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And do! How much more d’you have to watch?
January 12, 2026 at 2:48 PM
And do! How much more d’you have to watch?
and often dictate our understanding of the Black gay characters and their interiority.
Polk didn’t let this happen. And mind you he had top Black hetero actors all throughout the series at a time when Black folks were even more homophobic and resistant to being associated with gay things.
Polk didn’t let this happen. And mind you he had top Black hetero actors all throughout the series at a time when Black folks were even more homophobic and resistant to being associated with gay things.
January 12, 2026 at 2:21 PM
and often dictate our understanding of the Black gay characters and their interiority.
Polk didn’t let this happen. And mind you he had top Black hetero actors all throughout the series at a time when Black folks were even more homophobic and resistant to being associated with gay things.
Polk didn’t let this happen. And mind you he had top Black hetero actors all throughout the series at a time when Black folks were even more homophobic and resistant to being associated with gay things.
control the narrative flow of the series. They merely accent the stories of the main characters without becoming the center of the drama as is often the case with the Black gay stories. Even when we’re at the center, it seems like heterosexual drama is the primary driving force of the stories
January 12, 2026 at 2:21 PM
control the narrative flow of the series. They merely accent the stories of the main characters without becoming the center of the drama as is often the case with the Black gay stories. Even when we’re at the center, it seems like heterosexual drama is the primary driving force of the stories
Yeah, I was just trying to think of another film/series that achieved the same feeling and I’m coming up short. I think what makes NA really special is that Polk truly centers Black gay stories and provides them with rich arcs in the short format. Heterosexual characters are present but the don’t
January 12, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Yeah, I was just trying to think of another film/series that achieved the same feeling and I’m coming up short. I think what makes NA really special is that Polk truly centers Black gay stories and provides them with rich arcs in the short format. Heterosexual characters are present but the don’t
What I love most is how it uses time travel as a Trojan horse of sorts for something far messier and more human. These aren’t sci-fi nerds chasing theories; they’re deeply flawed people whose lives dragged them into time travel. At its core, it’s about love, loss, and longing. It’s so good!
January 12, 2026 at 2:13 PM
What I love most is how it uses time travel as a Trojan horse of sorts for something far messier and more human. These aren’t sci-fi nerds chasing theories; they’re deeply flawed people whose lives dragged them into time travel. At its core, it’s about love, loss, and longing. It’s so good!
Absolutely! Patrick-Ian Polk was ahead of his time; I think he is one of the most prolific writers of our time. I was grateful for the lil reboot and hope we get another season. It was a very different style of storytelling, but just as poignant to be sure.
January 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Absolutely! Patrick-Ian Polk was ahead of his time; I think he is one of the most prolific writers of our time. I was grateful for the lil reboot and hope we get another season. It was a very different style of storytelling, but just as poignant to be sure.
But if we just had stories that were well funded and produced, perhaps it’d be easier to imagine. It seems to be something like a causal time loop. Oye vey!
January 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
But if we just had stories that were well funded and produced, perhaps it’d be easier to imagine. It seems to be something like a causal time loop. Oye vey!
Agreed on all points! I think it still makes me a little sad/disappointed at the state of the entertainment industry tho; it’s disheartening that Black gay love stories are still so hard to get green lit because the world can’t imagine two Black gay men choosing and loving one another.
January 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Agreed on all points! I think it still makes me a little sad/disappointed at the state of the entertainment industry tho; it’s disheartening that Black gay love stories are still so hard to get green lit because the world can’t imagine two Black gay men choosing and loving one another.
Lmao. Not you confirming!!! @thisismonte.bsky.social got ancestral elbows too. You’re in good company.
January 12, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Lmao. Not you confirming!!! @thisismonte.bsky.social got ancestral elbows too. You’re in good company.
You can tell he got ancestral elbows!
January 12, 2026 at 3:32 AM
You can tell he got ancestral elbows!
Same. Actually I like snoop’s better than Chris.
January 12, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Same. Actually I like snoop’s better than Chris.