Dying for Sex

I don't have a lot of words after finishing this. As a cancer survivor, they really nailed it. As someone exploring what intimate life can be like after a cancer diagnosis strips away your identity, knocked it out of the park. Beautiful performance by Michelle as always. Stunning emotion driven performance by Jenny. I found it incredibly realistic in many aspects and couldn't look away. One of the more graphic shows I've seen but that wasn't an issue for me as it seems to be so many, given the negative reviews. Hysterical, touching, devastating. We need more realistic representation of the good, bad and ugly sides of this bastard of a disease.

I will have to start this review by saying I'm a nurse for a Cancer Institute. I work specifically with patients as the survivorship and sexual health nurse. Sexual health is often dismissed. To see this show explore all the needs of a patient especially a stage IV survivor was extremely refreshing. Most of the reviews I have seen said this was not tasteful well unfortunately cancer is not. We strive to not only take care of the patient, but also the caregivers. I will have to say I knew going into this show, I would be quite biased as I'm a huge fan of New Girl. I love the contrast between comic relief, and the intense moments. I've lost many patients over the years, but when I lost my mom it was completely different. This show was true to real life and being able to see Molly and Nikki grow and learn peace is something we will all have to do. This is a beautiful take on past, present, future, but mostly learning to be in the moment. I hope everyone will watch this with an open mind and a loving spirit. Thank you all who worked on this and brought it to the forefront of many conversations.

I started watching the series thinking it would be just a silly comedy, and the first episodes really feel that way, humorous, and a bit absurd. But as the series progresses, it takes a surprisingly deep and emotional turn. The episodes become more reflective, exploring themes like regret, grief, human feelings, and the will to live out our desires. Molly shows us the complexity of being human, while Nikki proves to be the kind of loyal, supportive friend we all wish we had.

I have to admit, the final episodes made me cry and reflect on my own life. This show is the perfect example of not judging a show by its cover.

Based on a podcast of Holly Kochan's final life journey, played by the brilliance of Michelle Williams. Along for the bumpy ride is her friend, Nikki Boyer, and Jenny Slate plays the bumbling sidekick to perfection, attempting to help Holly to fulfill the dying wish of going out on a big sexual bang.

Williams and Slate are having too much fun in between the sadness and misery associated with dying! The writers have them going full pelt - head first - into all sorts of maddening life adventures where normal folks fear to tread. It is a very funny series, with heavy undertones, but balanced just right without falling into cringing sitcom territory.

I saw a trailer for this tonight and immediately went to Disney to start it - except I could not stop. Turning it off was not an option, I was swept away, fully immersed. Dying fr Sex was awkward and honest, hilarious and kinky, and the most achingly, beautiful portrayal of friendship, self-discovery, healing, and dying that I have ever seen. I could not tear my eyes or my heart away from this series. The moments between women, nonbinary, and LGBTQ+ characters were poignant, intimate, and soul-crushingly beautiful - whether they were in storerooms, hospital rooms, or bathrooms. The complexity of relationships, the absolute and total respect for boundaries, the raw and unflinchingly honest portrayals... ugh. This show had me sobbing and smiling in equal measure - the story will stay with me. I'm just blown away.

And it would not be such a smashing success without the incredible performances, namely Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, Esco Jouley, Rob Delaney, and Kelvin Yu. Wow. Williams is always incredible and this was among her best work. And Slate - I love her, she shined so bright in this. They all did.

The cinematography and directing, the lighting and music - everything about this was gorgeous, intentional and meaningful. WOW!

Just a fantastic limited series. I will absolutely watch this again.