"The Original" introduces the eponymous Western-themed amusement park from the perspectives of both the androids and the humans. The episode was directed by Nolan, and is dedicated to the memory of Eddie Rouse, who played Kissy. The teleplay was written by series co-creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, who also receive story credit with Michael Crichton, writer and director of the 1973 film upon which the series is based. " The Original" is the first episode in the first season premiere of the HBO science fiction western thriller television series Westworld. Bradford Tatum as Bartender / New Peter Abernathy.Simply put, it's beautiful, cathartic, and, yes, cry-inducing. Tammye's warmth is effusive and generous, and during the climactic homecoming service she speaks about a God that's loving of all people. What unfolds are dual mother-and-child makeovers, and an exploration of what true support looks like. He's gay and out to his mom, but still concerned about how he'll be received in the tiny town's religious environment. Tammye's son Myles has recently moved back home. Our hosts, however, aren't just focused on her. Her story is inherently moving: She's a cancer survivor along with her sister, but they lost their mother to the same disease. (Yes, "Gay, Georgia.") She's a leader, volunteer, and teacher, who requests that they redo the community center at her church instead of her own house. Their main target is the devoutly selfless Mama Tammye Hicks from Gay, Georgia. It's something of a double job for the Fab Five. "To Gay or Not Too Gay" featured a burst of heart-wrenching content, but "God Bless Gay," the Season 2 premiere, is a sustained tearful experience. Jess' felt like a truly nourishing episode, and it's beautiful to watch her transform into the "fierce gay kween" (her words) that she is. And then there's the physical side: Tan helps her find a personal style that's a little more attuned to her Paramore and Janelle Monaé-loving soul Jonathan encourages her to embrace her natural curls with a short cut. With Bobby, she tracks down pieces of her family tree. After hearing she doesn't feel comfortable within the black community, Karamo takes her to the friends of Alvin Ailey dance studio. Her week on the show is all about encouraging her to create connections. Having dropped out of college because of mounting debt, she works as a waitress, and, given her tumultuous past, Jess is reluctant to build ties, even resisting reaching out to her biological sister. "Black Girl Magic," Season 3, Episode 5Įasily one of the highlights of this season finds the Fab Five with their first lesbian hero: Jess, a self-identified "lumberjack lesbian" who was kicked out of her adoptive home after coming out when she was a teenager. Kenny's a simple mark but his episode gets to the heart of the series. Not only are there adorable dogs aplenty, Kenny finds teary-eyed catharsis when he encounters one that reminds him of his dearly departed pal and subsequently adopts and names his new companion after the Fab Five. The sequence in which JVN and Antoni accompany Kenny to his local shelter is one of the best the show has to offer. Our hosts draw Kenny out of his shell, appealing to his love of Croatian culture, getting him out of sports apparel, and, most crucially, taking him to a shelter to find a new furry friend. He's also desperately lonely, still keeping around dog food for a pup that is also no longer with him. He stayed in his childhood home, but let it fall into disarray with ancient newspapers, dust, and mouse droppings coating everything. On the surface, this is one of the most traditional Queer Eye scenarios: Kenny's a lifelong bachelor who lived with his parents until they died, while the rest of his large Croatian brood started their own families. Now that we've had time to absorb all five seasons of Queer Eye available, we've made a primer on the best the series has to offer. (His dishes have gotten more fanciful as the series has gone on.) Culture guru Karamo Brown gave pep talks, fashion maven Tan France espoused his love of a tailored pant and the French tuck, and hair extraordinaire Jonathan Van Ness was generally hilarious. Everything was fodder for memes, from designer Bobby Berk's seemingly miraculous ability to redo a house from scratch in no to time at all to food "expert" Antoni Porowski's endless uses for avocados. When the first episodes dropped, skepticism as to whether the format was passé in 2018 slid away as fans became attached to a new crew of gay men that sets out to help "heroes" across Georgia and (in Season 3) the Kansas City area, be they men or women, straight or gay. Hell, the tagline for the second season was: "I'm not crying, you're crying." Do you get it? This series will wreck you, but you'll love it. Now that we're on the fourth season of Netflix's rebooted Queer Eye, we know one thing is certain: It will make you weep.
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