I’m fully obsessed with ‘SMILF’ on Showtime. I know the first season ended a few months ago, but it’s not on any of the big streaming services, so I fear that many of you have not yet seen it. You can get a free 1 week trial of Showtime here or on Amazon, and the whole season is only about 4 hours long, so you can watch it in a week easily. Or an afternoon, if you’re anything like me. I’m actually kind of a genius, so I can watch 4 hours of TV in a cool 120 minutes.

‘SMILF’ is about Bridgette, a single mom in South Boston. She’s trying to make ends meet while raising a toddler. Helping her along the way are the baby’s dad, his girlfriend, her friend Eliza, and her mom. Bridgette gets herself into a number of hilarious and sometimes sad situations while caring for her two-year-old.

‘SMILF’ definitely reminds me of a lot of other shows. Actually, a few weeks ago, I watched ‘The Florida Project’ and thought it was like ‘SMILF’, although ‘The Florida Project’ is possibly even better. And I cried like a baby, as I’m wont to do. Still, ‘SMILF’ is a unique gem and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise! Anyway, here’s what I love about ‘SMILF’:

Bridgette becomes close friends with her ex’s new girlfriend. Instead of the standard girl-on-girl jealously, Bridgette relies on her to help the baby daddy, Rafi, make good parenting decisions.

Bridgette is smart and naive at the same time. Mostly, we see her being smart. She’s a tutor, and she writes her students’ Harvard admissions essays for them (does that make someone intelligent? Will revisit). She also has a sweet and almost child-like naivete when it comes to the precarious situations she encounters. For example, when she unintentionally gets an awful haircut, she seems to not notice the mockery of her coworkers. I love that the show balances both of these without conflict.

Her fantasies are a lot like mine. I love shows like ‘Scrubs’ where the characters have an active fantasy life, and Bridgette’s is even better. I spend most of my alone time in my own head playing out rich and elaborate fantasies, but I would never admit them to anyone. I feel like less of a little freak when TV shows normalize my overactive imagination. I love that the show owns Bridgette’s absurd fantasies, sexual and otherwise.

There’s not much I don’t like about this show. I do feel like Bridgette is the main source of comedy, but she is an amazing character. Watch ‘SMILF’ on Showtime.