Andiamo Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 The Bright Sessions is an amazing podcast that is basically about therapy for people with superpowers. As such, it naturally deals a lot with a variety of mental health issues. What is wasn't expecting was all the casual representation I found. In addition to at least some diversity in pretty much every area I could think of, there are a lot of queer characters - and the representation is done right. They have characters who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, and even ace! And they don't conflate asexuality with aromanticism. I would highly recommend listening to it. The ace character is introduced early on, but her asexuality isn't mentioned until later because it's not a part of her identity that she really needs to discuss in therapy. Link to post Share on other sites
girlwiththelongskirt Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 thanks for the tip, I'm going to give it a try! Link to post Share on other sites
Finn. Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Content warning for that podcast: Panic attacks, time travel/time progression, anger management, hearing voices (kinda), abuse of power and trust by medical personnel, bloody and violent ending of the first season, several mental health issues being discussed in detail. I had some trigger problems with the show, and it got too intense and exhausting to me after a while, so I stopped listening after the first season. But it's an interesting concept with very talented people behind it. Worth checking out if none of the cw's are a problem. Link to post Share on other sites
girlwiththelongskirt Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I've just finished it and I absolutely loved I (if you didn't notice by the fact that I binge watched it). Thanks for the recommendation! If you've got more, I'm open to suggestions. Link to post Share on other sites
Andiamo Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 @Char-lotte99 Yay! I'm glad you loved it! I definitely binged it when I was first listening to it, too. PM me if you want to talk about it! A couple other podcasts I listen to (which both also have great queer representation and are a lot weirder that The Bright Sessions) are Welcome to Night Vale and Alice Isn't Dead. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I thought there were two ace characters (one romantic and one aromantic) but I could have misheard something in that podcast before. Link to post Share on other sites
deltaX Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 The Bright Sessions is one of my favorite podcasts! It's a great story, and the queer representation is done pretty well in my opinion. It never really feels like the non-hetero characters are there just to fill some sort of diversity quota, or are acting stereotypical caricatures. 10/10 would recommend Link to post Share on other sites
Andiamo Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 57 minutes ago, Kisa the Kit Kat said: I thought there were two ace characters (one romantic and one aromantic) but I could have misheard something in that podcast before. I don't think so, but I might have missed something. Link to post Share on other sites
babygyrl09 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I was actually able to be in a q+a with the creator and cast, and I asked about representation, and ace representation in particular, and both Lauren (the writer) and Anna (the actress) said that it had been in their head the whole time, and they didn't really even talk about it until late in the 1st season. But yeah, I love The Bright Sessions, and as long as you can handle yourself (watch your triggers, and take care, people), I would recommend giving it a try. Link to post Share on other sites
Ennis Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I've just fallen in love with this podcast. Thanks for the recommendation @Andiamo Link to post Share on other sites
Andiamo Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 @Julian of Norwich You're welcome! Link to post Share on other sites
Lana Overland Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Lana approved. Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.