I imagine quite a lot of people have been disappointed with the pointless inclusion of Faye's love interest, and I have to say, I agree with them.
It isn't the fact that it was a lesbian love interest, but the fact that it felt forced, contrived, a pointless box-ticking exercise- hell, even both actresses looked uncomfortable and there CERTAINLY wasn't any chemistry between them.
I have absolutely no problem with LGBTQ characters in films and TV shows- one of my favourite characters in this adaptation is Gren, the Maitre De at Ana's, who is nothing like the original character, but he has some killer lines, steals every scene he's in, and reminds me a lot of a young Marc Almond. The thing is, his character feels organic, natural, not someone who's a shoe-in to make sure everyone's represented, whereas Faye's 'girlfriend' (who disappeared and hasn't been seen since) felt exactly that.
Credit your audience with at least a modicum of intelligence, or trust me, you WILL lose them.
A series low of 4/10.
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