Villanelle Lives: 'Killing Eve' Fans Fight to Bury a Deadly Trope
07/17/22 • 37 min
When the critically-acclaimed TV series Killing Eve shocked viewers by ending with the oldest homophobic trope known as Bury Your Gays, it re-opened old wounds for the LGBTQ+ community. But fans are turning their betrayal into action, to ensure the next generation of queer viewers get to see happy endings for the characters they love - and themselves.
Take action:
- Donate: Help the Killing Eve Billboard Project reach their goal
- View: The Killing Eve Open Letter Project
- Email: AMC+ and BBC America - Cancel your subscriptions and tell them why
References:
- The Harmful Trope That's Still Haunting Queer TV - AJ Willingham (CNN)
- Killing Eve Chose Cruelty - Angelica Jade Bastien (Vulture)
- Villanelle's Real Killer? Miserable British Puritanism - Adi Tantimedh (Bleeding Cool)
- The Killing Eve Finale Was Violent in the Worst Way - Jocelyn (Writing Through the Night)
- The Psychological Impact of the Killing Eve Series Finale - Jan E. Estrellado, PhD. (Psychology Today)
- The Trevor Project memorial fund
Thank you:
Viktorija (@anevolutionarynecessity)
@loving-villanelle
@alicia_desousa
@bertimic
@bigswisses
@ke_sufferer
@fkacernes
anon and @horde-princess
@killingeveeditx
@doks-aux
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When the critically-acclaimed TV series Killing Eve shocked viewers by ending with the oldest homophobic trope known as Bury Your Gays, it re-opened old wounds for the LGBTQ+ community. But fans are turning their betrayal into action, to ensure the next generation of queer viewers get to see happy endings for the characters they love - and themselves.
Take action:
- Donate: Help the Killing Eve Billboard Project reach their goal
- View: The Killing Eve Open Letter Project
- Email: AMC+ and BBC America - Cancel your subscriptions and tell them why
References:
- The Harmful Trope That's Still Haunting Queer TV - AJ Willingham (CNN)
- Killing Eve Chose Cruelty - Angelica Jade Bastien (Vulture)
- Villanelle's Real Killer? Miserable British Puritanism - Adi Tantimedh (Bleeding Cool)
- The Killing Eve Finale Was Violent in the Worst Way - Jocelyn (Writing Through the Night)
- The Psychological Impact of the Killing Eve Series Finale - Jan E. Estrellado, PhD. (Psychology Today)
- The Trevor Project memorial fund
Thank you:
Viktorija (@anevolutionarynecessity)
@loving-villanelle
@alicia_desousa
@bertimic
@bigswisses
@ke_sufferer
@fkacernes
anon and @horde-princess
@killingeveeditx
@doks-aux
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The Popculty Podcast - Villanelle Lives: 'Killing Eve' Fans Fight to Bury a Deadly Trope
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Gay Pride is over, bebes. Buckle up for Gay Wrath Month!
SJ[upbeat punk/rock music kicks in]
SJThis is the Popculty Podcast where we are somehow still fighting for the radical idea that queer characters deserve happy endings too. I'm your host, SJ. [music fades out] It's been dubbed "the worst ending of any TV show in the last 12 years," and "the new Game of Throne
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