The manner in which RTD writes the different ways that the characters need their chosen family elevates the show into a way that strikes a chord with me in the way that queer programming hasn’t really managed to before, and I would attest a lot of this to the potentially divisive position has on having his queer characters played by queer actors. For me, this choice brings out the best in his cast; bringing a level of believability and authenticity that straight actors can’t necessarily bring to the scene. When this cast are bouncing off each other or crying on each other’s shoulders, I believe the emotion not only from the character’s perspective but by knowing that all that cast have a chosen family of their own that they’re channeling into their performances it makes every scene the gut punch of some of the scenes that little bit harder.