After Life Season 3's Roxy Snub Was Unforgivably Insulting
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for After Life season 3
Ricky Gervais has found recent success with his black comedy After Life on Netflix, but the show's snub of prominent character Roxy for season 3 was a major insult. While the comedian has had a hand in numerous successful sitcoms over his career, After Life is a different beast entirely, blending Gervais' signature cynical style of comedy with a poignant, emotional story. One of After Life's biggest draws is its lovable cast of characters, made up of an impressive array of British comedians and comic actors.
One such comedian is Roisin Conaty, who played Roxy — a sex worker and close friend of Gervais' Tony in seasons 1 and 2. However, Roxy is conspicuous by her absence in After Life season 3 and is only mentioned in passing by other characters. While After Life season 3 breaks some Gervais traditions, this is one decision that's something of an insult.
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Gervais has since explained Roxy's absence, revealing in an interview with Digital Spy that he "thought there wasn't quite the story there". He went on to add that it was "a mutual decision", and that he "didn't write [her] out". However, despite this explanation, Roxy's treatment is ultimately not just an insult to one of the series most significant characters but also serves to undermine her role in the previous two series. After developing a relationship with Tony in season 1, and then with Tony's postman Pat in season 2, it seemed that Roxy would be heavily involved with season 3's story. However, somewhere between seasons 2 and 3, Roxy and Pat's relationship has soured, and Conaty's character is only referenced in exchanges between Pat and Tony. After Ricky Gervais
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