【Hugh Dancy】你一定要看休演的《The Big C》BY Brent Hartinger

You Should TOTALLY be Watching the Hugh Dancy Storyline on "The Big C" Right Now!
Posted by Brent Hartinger on August 8, 2011
I'm not sure how I would've felt ten years ago about gay television character like Lee, someone so promiscuous — a sexuality that is pretty clearly presented as being fundamentally different from "straight" sexuality.
But the thing is, there are now enough different gay characters on television, and different kinds of gay characters, that I think the viewing audience (or at least the premium cable viewing one!) is sophisticated enough to understand that Lee does not represent "all" or even "most" gay men. At the same time, such a free-floating, unencumbered sexuality definitely does exist among some gay men, and kudos to the show for sensitively and accurately acknowledging it.
Indeed, Lee's view of sexuality and intimacy is a perfect illustration of his character, which is all about "letting go" of life and all its attachments (in preparation for an impending death). In that sense, the character comes across as very human and very sympathetic.
It's interesting to me that there was a time when gay characters were regularly de-sexed for television, but lately the opposite seems to be true, at least on premium cable.
Anyway, this all struck me as extremely interesting — and also really, really "real." I can't remember watching a gay storyline that resonated with such authenticity for me. It's bold and complicated and thought-provoking. Is there a difference between how many straight people view sex versus how many gay people do?
I have no definitive answers (and neither does The Big C). But it's definitely found a fundamental truth about the particular characters it's showing us. It's also asking more universal questions that are absolutely worth pondering.
What can "straight people" learn from "gay people"? (And — spoiler alert! — what can gay people learn from straight ones?)
In the bigger picture, season two of The Big C is becoming all about sex: Cathy's son Adam is experimenting with hook-ups and even prostitutes; Andrea (Gabourey Sidibe) is becoming sexual with her new boyfriend; and Cathy's brother (played by the wonderful out actor John Benjamin Hickey) and best friend (played by just-as-wonderful out actor Cynthia Nixon) are dealing with an unplanned pregnancy.
This is counter-intuitive: a show about cancer is all about sex? But it also makes perfect sense in retrospect. After all, sex is all about life, which is the opposite of death, and the two forces are completely intertwined: it's impossible to talk about one without also talking about the other.
Okay, I've rambled on enough about this damn show. Just promise me you'll watch tonight's episode, okay?
The Big C airs Monday nights at 10:30 PM on Showtime

原来休演了位gay，而且带来了非常不一样的感觉（还没看，自PIA）

休所饰演的角色的简单介绍
Dancy signed up to appear in the second season as Lee, a cancer patient who meets Cathy (Laura Linney) at a clinical trial.
Hunt, who previously hinted that Cathy's husband Paul should be "concerned", has now teased that Lee and Cathy may end up developing feelings for each other.