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That's it. Men in next to nothing or nothing at all throughout the movie. It's summer and there's no air conditioning so that makes sense. The movie is mainly about eye candy.

One thing that is pervasive is homophobia, at least from one character. They also engage in "horseplay" (per the title of the movie) and engage in gay pranks. They pretend to have sex with one another and record it. They record each other naked. They shower together. There's one person who leads the charge in all of this so long as it's just pretend. If it's real then there's a problem.

There was a time when a movie featuring LGBT characters were only allowed if they received an unhappy ending. Apparently the director wishes that were still true.

I saw the original series when I came. They were all essentially good natured people. In this show pretty much the only thing keeping them from terrorizing the entire world is that they can't kill. No, I take that back. John is the only decent one there. He went through something no one else had to and still came out of it with the sole purpose of protecting the Tomorrow People and finding them a safe haven.

Stephen? All about himself and what he wants. Wants a girl? Goes after her. Even if she's got a boyfriend. He's supposed to be the hero but John is the most upstanding of them all.

In wish this show had not spent so much time being "edgy" and soap oper-y. It didn't work and maybe if we'd seen more heroism we might have gotten another season.

I know I rated it a six because ultimately I had high hopes for it. Despite the problems I did like the show.

Aleksandr was dealt a bad deal in life. He lost the only family he had and he'd undocumented. Two things that make a bad combo. Yes, lonely undocumented people in a city can fall into things they don't want.

Aleksandr is trying to figure out who he is and what he wants. He hooks up with a guy, tells him it's his first time, and the assumption is that he's a prostitute. How does that make sense? Another guy hands him money after being together and says he's so good that he must be a professional and throws money at him. There are plenty of people who are good at it who have never been paid for it. It's just such a weird thing.

Aleksandr also has a penchant for completely ruining relationships but they always come back and want to be his friend. They say he's a nice guy but his actions don't convey it.

Wherever he goes people seem to know he's a rent boy even when he looks sullen and doesn't so much as glance their way.

This could have been a decent movie but it wasn't. There are much better movies of a similar vein. Skip this one.