{"id":11922,"date":"2020-04-18T03:15:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T08:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=11922"},"modified":"2020-04-18T03:16:15","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T08:16:15","slug":"feel-good-makes-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/11922","title":{"rendered":"‘Feel Good’ makes you think"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Mari Pizzini\u2013<\/strong> With COVID-19 seeming to have sapped up a lot of joy and excitement, I decided I wanted to watch some feel-good television. Ironically, I settled on the Netflix original show \u201cFeel Good.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cFeel Good\u201d centers around the life of Canadian comedian Mae Martin and George, who becomes her girlfriend. Within the first five minutes the two have a whirlwind relationship; they meet, kiss, and eventually move in together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At\nfirst, their relationship was hard for me to believe. I\u2019ve never been a \u201cfall\nhead over heels immediately\u201d type of person, so the show felt forced. As I\ncontinued watching, I saw what those first five minutes actually provided: the\nlack of foundation for this semi-important relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond\nthat, the show discusses some pretty heavy topics. Martin is a recovering drug\naddict, and many of the scenes take place in her support group or with her\nsponsor. Her fragile parental relationship is the center of many scenes, but so\nis the love between Martin and her parents. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond\ndrug use, \u201cFeel Good\u201d also touches on the difficulties of sexuality. George\nfeels fear and struggles to come out to her friends. Martin admits that she may\nbe transgender or nonbinary, however she doesn\u2019t mention pronouns. Both feel\nthey are hiding part of themselves in their relationship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\nwas surprised to learn that \u201cFeel Good\u201d is a semi-autobiographical show about\nthe life of Martin. I didn\u2019t learn this fact until I saw in the credits that\nMartin actually stars as herself. Honestly, that gave the show more of an edge.\nThere was some skin in the game when I realized, \u201chey, this isn\u2019t some made-up\nversion of the struggles of sexuality and drug addiction. It\u2019s rooted in\ntruth.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nsix episodes all average around 25 minutes, making the show a pretty quick\nwatch. The dynamics of Martin and George\u2019s relationship constantly had me on\nthe edge of my seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may not have been the feel-good type of show I was looking for, but it did make me think. Overall, I\u2019d give \u201cFeel Good\u201d 7 stars out of 10. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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