Fans of FOX's hit series 9-1-1: Lone Star are frustrated after last night's episode where a kiss between gay characters TK and Carlos was advertised but didn't seem to make it to the final cut of the show.
FOX advertised #Tarlos as "hotter than a volcano" in a promotional video last week and showed some steamy scenes from the season alongside adorable everyday couple moments.
"Portraying LGBTQIA+ characters in that light is imperative," said actor Rafael L. Silva.
The sentiment is sweet, but makes last night's season two premiere all the more confusing since the intimate moments between TK and Carlos were seemingly edited out of the scene, including the kiss between the two seen in the trailer.
Fans of the show were not happy:
It's unclear how intentional the edit was, perhaps it was just a time constraint, but fans were still upset the moments were cut while full sex scenes involving Rob Lowe's character made it through, especially since the relationship between the two characters was so heavily advertised.
Fans of the franchise might be a bit sensitive to gay-baiting as they've been baited before. In 2019 in the original 9-1-1 series, there seemed to be a romantic relationship forming between Buck and Eddie, or so the internet believed, before they were confirmed as just good friends.
Neither 9-1-1: Lone Star or FOX have made statements on the controversy.
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