Defamer outs gay character on NBC's "Kings"

We've been buzzing about NBC's new alternate-reality show Kings for a while now due in part to the fact that it includes a major gay character. We've actually seen the first four hours (which premiere March 15th) and I even chatted with Kings' creators about the show as well as the gay character with the understanding that we wouldn't reveal anything beforehand.

But thanks to Defamer.com that isn't a problem anymore although I still won't be saying which character is gay. So if you really want to have the fun taken out of that particular reveal, you can go read it here. 

Frankly, I think it was really bad form of Defamer to post the info without so much as a spoiler warning. Most Internet users are sophisticated enough to know this info is often floating around out there, but with Defamer's post there is no warning at all. You start reading this post about a gay character and before you know it, bam! But whatever, as long as you get the page views — right, Defamer?

As for Kings, I have high hopes for the show if folks can get past the rather unconventional first two hours of this modern day retelling of the David and Goliath story. Don't get me wrong I loved the first two hours, but it's not much like your typical TV show and I worry the average viewer might not get it right away. After the premiere episode the show settles into a more conventional format, but I still think it works quite well.

As to the gay character, we're a little divided here. Brent found him to be a stereotype and unsympathetic while I think they are doing something interesting and that it won't be going where it might appear to be headed. 

Here is hoping NBC gives us a chance to find out by letting Kings have the time it needs to find an audience.

Feel free to discuss in the comments, but if you know who the gay character is, please don't give anything away in the subject line of your comments or without a spoiler warning in your comments. After all, you don't want to be as thoughtless as Defamer, do you?