What exactly is MMFD about? Ive been seeing it all over tumblr and it looks like it could ruin my life so Im all interested now!
I’m just gonna copy the description from this masterpost of episodes:
Set in Stamford, Lincolnshire in 1996, My Mad Fat Diary follows the story of 16-year-old, 231 pound girl, Rae, who has just left a psychiatric hospital, where she has spent four months. She begins to reconnect with her best friend, Chloe, who is unaware of Rae’s mental health and body image problems, believing she was in France for the past four months. Rae attempts to keep this information from her while also trying to impress Chloe’s friends Izzy, Archie, Chop and Finn.
It’s this devastatingly beautiful representation of the teenage condition. You know how some teenage dramas really play out like adult-actors-trying-and-failing-to-represent-teenage-problems?
This is not one of those shows.
It’s so honest and real and important. It’s so important in the relationships it shows and how it tackles very serious issues (e.g., body image, self-harm, mental illness/instability).
Every character is multi-dimensional — and the lead is an overweight 16 year old girl. I cannot stress how completely these writers nailed teenage characters. You’ll root for them, you’ll cry for them, you’ll wanna slap some sense into them…. But it’s all so organic and believable.
Please watch it. I’m not fangirl-screaming here because I’m dead serious. Your life will be changed by it — for the better.
Here’s the masterpost link one more time.
