The UK Version of ‘Fleabag’ Season 2 Included A Jennifer Lopez Song — But Then Amazon Cut It For US Viewers

Season 2 of Fleabag has already correctly been hailed as iconic, in so, so many ways. But did you know it could’ve been even slightly more iconic, at least for American viewers? It’s true.

When Andrew Scott aka the Hot Priest sat down with British GQ to review the “kneel” scene (oh, you know the one) he discusses the particular use of a song that those of us that watched on Amazon Prime Video did not get to experience. That’s right, the Hot Priest got down to Jennifer Lopez’s “Jenny From The Block.”

In episode 4, Fleabag is at the church one night (at 9:45pm) praying when she hears hip hop music. For US viewers, it’s a song that is indistinguishable by both Shazam and Googling the lyrics, so it works, but it’s definitely no “Jenny From The Block.”

“Phoebe [Waller-Bridge] wanted to have something that was really unexpected and some music that wasn’t cool, you what I mean? But that was surprising and something that isn’t really religious,” Scott explained in the video. He added, “I love ‘Jenny From The Block,’ I think it’s a great tune.” He’s right — it is! And it’s a great choice here because it’s so specifically random yet perfect for the character to be listening to at this moment.

Go back and re-watch the scene and that simple music choice, yes, makes it even better. The look on Fleabag’s face as she hears the song, as she goes into his quarters when he’s trying to access a bottle of alcohol placed out of his reach, as she turns it off. It’s especially impactful considering much of the series doesn’t rely on popular music, but rather the beautiful, haunting score — composed by Waller-Bridge’s sister, Isobel, at that.

The whole video above is a fun look into the important scene, as Scott discusses the epic “erotically charged silences,” the writing of the show, filming in a church, and even those gin and tonics in a can.

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