“For A Woman doesn’t gloss over the messy bits. There’s a whole lot of intercourse, medication, and 2000s dance music. Scenes with predatory older males, from soiled doggers to deprave coppers, are harrowing for essentially the most half. But it surely additionally thrills with its portrayal of teenage transgression.”
“Make no mistake, What It Feels Like for a Woman is uncooked and continuously uncomfortable viewing […] But the unease is what makes What It Feels Like for a Woman such a visceral, important watch. We want extra TV prefer it.”
“This sequence could be very bingeable. It’s humorous, heartbreaking, often disturbing, sharply written and properly acted, most notably by Ellis Howard, who performs Byron with wit and, at instances, devastating poignancy […] Thisis a uncooked drama that would simply have been miserable (and at instances it’s), however finally ends up finally being a buoyant story of resilience.”
“Whereas the drama doesn’t fall into the entice of training or being overtly political, it’s an overdue examination of how being decrease class intersects with sexuality and gender id… whereas additionally being an utter riot.”
