Charly Clive stars as young woman with intrusive sexual thoughts in HBO Max's latest British import.
At the surprise party she planned for her parents’ anniversary, 24-year-old Marnie begins a toast that’s quickly derailed by her obsessive and overwhelming thoughts about sex. To her horror, Marnie imagines the festivities turning into an orgy, with naked guests kissing whomever’s next to them, her dad going down on her best friend Helen , even herself making out with her own mom.
But the series, despite taking its name from Rose Cartwright’s memoir, is also a disappointingly formulaic stumble through youthful London, stuffed with bad sex, awkward flirtations, professional humiliations and fights with friends that feel more ripped from other TV shows than real life. If you’ve never experienced intrusive thoughts, Marnie’s challenges may not feel relatable . “Have you ever had one of those weird, distressing thoughts where you’re just like, ‘Fuck! Where didcome from?’” she asks in the series’ direct-to-camera opening address.
To dramatize this dilemma, series writer Kirstie Swain has Marnie pick up Amber , a writer at a publication she admires, in a lesbian bar shortly after moving to London. But when they get back to Amber’s place and the pants come off, Marnie realizes that her intense sexual fantasies about the writer don’t actually reflect an inner desire to sleep with her, leaving Marnie confused about what she really wants, and Amber angry and rejected.
The one episode that doesn't feel like it was based on a script template is the fifth one, when Marnie’s progress thus far at managing her condition is undone by a visit from Helen.
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