like it when your insecure, because when your insecure you touch your hair a lot and its really fit’ Jesus George! Mae massive red flag there hun!

And how is George going to make it up to Mae? Mae can’t cum. And what’s this about Susan Sarandon? Is this supposed to be a turn on? Apparently it’s working? I don’t think George is really into this….yeah she isn’t. And now Phil is doing something hella loud. So what does Mae want? Role play! … Is this about role play or this about Mae wanting to be more involved in Georges life? Like meet her friends and her family…

Ooo a sex shop with Oolong Tea. I like tea. And Binky wants to meet Jonathan Crenshaw. Ha! Like that’s going to happen. So now they’re asking a sex shop worker about how to make someone cum. And we’re back to role-play. And George is in for the tea. And even the sex shop owner sees Binky as a bitch. Binky get a clue.

Ooo its Maggie's daughter Lava. But she wants to known as ‘Laura’ and she came to see Mae at the comedy club! 

Did Mae mean it? About Maggie being good? And Mae is like yes of course! I don’t think Laura believes her. But Maggie is Mae’s rock! 

Is it Maes problem that she can’t cum? Laura says that if she was dating Mae: instantly cum!

Dear sweet lord George is all dressed up … as a policewoman… and I love the ‘I’m arresting you for… war crimes and you can’t speak to your lawyer because his kids got ALS’ dear lord George is making a dogs dinner of this. And WOW that’s a huge strap on. Even Mae says it’s too big. But Mae doesn’t want to be her Girl friend only when they’re alone together. Nice reference to Rapunzel btw. Creepy, unnerving. But I see the point and Mae is right George, that is defo not ‘fit’. RED FLAG. But it turns out George is just scared and Mae can’t cum because she doesn’t feel safe. But Binky is having a party and George decides to go with Mae. Fuck. 

Oh dear, George has just told Mae that Binky and Co. all think she has a boyfriend (not a girlfriend) called Jonathan Crenshaw…and Mae is devastated. Uh oh. 

So Binky thinks Mae is a lesbian and has a friend who is gay, but ’I am seeing someone but she’s kind of an asshole so I don’t think it’s going to last’ Mae you are an icon. 

Huh. Hoggy Dunlop. And Hoggy is Jonathan’s mum. And Cynthia- the lesbian- super awkward. 

Oh Mae is a little lost and Binky’s friends are all… muppets (that’s me being nice)  and Mae just wants to go home, George take Mae home. 

Ooo George are you about to come out?!?!? No because Binky is distracted but Binkys friends are. yikes. 

Mae says to George that she won the lottery because George is surrounded by people who want fuck her whilst Mae is surrounded by people who would’ve bullied her in high school. Oh Binky’s back, is something going on? And George says… No, obviously not. RED. FLAG. Get your shit together!

BLOODY HELL GEORGE WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!!!!! Massive a-hole moment there hun. Because Mae… oh Mae. She needs a hug. And she goes to Maggie’s and Maggie is so happy because Laura came into her life. And she’s just. So . Happy. 

George is smashed. At least she called Jared a rat. (Ham guy, remember?) But now she’s being thrown in the air. And now there’s blood everywhere and people are screaming. George is screaming. This is a massive farce! ‘Is it bad?’ Yes George it is bad. And now she’s asking for corn? Oh she means Mae… because Mae looks like corn. Okay then. 

Laura is curious about Mae and still knows that Mae can’t cum. Laura it’s saying that Mae is wasting her time with George’ don’t let her shame rub off on you it’ll give you bad posture’.

Binky is calling and Mae is panicking because George is in the hospital. And Mae is running. And George is… very very high. And George says she’s an idiot and that she loves Mae. What’s in her bag? WOW that’s a strap on.. and the doc is, yikes and Binky is just in a fit of giggles. But George has eyes for no-one but Mae and look they’re kissing and making up. Nice.

Oh no Mae don’t take those drugs. Don’t -Oh, Mae. What’re you doing? This’ll end in tears.

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.