Okay so I did a similar post about 6 months back, I know, but I decided it needed a revamp and also… it would be really nice to have some new people join us now that we’re fighting for a new home!!! There is SO MUCH I wasn’t able to include above because I ran out of room and my life is basically that John Mulaney joke about making a happy birthday sign. So!!! Here are some of the things I didn’t include above:
·The cast is super diverse!!! Especially in season 2 where the featured family is comprised of John Cho and his foster kids!!! These kids are SO amazing and truly diverse like… an actual blind character!!! An actual autistic character!!! The found family trope is strong with this one and I love my children so much.
·I can’t make a post about why this show is amazing without mentioning Bennett. We as a fandom can’t agree on if his first name is spelled Devon or Devin, but REGARDLESS he is a character deserving of all of the love. He starts out as a lowkey antagonist but he’s just trying his Best and fighting the good fight and I would die for him.
·Also there are multiple queer characters other than Marcus and the show really goes out of its way to be like uhhhhh the Church is def wrong for how it’s treated the queer community over the years and lmao I don’t wanna spoil anything but the Church isn’t really painted in the best light here so pls don’t go into this one expecting to be preached to. The religious themes are obviously strong but… it’s a show that explores religion without being forcefully religious you know.
·I keep mentioning John Cho without actually talking about John Cho but!!! He is so amazing in season 2!!! The best Island Dad who ends up playing multiple emmy-worthy roles, often within the same episode. Everyone I tell to watch the show that goes onto watch it is like WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME ABOUT JOHN CHO?! So. Ya know. John Cho.
Anyway!!! For those of you who don’t know, The Exorcist was recently canceled at Fox after 2 seasons and I am NOT going to rant about that here I’m NOT, but it was def not canceled because it’s a bad show!!! It was given a terrible time slot and they didn’t promote it well and I just don’t think that many people even know it existed.
But that doesn’t mean that it’s over!!! The amazing @vulcantastic has organized a weekly social campaign and as a fandom we’re contacting/tweeting various networks and streaming services to try and get them to pick up the show! Also, we definitely have the support of the creator, EP Jeremy Slater, and season 2′s showrunner and all around amazing guy, EP Sean Crouch. They’re not giving up, and neither are we. So if you watch the show and you fall in love, please come join us in our efforts!
If you have any questions about the show, my inbox is always open, or you can just shoot me a message if you’d like to chat! If you’re in the US, you can watch both seasons on Hulu, and I believe it’s available on Amazon and Netflix in various other places. If you’re unsure where to watch let me know and we’ll figure it out. ❤
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