I watched that entire speech with my hands over my face. I'm lucky I didn't have more hands to cover my ears with.

Patrick learned so much and grew by being with Richie. If Patrick ever gets to the point where he can offer the same for Richie, he'll finally deserve him.

You should teach the world how to do everything correctly 100% of the time and never succumb to human frailty. Jesus.

"Better Call Dom"

I definitely think you're on to something. It's not only what you've pointed out about the class hierarchy in the world these men inhabit, but there's also the emotional scars they trick themselves into thinking that climbing the social ladder will heal.

Straight woman here obsessed with armpits. Any guy can lift his arms over his head and send me clear off. I don't know what it is. A nice arm helps, but even with scrawny arms, it's unbearably hot.

Being that the show is set in SF, there are obviously more gay guys per capita for Patrick to choose from than probably anywhere else in the world. That's not the point. The show isn't trying to explore Patrick's limitless dating options. It's setting up the Richie/Kevin entanglements precisely AS a dichotomy, to…

It's easy to flirt. So much harder to be intimate.

"That being said, that doesn't mean that Patrick is just right for
Richie… I guess at this point, I'm sort of wondering what Richie is
getting out of the relationship. Richie shouldn't exist solely to be a
vehicle for Patrick's self-discovery/change."

A room with glass walls you mean.

Which is what made his mom's pot cookie—er, Rice Krispie treat—so amazing.

I've been blathering all over this comments section trying to articulate exactly that. Thank you.

I liked the fights, too, although I can't say the experience of watching them was enjoyable. I don't know if it's because I am too invested in the characters or just because the show is so masterfully crafted, but I felt extremely on edge almost every scene — fidgety and anxious and a little mad as well.

I always loved those ugly, uncomfortable, but very real moments that a great TV show can capture between two people in a relationship. There were things that happened between Nate/Brenda and Keith/David on Six Feet Under that hurt to watch because they hit so close to home. Looking has managed to get to that core of…

Your comments seem kind of judgmental and harsh towards Richie's character. I was with a man for five years who did things like bring pot to social settings and storm out on me when I was being insane. He also had little career ambition. But the last thing anyone could have accused him of was being static.

I cringed as well, almost threw up the food I was eating because I was so upset (literally), clutched my hands to my chest, and just kept yelling "Don't kiss! Don't kiss!" until the scene ended. It was terribly unsettling to watch that happen.

Patrick said in an earlier episode that the only way he could be a sex worker was if there were clients who fetishized thick thighs.

I literally just screamed in joy and terrified the piss out of my cats
because I had NOT heard. Thank you for making my day/week/month?

I love it when a show can be great at teaching without being pedantic.

I am a serial lurker, but this show is too good to be silent on. I'm a straight female Who gets obsessed with series to the point of memorization. As someone who loves TV, who loves to learn a thing about humanity and representations and all the things that this near perfect medium can teach us through long arc…