In the series, both of the girls' families are completely accepting that they're queer, something which is not their main focus - Juliette's mother is not concerned that her daughter is in love with a girl, she is more concerned that she is in love with a vampire hunter (much like Edward being in love with a human). First Kill tells the story of a forbidden romance between Legacy vampire Juliette and monster hunter Calliope. Related: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Most Essential Episodes to Watch, Ranked This article contains spoilers for First Kill season 1.
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Not to mention that the story of First Kill is handled well, as the narrative doesn't focus on the 'coming out' or the fact that they are both girls the series is not like other shows that tend to put a lot of conflict on the character's sexualities, but instead refreshingly normalizes them. As lovable as Twilight was, as we have evolved as a society, it is refreshing to see Twilight essentially being updated and the LGBTQ+ community gaining some teen vamp drama, too, especially today's teens.
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Released during pride month, Netflix is making sure that lesbian and queer individuals are served with this beautiful LGBTQ+ TV series. Throughout First Kill, both Juliette and Calliope put everything on the line, much like Edward and Bella, and are willing to do whatever it takes to be together despite belonging to vastly different cultures. The ex-heavyweight champion, 36, flew into Los Angeles in 2014 to watch a fight He confronted Charlie Zelenoff - an amateur boxer - inside a gym in the process Prior to the fight, Zelenoff signed a. Traditions, forbidden love, rival families, and a fight against all odds - these sound like the makings of the perfect Edward and Bella scenario. Related: Salem's Lot Remake Will Make Vampires Scary Again, Promises Star Lewis PullmanĬoming from a long line of vampire hunters, Calliope is also looking for her first kill, but can she set aside her crush on Juliette to follow in her family's footsteps? While both Juliette and Calliope fight between their attraction to each other and their families, we are served a family feud drama with plenty of fighting, which is exactly the supernatural tension that we loved in Twilight. First Kill displays Twilight's influence right from the title sequence, and as Stephanie Mabey's The Zombie Song plays, we hear the line "they'd be jealous that our love is deeper than Edward and Bella's." This perfectly sets the tone for what feels like a modern version and something that will be a rival between two families.
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