Phoebe Waller-Bridge can do it all, and her career certainly shows it. She created and wrote the hit TV show

Killing Eve

, starred in

Solo: A Star Wars Story

and had a role in the British show

Broadchurch.

She directed Phoebe Bridgers’s recent music video for “Savior Complex,” and then directed, created, and co-starred in Harry Styles’s music video for “Treat People With Kindness.” Her most impressive project, however, is the TV show

Fleabag

,


which she created, wrote, and starred in. The show is based on Waller-Bridge’s one-woman play which she originally performed in 2013 at the Edinburgh Festival. After the play enjoyed success, Waller-Bridge developed it into a screenplay and partnered with BBC to release the show. It was later picked up by Amazon and released in the United States, earning massive acclaim to the point where it soon gained a Golden Globe, an Emmy and many more awards.

The show, which has two seasons, follows a raunchy young woman known only as “Fleabag” throughout her life. The uniqueness of

Fleabag

comes from the constant breaking of the fourth wall. Fleabag acts as if the viewers are her best friends. She speaks directly to the audience and occasionally looks into the camera as if she sneaks glances at you standing right next to her. This fourth wall break makes the audience feel personally connected to Fleabag, creating an amazing camaraderie through the screen and making the show impossible to stop watching. The show deals with many relatable themes such as sex, grief, friendship and familial troubles. The first season is good, but the second season is pure narrative genius, making

Fleabag

one of the most original series released in years. The first episode of the second season starts with the simple premise of characters talking in a restaurant, yet Waller-Bridge’s creative writing and characterization skills help keep audiences fully entertained at this restaurant table for 26 minutes. The season only improves from there, and all the episodes lead to a heart-wrenching yet beautiful finale, that realistically and artfully portrays the pain that often comes with unavoidable conflicts in life. Finally, the addition of Irish actor Andrew Scott to the cast was the best move Waller-Bridge could have made. As the priest who attempts to help Fleabag during her times of crisis, he and Waller-Bridge have excellent chemistry on screen.

Sadly, there will be no season three of

Fleabag,

since according to Waller-Bridge, the final episode of

Fleabag

makes the story ‘complete’. “It does feel right to go out on a high. It doesn’t get higher than this. It feels like the perfect way to say goodbye”. You can stream both seasons of

Fleabag

on Netflix and Amazon Prime.