3.11, “One in a Minyan” - And I’m GayI’ll tell you when I thought they were never going to say the g

3.11, “One in a Minyan” - And I’m GayI’ll tell you when I thought they were never going to say the g-word.Back in season two, Cyrus makes a little throwaway joke at the end of a scene with Andi and Buffy where they’re talking about Andi’s boyfriend problems and he says “Better call your sassy friend Cyrus.”And it’s like, you mean gay, right? The joke here is absolutely “call your sassy gay friend Cyrus.” And not that I expected the show to just throw gay out there on a meaningless joke, but look, the scene was with him, Andi, and Buffy. He’s out to both of them and clearly comfortable enough in his sexuality around them to make a meta-joke about the trope of being the gay friend in a romantic comedy. The real world version of Cyrus who’s comfortable enough to make that joke to his friends is comfortable enough to say gay.So I’m looking at that going, clearly the writers want to reference this but can’t. They’re not allowed to say the word, so this is what it’s going to be: say it without actually saying it.Consider even the conversation Cyrus had in this very episode with Buffy and Andi outside, where Cyrus discussed wishing he’d told Bubbe Rose about… something. They talk all over and around the words “gay” and “coming out” in that scene. And don’t get me wrong, I don’t dislike that scene. It’s actually quite nice. And credit to the writers of this show for working around their restrictions throughout the series to deliver quality scenes where characters talk about things without talking about things.The point is, though, that it seemed pretty clear that Cyrus wasn’t ever actually going to say gay. And then he did.And it was stunning. I mean, literally stunning.Not just the word itself, but the way Cyrus so boldly makes the proclamation. The way he so unflinchingly puts himself out there. No prefacing, no hesitation. Just an emotionally huge leap of faith.It took my breath away the first time and even watching it again now to make this post, I find myself frozen for those few seconds. And those few seconds between Cyrus coming out and Jonah’s response, as the words just hang in the air, feel like an eternity, even though you know there’s no chance Jonah would ever respond negatively.I love the shot of Buffy and Andi immediately after he says it because they’re really standing in for the audience there. They’re them, of course, but they’re also us, staring wordless, thinking, “Oh my God, he said it.”And, of course, Jonah’s response is perfect. Mature, modern. Very 2019 in how low-key and chill it is. Frankly, it would’ve been out of character if Jonah started crying and hugging him and telling him everything’s fine. Jonah just going, “Okay, cool” and snacking on some buffet food is much more in character and it’s honestly probably more in line with what Cyrus wanted. He doesn’t want to make a scene in the middle of Bubbe’s shiva. He just wants to get something off his chest. He wants his friend to know something important because he thinks he should and so he tells him.It’s really an amazing scene, especially for the Disney Channel. To show a gay character being comfortable in his identity and putting it in concrete terms for the world to hear. I’m so glad this show got to be the one to break that ground. -- source link

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