What I’m Watching: Secret Diary of a Call Girl

Secret Diary of a Call Girl: Season 3, Episode 3 “Series 3, Episode 3” (B+)

The start to this episode was nowhere near as beautifully choreographed and musically accompanied as the previous two installments of this show, and it was fantastic. Belle’s narration of her exploits where she mistakenly counted three feet was hilarious and had me laughing out loud. As she says, she’s much better with the actual actions than with her words. There was such clever editing in this episode, like when Belle and Bambi were talking over the phone looking into mirrors and the two frames were placed across from each other and positioned as if they were looking at each other. Belle’s animal-obsessed client was quite weird, and Belle’s confusion at his command to make the sound made by a ewe was funny. Jackie’s continued presence is not an annoyance but rather a guilty pleasure, and though it’s taking her an awfully long time to deduce Belle’s true profession, what she’s doing in the meantime is plenty amusing enough. Her asking Belle if Ben ever did a specific something and Belle getting unbelievably grossed out was great, and Belle’s realization that she should have thrown them out instead of herself since it really was very cold was extremely funny. It’s nice that she still has her friendship with Bambi, even if the less experienced call girl is beginning to blur the lines between client and boyfriend. Belle’s end-of-episode declaration that she doesn’t fancy her editor which quickly turned into an admission that she did a bit, but only in the same way that you might fancy one of your teachers, was wonderful, and it’s lovely to see her finding a kindred spirit who’s well aware of her profession before they ever jump into bed together.