There’s this specific, quite widespread brand of “humor” that gets under my skin—mostly because it’s not very funny, and things that aren’t funny are always a bit awkward to watch. I could refer to it as “boomer humor,” but that’s not quite it; it’s vaguely queerphobic and usually consists of the same, tired jokes. Namely: that queer people (usually the Gen Z ones) are irrational, insufferable to be around, and have weird names and complicated pronouns. That we’re sporadically vegan, triggered to the point of being delusional, and dress like clowns. Of course, I’ll accept the clown allegations when they come from my own friends. But on TV, minus the affection, it can feel quite jarring.

Which brings me neatly to And Just Like That —a show that I love to my core, very often despite mys

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