Okay, so I stumbled upon this show called “Better Things,” and there’s this character, Frankie, who’s just… a lot. I decided to try to, you know, get Frankie. See if I could understand her a bit better. Here’s how it went down.
Phase 1: The Binge
First, I started by just straight-up binging the show. I figured the best way to understand Frankie was to immerse myself in her world. So, I watched episode after episode, taking mental notes on her quirks, her outbursts, her way of interacting with her family.
Phase 2: The “Frankie” Journal
Then, I got myself a notebook. A real, physical notebook. I called it my “Frankie Journal.” Sounds kinda cheesy, I know, but it helped. I started writing down observations. Things like:
- “Frankie yells a lot. Like, a LOT.”
- “She’s super blunt, even when it’s awkward.”
- “She seems to genuinely care, but shows it in weird ways.”
I filled pages with this stuff. Just random thoughts and reactions to Frankie’s behavior. I tried to dig into why she did the things she did.
Phase 3: The Role-Play (Sort Of)
This is where it got a little weird. I didn’t, like, dress up as Frankie or anything. But I tried to channel her energy in small ways. For example, if I was annoyed with something, I’d let myself be a little more outwardly frustrated than usual. Not full-on Frankie, but a toned-down version. Just to see how it felt.
I also practice speaking my mind more,like Frankie.
Phase 4: The Realization
After all this, did I completely get Frankie? Not entirely. But I started to see her differently. It’s not that I suddenly approved of all her actions, but I began to understand the context. I realized she’s a product of her environment, her struggles, her own messed-up way of showing love.
I started to appreciate the raw honesty, even when it was uncomfortable.
So, yeah, that’s my Frankie experiment. It was messy, a little embarrassing, and definitely not scientific. But it gave me a new perspective on a character I initially found pretty frustrating. I still wouldn’t want to be Frankie, but I can appreciate her a little more now.
