Like real women really function like that. Ha! Speaking in monotones, never talking about their problems and everyday stuff ... yeah, real people. And the two women spontaneously, wordlessly having sex one night, next to the room where one of them just had sex with a man ... yeah, uh-huh, that's real. Give me a break. Please, young women, do NOT accept that life can really be like this.
shareIts a half hour show which doesn't leave much time for conversation. In her work, the main character has a co worker who is always lecturing her about her work and time management. She had to lie just to get time to open a package of private photographs.
Even her boss told her not to be creative in composing a letter but just "cut and paste" it with boiler plate. We see how that worked. The client just quit because all her boss was doing was running up the billing hours with mistrials.
I don't know everything. Neither does anyone else
Why are you expecting quality? It's on Starz...
"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered!"
Every single episode has a female credited as either a writer, a director, or both.
shareMy wife loves both for the sex and the tension about what is going to happen at the law firm (we're only a couple episodes in). She loves Riley Keough's ass as much as I do!
shareI agree that young women shouldn't use this as an example but if you think stuff like that never happens, you've never lived with a couple of prostitutes.
No Sitcoms! No Sports! No Reality!
I asked on Facebook who was watching this and only two of my female friends answered .
shareI'm a woman and I love this show!!! You have to consider that she is a borderline sociopath. That is why she's very different to most women. She's always alone. Always! Most women, no, most people don't live like that. She's a rare breed. But the show is intense and entertaining, I'm gonna keep liking it. And since when do people use strange characters in shows to teach them how to act in real life? This is fiction. And it's super dope!
shareThe show is written by a woman and man: Amy Seimetz and Lodge Kerrigan. They co-authored each episode and traded off director duties. I have seen Soderbergh's film, which was intriguing, even though it was more surface sheen than substance, as I recall. I was very impressed with the series. The writers avoid the pitfalls of glorification and scolding, instead, rendering a complex portrait of a captivating character.
Riley Keough is perfectly cast and makes the most of the opportunity. I look forward to her future roles, as she is quite talented. The series is not thinly disguised titillation for the male gaze, nor is it a myopic take-down of a woman in the high-end sex trade.
We see that Christine is sexually confident and empowered before her first foray into TGE. We also see the commodification of sex and the use and abuse of power. The workplace arc reveals that there are many ways to prostitute oneself and many ways to be a John. Highly recommended.
I decided to watch the series after reading Chuck Bowen's review in Slant. I am so glad I did.
http://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/review/the-girlfriend-experience-season-one