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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OMG the episode with just the protaganist and the boyfriend forever in the apartment. I could not get through it. I confess that i FF the whole thing. a) it was boring band b) I was stressed about her getting up for work the next day. Is there any point to continuing?[/quote]

I just finished this episode and didn't mind it.  I thought it was sweet and indicative of new love.  It WAS stressful about work, but I do remember being in a new relationship and putting off school and work to focus on it.

[b]Overall, i do like a show focused on an overweight heroine finding love[/b].  Like Bridget Jones but fat not mildly chubby.  I am a little "eh" about the public humiliation scenes (also a hallmark of Bridget Jones, but I'm kinda over it by now). I liked the main character especially as the series goes on and  the actress settles into the role. The character is insecure but also confident, which is hard to pull off but rings true to a lot of women's experiences.[/quote]

Have you seen Survival of the Thickest? Very funny and sweet, the main character is very likeable as are many of the supporting characters. [/quote]

I don't know that show, but it sounds like it is about weight at least as a subplot? Her weight is never mentioned. Just completely normalized.  I love that.  Wish there was less sex/sex talk so I could watch it with my daughter.  Despite having several similarly overweight women in my family who are happily married, I STILL find it jarring to see these sex scenes on screen.  I very much hope my daughter won't.

I don't find her unlikeable.  She is accepting of others' foibles though she sees them. She has a subtle humor to her.  Her last boyfriend was too cartoonishly awful at the end - they should have written in some regret to make it more believable.   Likewise make her current BF more complex.  He was at first and then became some ideal.[/quote]

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