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Lost Boys and Fairies: A Masterpiece Of LGBTQ+ Television
A no-spoiler review of Lost Boys and Fairies: 5/5
Sometimes a television show grabs your attention and grips it in a fist. Breaking Bad does it through character development alongside a ridiculous yet intriguing plot. Suits offers a constant feeling of jeopardy married to triumph in each individual episode.
Even rarer, however, a TV show grabs your heart and splits it in two.
Lost Boys and Fairies does just that. The BBC show, released to coincide with Pride month, takes you on a journey with a gay couple, Gabe and Andy, seeking to adopt a child.
Personally relevant
At the moment my husband and I are contemplating adoption. The series felt timely, and we settled in to watch on the day of release. We were expecting a feel-good romance/drama with some touching moments.
We did not expect to be riveted by song, drama, love, loss and renewal as we binged all three hour-long episodes. The humanity of the show is incredible — showing a full spectrum of what it means to feel unloved, discover love and love yourself.
