In the first episode, Sophia shows up to her job about 25 minutes late and is shocked to find that her boss is angry with her. From the beginning, she paints herself as a headstrong young female living in San Francisco, but after the first five minutes, it seems as if the writers of the show confused “headstrong” with “selfish and entitled.” It could be possible that there has never been a more irritating protagonist. The first episode may have been tolerably boring if it was not for how reprehensible Sophia Marlowe is. The series follows young college dropout, Sophia Marlowe (Britt Robertson), who in a desperate attempt to get fast cash, starts selling vintage clothes on eBay and becomes an overnight sensation. Released on Friday, “Girlboss” is loosely based off of Sophia Amoruso’s 2015 autobiography, “#GIRLBOSS,” which chronicles her life, from her days of dumpster diving, to the creation of her newly bankrupt clothing company, Nasty Gal. This at least seems to be the case in Netflix’s newest series, “Girlboss,” which attempts to pass off its insufferable protagonist as an empowered, young feminist. There seems to be a misconception that a strong female character has to be completely independent, snarky and tough-as-nails in order to be successful. Britt Robertson and Ellie Reed star in Netflix’s new original series “Girlboss.” PHOTO COURTESY NETFLIX
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