Replacing the cute twink is bearded hunk Axel (Jordi Coll), so we’re not mad about it.
Most importantly, he educates Pol that a person can live a completely normal life thanks to the existing medications?But, of course, none of this is revolutionary to any queer person watching?
We’re living in the golden era of PrEP, after all. ?
Pol’s insatiable anger towards the person he contracted HIV from is put harshly into perspective. .
Interestingly enough, his dread shifts from having the virus to how others might perceive him.Creator Lozano relieves our hearts when Axel accepts Pol’s confession during a weekend away togetherLiving with HIV appears like having the medical burden of needing to come out again and again and again
Merlí manifests as a reminder of the stigma and miseducation that still exists, but characters like Pol help bring that narrative to the future.