Title Crashing Medium limited series TV show Approximate Length: six 23 min episodes (2 hrs 19 min total runtime) Where to (Legally) Find It: Netflix in most of the world. Originally ran on Channel 4 in the UK, unclear if it's still available to stream there Brief Description: Seven people mostly in their 20s find themselves living together in an abandoned hospital in London as part of a guardianship program (I think it's to help prevent squatters). A lot of messy, (mostly) undiscussed feelings and repression ensue. Written by (and starring) Phoebe Waller-Bridge, although she is not one of the people in this ship.
Very mild spoilers below (like, *very* mild but putting this out of an abundance of caution, in case you're a "zero spoilers go in totally ignorant" kinda person)
What You Love About the Canon: Phoebe Waller-Bridge is a masterclass at writing relationships between two people who can't or won't, for whatever reason, let themselves be together. If you've seen Fleabag, you'll know what I mean. Crashing is no exception. I, who love pining and weird emotional repression in my media, found it a really fun, engaging story on my first watch as everyone reaches the tipping points in their various relationships. A pair of best friends with sexual tension, a Definitely Straight(TM) man incredibly jealous of his new friend's boyfriend, a Frenchwoman obsessed with a middle aged divorcee, a man and woman in an unhappy relationship, all condensed into six episodes. Plus, the premise itself is fun. Who didn't dream of living in a giant commune with their friends when they were younger? (No? Just me?) What You Love About Your Ship(s): I am absolute trash for "queer repression and the ways it leaks out" and Sam is the gold standard for that. I love how they're attached at the hip as soon as they meet, and also how messy and complicated and a little toxic their friendship is. I love the physical intimacy moments, fleeting as they are. I want to know their lives outside the bounds of the show. Kinds of Things You're Planning to Ask For: Exploration of what's going on in either of their heads during canon, "first time" fic, or post-canon fic exploring the implications of the finale. Content Notes: homophobia (but the call is coming from inside the house, so to speak)
Crashing (UK TV)
Medium limited series TV show
Approximate Length: six 23 min episodes (2 hrs 19 min total runtime)
Where to (Legally) Find It: Netflix in most of the world. Originally ran on Channel 4 in the UK, unclear if it's still available to stream there
Brief Description: Seven people mostly in their 20s find themselves living together in an abandoned hospital in London as part of a guardianship program (I think it's to help prevent squatters). A lot of messy, (mostly) undiscussed feelings and repression ensue. Written by (and starring) Phoebe Waller-Bridge, although she is not one of the people in this ship.
Very mild spoilers below (like, *very* mild but putting this out of an abundance of caution, in case you're a "zero spoilers go in totally ignorant" kinda person)
What You Love About the Canon: Phoebe Waller-Bridge is a masterclass at writing relationships between two people who can't or won't, for whatever reason, let themselves be together. If you've seen Fleabag, you'll know what I mean. Crashing is no exception. I, who love pining and weird emotional repression in my media, found it a really fun, engaging story on my first watch as everyone reaches the tipping points in their various relationships. A pair of best friends with sexual tension, a Definitely Straight(TM) man incredibly jealous of his new friend's boyfriend, a Frenchwoman obsessed with a middle aged divorcee, a man and woman in an unhappy relationship, all condensed into six episodes. Plus, the premise itself is fun. Who didn't dream of living in a giant commune with their friends when they were younger? (No? Just me?)
What You Love About Your Ship(s): I am absolute trash for "queer repression and the ways it leaks out" and Sam is the gold standard for that. I love how they're attached at the hip as soon as they meet, and also how messy and complicated and a little toxic their friendship is. I love the physical intimacy moments, fleeting as they are. I want to know their lives outside the bounds of the show.
Kinds of Things You're Planning to Ask For: Exploration of what's going on in either of their heads during canon, "first time" fic, or post-canon fic exploring the implications of the finale.
Content Notes: homophobia (but the call is coming from inside the house, so to speak)