29/08/2026
This is what I did this summer - I stayed in and watched lots of TV series and movies alone. I haven’t watched movies for years as life has been intense enough and Taiwan is amazingly exciting on her own.
It all started with Call Me by Your Name. The final episode did it for me - the added winter, processing grief and dad’s monologue. Then I found Heartstopper and Heated Rivalry, and honest conversations, relational safety, consent all the way, uninterrupted intimacy and happy endings. These series are great original filmmaking examples, especially HR - the last credit shot of HR and the way the sequence of the episodes is built and edited).
The last thing I watched was The Boyfriend reality show season 2 on Netflix. Save your hearts, people, and go watch it. And go, Asia!, of course, and the weather! We are all so different and our families are so different, and that is so special, and important that we get to see and treasure those differences. It’s a privilege.
Special shout outs to neurodivergent representation (although not specifically mentioned) along the obvious q***r representation, although not specifically mentioned.
My probably only criteria for any kind of art (and beyond) is: does it have a heart? The people who made these things are made of hearts (and they can make beautiful speeches about it)
“This is how I feel’. ‘I’m happy.’ ‘Thank you’ ‘I love you.’ ‘I’m rooting for you!’ (The Boyfriend)
