Let's Watch Episode One of Fellow Travelers Together | "You're Wonderful"

I’ve been putting this off because I know it’s going to be devastating. But here I am, preparing myself for an ugly ugly cry.

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So excited to rewatch this show with you!! I appreciate the close attention that you're giving it, and your commentary as always. As other people has said, you should read about the lavender scare and the piece of shit Roy Cohn to piece together the information more easily, as sometimes it's a little difficult to follow (or it was for me 😅).

Highly recommend The Normal Heart movie

FYI Roy Cohn used to be Donald Trump's lawyer too

So happy you've started this fantastic series and I'll be there to rewatch along with you! As tragic as the overall saga may be, the history lesson for my generation is incredibly important. A heartfelt salute to that generation of men and women who struggled through not only the awful communist hunt, but the fight for basic human rights and the AIDS crisis. We are eternally grateful for paving the path for a somewhat better acceptance of queerness!

I love this series. But it is a tough watch. The Lavender Scare predates me but I came out just as HIV/AIDS happened. The feels in later episodes especially are all too real.

"Librarians have begun burning books. That remind you of anything?" Feels true again.

Oh lawd..... this drama was heartbreaking for me... not sure i wanna watch this with u 🤔 😕 I luv rewatching movies or series just incase I miss anything I haven't seen this again since I saw it when it first came... so maybe MAYBE I'll give it another go .... 😭😭😭😭😭😭

I’ve been wanting to see this show since it came out and I can say I loved this first episode! Stylish, sexy, intriguing and rather captivating. Thanks for presenting this to your family. You know, when they first showed Tim, all I could think of was Jack McFarland saying to Karen Walker, “Do you know what we have here? The rarest of all gay subspecies: the Hot Gay Nerd.” LOL

I'm so happy to go on this journey with you!!!

Oh wow, I forgot how much happens in the first episode already. Really glad you’re enjoying it so far <3 I learned a lot from this series - I knew a fair bit about the aids crisis, but not very much about the Lavender Scare. Roy Cohn, David Shine, McCarthy are all real people and I spent a lot of time on wikipedia afterwards. Not so fun fact: Roy Cohn was a close mentor and confidant of Donald Trump, there’s a pretty clear line of political relationships going from the 1950s to today. What makes me emotional is the scene of hawk in the diner in the 1980s watching those openly gay people through the window. Nowadays we think of the 1980s as a homophobic, difficult era (which it was!) but to someone who lived through the 1940s and 50s, it must be so jarring to see people kissing in broad daylight like that.

This show is beautifully made, and tells the tragic tale of queer history. It broke me the first time I watched it. I am not old enough remember the lavender scare. But I remember the aids crisis so very clearly. Every story and article kept reiterating the phrase. When you have sex with someone you are having sex with every other person they ever slept with as well. The first time I heard about it was at a dinner party in the 80s with some pharmacists who were talking about the new drugs they were having to carry. How many customers they were seeing pass away. I met a very sweet innocent man at that party, took him home and made him my life partner. 39 years later we are still together, but if it wasn't for that discussion, I don't think it ever would have happened. Really brought home how risky things were.

I had completely forgotten about the toe. It was so shocking and controversial when it aired. Everyone was talking about it.

The Lavender Scare was a brutal and terrifying time. Hawk fell hard immediately at first sight. It takes a while to get thru his stubborn brain. Look around on the internet because Jonathan Bailey is extremely hot! He's more my type than Matt, who's also extremely hot. 🥵

This is so tough to rewatch when you know the story. The beginning of this episode is devastating. 😭

Drink your milk! 🥛🤭💞

I've been wanting to watch this for a while. So I'm really looking forward to going on this journey with you. I do believe this is going to rip my heart out but I can't wait for the next episode. Thanks for choosing to watch this.

Oh, buddy. This is a beautiful tragic opera and memorial to LGBTQ suffering. Get ready because it's incredible but it's also very intense and a rough ride. I'm not even 100% sure I can and want to join in. You will never forget it. Sad that it was so overlooked. 🙏

My favourite Batman is Michael Keaton and I do agree that Matt Bomer would probably be similar x

Can I just say my boy Dylan that sometimes straight sex is really hot too haha xx 🫶🏻

I am half way through but if you watch his (Jonathan) season of bridgerton you will see how hot he is, he plays a straight man in that though, he’s soooo hot x season 2

I'm not sure if I want to cry from this series again, but let's do it!

FYI, Matt Bomer was in Magic Mike

This series is like It’s a Sin but focused on not just aids but the romance etc if I see right. It’s a great and clearly knowledgeable show of being

'The Normal Heart' is probably the other Matt Bomer movie you were thinking of

YES I’m so excited this show is amazing