Imaginary Bitches have Bite.

Imaginary Bitches, the web series created by Mr. Eden Reigel (aka Bianca from All My Children) and starring Eden, didn't impress me much in the first few airings. There were some funny moments, but over all I thought the real life friends were annoying as hell (even my beloved Liz Hendrickson), and the acting subpar.

Giving it a second chance, I watched all eight of the episodes on youtube, and I've decided I've judged way too quickly. As the webisodes have gone on, it's actually gotten funnier, and really come into it's own as a genuinely hilarous comedy of bitchy proportions.

The premise is simple: a single girl finds herself increasingly left out by her boyfriend obsessed clique of friends, and to cope, she invents imaginary friends to talk to. The problem is, the friends are actually insane bitches, and Eden finds herself increasingly unable to control what they say, or what they do.

The neat thing about this, isn't just the fact that no one considered that Eden's just crazy, but that the bitches and what they think of the people Eden encounters become mildly fascinating for the people around her. While everyone insists the bitches aren't real, their cutting observations are met with insane paranoia, and in some cases, a general state of horniness.

By far the best episode was the one that aired just before the series went on haitus (or the Bitches went on strike). In it, Eden reunites with the karmic-obsessed real life bitch who stole her last boyfriend, and the Imaginary Bitch exact some karmic justice of their own. Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but I do dig that the Bitches really do have Eden's back, despite all their bitchiness. It also brings up the question, are the bitches actually real? How can the Real Life Bitch see them? Man. That' s way too much thought for a five minute webisode.



As previous reported, the bitches have become enamoured of their own sucess (with blurbs in TVGuide, and USWeekly) and have gone on strike until they get more money. The press conference for your convenience: