Friday, November 06, 2020

We Was Who We Was


Since I just brought up Luca Guadagnino (he's got a new project, see here) I am immediately awash in guilt that I haven't written anything about his HBO show We Are Who We Are ending its (first?) season this week -- you know, in case you hadn't noticed, there have been other things on our minds. And I use the past tense there but that's bad usage because, uhh, we're still pretty distracted! So can I form much in the way of coherent thinking? That implies I ever have in my long life, but still -- no, no I cannot. Nothing of much substance or depth, anyway. 


Y'all know from the opinions I have scattered here and there though that I loved the show, and I continued loving the show right through its closing frames. I know for the most part people didn't! I have gotten those comments every time I've written anything up on it. But I did, and especially Jack Dylan Grazer's endearingly irritating Fraser, which is especially an unpopular opinion. I don't care! I found his spastic weirdness a n absolute delight -- he made me laugh every single time they cut to him, in impossible times. 

One thing I think even people who didn't enjoy the show do agree on (besides Tom Mercier's blisteringly hot fuckery anyway) is that the score was wonderful, so here's some good news I can share -- they're releasing it on vinyl in January! You can buy it over on Amazon -- it looks gorgeous, which is only fitting. So... anyway. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments about how you hated it. Or surprise me with some love, even!


4 comments:

Sid Vicious (circa 1979) said...

"We was who we was", that phrase reminds me of a joke: "Why did the black guy wear his best suit to his vasectomy ?, "Cos' if ize' gonna` be impo-tent i wants to look impo-tent ! ! !".

Anonymous said...

What did you think about the final moments? Luca said the show was geared towards that particular ending but frankly I didnt really see it coming. I guess it works in the overall sense of the show challenging precepts about idenity and sexuality, especially for young adults, but... really?
Anyway, I loved every minute of the season and I wanna watch it all over again already.

Anonymous said...

I agree with you totally, Jason! I loved it and thought Grazer was perfect as Fraser, a sympathetic putz.

Jason Adams said...

Anon -- re: the last moments -- I didn't see it coming either, but I totally understood it when it did, and actually thought it was incredibly sweet. i don't think the show intended it to be this big "Sam and Diane" or "Ross and Rachel" oh my god moment or anything, they're just two fifteen-year-old kids who love each other, understand each other, and will walk into the future together. I don't think we're supposed to swoon about them being a great romantic romance, but a friendship, with... confused boundaries, probably, lol. I smiled. It made me remember my bff from high school and how important those moments of understanding one another were, while all the confusing hormones raged.