Fleabag

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In her asides to the camera, Fleabag assures viewers she has Claire down cold.

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Demonstrating her competence is her only antidote to her all-consuming anxiety.

No wonder she has such a big office.

She manufactured their year-long rift entirely out of jealousy.

Youll always be fine.

Youll always be interesting with your quirky cafe and your dead best friend, Claire tells her.

You just make me feel like Ive failed.

Thomas shines in her brief appearance, a fantastically well-written tete-a-tete with Fleabag at a bar.

Does he have doubts?

Sure, but its part of the job.

What if he finds himself with a crush?

The unspoken implication is that the fox has now assumed Fleabags form, trying to burrow into his heart.

Fleabags been loud and clear concerning her doubts about religion.

But could her invisible audience be a more powerful one than she realizes?