The episode takes place during an engagement dinner for Fleabag's dad and Godmother, picking up one year after the finale of series one.
[1][2] In medias res, Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) is in a "chic" public restroom cleaning blood from her nose.
"[3] There is an interstitial scene where Fleabag explains steps she has taken to get her life together in the year since the end of series one.
She is then shown at a restaurant with her family, including her sister, Claire (Sian Clifford), to whom she has not spoken for a year.
Her father (Bill Paterson) and her godmother (Olivia Colman) are hosting the dinner to celebrate their engagement.
[1] Bradbeer, with whom Waller-Bridge consulted closely on the show's writing, decided to keep the camera in one spot during the dinner table scenes.
The three experimented with removing Waller-Bridge's direct addresses to the camera but decided that this element was needed.
Club, "The premiere is an early frontrunner for best episode of the season, if not the series, returning to Fleabag’s theatrical roots for an evening of farce and concentrated viciousness.
With the help of series director Harry Bradbeer, Waller-Bridge stages a dinner party for the ages, one that's both a comedy of manners and the introductory chapter to a love story.
[2] At the Creative Primetime Emmy Awards, the episode's editor, Gary Dollner received a Creative Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, and the cinematographer, Tony Miller, received a nomination for the Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour).