KAOS: LIT The Series

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I Watched

LAST NIGHT
EVERY GREAT FILM SHOULD SEEM NEW EVERY TIME YOU SEE IT

It Boy of the moment Rico Pruitt can do no wrong - that is, unless you're one of the pearl-clutching queens trying to tear him down. But as he says, "Ya'all bitches is miserable, and misery loves company." As well as being one of the sexiest boys on the planet, he's infinitely quotable - but then he could read out a restaurant menu and I'd happily listen to that voice. (Yup, KAOS is definitely #TeamRicoPruitt.)

A veteran of webseries About Him (where he stole every scene he appeared in) and About Justin, the tide of public opinion turned against him when he made his porn debut. That says more about gay men than it does about Rico. As he says, "this community is full of faggots, I swear. Not homosexual gay mens. Faggots. Bitch ass niggas that's gonna hate on your every move." Indeed. We love nothing more than to put someone up on a pedestal and then knock them right off it.

The first episode of LIT is a showcase for Pruitt, who's looking cuter than ever (who'd have thought that was possible?) There's a strong narrative at work, with domestic violence at its core, and the cast is strong (and, it goes without saying, devastatingly sexy). Is it perfect? No. The sound could always be better (dialogue that's hard to hear, music that's too loud), but that's true of most web series. But those things cost money (and take time) and these shows are short of both. They're a labour of love, and thus have more heart and soul than their mainstream counterparts. What matters is the cast, and the script, and LIT scores big on both scores.

Rico Pruitt's going to be smiling for a long time to come.