Fantasy Island S2

Fantasy Island is heavy on the fantasy. In fact, it’s literally a magical paradise. The premise of the series is apparently the same as the original ABC series from the late 70s and early 80s: guests arrive on the island to live out their wildest dreams, and are accommodated by the island and its caretaker, the head of the Roarke family. In this case, it’s Elena Roarke (Sánchez). It’s on Fox, so we’re not talking about the kind of dark fantasies you’re gonna find in Black Mirror or on Westworld, or even the more mundane entitled fantasies of White Lotus. In the pilot, Bellamy Young plays a newscaster who goes viral after having an on-air meltdown about donuts, and shows up on the island to eat everything in sight. There’s also an elderly Black couple, Mel and Ruby (Kiara Barnes), who want to enjoy one last getaway before Ruby’s pancreatic cancer takes her life. You might be thinking to yourself, “Wait, now. Ruby? Isn’t that the name of this promised queer character?” And, friends, it is. AUTOSTRADDLE