TMC
05-16-2023, 03:18 AM
https://jacksonupperco.com/2023/05/16/the-ten-best-ellen-episodes-of-season-five/
After the legendary “coming out season” of Ellen, this is the more infamous “gay season,” where the character of Ellen Morgan is now officially a lesbian, and this mediocre sitcom looks like it finally has a unique “situation” to explore in weekly story. It became infamous because of all the intense criticism (even by gay advocates), and the dwindling numbers that led to network interference and eventually cancellation, with the show’s decline essentially blamed on the fact that it was “too gay” and therefore unappealing to a broad, mass audience.
After the legendary “coming out season” of Ellen, this is the more infamous “gay season,” where the character of Ellen Morgan is now officially a lesbian, and this mediocre sitcom looks like it finally has a unique “situation” to explore in weekly story. It became infamous because of all the intense criticism (even by gay advocates), and the dwindling numbers that led to network interference and eventually cancellation, with the show’s decline essentially blamed on the fact that it was “too gay” and therefore unappealing to a broad, mass audience.