That's a pretty ridiculous reading of what I said. I'm making a point about the lazy approach to plot development through the introduction of random gay characters, not an underrepresentation of straight people.

I enjoyed the threesome, too! Ha. But at the time I asked myself "wow, is everyone in this city gay?" I think it's the regularity with which the coincidences keep happening that's frustrating me… strangers who make show-changing impacts who neither earn their entrance or exit… you can get away with it every now and…

My question: how then does the element of fantasy / porn sit within otherwise hyper-naturalistic, stripped-back, character-centric storytelling? I understand if that's the show's intention, but in my opinion, they comes across as convenient contrivances rather than 'this is the fantastical queer mecca of San…

Oh dear, the 'sex work' storyline, the most over-used, over-glamourised trope in gay media. I really hope the show takes a lesson from 'Six Feet Under' and does something a little challenging and complex with it (though on current form, can't say I'm filled with hope).

I made the mistake of trying to explain it to two people who hadn't seen the episode. They half-smiled politely.

My God, I had no idea Hartman was murdered; for some reason I thought it was suicide (probably because the partner did afterwards).

And with good cause!

Edna: "C'mooooooohhhhhnnn!"

Thanks to modern editing techniques, we can use existing footage to complete the show without Marcia Wallace!

…and now you know the *rest* of the story.

Ok, so in the Blu-Ray version, they have TOTALLY CGI-D the cat! It's crazy! A WHOLE GENERATION IS NEVER GOING TO EXPERIENCE THE ANIMATRONIC GOODNESS.

I'm re-watching for the first time since I was a kid, and that line now COMPLETELY MAKES SENSE.

Thank you, Sonia, for that marrrrrrrvelous introduction…

Additionally brilliant musical bytes:

"You can talk to me?

I used to think Binx - in human form, I'm not some sicko! - was terrifically good looking.

PLAY ENJOYED BY ALL.

FORTUNE TELLER: "But I specialise in foretelling the relationships where you get jerked around! Ahahaha! HAHAHAHAH! AHAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"

'Those who demand pure objectivity from their documentaries' - erm, does anybody still actually believe such a thing is possible? Let alone desirable?

When they kill off a certain character… it is the most heartbreaking, impossibly devastating, melodramatic moment ever… and the subsequent episode… we're talking 'Six Feet Under' levels of meloncholy!