
I was immediately drawn to Lena Dunham's Too Much series because I've been told I am 'too much' my whole life. Since I can remember. Those words used to haunt me, and became my internal critic: "They will find me too much."
Then came boys.
In high school, I truly was too much for teenage boys. They liked being my friend, but date me? I was too outspoken, too loud, too fiery and, well, too much.
Watch: The Too Much trailer. Post continues below.
ICYMI (the show, no big spoilers here, I promise).
If we think about the phrase "too much", it's historically been used to police women's emotions, opinions, and presence — especially when those don't fit into neat, palatable boxes.
The Netflix series follows Jessica (Megan Stalter), a heartbroken thirty-something New Yorker who could definitely be described as 'too much' by some. She's loud, emotional, irrational, and outshines even me in oversharing.
She is fabulous, by the way.
During her first night in London, she meets musician Felix (Will Sharpe). What starts as a hookup quickly becomes something deeper than expected.