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I kept seeing the banner ad for this on Amazon Prime but it didn't really appeal to me when I read the synopsis as I lately want to watch things that are uplifting or exciting to take me away from it all but the yellow wallpaper on the show cover image intrigued me as I felt it surely must be a nod to Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It certainly is. I'm so glad I've started watching this series, I've watched two episodes now. It's just beautiful. I find Tig mesmerising. I hadn't heard of her before so after loving the pilot I googled her; One Mississippi is a kind of fictionalised version of her life. It's so delicate and raw and very funny. It is actually uplifting too. The soundtrack is wonderful. If you want to watch something complex, beguiling and different that's life affirming and will make you laugh out loud choose this. Gorgeous.

I loved this film, I laughed out loud all the way through, it has such heart too. I was worried it was going to be rubbish because despite all the many awards it's won there are so many bad reviews. I've personally only recently discovered Amy Schumer -I live in England and she's not so famous over here yet but I got her Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo on Audiobook when it came out and I laughed so much listening to that so I thought Trainwreck might be worth a shot. But it was great! I'm so glad I watched it, it was a really enjoyable way to spend an afternoon, it deserves all the awards in my opinion. It's about Amy (a partially fictional partly autobiographical Amy) working her way through her commitment issues and dealing with some heavy family stuff along the way, in turns very funny and moving (I cried a bit too). I think I'll even watch it again at some point.