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This scene, often clipped for YouTube under "Fleabag 1x1 banker scene," is a monologue of despair. When the banker asks why she started the café, she finally breaks character. She admits she started it with her best friend. "She's... not around anymore," Fleabag says. For the first time, she doesn't look at the camera. It’s the only honest moment in the episode, and it happens to a stranger who denies her money. Brutal.

"Fleabag 1x1" does not open with a theme song or a title card. It opens with the title character (never named) watching an old interview of former Prime Minister Barack Obama talking about a friend who cried. She smirks, turns to the camera (us), and offers a silent, knowing glance. Then, she gets hit by a taxi. Fleabag 1x1

★★★★★ Watch it on: Amazon Prime Video (U.S.) / BBC iPlayer (UK) Trigger warnings: Sexual content, references to stillbirth (later episodes), grief, self-destructive behavior. This scene, often clipped for YouTube under "Fleabag

The premiere is a masterclass in withholding information. We know someone is missing. We know there is guilt. "She's