- "Everything's Trash" opens its pilot episode with a scene of its main character buying Plan B.
- Creator Phoebe Robinson thinks the scene can "humanize" the scenario for viewers.
In the very first scene of "Everything's Trash," main character Phoebe Hill buys the emergency contraception pill, Plan B.
The moment really paints a picture of the character straight away — we may not know where she is, what she does for a living, or her relationship status, but we see who she is: Someone confident with both herself and her sexuality who does not want to become pregnant.
"I'm proud that it's kicking off the show and I think if you can see characters in situations like this, I think it can help humanize it," Phoebe Robinson told Insider in an interview.
Robinson, a comedian and New York Times best-selling author, created the show and wrote the book it is adapted from "Everything's Trash But It's Okay." Her new series is airing at a time when lawmakers are battling over whether access to emergency contraception is a right in the wake of the Roe V. Wade reversal.
"There's no way I could have predicted the timing of it all, but I think with the way that things are in this country, it's good to at least have these conversations in real life, through the political sphere and also through entertainment," she told Insider.
"I think a lot of times people enact laws just not seeing people's humanity and just sort of going what's right and what's wrong and not recognizing the gray area," she added.
Robinson, much like the television alter-ego she calls "TV Phoebe," rose to fame as a performer and podcaster. She had her fair share of struggles before she was headlining HBO specials and launching her publishing imprint and while "TV Phoebe" may be a more amped-up version of herself, the real-life Robinson said she can relate to the opening moment.
"It's an experience that a lot of women have had, myself included," she said.
In the show, the man "TV Phoebe" is hooking up with is embarrassed by the whole ordeal. He pulls random items off the drugstore shelves trying to hide their purchase. Meanwhile, Phoebe is completely casual about purchasing Plan B. She makes small talk with the pharmacist and answers honestly about what she's up to when she gets an unexpected FaceTime from her brother, even jokingly referring to the pill as "Plan Bye Bye."
"She is the early thirties woman who's very confident. And even though she can be like a little messy and chaotic, she's also responsible," Robinson said.
"I just thought that was a nice way of showing who she is and the essence of her," Robinson added.
New episodes of "Everything's Trash" air Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. ET on FreeForm. The first four episodes of season one are now streaming on Hulu.
See the trailer for season one below.