Russell T Davies literally never misses. Esp with his gay dramas. I'm so excited for this
Love this show the first 20 mins are so sweet
If Steve McQueen shows the racial discrimination in England between 1969 and 1982 en su antología "Small Axe", we could almost take "It's a sin" as the witness to sex discrimination from 1981 to 1991. "They all died because of you," says the character in Jill, in a phrase that is a clear accusation to Margaret Thatchers or Ronald Reagans that caused thousands of deaths. In times of coronavirus, it is important to remember that there have been diseases doomed to inaction and rejection.
It has been said that it is the best series by Russell T. Davies and without a doubt it is, perhaps because he has managed to create a mosaic of lives in which practically all positions are in front of AIDS, starting with ignorance and misinformation. Ritchie, Roscoe, Colin and Jill, perhaps to a lesser extent Ash, are representations of a threatened community (aka society), facing unknown danger. But the anger that has caused the abuse, denial and death is replaced by an optimistic position: "I wanted you to be the first to know: I'm gonna live." The first episodes, above all, show the vitality of a secret but explosive freedom.
"It's a sin" is an exciting series, heartbreaking, difficult to see especially for those of us who live the AIDS pandemic in the present, who feel fear and pain very close. It is a tribute to the victims, but also a story of survival.
Jill took ALOT of flack through all of this, and she just responded with kindness. I want to be more like Jill!
Absolutely heartbreaking. Beautifully played by all and very much worth a watch. It's because of the acting and the attachment to the characters you will probably have as a result, that you might feel a sense of loss as the series draws to an end. I know I did.
Wrap it up 2021, we're only two months in and we may have found the best show of the year already.
Russell T. Davies has time and time again, churned out some incredible television experiences, from the funny and gutsy Queer as Folk at the turn of the century, to last years political-fuck-you in Years and Years to literally regenerating Doctor Who for a modern era.
But It's a Sin may very well go down as Russell's masterpiece.
Bringing into the light, in all it's cruel and heartbreaking detail, the AIDs crisis of the mid-to-late 1980s, It's a Sin chronicles the lives of a group of young gay adult students in London, whose world is slowly engulfed by the new aforementioned disease.
The progression of realisation in how deadly AIDs is is brilliantly shown over the five-episode structure, with episode one leaving our main characters somewhat doubting the severity of AIDs, episodes two, three and four ramping up the clarity the characters have with AIDs, whilst episode five brutally sweeps aside any and all doubt.
The second peak in this show is how it portrays homophobia. Being set in Britain in the late '80s, homophobia was still high. Episodes three and four showcases this homophobia perfectly, from Andria Doherty's "letterbox" scene in the third episode to the peaceful protest fallen on deaf-ears in episode four.
Olly Alexander and Omari Douglas are sure to break out into even bigger projects down the line for their superb performances as Ritchie and Roscoe respectfully, whilst Lydia West takes home the prize of being the standout in this series for her role as Jill Baxter. Her performance in Davies' previous series, Years and Years, put her on the map for sure. It's a Sin just proves that she is without-a-doubt going places, her conversation with Keeley Hawes' character, Valerie, on the promenade in the final episode is enough evidence to support this.
Incredible television, that will challenge near-on every emotion possible, don't sleep on this gem.
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I didn't know wha to expect from this, but ended up binge watching the entire series today.
Truly harrowing and shows just how much this tore through communities in the 1980's, with so much denial from those in control. Perfectly cast, Olly (Ritchie) and Callum (Colin) were outstanding - but it was Lydia (Jill) who shone. Her empathy, good nature, kindness, especially in the end, makes you feel warm about mankind - there's always good people out there.
I'm not a fan of RTD, but I will take my hat off to him for this, truly, heartbreaking series that deserves to sweep the boards at any TV Awards in the coming year (it's up there with Chernobyl for me, a serial everyone should watch) and if it doesn't, then somethings very wrong.
To see how it affected the group of friends - changed their lives forever and Colins demise was the worst. A quiet, seemingly shy chap. His sleazy boss trying it on more than once, then giving him the cold shoulder and effectively firing him when he didn't get his own way - or assumed he had the illness after their trip to New York. It was unexpected and pulled at the heart strings seeing him deteriorate and the two words 'Liverpool Shirt' then made sense as to who .. and when .. The scene of him and his Mother eating a TV dinner together will be hard to shake off. I think his death hit hardest as he wasn't out sleeping with everyone, just one .. but that's all it took. So sad.
We laughed. We cried.
"They died because of you . . . " clearly a line aimed at politicians of the time, but equally this stands true today with some governments handling of the current pandemic . . seems lessons never learned.
I really liked this show. It was both very thought-provoking in its description of how HIV and AIDS was treated in the 80's and how badly the authorities failed in their handling of this disease. It is really a disgrace and should be a testament to what to avoid when new infectious diseases emerge especially those associated with lifestyle and moral issues. However, I also really liked the portrayal of the people. They had so much fun - dancing, kissing and making out. It must have been a wonderful time despite the disease looming in the background.
Impeccably written, staged, acted, directed, amazing performances from everybody, so many great faces, so much raw emotion, so ambitious from a visual storytelling standpoint, so good at mixing up fun, tears, laughs, all range of emotions, so perfectly timed in every beat, what a fucking masterpiece. The final episode destroyed me but the whole show is out of this world. Episode 1 perfectly introduces a huge amount of charachters with just a couple of strokes, you instantly love them, you want to spend so much time with them and then... and then... Jesus.
I’ve only gotten to episode 3 but I’m still sobbing. They got you attached and now they’re are slowly killing of the character. Other than the great storytelling, this series is one of the important ones.
Just amazing! Heartbreaking. An emotional rollercoaster
Fuck Colin that just broke my heart
One of the best things I have watched for a long time. Wonderful performances and well-crafted script. The production was faultless.
I had some problems with this show. Some of the performances were just fine to me, especially in the first episodes, and I wish we could've seen more of the other characters' lives. It felt very Ritchie-centered, and we barely got to see anything about Ash, or even Jill's life. The editing is odd at moments, making jumps in time that can be a little disorienting and don't give some of the most heavy moments of the show space to breathe.
That said, it deals with an incredibly touchy subject matter with respect and delicacy, and by the end, it's hard not to bawl your eyes out. I particularly enjoyed Colin as a character, and the very last episode, though mildly infuriating, was very poignant. Not a flawless piece of TV, but still enjoyable and thought-provoking.
I did not expect this tv show to be this good as well as this dark. Had expected a little bit of drama … but wow. Really well done and well acted. Length is brilliant and the music is as well.
i stopped by e3. did not like it at all
I tell you what I don't think any show has opened up my eyes or made me feel so ignorant before like this has loI was born in 89 and didn't realize how bad aids was at the beginning people not knowing about it I could only imagine the problems that would cause and this show definitely made me feel like I was living it. Phenomenal job.
This never stop nailing a tight tonal balance act between proper mourning and joyful celebration, even as situations gets grimmer and gut punches accumulate.
It was really heartbreaking... But that's what truth is.
So good, excellent acted and directed. But so sad ... brilliant!!!
watch this, even if it's heartbreaking!
A hard series to watch, a series not suitable for everyone because it deals with AIDS, from a time when there was doubt about this brutal epidemic that claimed so many human lives
A mosaic of different well developed characters with their respective psychic layers and very well developed.
A crude and real sample of homophobia at that time which was even worse than currently in the middle of 2021 where we still have heartbreaking cases of homophobia.
Russell T. Davies has brought to life possibly the best miniseries of 2021, a series of great beauty and harrowing at the same time.
A highly recommended work.
omg, what a ride. this is pure gold, this show.
Solid miniseries! I'm not familiar with Russell T. Davies TV work, though I've heard Years and Years is an ambitious series. This is terrific, it captures the 80s so well but also the social turmoil that the AIDs crisis caused in Britain. There are bits in the first two episodes where the concept of the disease is dismissed as offensive and a ploy, and this resonates to how so many health care workers and officials have been trying to prevent COVID from spreading. Everyone's health is valuable! Some fantastic moments here, I'd say the biggest performance here Lydia Baxter, who does everything in her power to help her queer friends and gives one hell of a speech to a menacing Keeley Hawes in the final episode. Everyone else is great, even Neil Patrick Harris faking a British accent.
And for those of you who don't know, where COVID caused movies to get delayed to result in a big Fall at the cinema, the virus caused every streamer and channel to put out what it already had in the can meaning we are now facing a TV drought. At this point last year, I was watching 7 shows weekly, this year I've only seen three, and only one was a weekly series. I'm excited for the months ahead but this was a terrific watch and it might end up in my best of the year list.
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One of the most touching and emotionally TV Show I've ever seen