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By the way I think it's important to state that there's a difference between building romance or queerbaiting and building homo-romantic (?) (idk the right word) sexual tension for a choreography
What I'm saying NOT about what Jeremy thinks or doesn't think, is abt + https://twitter.com/sunsetcurb/status/1307455790186332160
What I'm saying NOT about what Jeremy thinks or doesn't think, is abt + https://twitter.com/sunsetcurb/status/1307455790186332160
how some people can't spot the difference between these two
I'll explain with a simple example: the 2012 Midsummer Night's Dream production from Shakespeare's Globe
On it, Puck and Oberon have this on-going sexual tension, to the point where they kiss on one scene, +
I'll explain with a simple example: the 2012 Midsummer Night's Dream production from Shakespeare's Globe
On it, Puck and Oberon have this on-going sexual tension, to the point where they kiss on one scene, +
And Puck's character was said to be "definitely fey" by a reviewer
Since Globe's productions don't change one single line out of Shakespeare's original works, they were not intending to claim that "Puck and Oberon are a couple on this play!"
They were merely trying to make it
Since Globe's productions don't change one single line out of Shakespeare's original works, they were not intending to claim that "Puck and Oberon are a couple on this play!"
They were merely trying to make it
Different and to rescue the homosexual and sexual freedom tendencies and themes present on the original work
Now, to make the connection between these two pieces of work:
Now, to make the connection between these two pieces of work:
No one was intending to market Luke and Reggie as a gay couple to get more people to watch the show. They already have a pretty good CANON gay couple to do that
The sexual tension between the two, is a creative choice by the creative team, to explore more freely these characters
The sexual tension between the two, is a creative choice by the creative team, to explore more freely these characters
And their dynamics
You have to remind yourselves that queerbait is when a show lies about having queer rep in it and is marketed as such in order to get queer people to watch the show, but then in reality, it's nothing like that.
You have to remind yourselves that queerbait is when a show lies about having queer rep in it and is marketed as such in order to get queer people to watch the show, but then in reality, it's nothing like that.
Jeremy indeed already took part on a queerbaiting show (Voltron) that presented a main character's fiancee but then he appeared for five minutes on screen, looking more like just a roommate than a fiancee, and then died
But THIS IS NOT THE CASE.
But THIS IS NOT THE CASE.
You gotta remind yourselves that Kenny Ortega, the director, is a gay man, trying to get gay man rep on his works ever since 2007 in High School Musical with Ryan, and later in 2017 in Descendants with Jay
He finally gets to actually put explicit gay characters on screen
He finally gets to actually put explicit gay characters on screen
And he finally also gets to play more freely with the characters' sexual tension with each other.
At the end of the day, that's what it is.
At the end of the day, that's what it is.
