He’s brilliant, just the way that he plays around with the scenes, with the words - he’s so free when he’s in that character. The very first episode, the scene between the two of us was my first day ever on the set, and so right off the bat I knew working with him was awesome. You’ve filmed almost exclusively with Nelsan this season.
It has much more to do with the overarching problems that vampires cause. It’s nothing related specifically to sexuality and to gender. There is still some other trouble that arises, but that’s not till later episodes. There’s a lot more that could have been discovered and gone over with that - there’s just way too much that needs to happen. Will he face it again in present-day Bon Temps?īecause the town is already going through so much because of this vampire apocalypse, basically, no matter what your preference is, if you look out for and care about each other, they’re going to overlook it. James became a vampire because of intolerance to homosexuality in the 1970s. Lafayette’s the only one who has the interest and takes the time to say, “What’s wrong, what’s going on with you?” There’s a mutual connection where they both just want to have fun and be easy, love each other, take care of each other.
He’s just trying to be the right person for Jess, and she keeps blowing him off. This inner conflict that he always has is externalized with Jessica, when she’s getting upset with him. The trick with James is, though he’s a pacifist, he’s still a vampire, which is not a peaceful thing to be. I think they’re kind of of similar minds. What attracts James and Lafayette to each other? He talks with THR about the sex scene, filming with Ellis and his Jim Morrison influences. “It helped immensely to know him and to trust him and trust each other that we’re going to do this right,” he says. He tells THR it was a new acting challenge for him, but that working with Ellis this season made it more natural. The actor points out that this intimate a male homosexual relationship has been rare on True Blood and that Lafayette’s scenes with Jesús ( Kevin Alejandro) in previous seasons were less physical. Now we’ll start to see more of Lafayette and l together, and Jessica has another thing she’s going to start dealing with,” he says. Parsons tells The Hollywood Reporter it’s the last viewers will see of the James-Jessica romance. Last year’s true-ish story Hustlers afforded NYC female exotic dancers, many of whom were BIPOC, some humanity + empowerment they are not always afforded.PHOTOS ‘True Blood’ Season 7 Premiere: Stars Walk the Carpet One Last Time Starz’s newest drama takes that even further, centering the stories of Southern Black women + Black queer men in endlessly-entertaining, intensely-insightful ways. Based on Olivier Award-winning Katori Hall’s play Pussy Valley, there are an array of alluring creative decisions helmed by Hall, an all-female directing roster, and a veritable bevy of acting talents. The struggles that P-Valley presents for these working class ladies (and some men + nonbinary folx) are not just economic or misogynistic, but also highlight social media’s potent role, the heartbreaking effects of a recent hurricane, and, perhaps most uniquely, colorism. The presence of a Black gender-nonconforming lead is significant enough, but they are also allowed to be flawed + human. Various levels of corruption exists in the club, the church, and the community, gifting characters + storylines with extra interest. And the dancing! The insane athleticism + the attempts to employ the female gaze are eye-popping enough, but then there are entire sequences where the thumping club tracks (and the soundtrack is positively sizzling) drop out and the only sounds are the ladies’ breathing + body parts gripping the poles.
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