Man vs. Bee

Light hearted, fun, plenty of laugh out loud moments. The episodes are short (10-12 mins) so it could have easily been a movie. Seeing Rowan Atkinson on screen in this manner for me was a breath of fresh air! Loved it!

It's was exactly what I expected and exactly what I wanted to see. Completely enjoyable, fun, simple comedy executed perfectly.

Rowan Atkinson does this so perfectly, from Bean, to Johnny English, to Trevor and the Bee.

It wasn't that funny but was entertaining. I watched an episode at the end of each day.

I think each episode being around 8 minutes wasn't a bad idea and worked well with the story.

One of the things I noticed about the series was that they had given a character to the house.

And lastly, Rowan Atkinson was great as always!

I have been a fan of Mr Bean but sadly as much as this series takes inspiration from Mr Bean, it has failed to capture his essence. Mr Bean was a selfish, naive, foolish, to-some-extent unlikeable but also a charming character to watch. You don't necessarily root for Mr Bean because he is a character you enjoy laughing at. Contrarily, watching Trevor makes me feel embarrassed and anxious, because he's a character with empathy, love, hopes and dreams - he reminds me of an ordinary man. He shows emotions that we all have, including remorse and guilt. It's almost hard to laugh at the comedy because it feels almost wrong to laugh at him. I actually primarily feel annoyed watching Trevor because it's frustrating to see how he allows himself to constantly messes everything up when he clearly knows his priority is his daughter. If he was a 'Mr Bean character' it would've been more fun to watch, as you know this man probably would have very shallow goals and values and would have no self-awareness about anything he did.

Loving watching this, it really reminded me of Mr Bean and in a sense that's kind of what it is. I was genuinely laughing out loud a couple of minutes in.

I don't want to give spoilers away or plot points as I feel reviews are to help you decide to watch something or not so; If you're a fan of Mr Bean or just Rowen Atkinson in general then you have to give this a watch! I'm already planning a second watch through when my good lady gets in from her shift.

9/10.