The Chucky TV series featured its first same-sex kiss this week in the fifth episode of season one, between 14-year-old protagonist, Jake (Zackary Arthur), and his friend Devon (Bjorgvin Arnarson).
After the friends think they’ve saved their town from the evil Chucky doll, which Jake purchased at a yard sale, they stop riding their bikes and have a chat.
Jake asks: “What are you thinking Devon?”
“I’m thinking, this is a problem we can solve together,” Devon says before Jake laughs says “okay.”
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They lean in for a brief kiss, pull back and laugh for a moment, then share another.
JAKE AND DEVON THIS IS SO CUTE #chucky pic.twitter.com/125aJmgW48
— naz (@mystiquejlaw) November 10, 2021
It’s an adorable moment, and a wonderful one for younger, queer audiences in terms of representation. Of course, the threat of Chucky still looms — they just don’t know it yet.
Speaking recently to SFX, 58-year-old series creator Don Mancini, who is gay, reflected on the increasing gay representation in the Chucky franchise.
“Ever since Bride Of Chucky is when I started deliberately injecting specific gay content into the franchise. And with each successive film, I’ve sort of ramped it up more and more,” he said.
“So taking it into the medium of TV and having so much more storytelling space at my disposal, which necessarily means so much more opportunity to explore character relationships,” he continued.
“I realized that it gave me an opportunity to really be more personal, and even autobiographical than I’ve ever been before. So the character Jake, played by Zach Arthur, there are a lot of autobiographical elements for me in that character.”
The original Child’s Play debuted on movie screens in 1988 and spawned six sequels as well as a reboot in 2019. The franchise attracted a devout cult following who lauded the series for its horror–and camp–elements.
Chucky airs on USA Network and Syfy.
Gourmet Guy
Completely adorable and completely believable.
cubcmh
Gay character + slasher show = they’re the first to go.
CatholicXXX
You either have never watched the series, did not read the article, or do not understand what protagonist means.
Since the article spoiled a good bit, the first character to die is the protagonist’s homophobic and abusive father, while the lead and (boy)friend aren’t going to die any time soon as they are the main characters of the series.
quantum
I think they may be referring to the recent Halloween film which features the murder of a gay couple and generated some twitter outrage. Anyway, it’s a strange assertion to make in the first place. Horror fiction and queerness have long been bedfellows. If anything, the stereotype is that the crazed murderer will be queer. Basic Instinct, Cruising, Silence of the Lambs…
Harley
Watch out. Here come Monica Cole from One Hyperconstipated Mom Who Needs To Get Laid.
wooly101
Yeah I give it one season.
rbarker1159
I think it’s great that an actor playing a 14yo boy is kissing another on TV. But with the age, there probably will not be any sex.
Dentrav56
I am not homophobic and I’m not gay, I do however think that airing 2 very young actors kissing on national TV is pushing personal beliefs a bit too far. There are many other ways to do that without showing two very young boys kissing for no apparent reason at all? This expresses an age old issue that need to be kept off national TV, try it you’ll like it? Young people have to face enough social issues these days without giving them even more!
For years now Hollywood has been forcing political and social beliefs on the national audience. This has become a form of brain washing if you put these issues in one’s minds every day nearly every minute then people will believe things without having to make the decisions for themselves! Mindcontroling media issues! The national audience doesn’t have any choice these days, I know you say you don’t have to watch it? Well that’s wrong. Today we don’t have a choice! Every commercial, TV show and movie is telling the national audience what they the media believes. This will be a very dangerous issue.
I have lived and helped to change the way our country and its people treat and look at personal issues! I have seen enough in my life time that other generations will never get to see or have to worry about. Born in 1956 our world has been through more social and personal changes then many other generations! Racial and homosexual changes for the good, wars begining and ending for mere political reasons, walls being torn down, Countries becoming united, etc.
But one thing I have witnessed and see still hiding in this great country we live in? Groups of people and individuals hiding, getting angrier day after day, minute after minute year after year! Then they start to explode! I hope and pray ? each day this doesn’t happen but inside worry about, next generations my children’s and grandchildren generations. All those hate groups and individuals just building up their anger why? The national media! That’s why!
Every TV show and commercial exploiting their own personal beliefs! There isn’t a show, commercial and movie that doesn’t express the beliefs these haters and bigots don’t want to see or believe! This country is heading towards one race, and one race only, do you think that there’s not a single group out there that is looking to fight this, sexual choice freedom of choice and expression! This has already started and the media is at fault and push the issues way too far and way to often! Gone are the days that caution and consideration where deployed!
America be very careful, I pray this doesn’t happen but have lived long enough to know this isn’t necessarily true! Media be careful and thoughtful of others and there danger!