My Fair Lady: A Gay Couple in Edwardian England

 

This icon obviously drew my attention to the Netflix anime Cannon Busters, but when I clicked on "more information," it appeared to be another show called Unfettered, with Philly and their droids going to settle a tab in Madura City.  But the first episode description has other people, Sam and Casey, going to Balloon City. Well, which is it? (no, they're not the same city: madura means "ripe" in Spanish).  

 I've never been so confused before watching an episode, but at least with three guys listed, there's bound to be some gay subtexts.  And muscle men. What could go wrong?

Scene 1: A weird desert world, or moon.  A very ugly but muscular guy falls out of a spaceship, then gets squished by a giant horned robot, who wants to know the way to the nearest city.  It's Balloon Town, 3 km west.  

Later, I assume, a tousel-haired guy in a suit scavages the weapons from the dying ugly guy, who warns him that "Philly the Kid is heading your way."  

Intro: Standard five-minute long, with numerous characters flashing across the screen.  No beefcake, but thankfully no bosoms, either.

Scene 2: Balloon Town has no balloons; it's a generic Wild West town, with human and anthropomorphic animal inhabitants, a brothel, a gambling saloon, a fruit stand.  Sam, a white-haired woman, and her R2D2-like robot Casey enter to "look for him" (a wanted poster revealss who: Philly the Kid) Uh-oh, that reduces the boy count to one.

Casey gushes over a "modified 1950 Mospeada" car, pinik, with horns.  

They pause before a gunfight at the Hangman's Bar so Sam can ask one of the casualties about Philly the Kid.  She's surprised that he can't answer, and concludes that he's "fatigued."  

Next she goes into the bar, pieces her way around the dead bodies (so many people sleeping in the middle of the day?), and approaches four huge, muscular thugs who are accosting a skinny guy, mistakenly believing that he is Philly the Kid.

Sam notes that she wants him, too, but the thugs can have him after she gets his help on something.  She turns out to be a robot, too, a Special Associate Model from the Kingdom of Benicia, which is why she doesn't understand things like death.  I can understand the heterosexist urge to destroy gay subtext potential by making SAM a girl, but why rub it in by giving her a boy's name?  

Scene 3: The real Philly the Kid, a muscular young man with very bushy hair,  leaves the restroom, happy to have relieved himself.  The thugs blast him, but he comes back to life, the gaping hole in his chest healed instantly. (This is the Netflix icon; nice physique, with various glowing numbers).  He's angry because they blasted a hole in his last clean shirt, and this is his 22nd death: "No more discount curry for me!"

Sam introduces herself.  The thugs start blasting again, so Philly takes her by the hand and rushes to escape.  Heteronormative, but at least he won't be falling in love with a robot.  

In the midst of the blaster-fire, she reveals that she wants Philly to take her to Gara's Keep, so she can reunite with Prince Kelby.  He keeps holding her hand during the entire exchange, except when they fall into each other's arms.  I stand corrected.  Next!

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