More Queer as Folk Notes
Jun. 27th, 2003 08:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rfmcdonaldThis Monday past, I watched my fourth episode of Queer as Folk, and I found myself oddly involved: not necessarily entertained, I don't think, as opposed to stunned. I can think of three reasons why this might be:
Between rampant promiscuity, drug use, and a whole broader range of self-destructive tendencies, it's surprising that some of the characters are still around. It's all rather interesting to watch in a train-wreck sort of way.
Given the barrenness of my personal life (as opposed to my professional life), it's plausible though terribly sad to suggest that I might actually want at some subconscious level to be in that kind of world. It's short-term and sterile, but at least it fills the long hours.
What else is there to say to this?
I suspect that an objective evaluation would say all three factors would play a role, though I myself would prefer the first factor to be the dominant one and prefer the third to have a minor role (while the second is too depressing). I'll probably watch the upcoming episode, though.
- The scope of their self-destructive tendencies takes me by surprise, and makes me want to watch.
Between rampant promiscuity, drug use, and a whole broader range of self-destructive tendencies, it's surprising that some of the characters are still around. It's all rather interesting to watch in a train-wreck sort of way.
- I envy the stupid bastards.
Given the barrenness of my personal life (as opposed to my professional life), it's plausible though terribly sad to suggest that I might actually want at some subconscious level to be in that kind of world. It's short-term and sterile, but at least it fills the long hours.
- I might actually be a fan of the show, regardless of what the characters do to themselves or others.
What else is there to say to this?
I suspect that an objective evaluation would say all three factors would play a role, though I myself would prefer the first factor to be the dominant one and prefer the third to have a minor role (while the second is too depressing). I'll probably watch the upcoming episode, though.
