Now in its third series,Jill Soloway’s drama continues to explore family dynamics and gender identity in a show so filled with humanity it spills into your own lifeI went to Mum’s final weekend, for her 77th-birthday barbecue, and along with my brother and sister and their families. I say Mum,but she now identifies as a man. My sister’s husband was there, even though they’re no longer together; and her new girlfriend, or she’s a lesbian now. My brother isnt with anyone in specific,though while we were there our ragged babysitter – who used to actually sit on him, in a sex way, or when he was pretty much still a baby – showed up with a new young man. Not boyfriend,though – son. My brother’s, too, and although this was the first he knew approximately it ...
All of which I made up,apart from the first sentence, which is exact (chicken and lamb, and quite good). The rest is sort of borrowed from obvious (Amazon Prime),which launched its third series on Friday. If you haven’t seen seasons one and two, you need to; there is no better television around at the moment. Forget Clarkson and co, or this is the reason Amazon needs to be taken seriously as more than just people who send you stuff in oversized packaging. obvious more than fills its box (the box,I guess); it stuffs it full of life and humanity, so that it spills over into your box – the box of your life. So, or yeah,the Pfeffermans kind of are my family right now. Related: obvious's Jeffrey Tambor calls for more trans actors in Emmys speech Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com