Godmother's Best Bits | Fleabag

Some of Godmother's best moments in Fleabag, as portrayed by Olivia Colman.

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[RK-epqy]

She's such a passive aggressive 'villain' I LOVE IT so subtle and smiles when she says something mean

[MadManFM]

I haven't felt such disgust for a fictional character since Umbridge
Absolutely brilliant writing and performance

[bleu_rae]

“It’s a sad day, saad saad day....


*I’LL GET THE CHAMPAGNE* 😁😁😁”

[danielaf]

She's so ghastly at her wedding when she introduces her deaf "friend", her lesbian "friend", her bisexual Syrian refugee "friend" and the surrogate mother "friend". Cringe-worthy brilliance, because it's so instantly recognisable as the way some real-life narcissists behave when referring to their token-something-or-other friends.

[xectilus]

How could you miss out "his mother was originally a LESB--"!

[PalmurcioWorld]

I love how carefully the script is word by word. The Godmother is a narcissistic, so instead of saying "It's important for women of all ages to see how the body changes" says "how MY body has changed". It's the little details which make this series so genius.

[elliea]

easily one of the best characters!!! The fact that she was instantly unlikeable showed evidence for Olivia Colman's talent

[Tabah]

"You know the most fascinating thing about father here is that his mother was originally a lesbi-" (hard cut)

[elsagreen]

What I love about this character is that she's not actually that bad, she's not a proper villain. She's a little annoying, a little cruel, a little offensive, but there are moments where I understand her and empathize with her. And then there are moments where I want to throw mashed potatoes at her face. She's just so real and complex. All the characters that Phoebe Waller-Bridge writes are fleshed out and feel like real people. And of course Olivia Colman was absolutely brilliant.

[belle]

I love the subtle narcissism and passive aggressive remarks of this character. It means that, because it's all written from the perspective of fleabag, you're never quite sure if she really is that horrible from other peoples point of view or if Godmother's image is tainted by fleabags opinions and past experiances.

[marthareis]

Her acting is extraordinary. Just incredible.

[da]

1:44 And with that slap, Phoebe is in the same company as Rachel Weisz.

[sarawasdielthem]

You left out my fave bit. The one where they were having an argument about who had a miscarriage at her wedding reception and she went.. umm can whoever has a miscarriage be having this convo somewhere else. I thought that deadpan unsympathetic delivery was genius.

[StikWitClassics]

Ugh! I hate her. She marries her dead friend's husband and is nasty to her stepdaughters. And the dad just lets her be this way.

[siena]

it was so hard for me to watch this show whenever she was on it because that’s literally EXACTLY what my stepmother is like - hair bandanas and all and omg olivia colman is such a brilliant actor

[sm-bnlp]

All of her moments are her best bits... Such a great character😂

[da]

Fleabag Season 3 leaked script:
Fleabag: Hello, it this Villanelle? I have a job for you.

[missdoglover]

My favourite bit is where she calls the priest a c behind his back 🤣😂🤣😂

[bdp]

the only thing I didn't like about Fleabag was that Phoebe Waller-Bridge didn't have Godmother die under a double-decker bus.

[da]

My husband's mother died.
So I said: It's a sad day, a sad sad day. Let me get the champagne.