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"Sin" is endearing, sweeping and heartbreaking - and will be listed as one of the best series of 2021
The new British series follows a group of gay young people in London in the eighties, when the AIDS epidemic threatened to exterminate them and indeed brought down many casualties.
If there was a fear that "sin" would be devoted only to grief and evil, it quickly becomes clear that it mainly emphasizes friendship, brotherhood, talent and love
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Sin - Series
Russell T. Davis
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Ido Yeshayahu
Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 3:23 p.m.
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Trailer for the series "Sin" (yes)
English television creator Russell T. Davis is primarily responsible for the evolution of LGBT television representation. Just this week, 22 years ago, the series "Queer in the City" he created aired in the UK, following the lives of three gay men in Manchester. Typically, only ten episodes were For the series, which did not prevent it from leaving a big mark. Beyond the influential American adaptation of itself - "The Proudest There Is", which came out the following year - the original series pushed the boundaries of what is allowed to be shown on television. A variety of local media outlets, and advertisers decided to abandon it during the broadcast. Even LGBT organizations criticized the series, claiming that the description of gay life in the series is narrow and stereotypical - the protagonists just want sex and drugs all the time - and ignores a small disease called AIDS.
But "Queer in the City" was unapologetic, just like its creator.
She followed a specific scene and specific people, that's what they did and those who were.
Eventually, of course, the series gained recognition as one of the most important and pioneering in the history of the medium.
Since then, Davis has been behind several other television milestones, including the revival of "Doctor Who" in 2005, the spin-off of "Torchwood," and the glorious "Years" from 2019 - all of which also featured gay heroes.
In between he also created "Cucumber" and "Banana", a kind of spiritual sequel to "Queer in the City", which likewise described the lives of proud men.
All of these and other works by Davis were broadcast in Israel on Yes, as was the new series that aired today (Wednesday) on Viodi, which deals directly with the subject that the proud organizations once blamed for its absence.
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You want to give him a hug.
Callum Scott Howls as Colin, "Sin" (Photo: RED Production Company & all3media international)
The "sin" begins in 1981, just 14 years after homosexuality ceased to be a criminal offense in the UK, and here too follows three gays, this time those who come to London from the Diaspora and find themselves renting an apartment along with a few other friends.
In the big, free city they can be whatever they want, far from living in a closet and / or crooked looks around them, at best.
The way in which the series depicts its protagonists - and in particular the first episode, whose plot spans an entire year - is unparalleled and endearing.
In fact, "sin" just makes us fall in love with them.
Ritchie (perhaps Alexander, lead singer of the band Years & Years, in an excellent performance), the undisputed star of the band, who comes to the city and becomes the embodiment of fun and love of life.
Roscoe (Omari Douglas), who defies in front of his religious Nigerian family who he is a moment before he leaves the house without looking back.
The gentle Colin (Callum Scott Howls), who came from Wales and is ashamed of his way in a very extroverted and glittering scene.
When asked by his new co-worker (Neil Patrick Harris in a guest role) if he wants a boyfriend, his embarrassed laughter as he says "yes" is such a sweet and captivating moment that after that it is impossible not to want to hug him.
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The loss and fear are sharpened through the familiar faces.
Neil Patrick Harris, "Sin" (Photo: RED Production Company & all3media international)
But this is of course a honey trap.
"Sin" presents it all in such a fluid and entertaining way, a nostalgic picture of unknown joy, freedom and exploding potential.
And all this time, the huge love of life of the characters stands unknowingly facing a terrifying, tragic and inevitable glacier.
We do not even have to wait for it to arrive, its menacing shadow is already obscured in the hilarious first episode, even if the heroes themselves are not yet aware of it.
And when each of them individually, optimistically and promisingly, is then asked where he sees himself in five and ten years, the heart begins to crack.
Indeed, for five episodes, depicting ten years, sadness and disaster strike this group and the satellite members that surround it.
A microcosm of a large community of which vast parts have been wiped out and countless promises have been shattered.
In their story, "Sin" weaves the cold, dry chronicle of events throughout this decade, with a wonderful reconstruction of the eighties and a fascinating historical description.
When this plague was still a rare and contagious "cancer" that is only heard from afar, somewhere in dying New York.
Even when spaces began to fall from time to time, like any plague from the dawn of history there were those - like Richie in this case - who denied its existence and claimed conspiracy.
But the threat got closer and closer, and one by one more began to catch on.
Dying in empty and locked halls in police-guarded hospitals, without their loved ones even being able to be by their side, say goodbye and cheer, and meals are laid out at the door as in prison.
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Emphasizes beauty.
"Sin", possibly Alexander at the center (Photo: RED Production Company & all3media international)
"Sin" is slowly building an indictment against England, against laws of conservative government that arose to prevent "encouragement of homosexuality" and fueled shame, against mediated medical systems, against alienating families and the general community that was not at all interested in an incurable plague that consumes hundreds and thousands. Interested it was mostly in joy and contempt.
God is probably punishing them.
Not for nothing is the series named as it is (originally "It's a Sin", named after the beautiful song by the Pat Shop Boys).
She argues that had it not been for the shame and guilt involved, and still, in the LGBT lifestyle, many of those who have been infected and infected would have behaved more openly and honestly with each other, thus saving human lives. This is a claim that "sin" does not justify need, and this Perhaps its most notable stumble, but it's also thought-provoking in the little it is given.
Part of the series 'thesis is also evident in Davis' controversial statement, which said that for him only gay actors should play gay characters. It can continue to be argued, but in the case of "Sin "This choice contributes to the effectiveness. The knowledge that the great danger would really hover over all these real people if he had then been alive and mature - well-known personalities like Alexander, Harris and Stephen Fry who is also here in a supporting role (and the only one in the eighties in London) - sharpens The loss and fear of those who have indeed had to go through
it.But the greatness of "Sin", and the one that makes it a great and delightful series to watch despite the painful theme, is that it does not only surrender to grief and difficulty. It also emphasizes and above all the beauty. Volunteers who did everything to help and alert and raise a shout. And above all, "sin
"Celebrating the lives of these guys and theirs.
Miraculously elevates the friendships, brotherhood, talent and love that flowed immensely.
These may have been cut down, but they still were.
they were.
Remember them.
All five episodes of "Sin" are available on yes VOD.
In addition, it will be broadcast on yes TV Drama starting March 7.
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