Each episode jumps ahead a few years from the previous one, so that the story can cover a full decade in the crisis. The early hours are full of life and song and possibility, but always tinged with the inescapable sense that one or more of them will get sick, and well before the triple cocktail or other treatments are available to keep them alive.
Davies and his collaborators here at times treat HIV as the monster in a horror movie, where everyone behaves recklessly and in full denial of the danger that surrounds them.
And yet, even as the body count rises, Davies refuses to let go of either his clear affection for these characters or the chance to let them find pockets of happiness where they can. The fourth episode has several members of the group joining in on a public protest that starts out peaceful until the police wade in with nightsticks. It’s one of the more painful scenes to watch, but then also one of the most inspirational and happy.
Come on, , why use outdated 80s terms ('victims') for people living with HIV ion your ItsASin coverage? Do better. Read any HIV style guide, like this one: glaad
At 57 I've been positive more than 30 years. I avoid these shows/movies like the plague.
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