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.

Ignore the poor reviews. This is clever comedy with some substance to it. I'm pretty confident the main reason for people giving 1's and 2's are men who don't like a woman explaining science and basic psychology to them. If a man wrote and starred in this I'm sure it would've done much better.

It's wacky, silly irreverent fun but with a bit of depth to it. Sure it's got Pascoe being herself but it's more than that. She hits on ideals, tradition and what it is to be human and what society expects of women. Not much on TV tries to deal with any of this - it's good to see.

It also shows Pascoe looking inward at herself and realising the ideals and expectations she has of others are particularly flawed. She accepts she is wrong about some things and wants to learn. She's not perfect but neither is anyone else. And sometimes the majority of people can value the wrong things but never realise it.

Really not sure why so many bitter, strange people have been so volatile in their negative reviews. It's hardly offensive or controversial unless you think a show which tackles modern ideals about sex, gender, marriage, love, loneliness, family and depression to be exactly that.

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.

One of the best sitcoms very written. It's very well-observed, intellectually interesting and uproariously funny. Ignore the bitter trolls.

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