What did people think about the scene in "Special" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_(TV_series)), episode 3, where the star hires an escort to take his virginity?

I thought it was sweet. I watched with my daughter and wasn't embarrassed. Good new series on Netflix. I liked it.

 

Hi RGB, was it a male escort?

Yes! The central character is a gay man who also has cerebral palsy. He hires a male escort. The scene is short, with no frontal nudity. But they are naked on a bed and the escort fucks him. The escort is a hooker-with-a-heart-of-gold type, who says he has other clients with cerebral palsy. Both actors are handsome and despite the subject matter it was appropriate for family viewing. It's a comedy. Only 8 short episodes. I think the sex scene is in number three.

"There’s one of the most frank depictions of gay sex on TV in a good long while, and probably the first-ever TV sex scene between a disabled man (O’Connell, who has cerebral palsy) and a friendly, cheerful gay sex worker."

  Review in Vulture

21 hours ago, rgb23 said:

...and probably the first-ever TV sex scene between a disabled man ... and a friendly, cheerful gay sex worker.

No it isn't, about five years ago I saw a short documentary on Dutch tv about a male escort visiting a disabled guy.

3 hours ago, Thomas_88 said:

about five years ago I saw a short documentary on Dutch tv

Is it online? I'd like to watch.

Hi Rgb,

Here's the link:

https://www.uitzendinggemist.net/aflevering/289947/Spuiten_En_Slikken.html#

You can watch it between 10 PM and 6 AM Amsterdam time zone, in LA that's from 3 till 11 PM I think.

OMG i have to watch this!

Never heard of this show--glad to find out about it. Thanks!

I thought it was a very sweet scene and incredibly empathetic in depicting both the sex worker depiction and the main character who is losing his virginity. The episodes were also 15 minutes which I liked, but the creator has said that future seasons will be a more traditional 22 or 30 minute format.