Trans. Gay. And single in LA.
Bombshell
20201 seasons7 episodes
Jay, a queer transman, navigates the shark-infested waters of LA’s gay dating scene. He’s young, he’s single, and he’s really just looking for fun and sex, meeting guys mostly on hookup apps, but when the bedroom door closes, he is subjected to the type of questions cis men only feel safe to ask in private. Jay’s chosen family comes with him on his journey, starting with his primary relationships with cis women: Selena, his gluten-intolerant Angeleno best friend and Darlene, the Bostonian hairdresser/problematic fave who practically raised him and Penis Mascot, the cartoon caped penis who personifies his id. When he meets Joe, a kind genuine guy who’s really into him, he doesn’t really know how to act and must learn self respect to save any hope for his new relationship.
Episodes
Jay uses an app called Gruff to hook up with gay cis men. Instead of sex, he ends up in an uncomfortable conversation about his trans experience. In response, he lets Penis Mascot, a cartoon caped penis, whisk him away on a bender that doesn’t leave him in a much better state.
After being treated for gonorrhea, Jay decides to be safer by hooking up with his friends with benefits. Jay lets someone from his past named Keith orchestrate a threesome that ends up making him feel uncomfortable. He decides to walk away out of respect for himself.
Jay wonders what his place is in Los Angeles. He’s a creative voice? Does he even have a chance as a transman when there aren’t many on TV? Feeling stuck in his courier job, Jay goes to a showcase for trans talent at his favorite bar, and ends up meeting a cute agent named Joe.
Jay runs away from Joe the morning after they slept together. Unable to face his feelings, Jay goes out to the bar to find another top when he’s hit with anxiety on the dance floor. Bolstered by the memory of his old friend Darlene, Jay hooks up with a random guy to forget Joe.
Jay tries to occupy himself with anything else but sex and tells Joe he doesn’t want to date. Reluctant to hang out with anybody and daydreaming of Joe, Jay enlists his best friend Selena and her mother Susan for a night out to make him forget everything.
Selena and Susan attempt to take Jay, Sam, and Holly to a club. After being turned away, the gang ends up drunk at a pizza place where Jay tells everyone he’s still hurting from a guy from his past.
Penis Mascot finds Jay on the doorstep of an old flame, only he’s moved. Darlene shows up in Los Angeles and tells him she’ll teach him self-respect if he recruits his friends to help. Selena, Joe, Jay, Darlene and Penis Mascot training-montage to level up Jay’s confidence. Jay and Joe kiss, but what does it mean?
