Rise of the Pink Ladies wants the privilege of deciding when and how questions of race matter, but that’s not how it works — not on a fictional television show where…
This series is the gold standard for how gender-swapping adaptations should function; it should feel intentional and be an additive and expansive choice, not mere surface-level detail.
I’m delighted to report that there is not one, but two different storylines that involve LGBTQ+ characters in the TV adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s best-selling book.
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