We are also introduced to the emotional triangulation that defines the show: Fleabag, her sister Claire, and the Godmother (played with chilling passive-aggression by Olivia Colman).
The episode also perfected the use of the direct address. Unlike Frank Underwood in House of Cards , who used the camera to wield power, Fleabag uses it as a life raft. She looks at us because she has no one else to talk to. Fleabag 1x1
She meets her (Sian Clifford), a tightly wound, successful businesswoman, for a “Women in Business” awards lunch. There, Fleabag gets drunk, delivers a rambling toast, and subtly mocks Claire’s silent, passive-aggressive husband Martin (Brett Gelman). The sibling dynamic is fraught with competition, buried affection, and a mutual inability to communicate pain. We are also introduced to the emotional triangulation