Feel Good Episode 5

We’re near the end of season one chaps, and what a ride it has been. Im hoping this episode is a lot like last episode. Which was sweet and adorable and a lot less red flags all over the place. It looked like George and Mae were starting to get their shit together so to speak. And, though still strained, Mae’s relationship with her parents is looking up. However, this is a new episode and a new day. Anything could happen.

Oo who is Arnie Rivers, ahhh a comedian who is popular. Eww catch phrases and action movies and… does George have a little crush? And is Mae jealous? Oooo a crush book. Yikes. But why is Arnie coming to the ‘Gag Bin’ where Mae works? Ahh he’s a former addict. I get it now. his career failed and he’s starting again.

Ooo and group and its family day! And George is there and so is Lava! And someone brought their accountant…. Right okay. Fun times. Brenda, how does your husband help? He’s always there for her. Lava is like -no he’s enabling her…. And it looks like Lava is in it for the long haul with her mum. Awww. And how does George help? “I brought a strap on and pay for most of our Ubers” oh George that’s hilarious. But Mae is happy that she came. George is trying. In more ways than one. “We’re older than most waiters”

Now its the club and everyones psyched because Arnie is looking for an opener for his tour! Amazing exposure. Oh my Mae and Arnie are having a sarcasm-off. “do you remember what it feel like to be current-and relevant” oh damn. You know what that works and Arnie likes her. Nice 

Arnie’s set is unusual and he’s buying the house a drink. Extravagant much. But even Mae now thinks he’s kinda cool. And tall. 

Oh no, Mae asks if they broke up would George date more girls or go back to boys… and George says Boys! And Mae… I mean this is all hypothetical… right? But Mae is sad. And NO MAE DON’T TAKE THAT!!!! Of for the love of all that is holy.

Oo hello Phil! We’ve missed Phil and he’s great with kids, and Mae is being generous and is buying everyone’s lunch… and her card has been declined… huh. Unusual.

Mae is looking at the mirror and she’s trying on a dress and she feels awkward and looks it too, but then George walks in and starts talking about babies and Westlife? And Binky is living the life of her dreams… hun I don’t think Mae wants to hear that right now… and what is that? Oh right, its a strap on. Mae is wearing a strap on. Okay.

And George why are still going about living in a dream house for crying out loud. And Mae is not letting George move… hmm the “cum inside me” and Mae cannot. What’s going on… Mae thought she was being what George wanted, because Mae isn’t the dream person that George wanted. But George just wants her to be herself. Is Mae okay? 

Phil. Please don’t give George your sperm. Oh wait what’s this?!?!? George knows about Mae taking some of Georges pills!!!! What?!?!?! So  Mae might be feeling vulnerable so Phil suggests George goes to see Mae’s show… which she does nice one :)

Maes at her next gig and she doesn’t feel very positive about her gender so Arnie decides to challenge Mae to take that and writing a set about it. Honesty will set you free. Apparently. So lets see how Mae’s new set goes. The honesty challenge. Let's do this!

Ooo and its all new stuff: ahh stuff about fluid sexuality..l and now stuff about George, who is straight and she tired because she’s trying to be what George wants.. is it relatable? And she’s now talking about their sex life… and its not funny and George is there and this is not good. “She doesn’t love me for who I am, she loves me despite who I am” uh oh, well when you’re in hole… sure, why not keep digging until it turns into a grave. Because George is in tears… and Mae doesn’t wear colour only black because… she’s a girl and want to appear more ‘male’ I guess? Ooff this is rough.

But Arnie wants Mae to open for him on tour! Whoop!  And… Arnie is doing coke… and now he’s asking some inappropriate questions… about his dick… which is harassment. And Nick is asking Arnie to leave. Oh wait and Mae is just finding out that George was here and she is in big trouble. 

“They’re just jokes” but were they Mae! Were they? 

George asks “Do I make you happy” 

Mae: “well I’m in love with you” 

“that’s not what I asked” but Mae isn’t happy. Is Mae addicted to George? Is there anything that isn’t Georges responsibility, her gender, her outlook on life, what colours she wears? 

Mae: “Is it true that no matter how good I am, it won’t be enough”- for the long haul? Ouch. Its sad that there are some deep rooted insecurities here, is it because Mae doesn’t know who or what she/they is? Or because George is culturally straight? 

But then it all come to head when George says she wants kids and marriage, but hold on Mae wants these things too! Does George think that it’s not possible for her and Mae? Oh crap are they ending it?!?!?! Wait, WHAT?!

“But you told me you loved me first…that was the best moment of my life!” I think that’s the most heart breaking line I’ve ever heard. And Mae’s left and has… gone to Lava’s house. Uh oh. 

Role on episode 6 and fix this nonsense!

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.