It is clear that a number of people who have left reviews here have no experience with eating disorders.
To an outsider, the main character is unlikeable. However it is very much a true reflection of what people are like when they have an ED; they are consumed by negative thoughts, with anger, resentment towards others, they don't care about anything else but the voice in their head. The show makes it clear that this isn't the Mia without anorexia; her personality changed. She is in recovery and still has a way to go.
It was a brilliant show. It was real. As someone who has had anorexia, it is the truest depiction of someone with an eating disorder I have seen in a fictional TV show. It also did an incredible job of highlighting how difficult it is for family and friends to deal with this too. To still be friends with someone who isn't nice anymore, to look after someone who doesn't want to be looked after.
To an outsider, the main character is unlikeable. However it is very much a true reflection of what people are like when they have an ED; they are consumed by negative thoughts, with anger, resentment towards others, they don't care about anything else but the voice in their head. The show makes it clear that this isn't the Mia without anorexia; her personality changed. She is in recovery and still has a way to go.
It was a brilliant show. It was real. As someone who has had anorexia, it is the truest depiction of someone with an eating disorder I have seen in a fictional TV show. It also did an incredible job of highlighting how difficult it is for family and friends to deal with this too. To still be friends with someone who isn't nice anymore, to look after someone who doesn't want to be looked after.