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Keth's avatar

What a wonderful article, you can clearly tell a lot of heart went into this. I loved that you brought up Queer as Folk - though I prefer the UK original - because I feel like it's always underappreciated despite being a work with genuinely great and insightful dialogue. My favourite part of the article, however, is your analysis of that one crucial word Spike says to Buffy. There's a reason why these older shows with their imperfect and nuanced relationships stick with us.

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Keth's avatar

What a wonderful article, you can clearly tell a lot of heart went into this. I loved that you brought up Queer as Folk - though I prefer the UK original - because I feel like it's always underappreciated despite being a work with genuinely great and insightful dialogue. My favourite part of the article, however, is your analysis of that one crucial word Spike says to Buffy. There's a reason why these older shows with their imperfect and nuanced relationships stick with us.

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Keth's avatar

What a wonderful article, you can clearly tell a lot of heart went into this. I loved that you brought up Queer as Folk - though I prefer the UK original - because I feel like it's always underappreciated despite being a work with genuinely great and insightful dialogue. My favourite part of the article, however, is your analysis of that one crucial word Spike says to Buffy. There's a reason why these older shows with their imperfect and nuanced relationships stick with us.

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ZLL's avatar

Thank you so much for your comment! I never really got into the British version, maybe bc I got too attached to the US version early on, but I have to catch up on it bc I love RTD's writing. I think he is one of our great living television writers.

Honestly, I am all for imperfect and nuanced, and things that are of their time.

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Denso's avatar

If you write about your parasocial relationship with Jo, I will write about my parasocial relationship with Dorian Gray.

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ZLL's avatar

Uhh interesting proposal

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Denso's avatar

😂

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ZLL's avatar

I think Jo'd come pretty easy to me, unlike some other characters I mentioned

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Denso's avatar

I think so too. She reminds me of you

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ZLL's avatar

thank you :)

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