M R. X. DentithIs the season one #MalcolmInTheMiddle episode where Francis pretends to be gay in order to hook up with a girl problematic? Or does the comedic punchline of being sent to conversion therapy somehow mitigate that?
To be honest, sitcoms about this time were weird when it came to queer identity, usually playing it as abnormal and thus inherently funny. But it’s a shame that an otherwise excellent first season goes to that well