Elders (Admins) The Old Man Posted August 25, 2021 Elders (Admins) Share Posted August 25, 2021 I read and appreciated the thoughts offered in this article by Christopher Pilbeam named This Is Who We Are: Queerness In Millennium published yesterday at 25YearsLater; so I thought I'd share it with you. Christopher offers a fresh and interesting LGBT+ perspective and interpretation on aspects of the series I've never personally considered that much before. Whether you are part of the LGBT+ community or not, it's a thoughtful and interesting read, and that's good. If it lets you consider or become aware of something new, it's even more so. I won't go into detail but in particular the focus covers the first and second episodes The Thin White Line and In Arcadia Ego, and other characters and mythology too. As soon as I started reading I was thinking about the Pilot episode and The Frenchman. Whether you agree with all the thoughts presented, some or even none at all, it's a worthy read and at the heart of it, I always love an opportunity to think and consider what Millennium means and is telling us. 1 1 Thank you for not contributing to the spread of fake or inaccurate content, speculation or false information especially in relation to current worldwide health events. Need help? For technical related issues, please use our Support Forum. To report spam or inappropriate content, please use the Report option which flags all community Elders and autohides the content if multiple reports are received before site staff can respond directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Gal Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I remember In Arcadia Ego as a favorite. It was done thoughtfully and artfully. The Thin White Line I'll have to refresh my recollection about. Do look forward to reading the article. Thanks for posting, Old Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Gal Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Just read it--good article. Neo-gothic sums it up, though unlike the writer, I wasn't "frustrated" by the characters in In Arcadia Ego dying at the end. There's that inevitability for so many characters in MM, but in this case, made the story that much more poignant. Thin White Line was a Morgan and Wong episode, and I usually liked theirs the most, but I just don't remember it, but it HAS been 25 years, right?🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seesthru Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 It was an okay episode. I never thought about the relationships like that, beyond the storyline. I did think one thing, how stereotypical they made some of the gay characters, like Beebe from "Beware of The Dog" and the lesbian couple that found the body in "The Judge", and yes, the "In Arcadia Ego", the one woman being overweight masculine. I never thought at all about the Frenchman in the Pilot episode, beyond how utterly tortured he was to go so far over the edge in his thinking. "I smell blood and an era of prominent madmen" —W. H. Auden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Gal Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 (edited) I guess the stereotyping could also be construed as the show being a bit dated by today's standards. What we consider stereotyping today was probably rather groundbreaking at the time (90s--last century!) given LGBTQ wasn't even an acronym and the subject matter still fairly taboo. All in the eyes of the beholder, I think. Edited October 11, 2021 by Gotham Gal add several words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orodromeus Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Speaking of which, happy 25th anniversary Millennium! 25 October 1996. A quarter of a century! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidmarx2000 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Perfect time to rewatch every episode (even the ones you don't like so much)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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