NBC ‘Kings’ to take alternate path around Biblical gay bond of Jonathan & David [video]
”What would I give for a playboy, who couldn’t keep it in his pants and runs through women. But what I have, is a son who shows no interest in them. Oh, you thought I didn’t know? I’ve been keeping pictures of our family out of the free press for years. What you do at night, with your boys, after your show of skirt chasing, is a disgrace. If you were my second son, I wouldn’t care. But for a king, it’s not possible…. You cannot be what God made you, not if you mean to take my place.”
Pivotal dialog from King Silas during the premier episode of the new NBC TV series ”Kings.” The show presents an interpreted take on the Biblical tale of King David and his youthful relationship with Jonathan, son of a jealous King Saul. Jonathan is now ”Jack,” Saul is now ”Silas,” and the setting is a alternate reality of our modern world with tanks and NYC as the backdrop. But the early, and somewhat disappointing indicators, are that the writer, Michael Green, has made David totally straight while the character of Jonathan/Jack is gay but immature and less than admirable. Green tells (see AfterElton) that people should just keep watching as the script develops because the Jack character is not so easily defined. (NBC)
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