I love this show, but on a rewatch, I couldn't believe how much I'd forgotten of the early seasons. There's a fair bit of sexism going around in season 1 (which is dealt with well going forwards though) but I don't know how I never clocked this episode before.
Does it have a brilliant plot line? Yes. Is it great acting and emotionally interesting? Yes. Is it also blatantly transphobic? Yes, it is.
Personally, I thought the plot twist of the killer being transgender was great; unexpected and realistic. What I hated about this was the constant misgendering of said transgender character, the extreme negative reactions of other characters, and the constant mockery of the entire situation. The death of the killer, Voss, was no issue, but the entire concept of being transgender was not talked about at all, playing it off as simply a way to escape jail, and then mocked ceaselessly.
Not gonna put me off the series as a whole (it does get better on this front, promise!) But disappointed in this one
Does it have a brilliant plot line? Yes. Is it great acting and emotionally interesting? Yes. Is it also blatantly transphobic? Yes, it is.
Personally, I thought the plot twist of the killer being transgender was great; unexpected and realistic. What I hated about this was the constant misgendering of said transgender character, the extreme negative reactions of other characters, and the constant mockery of the entire situation. The death of the killer, Voss, was no issue, but the entire concept of being transgender was not talked about at all, playing it off as simply a way to escape jail, and then mocked ceaselessly.
Not gonna put me off the series as a whole (it does get better on this front, promise!) But disappointed in this one