A Revry original, Unconventional is a really well-liked queer dramedy that feels totally different from the usual stuff. The heart of the story is about two pretty eccentric queer siblings and their partners trying to build a family that doesn't follow the traditional rules. It takes a super raw and unfiltered look at queer life, diving deep into things like mental health, addiction, and how complicated identity and relationships can get. It’s not afraid to get messy or show people at their most vulnerable, and it really pushes boundaries while showing a lot of different queer experiences. The first season has nine episodes, and each one is about a half-hour long. The story centers on Noah, a grad student who’s been struggling for years to wrap up his PhD. He’s been with his husband, Dan, for nine years, and they’ve recently gotten married and moved to Palm Springs. While they're trying to figure out how to start a family and have a baby, they decide to shake things up by in...
We meet Tai and Tien again who are now living in a suburban home with their 6-7 year old son. Tien still works in some sort of gang/mafia and Tai is a teacher. There is really not much of a story here. We see multiple issues that these young parents try to navigate e through, while also making sure their relationship and love still stays strong. We see how they both care about their son, there are some funny situations when they both have trust issues, the way Tai treats the mafia gang members when they come (like a jealous housewife), the occasional baby sitter and also the son's school teacher. Towards the last few episodes we also see Tien's aunt come into the picture who had raised him since a kid and how she eventually accepts them all as a family. Overall this series is nothing but light hearted positivity filled entertainment show.
Some of the episodes even have 2-3 different storylines, almost giving you a feel as short videos of adventures of this family and them being threaded together. So even if you miss an episode here or there, you would not have missed much. I liked the fact that Tien and Tai were shown a real couple with constant hugs, kisses, flirtation; they had a great chemistry. Yes, they both look quite young to be raising a kid together, but thats just minor quibble. The young boy playing the son is also super cite and his banter with his dads also add to the overall fun of the show. Overall, compared to the predecessor, this show is a huge improvement and with mostly light hearted moments in it, it is a super easy and pleasant watch that just brings a smile. Having said that, it doesn't really have anything memorable to stick with you and hence my ratings are not that high. (5.5/10)
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Some of the raising a kid dilemmas were nicely done, like if your kid is bullied should you tell him to fight back or not (boy I really hope I'll magically avoid these kind of dilemmas...)
Then the series ranges from very good and funny episodes to not so good ones. Some really had me laugh though and I really liked the dynamic of the couple. (except for Tien always horny vs Tian always refusing like a girl he is not... Girls writing BLs, please take note that ALL men are ALWAYS horny haha)
Anyway I'm always in for gays raising kids series!
And thank you again Golu, I know you are very busy and you still managed to recommend nice little shows :)