Vladimir A Netflix Series Was My Week Long Guilty Pleasure #VladimirNetflix #VladimirSeries #RachelWeisz

I work two jobs (twice a day) a bus run, then day care, bus run again and back to the daycare until 6:30 which means I don't have much time for TV but I do give myself about 20-25 minutes in the morning to sit down with my cup of coffee before I leave the house about 6:05 AM to work alllllllll day until 6:30 PM. Usually I look for something light in the morning that is easy to turn off because I need to go to work. Vladimir was not what I needed. It made it very hard to leave for work. I would have binge watched it if I had the time.

Vladimir is a wildly, entertaining, at times cringey series that started on Netflix in March. It stars Rachel Weisz as the Protagonist in this limited series based on a book by Julia May Jones and I adored her. She broke the 4th wall from the first scene speaking to us, the audience which made me feel very much a part of this 8 part series. Right from her opening monologue when she stares into the camera and asks "As an older woman, truly what is more embarrassing? I will have lost the ability to captivate. I find this very sad don't you?" I was hooked!!!

I found myself listening like I would a good friend. She leans in, making direct eye-contact and I found myself nodding along as she discusses things like getting older, marriage, parenting, co-workers, her desires, and more. 

Vladimir is the name of a new professor at the school her and her husband work at. While he is featured heavily, it is all about her. Falling into the Dramedy category, Weisz is sexy and vulnerable. Deceitful and nurturing, unethical and relatable. Does this make sense? YES! At times I found myself thinking "WHYYYYY!? Girl just why?" however as an aging female, married forever, I get it! I do!  Weisz made me feel complicit in her terrible decisions, and I loved every second of it. I am praying for a second season as I have never read the book but hope there is room for one.