My Mad Fat Diary

Rae

A few days ago I was recommended to watch 'My Mad Fat Diary' and I have just begun watching series two because it is such a good tv show. It is a British series, which means they have really amazing accents and is about a girl called Rae who has just come out of psychiatric hospital after a year because she purposely hurt herself. She is overweight, and because of this and many other factors in her life, she dislikes who she is, but now she is out again and finds herself becoming a part of a friendship group. 

Within 'the gang', there is Chloe, her oldest friend and also the one who you sometimes dislike because she is one of those girls who just wants herself to look good, however she also cares about Rae deep down. Then there is Archie, who Rae at first has a crush on. Also there is Izzy and Chop who are so cute together and lastly there's Finn, who I have to say was my favourite character right from the beginning. He seems moody and resentful towards Rae at the beginning, but he actually is the sweetest person. I'm not going to say too much about any of them because I just recommend watching it. 

The Gang

So many people say that if you like 'Skins', you will love 'My mad fat diary', and to some extent I think this is true. It covers similar issues of depression, self-loathing, insecurity, homophobia and just trying to find a place of belonging, however 'My mad fat diary' is a drama-comedy, which makes it lighter for the viewer to watch such honest thoughts of a sixteen year old girl who has experienced such life-altering events. The narration by Rae personally reminds me of the narration in 'Angus, thongs and perfect snogging' with the voice overs that are Rae's internal thoughts and what she has written in her diary. I like this style of storytelling, as well as the additional sketches that are drawn over the film sometimes; it makes it more fun to watch.

I haven't written a post in a while, but now you know why- no wonder so many people have recommended this show. 

(And a side note: it was only until halfway through the last episode of series one that I realised the therapist, Dr Kester is played by the guy who was Professor Quirrell)