I've been watching Workaholics as comfort tv: totally upbeat, with no drama, no angst, no tragedies to work through, just humorous misunderstandings and everyday situations that spin wildly out of control. No girl-ogling or bragging about how many times they get laid, in fact very few episodes involving getting laid. Just guys together. RuPaul called it "the gayest show on television." And, in spite of what my friends (and some reviews) said, virtually no homophobia. But I found some in Episode 3.19, "In Line." The guys are planning to wait in line for the release of a new zombie apocalypse video game, but they are waylaid and have separate adventures.
1.Blake actually makes it to the line. He runs into an old Dungeons and Dragons friend , Marshall (Josh Brenner, shown here with the mega-hunk Steve Howey), and wants to cut in line, but "Mark McGrath Dude" (Adam Ray) refuses to permit it. This seems appropriate to me: cutting in line is unethical.
They leave, but Blake decides that he has had it with muscle guys pushing him around, so he returns and pulls out McGrath Dude's armpit hair.
Left: Adam Ray performing with the guys (Kyle, Blake, Ders) on the This is Important live tour.
More after the break.
2. Adam mistakenly gets into the line for a needle exchange program, thinking that the drug addicts are in zombie costumes. They offer to smoke marijuana with him, but it's actually PCP. Then they try to rob him! High, he thinks that they are real zombies, and runs away, screaming that it's a zombie apocalypse.
3. Ders is planning to have sex with the Goth girl Jenny the Darkness. His drug-dealer buddy Karl (Kyle Newacheck) suggests that it would be fun to film them, so Ders can check on his technique. He installs a camera in the ceiling fan. But Jenny overhears their plan!
She convinces them that she wants a three way, and has them fondel and lick each other's nipples to warm up. Then she blindfolds them, gags Ders with his underwear (saying that it's hers), and begins the three-way --but squeazes out from between them, so Karl and Ders are fondling each other. I think I would notice the difference between a girl's body and a boy's body, even blindfolded.
Surprise: Jenny has filmed the guys in a position that looks like gay sex! "If you ever call me again, this goes viral!" She obviously believes that this is a major threat: the guys will be humiliated. Surprise: they don't care! Kyle has been filmed having sex with guys before -- no big deal -- while Ders is more worried about having his pee-stained underwear was in his mouth. The end.
My Grade: I'm not happy with the homophobia, but at least it comes from an outsider character, not one of the guys. B-.
Bonus: Steve Howey doesn't actually appear in this episode, but he starred with the guys in Game Over. That's a good enough excuse to post a photo of his butt.
See also: Game Over, Man: Five minutes of Adam's cock
Steve Howey: Gay ally happy to show his body on screen
Sons of Anarchy Episode 5.5 uses the same "gay sex equals humiliation" routine, except in this case it is "sex with someone who has a penis"
Ok, I fixed the stylistic errors. I really should proofread these reviews a few times before posting them.
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