I really liked the series and the actors. I thought they were really good. And seeing them in interviews, they seem so different than their characters. It's cool to watch. I hope they continue to get good roles and don't get typecast.
This is an important point, and the one that's going to prevent them from getting typecast I think. It's not always easy to tell in an actor's first major role, but it's very clear that the two leads in particular are very talented actors once you see their interviews and other appearances in real life. Maybe it's a good thing that the next season won't air or even be filmed for some time, because both now have the opportunity to choose from what are likely many roles, and they've both signed with a major agency to help guide them.
Aside from the positive impact in the LGBTQ sports community and beyond that has already been much discussed, I think another thing that's so amazing is the very high quality of this show - across all aspects of production - on what was apparently a tiny budget, including filming the entire thing in a little over a month. The key according to the showrunner? Lack of interference by network execs and sponsors - this is the show they wanted to make. Hopefully that gives power to other smaller players to create fresh, original content too.
And for me, not to get too political, but as a Canadian I do love that a tiny little show about hockey and happiness and gay people is having such a positive reaction around the world, including in the country to our south whose leadership has gotta be hating every single thing about it.
On a related note, definitely not for everyone but we've been binging another Jacob Tierney show now in its 5th season -
Shoresy. At first look it's a silly hockey show, full of boys being boys, and not in a good way. But give it a chance, and along with very sharp writing (and a lot of laughs - we have to go back constantly we're laughing so hard), the quality of the production is outstanding, and most importantly, in the end it's actually quite heartwarming as you get to know the characters and the way that beneath all the banter and chirping, they care deeply about one another.
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