Man vs. Bee

Huge fan of Rowan in everything he does, but this felt really different, I felt like rooting for the character and that really made me anxious and uncomfortable enough to barely enjoy most of the hilarious parts, and believe me, he provides alot. Probably he should add his daughter if we get a new season.

Don't get me wrong, its pure Rowan out there, and brilliant as usual, but the character makes you feel empathy for him, and that induced me to not having the fun I was expecting.

Loving watching this, it really reminded me of Mr Bean and in a sense that's kind of what it is. I was genuinely laughing out loud a couple of minutes in.

I don't want to give spoilers away or plot points as I feel reviews are to help you decide to watch something or not so; If you're a fan of Mr Bean or just Rowen Atkinson in general then you have to give this a watch! I'm already planning a second watch through when my good lady gets in from her shift.

9/10.

It is refreshing to see Rowan Atkinson in action again, specially in a role in which he is so familiar, that being the role of physical comedy.

As opposed to Mr. Bean, in Man vs. Bee, Atkinson also gets to use his voice, which he is very talented at.

The high picture quality makes it a joy to watch, even though it at times can be (almost painfully) predictable.

I give it 8/10 because I love Rowan.

I have been a fan of Mr Bean but sadly as much as this series takes inspiration from Mr Bean, it has failed to capture his essence. Mr Bean was a selfish, naive, foolish, to-some-extent unlikeable but also a charming character to watch. You don't necessarily root for Mr Bean because he is a character you enjoy laughing at. Contrarily, watching Trevor makes me feel embarrassed and anxious, because he's a character with empathy, love, hopes and dreams - he reminds me of an ordinary man. He shows emotions that we all have, including remorse and guilt. It's almost hard to laugh at the comedy because it feels almost wrong to laugh at him. I actually primarily feel annoyed watching Trevor because it's frustrating to see how he allows himself to constantly messes everything up when he clearly knows his priority is his daughter. If he was a 'Mr Bean character' it would've been more fun to watch, as you know this man probably would have very shallow goals and values and would have no self-awareness about anything he did.

It's was exactly what I expected and exactly what I wanted to see. Completely enjoyable, fun, simple comedy executed perfectly.

Rowan Atkinson does this so perfectly, from Bean, to Johnny English, to Trevor and the Bee.