For those who can't view it in youtube, here it is on vimeo. ( Read more... )

Joining a new fandom and peering around the fan fic of that fandom is always a somewhat traumatic experience for me.  I find myself almost looking at things with my eyes half-shut, desperately hoping that what I read is not going to make me cringe, groan or think: "My God - are we even watching the same show?"( Read more... )

Blurb: Rae's still madly in love with Finn, but will her insecurities sabotage their relationship before it's even begun? Meanwhile, Kester encourages her to face her demons and finally confront the truth about what happened to Tix. ( Read more... )

Blurb: In the final episode, Rae is in a very dark place following Tix's deterioration and an argument with Chloe. To make matters worse, she loses her diary and begins to see her world crashing down around her. A surprising guardian angel rescues her from the brink and forces her to contemplate her issues. But will she survive when her deepest ( Read more... )

Blurb: Rae and Chloe battle it out in the fight for Finn's affections, but when Rae's mum prevents her from going to a rave with the rest of the gang, Rae thinks it's game over. After arguing with both her mum and Kester, she decides it's time to set herself free from all the constraints of her mental health issues and stops taking her medication ( Read more... )

Blurb: Rae is falling in love but doesn't know whether to admit it to the object of her desires. As Kester pushes her to examine what triggered her self-harming, Rae is torn between telling people the truth or keeping her illness a secret. Then her two worlds collide at an impromptu house party. ( Read more... )

Blurb: Rae and Chloe's friendship becomes difficult when Rae discovers who Chloe has been secretly dating. When things start to get rocky, Rae finds herself drawn back to her old patterns of destructive behaviour, but an upsetting event makes her view someone in the gang in a different light. ( Read more... )

Blurb: Rae is determined to catch up with the rest of the gang in terms of her sexual experience, but worries her weight will stop her from getting a boyfriend. When one of the boys in the gang asks her out on a date, she embarks on a journey of sexual discovery. ( Read more... )

I approached My Mad Fat Diary with some trepidation ... tumblr was full of gifsets ... was I going to cringe my way through an episode of something very implausible and contrived? I didn't expect to last past episode one but instead, found myself falling in love with this show. ( Read more... )

I've watched episode 2.03 of My Mad Fat Diary. Oddly enough, Channel 4 releases an online version of the episode one week ahead of the official one that is being broadcast. So today's episode is episode 2.02 but you can watch 2.03 online. I'm in Australia so I had to use Hola Unblocker and other inventive means to watch the episode. ( Read more... )