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tv watching: sex education; the expanse
Sep. 25th, 2023 12:39 amI watched the latest, final season of "Sex Education" on Netflix. This is similar to previous seasons in that it's an enjoyable, soapy show with beautiful colors and lighting and interesting costumes. Otis, the central character, is both boring and annoying, and this show would be so much better if there were less of him. I do wonder if there is a political aspect to having this straight, white, privileged guy be the main guy and all the other characters around him be people with marginalized identities in one or more ways...
There are more trans and more disabled people appearing in this season. Hannah Gadsby has a minor role and she is absolutely delightful. Adam goes to work on a horse farm, which I loved, and I found his story very moving.
A random thing I found VERy funny is that Maeve is supposedly going to school in the U.S. but it's clearly filmed in the UK, and to signal this they put two American flags into the writing professor's office. As IF a gay creative writing professor at a fancy school would have American flags up! oh my god.
"Sex Education" is kind of raunchy but in a politically-aware way, a sex-positive way that is good for me and my prudish tendencies, in a similar way to "How to build a sex room" for example. It's saying, yes this is embarrassing and funny but it's also normal and natural.
My friend and I are watching the Expanse, a re-watch for me, and we finished season one. It's so excellent. Great world-building; a lot of things are introduced early that pay off later. My main complaint is bad lighting. You've heard me complain about that before.
Spoilers below the cut, for the whole series. Some random observations.
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There are more trans and more disabled people appearing in this season. Hannah Gadsby has a minor role and she is absolutely delightful. Adam goes to work on a horse farm, which I loved, and I found his story very moving.
A random thing I found VERy funny is that Maeve is supposedly going to school in the U.S. but it's clearly filmed in the UK, and to signal this they put two American flags into the writing professor's office. As IF a gay creative writing professor at a fancy school would have American flags up! oh my god.
"Sex Education" is kind of raunchy but in a politically-aware way, a sex-positive way that is good for me and my prudish tendencies, in a similar way to "How to build a sex room" for example. It's saying, yes this is embarrassing and funny but it's also normal and natural.
My friend and I are watching the Expanse, a re-watch for me, and we finished season one. It's so excellent. Great world-building; a lot of things are introduced early that pay off later. My main complaint is bad lighting. You've heard me complain about that before.
Spoilers below the cut, for the whole series. Some random observations.
( Read more... )
