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Secret Diary of a Call Girl 1x01

Time to start my rewatch of Secret Diary of a Call Girl! I really thought I would finish Robin Hood first and then move onto either Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Charmed, but I decided that first I wanted to watch something that’s easier to binge. Both of those shows are loooonnnnngggg. Buffy has 7 seasons and a spinoff with 5 seasons and Charmed has 8 seasons, both have 45 minute episodes, and their seasons are all over 20 episodes each. I’ll almost certainly end up switching between them and watching other shows in between because I’ll get bored of the same thing all the time if I don’t. And both seem daunting after Robin Hood. I’m not even finished with Robin Hood yet and it already feels like it’s too much. And I will finish Robin Hood, I swear. But those last few episodes are just emotionally draining and I have to be in the right mindset to appreciate them.

But this, this show is absolutely perfect for an easy binge watch. Secret Diary of a Call Girl has half hour episodes (shorter with the commercials out), eight episodes per season, and only four seasons. It’s funny, mostly lighthearted, sexy, romantic, and filled with just the right amount of drama to balance out the comedy goodness. It’s my guilty pleasure show and I’ve rewatched it more times than I care to admit. It’s just plain fun. The only challenging part is going to be finding all the episodes online. Let’s get started!

Thoughts While Watching

  • This is such an iconic opening scene. “The first thing you should know about me is that I’m a whore.”
  • By the way, I’ve read the book this is based on. It’s good, but the show is much better.
  • “I’m very high class” she says while she’s sitting on the toilet. Love it.
  • Loving sex and money, being fundamentally lazy, and wanting to be your own boss…sounds like me.
  • Yikes, this guy’s sideburns are super repulsive. Fat and old doesn’t bother me, I’ve had both, but those sideburns. Gross.
  • This show has some of the weirdest dirty talk and roleplay.
  • Hannah and Ben are so cute together. I shipped them so hard.
  • I love the spoiled little rich girl game. They’re adorable! Ben’s attitude is cracking me up.
  • I’m not loving this dress on her in the scene with Daniel.
  • She looks so much prettier without the full Belle look. Just my opinion. She’s beautiful both ways.
  • I wear shoes in my own house all the time. Daniel’s weird.
  • This first episode seems to have more sex scenes than a lot of later episodes do. We’re on the third one in 16 minutes.
  • I want that lamp she has in her bedroom.
  • I love this horse riding scene!

Final Thoughts

That flew by! It’s so easy to binge this show. I’ve accidentally watched a whole season in one night before without even realizing it. That was super fun!

One random thought sort of related to the entire show, not just this episode:

It makes me nervous that she always hosts clients at her house. I think it would be so much safer to just exclusively meet them at hotels. It’s a public place, there are other people around if things get bad, and most importantly, they don’t know where you live. Any one of these guys could have turned into creeps (and a few of them do) and could come back at anytime since they know where she lives. It also wouldn’t be that hard for them to figure out her real identity if they have her address. It’s still probably safer than going to their homes, but it’s not safe.


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