Shrill (2019)

Watchseries; Man, the thoughts she communicates with an awkward glance, a simple smile or actual words shows so much talent. Love the show. Watched all 6 episodes in 1 day. Want more now!!!

Thank you, thank you thank you.

Man, the thoughts she communicates with an awkward glance, a simple smile or actual words shows so much talent. Love the show. Watched all 6 episodes in 1 day. Want more now!!!

Thank you, thank you thank you.

Shrill watchseries. I should have known better after watching the trailer that featured all of the same gags that we've seen done before... the pepper spraying... or the scene of being at the pharmacist and quietly asking for the morning after pill and the pharmacist loudly - and unrealistically - asking 'HEY, DO WE SELL THE MORNING AFTER PILL HERE?' - much to the embarrassment of the girl asking for them. But I watched it anyway and, for a show that is part of the popular new genre of entertainment: 'WOKE COMEDY' - it's surprisingly contradictory and hypocritical. Humor, common sense and believable situations all have to take a back seat to pushing a message. A message that is undone halfway through the series - you'll know what I mean when you watch it.

I can't say I was a huge Aidy Bryant fan going into this show, I thought she was funny but I never really connected with her. Seeing her absolutely smash it in this show, however, completely made me a fan of hers. This show is a must watch! I'm so pleasantly surprised and impressed. Everything is so spot on and so relevant and important. Also it's so freaking funny. You do not have to be a "bigger girl" to enjoy this show, it's so much more than that. It's self worth, self assurance, confidence and conquering your fears and insecurities in all aspects of life. Love it, go watch it now!

To be fair I'm only 4 episodes in, but I really enjoyed Season 1 and found Aidy Bryant really really likeable and maybe it's part of her arc to be a little self centered this season but Im having a hard time finding it funny and endearing like Season 1 was. It's like the creative consultants got a focus group and asked "How could we make this more like 'Girls'?" Not digging it so far .

Why is it that politically correct comedy makes fun of everything that's not on the list yet? So you can't make fun of fat people anymore, but you can make fun of nerds, still. You can't make a joke about a black lesbian woman, but you can sure make fun of the white suburban mother. The lead actress has ability and the writing is actually pretty good, but it tries way to hard to be politically correct in a day where nothing is politically correct. Like other reviewers, I wanted to like this show, but it sinks lower than that in which it decries. Good comedies used to be able to traverse all the fine lines...this show never knew where they were.

Did Micheals just give up on laughs and settle for derisive chuckles? This show's attempts at meaningful dialogue are narcissistic and juvenile, and ya know, I totally get that sometimes that works in comedy...IF the show is funny. But this show doesn't have funny moments. It has plenty of awkward moments. Some people think awkward moments ARE funny, but they're mostly wrong. Empathetic discomfort isn't the same as stomach-splinting hilarity. You CAN have both if you're crafty. But this show isn't crafty. It's absurdly blunt and lacks any guile or humor about what it's selling. I don't think I laughed out loud once. I cringed plenty though, does that count?