It’s a Sin | Episode 5 (Finale) 🏥 Discussion & Review Podcast

The unproduced 6th episode, self-denial, generational legacies, the nature of forgiveness, loveless households, the logic of shame, moralism, procrastination, and binge-watching are discussed in this podcast about the fifth episode, the finale, of It’s a Sin, Russell T Davies’ drama about HIV in 1980s England. (00:00:00)​ Intro & opening thoughts (00:03:49)​ Ritchie’s speech about boys (00:08:43)​ ‘The Boys’, Ritchie’s regression, & bifurcated family lives (00:16:43)​ Ritchie’s parents, & Jill’s characterisation (00:33:01)​ Ritchie’s endgame, & procrastination (00:36:19)​ Forgiveness, religion, & Roscoe’s father (00:48:56)​ Ash (00:50:52)​ Jill & Valerie’s confrontation, & RTD’s theory on homophobia (01:07:12)​ Moralism, RTD’s motivation, & gloopy tearjerkers (01:14:01)​ RTD channelling his reality (01:23:51)​ The unproduced 6th episode (01:36:52)​ RTD’s portrayal of mothers (01:39:50)​ The show’s genesis, format, & release (01:47:26)​ Final thoughts, & thanks to the listeners…

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