Summer is the perfect opportunity to watch TV. That sounds weird because why watch TV when you can be outside in the sun? Summer is a time when the regular shows I watch are on hiatus which allows me to watch other shows I may be interested in, but didn’t have a chance to when they originally aired. Netflix and Amazon Prime help me choose shows to watch and I decided to take a chance and watch Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. I loved this show for a variety of reasons.
In the first episode, we meet Rebecca Bunch who seems to have it all. A great apartment in NYC and she makes a lot of money working as a lawyer. However, when her boss offers her a promotion she runs outside and has a panic attack clutching at her medication. I like that this show tries to address mental illness. There isn’t enough discussion about mental illness and it would be great to see it portrayed on our television sets. Throughout the show, Rebecca goes to therapy and takes medication which does seem to help her. I have never been diagnosed with a mental illness, but I have friends who have. Representing mental illness in TV or movie characters can try and eliminate the negative stigma behind being diagnosed with a mental illness.
Besides Rebecca’s mental illness, this show is about her chasing Josh Chan. She sees him on the street in NYC and moves to West Covina, California to try and date him again. She knows she’s unhappy in NY so why not try and win Josh back? Hence the name of the TV show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Besides focusing on Rebecca’s journey towards happiness, I like watching her friendship with Paula develop. Paula is such a sweetie and helps Rebecca try and win Josh back. I love their schemes in each episode.
What makes this TV show so fun is all of the singing. Rachel Bloom who plays Rebecca is a really good singer. All of the songs are hysterical and I identify with them. There’s one song about getting a UTI and how painful it is. This just hits right home with me because I have had a couple and they’re the worst.
Who else watches this show? What did you think of the finale?
Bizarre Brunette 
I started watching this show purely for Santino Fontana (Greg) I went away from it for a couple eps because I hated how she was pulling Greg along. But when I came back to it, I fell for it all over again. ❤
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I definitely agree. If you have seen
the season finale, you know what she does to Greg and I’m like UGH. I just feel bad for his character, because she’s totally using him and that’s just not okay.
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I think she’ll soon realize that it was all about the chase with Josh – she’s not really in love with him. Never once is there a moment between them that calls for her infatuation of him. She’s going to get with him and realize that it’s not nearly as wonderful as she thought it would be.
And poor Greg… I rooted for him for so long. 😦
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I agree! I think she will be with Josh than see Greg date other people and realize that what she had with Greg was real.
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I’ll add this to my “to watch list” it sounds good. I agree- mental illness needs to be addressed more in television shows. Summer is a great time for TV! I have a feeling though this will be a year long hobby of mine now since I’m no longer in school!
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Right? When I’ll be in classes I’m not sure how much time I will have to devote to TV. I love watching a TV show though. 45 minutes is enough to distract me from life and get into the characters and the setting of a show.
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Oh I totally have to check this out – I love singing 🙂
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Yeah! I think this show is way better than Glee. Plus you will fall in love with Greg who is also the voice behind Hans from Frozen.
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I had never heard of this show before now! I love musicals so this really sounds like a lot of fun, thanks for the recommendation!
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Yeah! I thought it was really fun. I also just thought Rebecca was really funny and awesome.
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I’m sold! Netflix keeps suggesting it to me and I keep ignore it, but now I think I’ll give it a try! I’m sure that something crazy will happen in the next season to break Josh and Rachel up.
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Sorry if my post spoiled everything!
It’s still worth a watch!
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Nah! It’s all good!
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