The unproduced 6th episode, self-denial, generational legacies, the nature of forgiveness, loveless households, the logic of shame, moralism, procrastination, and binge-watching are discussed in this podcast about the fifth episode, the finale, of It’s a Sin, Russell T Davies’ drama about HIV in 1980s England.
(00:00:00) Intro & opening thoughts
(00:03:49) Ritchie’s speech about boys
(00:08:43) ‘The Boys’, Ritchie’s regression, & bifurcated family lives
(00:16:43) Ritchie’s parents, & Jill’s characterisation
(00:33:01) Ritchie’s endgame, & procrastination
(00:36:19) Forgiveness, religion, & Roscoe’s father
(00:48:56) Ash
(00:50:52) Jill & Valerie’s confrontation, & RTD’s theory on homophobia
(01:07:12) Moralism, RTD’s motivation, & gloopy tearjerkers
(01:14:01) RTD channelling his reality
(01:23:51) The unproduced 6th episode
(01:36:52) RTD’s portrayal of mothers
(01:39:50) The show’s genesis, format, & release
(01:47:26) Final thoughts, & thanks to the listeners…
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