Episode 7
This episode changes the tone from funny and witty drama, to a more personal and serious. Sera steps into Ona’s house telling herself to play it cool, but of course makes all the wrong decisions as we expect. This begins with accepting a beer, but it’s hard to turn down free booze no matter the situation.
But the moment that Sera and Ona’s dynamic changes starts with a model plane on Ona’s desk. Let expand on this moment for a second, as everyone has fantasized about it. When a person is secretly in love with someone, and that person happens to be in the house of their crush for the first time. That person would usually savour that moment. It’s the fantasy of being where that person spends all their time, looking at their books, seeing how they organize their desk – it’s all a way of getting closer to that person. It’s a way of understanding who they really are, and learning their secrets. The feeling of immersing yourself in another person’s surroundings is a unique experience.
But the moment that Sera and Ona’s dynamic changes starts with a model plane on Ona’s desk. Let expand on this moment for a second, as everyone has fantasized about it. When a person is secretly in love with someone, and that person happens to be in the house of their crush for the first time. That person would usually savour that moment. It’s the fantasy of being where that person spends all their time, looking at their books, seeing how they organize their desk – it’s all a way of getting closer to that person. It’s a way of understanding who they really are, and learning their secrets. The feeling of immersing yourself in another person’s surroundings is a unique experience.
The model plane does this for Sera, but once she touches it Ona startles her. Building models was a hobby that Ona shared with her brother. This leads to a conversation of how Ona’s family reacted when she came out. Her brother took it with the most negativity.
The subject of families not accepting their kid’s sexuality has been glossed over in LESlieVILLE so far. The creator did this by not mentioning any family members up until this point. This theme in itself, ‘the gay/lesbian community has it so hard because their family might disown them,’ sounds a bit cliché. But there’s a good reason that it’s incorporated into almost every gay/lesbian/queer cinema or television project, because it’s still a problem. The cool thing about this subject is that it’s different for every person that tells this story. Out With Dad is an example of that.
Of course Ona’s story is a lot less stereotypical, no hyper-religious parents here, and that’s a good choice on the part of the creator. As it shows how the problem of homophobia has been ingrained into our culture, and society is still working to solve that.
The two quickly move onto the wedding video, and Sera uses this as a segway to tell Ona that she’ll be busy and won’t have time to hang out. Of course this tactic of avoiding Ona won’t solve Sera’s problem, if anything it will transition her from frustrated to miserable.
Ona takes the segway well, despite the fact she’s obviously disappointed the two brush the issue aside. They change the subject partly because it’d awkward, and mostly because it leads to a discussion (criticism) of Laura.
Several beers later, with Sera’s guard seemingly washed away with the liquor, the two get friendly. Just before they do something Sera would regret, she’s saved by the ring, the cell phone ring that is.
Gwen once again finds her way between the two, ironic as she’s the one telling Sera to go for it. I still wonder what Gwen’s intentions are, as it’s her sassy phone call that sets Sera off and makes her leave in a hurry. During those ten seconds Gwen’s voice wipes the smile right off Sera’s face. After Gwen hangs up, Sera has a swift private moment, and her flight instinct kicks in. The tone she takes on is harsher than when Sera tells Ona she can’t make the movie.
Sera almost has venom in her now, and whether it intends it to or not, she burns Ona with it. Clearly Sera is tired of feeling pulled in the wrong directions. Now it might be time for Gwen to cut in and make her move.
The subject of families not accepting their kid’s sexuality has been glossed over in LESlieVILLE so far. The creator did this by not mentioning any family members up until this point. This theme in itself, ‘the gay/lesbian community has it so hard because their family might disown them,’ sounds a bit cliché. But there’s a good reason that it’s incorporated into almost every gay/lesbian/queer cinema or television project, because it’s still a problem. The cool thing about this subject is that it’s different for every person that tells this story. Out With Dad is an example of that.
Of course Ona’s story is a lot less stereotypical, no hyper-religious parents here, and that’s a good choice on the part of the creator. As it shows how the problem of homophobia has been ingrained into our culture, and society is still working to solve that.
The two quickly move onto the wedding video, and Sera uses this as a segway to tell Ona that she’ll be busy and won’t have time to hang out. Of course this tactic of avoiding Ona won’t solve Sera’s problem, if anything it will transition her from frustrated to miserable.
Ona takes the segway well, despite the fact she’s obviously disappointed the two brush the issue aside. They change the subject partly because it’d awkward, and mostly because it leads to a discussion (criticism) of Laura.
Several beers later, with Sera’s guard seemingly washed away with the liquor, the two get friendly. Just before they do something Sera would regret, she’s saved by the ring, the cell phone ring that is.
Gwen once again finds her way between the two, ironic as she’s the one telling Sera to go for it. I still wonder what Gwen’s intentions are, as it’s her sassy phone call that sets Sera off and makes her leave in a hurry. During those ten seconds Gwen’s voice wipes the smile right off Sera’s face. After Gwen hangs up, Sera has a swift private moment, and her flight instinct kicks in. The tone she takes on is harsher than when Sera tells Ona she can’t make the movie.
Sera almost has venom in her now, and whether it intends it to or not, she burns Ona with it. Clearly Sera is tired of feeling pulled in the wrong directions. Now it might be time for Gwen to cut in and make her move.
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