What I love about this show, other than the complexities of Hawk and Tim's relationship is the historical accuracy. Every bit of what they were going through felt real because it was real. The fear, the paranoia, and the subversive tactics employed just to stay under the radar were very much real back then. The Lavender Scare was one of the most tumultuous times for queer community, at a time when even one false move could land you in jail and your life ruined, and this show pulls every bit of that up, front and center.
I am really happy. Because this series is considered a revolution in the film industry! And it elevates queer series to a higher level. It is no longer a story about a high school boy who is still struggling with whether he is gay or not. Or he is worried that his family and friends will hate him if he come out.. (ofcours they are important too. ) A very mature story. The choice of actors is great, Because both are actually gay. And I'm here for it...
Boys, get ready because every episode of this beautiful series has made me cry at LEAST once. It’s so heartbreakingly stunning and just so well-done. Came into it as a Jonathan Bailey fanatic (love MB, also) and his portrayal of Tim breaks my heart more and more. Feel weird typing that I’m “excited” to watch you guys react to this, given the tragedy unfolding but I’m just happy you’re going on this ride too💖💖
The one thing (of many) that got me is that Hawk does have a conscience. Toward the end of the episode when that guy told him that Eddie tried to kill himself when he was picked up... there is a quick scene of Hawk going to his wall safe and counting out significant money, putting it in an envelope and writing Eddie's name on it, then placing it by Eddie's mailbox. I think Hawk's conscience (and love) is also what is leading him to San Francisco to be with Tim in 1986.
this show is incredible. I was looking forward to it because I'm always interested in new gay shows and I of course love Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey (I love how different this is for him than Bridgerton), but it has definitely exceeded my expectations! I hope the quality stays this high all the way through. I'm glad the queer history of this time period is being told and more people are learning about it. The Lavender Scare was devastating for so many people. It did so much psychological damage. I would suggest reading more about it to get additional context to what was going on, and learn about Senator Joseph McCarthy and lawyer Roy Cohn and what they did in real life. There is a documentary from 2017 called The Lavender Scare that tells this story as well, it interviews people who lived through this.
This is the best show right now!!! The acting is truly incredible, the chemistry between Matt and Johnny is out of this world!! Bless whoever casted this show!!❤️❤️🔥🔥
Jonathan Bailey is in Crashing and Chewinf Gum where I first saw him!! Never watched Bridgerton but didn’t realize that’s the same character… but FELLOW TRAVELLERS! Omg ammmmmazing!
Easily the best show of the year. It better win all the awards next year. Can't wait to hear your reactions on the next episodes! They are getting better and better. Also, you're the first reviewers who actually know who Matt Bomer is! I love you for that fact alone already 😅
This show depicts the shocking historical persecution of the queer community which is really important, however, it's also important to acknowledge that today in 2023, 61 countries have laws that make it illegal to have same sex relations or 'promote' homosexuality. And in 12 of those countries, homosexuality is punishable by death.Iran, Northern Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Yemen Afghanistan, Brunei, Mauritania, Pakistan, Qatar, UAE and Uganda. These people live in fear of being killed if they are outed. We should not forget that the freedoms we enjoy are a privilege not afforded by so many.
I really love your reactions guys. I found them with hearstopper and I didn't leave them anymore. This Erie will be excellent, I'm already on chapter 3 this week, but yes, we will surely have to shed 1 liter of tears 😢😢😢
Good Judy here….. haha as Grace of “will and grace” would say “GAY SEX IS SO HOT” and y’all’s reaction the chapstick you put on so many layers and the milk joke❤🎉 where are people like you in my real life!?!?😢
Firstly, I love you two! 😆❤. Secondly. I'm looking forward to your review of Episode 2 almost as much as I'm looking forward to the next episode of the show!!! I've subscribed!!!!
This journey with the four main characters is a lesson in the sordid history of life in the sixties. It’s truthful and painful and sometimes it’s joyful and at others horrible. I think Skippy paid the price for Hawks’ vanity. While a longtime fan of Matt Bomer and while his acting in this is spot-on, at times I detested him. His “I want it all” outlook isn’t beneficial to anyone but himself but I guess having to hide yourself and live in fear could contribute to this. I had gay friends and losses to AIDS and I have always wondered when and where did this terrible plague originate? This dredges those thoughts up again. This show deserves every credit and award available. PS - I still love the guys.
You guys are adorable. Rewatch when there are more episodes and the timeline will make more sense. History is important in understanding things. I laughed when you didn't understand Chicken Hut, ask an older person what a "Chicken Hawk" is, and you will understand another sly reference..
I have watched this mini series at least 4 times. I am obsessed! For some reason I am unable to DVR the second episode because I don't have Paramount +.I have been able DVR the other 7 episodes. And I am not even gay.
If they're caught do they actually go to jail? Cuz when I searched Lavander Scare on Wiki, it says that they only get fired and can never get another government job. I mean, don't get me wrong, getting fired for your sexuality is bad but not as horrible as going to jail. Also, can I just say, that I'm so emotionally confused about Hawk. I don't like how cold he is but at the same time how can I judge him considering the time he is in.
They could, and would most likely, go to jail. Also, back then it wasn't just "getting fired" you would be blasted on the front page of the newspaper and outed to the public. Most who were victims of this struggled to get both jobs and housing for decades because it branded them for the rest of their lives. Its why the young guy from the park tried to end it all, because being busted immediately ruined his future.
yes, you could be arrested and thrown in jail at this time. There were sodomy laws, there were morality laws, laws against cross-dressing in public. Police would raid suspected gay bars, they would monitor and patrol suspected cruising locations, police would entrap gay men by purposefully luring them into illegal activity by convincing them it was a hookup. You would lose your job, you would get publicly outed, your family would be told the details, you would often be disowned by your family, it destroyed so many lives. The government tied the investigations to weeding out communists and the "red scare"/ cold war because it was assumed that if you had allowed your morals to be compromised and had chosen sexual deviance and homosexual behavior, then you would be easily susceptible to communist brainwashing. This means they saw you as a national security threat. Hawk behaves the way he does because he's protecting himself. He's learning how to read people, read the situations, and alter his behavior in an instant so that he doesn't compromise his safety. He has created this persona of masculinity and dominance to deflect from being homosexual because it's necessary for his survival and it comes across as cold or unemotional. That's the kind of psychological damage this type of situation creates in people. There's so much hesitation and fear and anxiety that gets created because of it.
I know it’s not Halloween anymore but I’m begging y’all to watch the new Disney Goosebumps series it is so slept on and right up your alley. As a stan of the og books, A+ show imo and genuinely scary at times. Plus it has Justin long in one of my fave roles of his. Y’all would love it I think 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
One thing that surprised me is that the author, Thomas Mallon, is a conservative Republican. That's not surprising on the surface, as the characters are as well. But I'm amazed that he wrote about the Reagan/Republican administration letting hundreds of thousands of gay men die, which is explicitly called out in this episode, and yet Mallon himself remained a Republican all through that right up until 2016. (I guess Tr*mp was the final straw?)
Have you read the original Mallon novel? It's very fine, but what Ron Nyswaner has done to expand and deepen it is incredible. By extending their relationship into the 60s, 70s and 80s, Hawk and Tim become far more complex and rich characters, and the addition of Marcus and Frankie, making Lucy a real person and not just an offstage presence, adding Jackson, altering Mary's storyline entirely... That's not to knock the novel, but it's just the foundation for a far more all-embracing TV series.
I couldn’t wait for one episode a week, so I got a book to know the story beforehand. Turns out it was a bad decision. The book is tragic right from the beginning and I couldn’t even finish chapter 1 lol.
Hmm 'sex deviancy'? Awful language, but it was the same here in UK till 1967. Gay age of consent then became 21. Was only equalised with straights in 2004
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I love dropping gay reactions on my birthday!!! 🥳
Birthday twin hbd🎉
@@maqanyllo aww yay! Happy Birthday!!!!!!! (The best bday) :D
Happy Birthday!!!🎉🎉 Y’all are some of my favorite reactors!!
Happy Birthday!!! 🥳🎁❤️🍰
Omg stop I think we could have the same birthday mines was on Sunday😭🤞🏾💙
The four male leads, Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Jelani Alladin, and Noah Ricketts are all out LGBTQIA+ actors.
This show deserves all the awards possible 😭
What I love about this show, other than the complexities of Hawk and Tim's relationship is the historical accuracy. Every bit of what they were going through felt real because it was real. The fear, the paranoia, and the subversive tactics employed just to stay under the radar were very much real back then. The Lavender Scare was one of the most tumultuous times for queer community, at a time when even one false move could land you in jail and your life ruined, and this show pulls every bit of that up, front and center.
Thank you Matt Bomer & Jonathan Bailey for existing! 🥵
I am really happy. Because this series is considered a revolution in the film industry! And it elevates queer series to a higher level.
It is no longer a story about a high school boy who is still struggling with whether he is gay or not. Or he is worried that his family and friends will hate him if he come out..
(ofcours they are important too. )
A very mature story. The choice of actors is great, Because both are actually gay.
And I'm here for it...
This is the gayest sexy show and the sexiest gay show I have seen in quite awhile 😭 it’s what we deserve!!!!
Boys, get ready because every episode of this beautiful series has made me cry at LEAST once. It’s so heartbreakingly stunning and just so well-done. Came into it as a Jonathan Bailey fanatic (love MB, also) and his portrayal of Tim breaks my heart more and more. Feel weird typing that I’m “excited” to watch you guys react to this, given the tragedy unfolding but I’m just happy you’re going on this ride too💖💖
Every audible gasp yall made had me cracking up 😂😂😂
after the "kneeling in prayer" comment an ad started and i had to process it while listening abt better help 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The one thing (of many) that got me is that Hawk does have a conscience. Toward the end of the episode when that guy told him that Eddie tried to kill himself when he was picked up... there is a quick scene of Hawk going to his wall safe and counting out significant money, putting it in an envelope and writing Eddie's name on it, then placing it by Eddie's mailbox. I think Hawk's conscience (and love) is also what is leading him to San Francisco to be with Tim in 1986.
this show is incredible. I was looking forward to it because I'm always interested in new gay shows and I of course love Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey (I love how different this is for him than Bridgerton), but it has definitely exceeded my expectations! I hope the quality stays this high all the way through. I'm glad the queer history of this time period is being told and more people are learning about it. The Lavender Scare was devastating for so many people. It did so much psychological damage. I would suggest reading more about it to get additional context to what was going on, and learn about Senator Joseph McCarthy and lawyer Roy Cohn and what they did in real life. There is a documentary from 2017 called The Lavender Scare that tells this story as well, it interviews people who lived through this.
I was dying at every gasp! 😂 Can’t wait to see your reactions to the rest as it unfolds! ❤
Showtime does gay so well. from queer as folk to the L word. Matt Bomer is so captivating.
31:17 Never has a single ring of a phone made me SO. DAMN. EMOTIONAL!!! 😩
This show is EVERYTHING
This is the best show right now!!! The acting is truly incredible, the chemistry between Matt and Johnny is out of this world!! Bless whoever casted this show!!❤️❤️🔥🔥
I really hope y’all don’t continue to sleep on Good Omens. It’s an amazing show that’s very representative. It’s funny and it’s quality storytelling.
Jonathan Bailey is in Crashing and Chewinf Gum where I first saw him!! Never watched Bridgerton but didn’t realize that’s the same character… but FELLOW TRAVELLERS! Omg ammmmmazing!
This show is so thrilling and raunchy ❤
and I'm here for ALL of it!
I love the light Dom/Sub dynamic in here. Tim is Hawks Good Boy
Easily the best show of the year. It better win all the awards next year. Can't wait to hear your reactions on the next episodes! They are getting better and better. Also, you're the first reviewers who actually know who Matt Bomer is! I love you for that fact alone already 😅
This show depicts the shocking historical persecution of the queer community which is really important, however, it's also important to acknowledge that today in 2023, 61 countries have laws that make it illegal to have same sex relations or 'promote' homosexuality. And in 12 of those countries, homosexuality is punishable by death.Iran, Northern Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Yemen Afghanistan, Brunei, Mauritania, Pakistan, Qatar, UAE and Uganda. These people live in fear of being killed if they are outed. We should not forget that the freedoms we enjoy are a privilege not afforded by so many.
It is so much fun watching people react to this show after watching it by myself lol
this show is outstandingly beautiful and heart breaking
Y’all better drop the next reaction TOMMOROW!!💅
"Say gay, we say hey" lmaoooo! Honestly same.
“We haven’t seen anything like this before” y’all haven’t seen Queer as Folk in the early 2000s? 😂
I really love your reactions guys. I found them with hearstopper and I didn't leave them anymore. This Erie will be excellent, I'm already on chapter 3 this week, but yes, we will surely have to shed 1 liter of tears 😢😢😢
Good Judy here….. haha as Grace of “will and grace” would say “GAY SEX IS SO HOT” and y’all’s reaction the chapstick you put on so many layers and the milk joke❤🎉 where are people like you in my real life!?!?😢
Give this show ALL THE AWARDS!
matt bomer has been playing absolute menaces forEVER
The gasps lmao, I can't
Firstly, I love you two! 😆❤. Secondly. I'm looking forward to your review of Episode 2 almost as much as I'm looking forward to the next episode of the show!!! I've subscribed!!!!
Love this show and love that you are reacting to it! ❤
You two are a HOOT!!! Love the show and it was so fun to see your reactions.
This journey with the four main characters is a lesson in the sordid history of life in the sixties. It’s truthful and painful and sometimes it’s joyful and at others horrible. I think Skippy paid the price for Hawks’ vanity. While a longtime fan of Matt Bomer and while his acting in this is spot-on, at times I detested him. His “I want it all” outlook isn’t beneficial to anyone but himself but I guess having to hide yourself and live in fear could contribute to this. I had gay friends and losses to AIDS and I have always wondered when and where did this terrible plague originate? This dredges those thoughts up again. This show deserves every credit and award available.
PS - I still love the guys.
You guys are adorable. Rewatch when there are more episodes and the timeline will make more sense. History is important in understanding things. I laughed when you didn't understand Chicken Hut, ask an older person what a "Chicken Hawk" is, and you will understand another sly reference..
Your analysis is hilarious. Love it.
I loved this show so much! And I’m enjoying watching reactions to it! Y’all are wonderful!
I have watched this mini series at least 4 times. I am obsessed! For some reason I am unable to DVR the second episode because I don't have Paramount +.I have been able DVR the other 7 episodes. And I am not even gay.
oh gosh this series is so amazing
Loving Matt Bomer's Batman voice 🔥
You two are so good together hehe nice review
If they're caught do they actually go to jail? Cuz when I searched Lavander Scare on Wiki, it says that they only get fired and can never get another government job. I mean, don't get me wrong, getting fired for your sexuality is bad but not as horrible as going to jail. Also, can I just say, that I'm so emotionally confused about Hawk. I don't like how cold he is but at the same time how can I judge him considering the time he is in.
Yes they could get arrested. Remember the undercover cop in the park?
They could, and would most likely, go to jail. Also, back then it wasn't just "getting fired" you would be blasted on the front page of the newspaper and outed to the public. Most who were victims of this struggled to get both jobs and housing for decades because it branded them for the rest of their lives. Its why the young guy from the park tried to end it all, because being busted immediately ruined his future.
yes, you could be arrested and thrown in jail at this time. There were sodomy laws, there were morality laws, laws against cross-dressing in public. Police would raid suspected gay bars, they would monitor and patrol suspected cruising locations, police would entrap gay men by purposefully luring them into illegal activity by convincing them it was a hookup. You would lose your job, you would get publicly outed, your family would be told the details, you would often be disowned by your family, it destroyed so many lives. The government tied the investigations to weeding out communists and the "red scare"/ cold war because it was assumed that if you had allowed your morals to be compromised and had chosen sexual deviance and homosexual behavior, then you would be easily susceptible to communist brainwashing. This means they saw you as a national security threat. Hawk behaves the way he does because he's protecting himself. He's learning how to read people, read the situations, and alter his behavior in an instant so that he doesn't compromise his safety. He has created this persona of masculinity and dominance to deflect from being homosexual because it's necessary for his survival and it comes across as cold or unemotional. That's the kind of psychological damage this type of situation creates in people. There's so much hesitation and fear and anxiety that gets created because of it.
*LETS GET GAY!* 😂😂😂
8:27 please don't break his heart... hawk we're begging you🥲
They deserve all the awards 🤗
I just watched Fellow Traverlers ep 1 and now watching your reaction video
The Chicken Hut was an actual DC bar.
And I will be becoming a petty pumpkin seed stat on patreon my first time ever!!!
This show is amazing.
I know it’s not Halloween anymore but I’m begging y’all to watch the new Disney Goosebumps series it is so slept on and right up your alley. As a stan of the og books, A+ show imo and genuinely scary at times. Plus it has Justin long in one of my fave roles of his. Y’all would love it I think 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Also cutie main cast queer boy character who is trans in real life too we love inclusivity
One thing that surprised me is that the author, Thomas Mallon, is a conservative Republican. That's not surprising on the surface, as the characters are as well. But I'm amazed that he wrote about the Reagan/Republican administration letting hundreds of thousands of gay men die, which is explicitly called out in this episode, and yet Mallon himself remained a Republican all through that right up until 2016. (I guess Tr*mp was the final straw?)
Have you read the original Mallon novel? It's very fine, but what Ron Nyswaner has done to expand and deepen it is incredible. By extending their relationship into the 60s, 70s and 80s, Hawk and Tim become far more complex and rich characters, and the addition of Marcus and Frankie, making Lucy a real person and not just an offstage presence, adding Jackson, altering Mary's storyline entirely... That's not to knock the novel, but it's just the foundation for a far more all-embracing TV series.
See my favorite gay show has got to be queer as folk….. hands down.
I couldn’t wait for one episode a week, so I got a book to know the story beforehand. Turns out it was a bad decision. The book is tragic right from the beginning and I couldn’t even finish chapter 1 lol.
This show will rip your heart out.
Yes I was the same while watching it
Great Reaction ❤️🔥
Loving It!
Omg yass these men in suits ❤❤❤❤😊
the sinners 💀
The best series the 2023 👏👏👏👏👏
Sex deviancy was a crime?
Yes. Sodomy was illegal even for heteros. It still technically might be on the books in certain states as a crime, but I can’t remember for sure.
Hmm 'sex deviancy'? Awful language, but it was the same here in UK till 1967. Gay age of consent then became 21. Was only equalised with straights in 2004
@@juneseghni Did marriage come late for yall too?
What do you think the case: Lawrence v Texas in *2002* was about? Unless you are a child, you should have been alive during that time.
Are you guys gonna react to american horror stories season 3? ❤
Very funny 😂
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