{"id":26304,"date":"2021-05-31T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smagazineofficial.com\/?p=26304"},"modified":"2021-06-07T12:06:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T16:06:51","slug":"aidy-bryant-is-fearless-free-and-funny-as-hell-in-the-final-season-of-shrill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smagazineofficial.com\/art-culture\/aidy-bryant-is-fearless-free-and-funny-as-hell-in-the-final-season-of-shrill-053126304","title":{"rendered":"Aidy Bryant is Fearless, Free, and Funny as Hell in the Final Season of Shrill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In an era when hyperbole is the baseline for praise (or derision) of pop culture, it might seem trite to refer to the latest and final season of Shrill<\/a> <\/em>as totally life-affirming. For many millennial women, though, that is exactly what it is. The Hulu comedy series, which returns in May, follows Annie Easton, a self-described fat journalist on a journey to change her life without changing her body. In the three years since we first met Annie, played by the wonderful Aidy Bryant, she has gone from being body-shamed into believing her place was on the sidelines (she once left her pseudo-boyfriend\u2019s home through the back door so as not to alert his roommates of her existence) to become a mostly self-assured heroine who almost always says the things you wish you had said in the most awkward or heartbreaking moments of your 20s. \u201cBuilding your confidence or sense of self-worth from zero is an ongoing battle,\u201d says Bryant from her home in New York. \u201cThis season, Annie is so much better off. There are still moments that arise where she finds herself feeling insecure, but the difference now is that she can deal with it in a way that\u2019s kinder to herself.\u201d<\/p>