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Single, Drunk, Female Shows 20-Something Alcoholism, Finally

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Single Drunk Female, which premieres on Hulu on January 20, swerves from this model. Samantha Fink (Sofia Black-D’Elia) stumbles—because she’s drunk.

She embarrasses herself in public—because she’s drunk. She’s inarticulate—because she’s drunk. Sam isn’t “quirky." .Creator Simone Finch is trying to walk a very blurry straight line with Single Dark Female.

We need more stories about —narratives that challenge the stereotype that young people can't experience alcoholism. But is it possible to make a TV comedy about the journey to sobriety without either being deeply offensive or—even worse!—blandly sermonic?

Yes. Single Drunk Female is irreverent enough to joke about recovery (Sam is one of “a harem of sponsees.”) It’s sincere enough to provoke tears with a karaoke sequence featuring “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus.

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