I honestly liked the show, I see why is problematic and stuff but it was funny. I don’t think it was mean to be serious, I think it was clearly a satire and I thought it was funny how every episode had a complete twist form the previous. I’ve watched other videos on the show and all they do is watch the FIRST episode which is stupid because they show is literally so so different in almost every episode...

I love this show! And I’m a plus size girl and it actually HELPED me feel a little better about myself because ✨skinny isn’t magic ✨

One of the most inclusive shows ever is being hated for not being inclusive enough... okay

Amen. The “problematic” and “cancel culture” that’s risen in the last few years really bothers me because I don’t think anything good or positive can come from absolutism. Life is all nuance and if we strip nuance out of our evaluation of culture/pop culture then how will we apply to our own lives? It’s kinda maddening and was happy to hear your thoughts on it. All that said, The White Album and The Empire Strikes Back are perfect creations.

with the yee yee clip I felt like I was watching a Kurtis Conner video, great way to adress this show

I watched the entirety of Insatiable and I won't say it's a masterpiece but it doesn't deserve such hate. It deviates from the norm and it's certainly weird but it's alright. The writing could improve but it's alright. But 13 reasons why needs to go.

Bruh I’m bi and when you played that scene I started laughing. I understand where this guy is coming from. He’s trying everything to hold on to what he knows. “I can’t be bi because that’s not a thing. I can’t be gay because I live my wife.”

I've been complaining about how Insatiable is highly slept on since the first season, it makes me so sad that such a great show got cancelled just because people were taking it too serious and missed the WHOLE point. Found this video 2 years later but I'm so glad someone said what had to be said!!

That binge eating moment (all of them really) actually made me feel really seen. Growing up that part of eating disorders wasn’t really addressed and I didn’t even realize I had an eating disorder. It was really good to see it, honestly. Thanks for the defense!

Thanks for outlining the positives of this show. I didn't think that it was as terrible as everyone was making it out to be. I liked Nonnie's storyline the best, as it explored sexuality in a nuanced way, and how her dad supported her unconditionally.I also liked how they actually stated that Bob Armstrong was bisexual, and not a straight man who was "turned" gay. It's very rare to get that type of representation in modern shows.

I am so here for all of your 'in defense of' videos

Insatiable has all the parts of something great, but I felt the execution was way off. Hopefully in season 2 they take a different approach

donald chou was the real star of insatiable

Donald Choi was the REAL star of Insatiable.

You are the movie critic this world needs! I'm sick of people calling movies/shows "problematic" when they're just representing real situations and problems..

I thought it was interesting. The main character is a bad person, but that's pretty much the point. Crazy Ex Girlfriend has a main character who makes a lot of bad choices too, and people love it.

Insatiable is honestly a great show. Whenever I hear people hating on it it’s becuase they’ve only seen the trailer and they think it’s fatshaming. They don’t realize that it’s actually about Patty’s struggle with her eating disorder and coming to terms with herself as she is.

I love nonnie's character because shes the ironic take on the "straight man" archetype and I love it. I love that the adults are just as, and maybe even more, irresponsible than their children. Also Patty is the supervillain of her own story. I love this show because I cant get enough of it. I'm a glutton for insatiable. Wait.

I'm bi. I laughed my ass off at the "Bi is just a stop on the train to gayville" line. There are days I feel that shit in my soul. 😂

Personally, I liked Insatiable. It was enjoyable and Debby's acting is pretty good as well.

I’m so glad to finally watch a video on Insatiable and not have to defend it and literally explain the fact that it’s all melodrama and kind of obnoxious on purpose. Genuinely I feel so refreshed and rejuvenated just by watching this. Also Donald Choi is amazing and deserves to be protected from the insanity of that world.

Okay what the heck, I cannot for the life of me see how the clips you showed were transphobic. I'm a trans guy, have been diagnosed with dysphoria consistently for the past 6 years and am currently unable to transition bc broke college student, and watching the changing room scene you showed made me tear up, it was extremely relatable to me and like it did a good job showing dysphoria and that it doesn't just magically go away. Idk people are wild thinking everything is offensive

The binging scene was SO HARD to watch. Cried my eyes out. I agree with you, it’s a great show and don’t get why all the hate 🤷🏻‍♀️

They cancelled One Day At A Time. It is actually not worth being cancelled. You should watch it. People are just shocked that a show with such high rating is being cancelled instead of show like insatiable who have worse ratings. I'm not saying its a bad show, the rating are just below average compared to ODAAT.

the reason i personally didn’t like the show was simply that the plot was insane ! lmfao I had no idea people were hating on it for those reasons

I have body dysmorphia, and tend to binge and starve myself, didn't realise what I was doing until I watched this series, for many it's problematic but for alot it's the wake-up call needed.

I actually love insatiable and I'm so proud of Debby for her role in it and I love how diverse the show is and literally it's the opposite of fat shaming and Debby herself explained how it's not fat shaming. And also I think literally the only reason people hate Debby is because she *ahem* starred on Disney channel. Wow. I I can't.

Lol I'm bisexual and I laughed so hard when that joke came up 😂

I feel like people politicize entertainment way too much from both sides. I just want a well made show or movie. I honestly don't care if there are subtle messages that I should disagree with because of my moral alignments as long as I still have fun watching it.

I haven't watched this show but I thought the Bisexuals aren't real thing was really funny because it's soo true. Like, a lot of people, even gays and lesbians, think bisexuality isn't real, it's "just a phase" and all that crap. Boi i saw an article, published by AN ACTUAL NEWSPAPER, about ""heteroflexible"" people and everyone on Twitter was making fun of it because it was basically describing bisexuality and calling it heteroflexibility

i’ve never seen the show because i’d only ever heard bad things but i’ll probably go watch it now ngl! also i really feel like people need to make a separation between the opinions of characters and the opinions of creators of the show because characters can be bad people without the writers having the same opinions!

I can relate to Nonnie, I felt the same way about my best friend growing up and I never knew why. It took me so long to realize I liked girls. It’s not homophobic, that’s what happened to me too.

I'm bi and have been told before that "bisexual people don't exist" including by my mom, who told me that people are "either straight, gay or confused." I was actually super excited about the Bobs' storyline and even happy to hear that line because clearly the writer's aren't biphobic (otherwise they wouldn't have written in a compelling bisexual character), they're actually acknowledging bisexual erasure, which is awesome. AND, he's not only bi, but also open to polyamory, and it's presented in an over-the-top and comedic way (fitting the tone of the rest of the show) but not mockingly or critically. In fact, it seemed quite positive to me, even if the thruple didn't work out. This is the kind of representation that I would LOVE to see more of. In terms of positive reprentation, polyamorous bi/pan people pretty much only have Sense8 and this subplot from Insatiable.

Love the way you discussed the slander of Christianity (I’m a Christian) without playing a victim card. I wish people could see Christians like you and understand that we are people. 10/10

this was finally a show where they showed my kinda eating disorder and body dysmorphic disorder and i relate to that soooo much but no people keep bashing it like ???

Okay, but Choi Boi really WAS the real star of Insatiable. Loved his character development

I just feel One Day At A Time should've been treated better than this...

After spending sm of my tweens on "skinny goals" tumblr and seeing the "nothing tastes better than skinny feals ✌" eating disorder promoting bs, I LOVED the insatiable season 2 ending with her claiming "nothing tastes better than killing feels" line 😂 it fucking killed me and felt like someone who actually knows something about the world of people who are plus sized or have eating disorders.

25:38 yet another thing about this show that's great because binge eating/over eating disorders are always looked down upon as "oh why don't you just eat less" but that's what makes it a disorder. They showed her relapse and the way they did was genius

THANK YOU, the show is the opposite of what critics say it is but people didn’t even give it a chance!

Olivia is the only KZfaqr that I’d sit and watch be a professional film critic for 30 minutes :)

i started to watch insatiable as ironic, but its overly "horrible" because thats the show's humor, its dark humor, its comedy.

YEESSS THANKYOU; I love Insatiable, and I’ve had a lot of fucked up shit happen to me, especially as a kid, and I have a dark sense of humour; I loooveee this show, thankyou for making such a great video defending the show, as well as explaining it to people.

You just convinced me to watch the show. I haven't watched it yet because of the hate it got and because "comedy" series just aren't for me, but I'm gonna watch it! I also love Debby Ryan so there's that.

i actually watched this show from a purely analytical standpoint and these were my takeaways: 1) the show does have some damaging themes but not in the way people like to say, it’s mostly by just not discussing those themes. it doesn’t actively take a homophobic or fat-shaming stance or anything like that, and i wouldn’t even say indirectly. but for example, you watch someone have an eating disorder and there isn’t any significant amount of information provided about eating disorders when there are ways to incorporate information organically (see certain scenes in netflix show “atypical”) 2) it’s just not a very good comedy. it’s mostly just sexual innuendos and words that sound funny and jokes you’d imagine seeing on facebook. idk, i don’t know why they decided to incorporate comedy. it would have been good as a drama. sure, comic relief, but it’s categorized as a comedy, which i just have to disagree with. however, several jokes did land and i noticed most of the jokes i laughed at were from bob armstrong. 3) a lot of the characters WERE written well. and they approached the topic of being gay very well. that’s all i’m gonna say here because you covered it lol 4) the ending is really intriguing, but i did find it sort of hard to get through every other episode of the season. i will watch season two, though, simply because i believe it’s taking a turn and could pick up from here. essentially, i think season one was the set up to what could be the more central plot. anyway, i don’t think the show deserves the hate it’s getting, but i don’t think it’s a great show either. i do hope the writing can get better because i don’t think the writing was stellar. but i think this could be a diamond in the rough. thanks for coming to my TED talk lol

I agree with your points and it’s well spoken, however, my issue with it wasn’t any controversial subjects but the story arch was really screwed up. They made things intentionally over dramatic as you said but then tried to make things get all serious and it gives the show a weird rhythm

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Her being fat wasn't used as a comedic thing, but they did kind of play into the “fat and sloppy” stereotype, suddenly after losing weight she was like into makeup and fashion, her personality changed. It was just the starting point, though, the show was absolute chaos, so it definitely wasn't boring. It could've honestly been anything, like she could’ve been bullied for having orthodontic headgear and then gotten it off.

Indeed as "I'm not blind, I know I'm overweight" person who has struggled with my habit of eating my feelings and a terrible lack of self control when I'm not at 100% mentally I can honestly say loved Insatiable. I've feel and still feel, a lot of the things they talked about and that birthday scene did stroke a nerve.

As an atheist, seeing religion being ridiculed doesn't phase me and when you got to your point about it stomping on the church I was ready to be like "oh look another Christian getting triggered over the criticism of their religion". But after I heard you out I actually agree with you a lot

just because this show has poc actors, does not make it “not racist” - just like how police forces with poc officers aren’t less racist just bc they hired people of other ethnicities

The thing you said about how the people on stage were willing to drop it all if anyone laughed, makes me SO happy!? Like-?!?!?!?

You’re like a friendly Rosa (Brooklyn 99) Sorry, waaaay off topic

i thought insatiable was pretty good. to me it felt like satire and all the people personalities were exaggerized compared to normal people. i liked

I agree with you 100%. I feel like most of the criticism was only looking at the show on a surface level. Or maybe people were just looking for things to be outraged by. I personally felt that the show was commenting on very real issues in a lighthearted and ridiculous way. Sometimes I feel like people these days want television/media to be a utopia, but we have to remember there are real issues in the world. I would rather media reflect and comment on reality than make everything butterflies and rainbows.

I loved Girlboss too which they also canceled. It’s so sad to me that we can’t keep shows that showcase personality facets of women that are unlikable. If they were men behaving in these manners they would be praised but because it’s women they’re hated. It’s crazy. :/ please quit hating on great STORIES being told that have interesting narratives and open dialogue.

They canceled Everything Sucks! Which I’m really upset about because I watched the entire season in one day and it was fantastic but ya know whatever

honestly, I only didn't watch the show bc of the bisexual thing and that's because it was shown to me out of context. there was a video that only showed the line "bisexuals are like....." instead of the whole scene and it didn't give any explanation. this is a really good video and all of ur points are valid and well explained. imma go binge insatiable now.

People take this show too serious, i don't think is meant to be serious. I actually like it, it's really funny.

Ok im rewatching bc i love this video and i just want to say the way you talk and touch on these subjects are so admirable, your channel deserves like everything

Omg thank you I’ve genuinely been so confused on why people dislike this show. It’s good damn

That show is not melodrama, it's farce. If it were melodrama the complaints about it might be valid, but as farce it's not supposed to make sense. It's showing the absurdity of how life is by overstating that absurdity.

thank you. i really needed this. i hated feeling guilty for enjoying a show that everyone shat on me for enjoying. this is what i would try to explain to people and you did it so eloquently... thank you for verbalizing my thoughts.

I wrote a paper about this show and why I think people *actually* hate it (misogyny against its protagonist, but who's surprised?), and I must say, these are some of the best talking points about why the series is important and interesting! I think the most important thing is that the viewer is clearly not supposed to take any of it ~seriously~ because it's purposefully SO far over the top. How could anyone take any of this content literally, when every resident of the town dresses like a neon cupcake? Even Patty's bullies are cartoonishly evil, and you're right -- we are never, ever meant to be on their side. Great job of explaining and dissecting that sheet cake scene, too! Loved this.

I didn’t like insatiable too much but I feel like any complaints about it being any sort of phobic or racist or lacking in diversity are kind of unwarranted. It was a while ago but it seemed like there was more diversity than most shows I’ve watched. If anything it was excessive and in your face about it to the point where it sort of took away from the show, although I guess that was the point, it just wasn’t for me. I’ll probably get a lot of hate for saying that but I’m not a huge fan of over dramatic shows and this just wasn’t my cup of tea.

I haven’t seen the show and have no intention of seeing the show, but I feel like I definitely get why people would get upset about it. Call-out culture has become such a huge thing the last couple of years, and I will never stop preaching about how unnecessary, extra, and harmful it can be. Thank you for addressing this. I was also just wondering if the accusations were true, but I don’t like Netflix originals enough to give it a shot myself and now I don’t have to!

If you don’t skip the credits on the birthday episode they actually continue the audio so you hear patty crying as she continues to eat. I liked that touch because I feel like it showed how patty felt spiraling back into binging.

I love that the show never sugar coats its topics. There were a lot of things that made me laugh and cry when I related to some of them, especially that they never pulled away from the real pain people feel going through in these situations unlike what most tv shows due usually so that they won't cause any controversy.

i think it's possible to like debby and dislike insatiable. my main issue is the writing and production of the show. it kinda sucks. jokes fall flat and the satire misses. the tone and delivery of jokes don't mesh well with what is meant to be taken seriously. i think there is potential but it isn't there yet. to me its a trashy sitcom who's trying to be too serious and too goofy at the same time.

Just gonna mention that I love Debby, she's a queen, and also love Josh, her (almost) husband! ( I just realized that you actually know who TOP is, I'm just so stoopid). Anyway, stay alive! ||-//

I watched the whole thing and I was like "It's not bad but kind of crazy and all over the place." but now you pointed out things that opened my eye that this show is exactly about how crazy life could get but you still have to understand your situation to move forward. It shows bad examples to reflext on the things you shouldn't do and it really does communicate with people. Now I'm impressed. (also sorry if I write something wrong I'm hungarian and not really good at speeches especially in languages othee than hungarian) I loved the video and you did really well in protecting the show.

Agreed! I’m so glad somebody here had an open mind going into it.

We love a queen with the ïñšàtíãbłë hunger for the unpopular opinions that I always agree with btw😂 🙌🙌🙌❤️❤️

i 1000% agree, i don't think ppl grasped the irony of a lot of the things in the show that were claimed to be "problematic"

omg. thank god I watched this video. I was weary to watch Insatiable, as I'm currently recovering from an eating disorder & I didn't want to trigger myself back into a relapse by watching the show. But after seeing your video I decided to give it a try. I'm only 5 episodes in, but the way they handle various social topics (eating disorders, LGBTQ+, etc.) is amazing and honestly very empowering. It really does bring to light that no matter HOW someone looks, they can be going through various mental obstacles (like binge eating even though you're "thin"). It's so important that topics like this are talked about, and I encourage people to give the show a try!!!

I'm glad that you made this video. I was getting sick and tired of just hearing negative things from people who seemed to not have seen it. Sure, it has it's moments, and it isn't perfect, but there is far worse out there, and I enjoyed how crazy it got. It was supposed to be crazy and dramatic and satirical and nonsensical. Thats the charm of it.

*I mean.........she’s speaking faxx* 👀

Yes! Thank you! I love this show, and I seriously didn’t understand why people hated it so much.

❤️THERE IS HOPE!! ❤️Guys there’s a petition for insatiable to come back so go and sign up just Google it.

i watched this show 4 years ago and i still think about it a lot as someone who struggles with restrictive and binge eating disorders. It was the first time I saw a former fat person-now skinny-still struggle with binge eating, despite their weight loss. id never seen it before and it really spoke to me. i understand why people dont like the show and thats fine, but it will always have a special place in my heart.

I like how you’re not afraid to like things people hate 💛

"Donald Choi was the real star of insatiable."

There is something out there that I believe is perfect as well. I loved that you added that in there...because it is up for every individual person to figure that out.

thank you i literally love this show sm lowkey reminds me of scream queens which i love too

Wow thank you for this, it's so good. I watched Insatiable when it came out because I love Debby Ryan and i wanted to see if it was worth all the hate. There was things I didnt agree with in it, but there was so many good things in it. No one I know has watched it, so I havent been able to discuss the show. But also Donald choy was the underrated start of insatiable, he deserved so much better🙏 Love your content Olivia ❤

As a recovered anorexic (pls read in ContraPoints voice, if you know her), when I saw all the mad comments under the KZfaq trailer for the show I was just smh. Even if the only content of the show was her becoming skinny through a liquid diet real fast it still wouldn’t cause eating disorders. People who are easily triggered already know they shouldn’t watch this and if they are this easily triggered (which I won’t judge) they shouldn’t be on the internet at all bc if you’re that unwell still you will be triggered by pretty much any slim person you see. Just my 2 cents and great vid!

“I believe there is something perfect” was 👌🏾.

I literally binged watched Insatiable in one day. I didn't do the homework I was supposed too. I'm not even sorry. (It made me listen to twenty one pilots less that day and that shows how BEAUTIFUL Insatiable is.)

One day at a time was the show that was canceled, and I personally enjoyed that show more than a lot of other Netflix films

I'm so glad you brought up the birthday cake scene. As someone has dealt with a similar issue I found that scene heartbreaking cause I could feel and understand Patty's pain. It was that scene that made me fall in love with the show and everything it forced people to watch and notice. It was uncomfortable because it was the truth. And I will be repeating "skinny isn't magic" till the day I die.

I like having my opinions challenged and you do it so well, Olivia! Please keep doing these 'In Defence Of' videos :)

Donald Choi was the real star of Insatiable! I loved this video! I also enjoyed watching the show and was sad, that it got as much criticism as it did.

was hoping you'd address the problematic portrayal of polyamory in the show

Your description of the *TW* binge eating scene made me think of that one scene in the movie A Ghost Story, where one of the main characters is grieving and there is no music and she just sits on the kitchen floor and eats like an entire pie or something is also very real and I think it’s portrayed very well too. The themes of the movie aren’t related to that but I do recommend the movie (it’s very slow but about time passing and existential questions for the most part).

from the trailers it didn't seem like something I would like but i'm going to give it a try now because the way you describe it is a lot better than what I've seen about it !

loved your comments on religion as well- more nuanced discussions on religion are necessary rather than just dismissive "religion is bad" sentiment

I actually liked this show. It wasn’t perfect but it wasn’t problematic

the only person I've found who completely gets my opinion on insatiable and adores Debby just as much. I've been waiting for a video like this. May the odds make this go viral

You convinced me to watch this series, it seems super interesting and wholesome

I pretty much agree with most of this. It's not the greatest show I've ever seen but it had me laughing harder than any show has in a long time (especially the three-way thing with the two Bobs and Alyssa Milano). Even if it is problematic, it's okay to enjoy problematic things, as long as you can recognize the problematic aspects.