Out of Her Mind

I don't know why I'm surprised that there are so many 1 and 2 star reviews by men who seem bitter that a woman made a television show about 1) herself 2) women in general.

Yes, she probably has tried to capitalise on the success of shows like Fleabag, game face, etc. But the show IS still decent in its own right. It's funny and touching, and the characters are generally well written.

Sarah Pascoe herself is funny and intelligent and that comes through clearly in the show. Despite her intelligence and ability to critically examine issues in a sophisticated and nuanced manner, she comes across as a fence sitter (not just in this shown but in general) which can be super irritating. If you're gonna be preachy, at least commit. For example, her comment about the blurb of a book about women being "trans exclusionary" before launching into a couple of episodes which explicitly mention the differences between male and female bodies. There was no need- it felt forced. If you're going to write about something as factual as male and female bodies, do so unapologetically.

The pacing is a bit weird and clunky.

It's a good, funny but surreal, touching introspective story about working on yourself and (kind of) working through pain and cynicism.

This show will either speak to you, or you'll hate it. That's kind of the point perhaps.

If you see yourself in her, you'll love it.

It's absolutely hilarious and very poignant, and features an ensemble of superbly cast actors delivering the hilarious dialogue with perfect pitch and timing.

A surprisingly polished gem, imo.

Really enjoyed this show, especially the final episode where the format really comes together perfectly.

Yes it's odd and a little slow but it's wonderful. You could say that it covers some mental health issues ,cos it does. You could say it covers ALOT of women's issues cos it does. But is it funny? Well yes it is!

Sarah plays Sarah a character that is very much how I imagine she is in real life .

If you've seen her stand up and or seen her on TV and enjoy watching her, then this is a twisted fun version of that. Enjoy.

I watched part of the first episode when first broadcast and it didn't really work... but I came back to it and tried again and it took a while for it to get into its stride. It is a bit disjointed and some scenes work far better than others. However, I did find the final episode to be pretty tedious and repetitive so it ended on a low. The middle four episodes though were pretty good, I don't think it's a classic but Sara Pascoe tried to do something different and that in itself deserves credit