After a couple of years off, the creators finally dropped a third season of this show, oddly titled with 2024 in it for some reason I genuinely can't figure out. The story basically picks up right where things left off, following our lead Mobu as he keeps trying to survive inside this whole BL universe, just another character desperately trying not to fall for another guy. Season two left us with his relationship with Kikuchi, and this season kicks off right as Kikuchi heads off to university, which means Mobu's single again and honestly couldn't be happier about it. With six episodes, each running about 23 minutes, this is a quick, easy watch. Now that Mobu's back to being single, he's got to stay alert for every signal or trope that could end up pulling him into another relationship with a guy if he's not careful. So across these episodes, we watch him run into two of these signals per episode through the people around him and how they end up falling for each ...
We meet about 7-8 parents, who recount their growing up years and how and when they found out their kids were gay, lesbian, trans etc. They share their experiences very intimately, recounting every little detail (sometimes hard to talk about). And share their stories. They are personal. And then they talk about how through support groups, they eventually got to know one another. How these groups are helping not just kids but mostly parents of the kids and redefine what it means to be parents, family, and activists in this conservative, homophobic, and trans-phobic society. The second half of the doc focuses on their preparation of the famous gay pride parade.
The documentary's simplicity and no tricks is an asset but also its biggest problem. Just one to one cuts of individuals talking through camera and sharing their stories answering probably what I can consider set of 10 questions gets boring and too much after a while. Imagine you have given 10 questions to 8 people and then you are just going around listening to their answers. But having said that, it is brave of the parents to not just show their unconditional support to their kids but also help other parents, which is very important in the conservative Turkish society. I wish the film also look snippets form the children as well, which would have made it even more real and interesting to watch. (4/10)
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