Trigger Warning: This article contains discussions of terminal illness and death.
Spoilers for FX’s Dying for Sex ahead!
This was, of course, not what I got.
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Molly found love inDying for Sex, but her BDSM sexual revolution was the series' central focus.
From there, the final episodes held nothing back regarding Molly’s actual death.
In 2019, I watched a loved one die from a terminal illness.
This was a life-altering experience for me that was unlike anything I would have anticipated.
My perspective of death changed, and I was shocked to see thisreflected inDying for Sex.
If the death scene is actually shown, it often comes on in a sudden flurry of drama.
It worked, and then it didn’t.
Thankfully, my loved one had a similarly fantastic hospice nurse who broke this all down as well.
Everything described to us happened, proving just how much of a scientific and predictable process dying is.
Eyes don’t gently flutter closed as a delicate hand falls limp to the covers.
However, she wasn’t quite as over-the-top and enthusiastic about death as Molly’s nurse.
Still, I feel Amy’s enthusiasm was profoundly important.
It was perfectly hilarious, allowing me to laugh through the copious tears.
The comedy of this moment was a machine thatDying for Sexhad used to perfection through every episode.
It allowed the series to present horrible, painful ideas and scenes without feeling too heavy.
Just as in real life,some dark comedy helps these concepts go down smoothly.
In 2024, I sat by the bedside of another terminally ill loved one.
When they had their rally, I knew exactly what to do.
We sat up together, giggling and watchingYou’ve Got Mailuntil we both fell asleep.
For this second loved one, the hospice nurse wasn’t quite as effective in the way of education.
Said and done,I am immensely grateful toDying for Sexfor portraying death as accurately as it did.
Media is never perfect, butDying for Sexis undoubtedly a step in the right direction.
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