"the series follows a twink (Miles Heizer, who has been playing a teen since Parenthood) who impulsively signs up for basic training alongside the straight friend he has a crush on. Boots plays out like a comedy about summer camp - our hero suffers through drills, builds a bond with his brothers in arms, and learns to muscle through hardship - and argues that the brutality of military training can make you a better man."
"Boots, to its credit, doesn't retread the coming-out tropes of mass-market gay media. Cameron "Cope" knows he's gay from the start, but the character is written to be implausibly and hilariously oblivious about what being a gay Marine will entail. There is a lot of overexplanatory dialogue, presumably to familiarize a 2025 audience with the politics of the early '90s."
An 18-year-old closeted recruit, Cameron “Cope,” impulsively enlists in the Marines before Don't Ask, Don't Tell and attends basic training alongside a straight friend he secretly desires. Miles Heizer portrays a twink character who endures drills, bonding, hazing, and homophobia while the show balances camp-like humor with military brutality. Overexplanatory dialogue orients a modern audience to early-'90s politics. Surreal elements include an imagined, cattier self and lathered Rambo fantasies. The narrative posits that harsh training can forge stronger men, but the season leaves that thesis ambiguous and often confusing.
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