Sense8 has two of the most beautiful, well thought out, heartfelt, loving, committed relationships in recent memory. And both of them are LGBT.
Oh my goodness, yes!!! And actually, because of its general premise, it’s an incredibly gender-queer show more broadly.
And for a sci-fi show, it’s also not afraid to tackle complicated and sensitive social topics, like race, class, politics (both macro and micro), and does so with grace and intelligence, without ever sacrificing its “character driven” focus.
Also, Orphan Black.
thought they were more progressive and innovative, in season 1, but that was a mistake, they are not
I don’t know if this is the experience of other people on this forum, but I find myself still watching OUAT out of a misguided sense of a now 5 year investment in the promise of Season 1. The biggest problem for me is that OUAT won’t just give up and admit to what it really is by now — trashy chewing gum for the brain. And there’s totally a place for that sort of thing in one’s viewing ‘diet.’ But A&E are constantly making these claims to how they’re tackling complex, yet universal issues. They are not.