Queer as Folk
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Well, it took eight episodes, butQueer As Folkmade me cry.
In a cathartic way, of course.
Which, yes, had to do with Mingus.
Of course it did.
The specter of HIV/AIDS looms large for a lot of us born in the 1980s.
And a sigh of relief.
Here was a fallen angel self-flagellating himself in front of a crowd asking for … penance?
More life, perhaps?
No, I mean at Babylon, which Bussey intends to refashion into the queer space NOLA deserves.
All they need is Brodies help.
Well, Brodies credit score.
And even as Brodie threatens to leave New Orleans and start anew (in Manchester of all places!
), it is clear he cant well let go of all he has (and loves).
This brings us to that rain-soaked romcom moment that closes out the episode.
The season ends in a moment of rebuilding.
An attempt at rebuilding.
At picking up the pieces of a broken mirror ball and hopefully making something equally as fabulous.
Unsurprisingly,Queer As Folksquarely presented itself as a show about resilience.
A way of finding the light in the dark and uplifting it, in turn.
And to do is to avoid grappling with the sheer breadth and beauty of the LGBTQ+ community.
Because thats what life is.
Thats what queer life is.
Now let us hope we get to follow these folks for many more seasons to come!
Fun as F - - -
Busseys OUTFIT!
I will say, the hard hat over the blue-haired updo is just divine.
Though, can we talk about the lack of protective goggles during this demo?!
Did you lose someone in the ::pew pew!::?
I waited an entire season for a Juliette Lewis/Kim Cattrall moment, and this fumbling meet-cute did not disappoint.
More of them together next season, just?
Speaking of Cattrall: OH.
That coming out scene?
Im still recovering over the level of cringe that she nevertheless sold as somehow melancholy though never pathetic?
Eating your ass isnt self-care.
Just a great read, no?
