"Forbidden Love" video clip update: All we need is love

Today's Forbidden Love again comes to us courtesy of The Gays of Daytime as well as Nanna who does the actual subtitles. In this installment, Christian tries to come out to his brother who seems unable to grasp what his brother is telling. Even when he comes right out and says it.

Christian later tells Olli how frustrated he is that his brother doesn't believe him and that he's tired of not being able to tell the truth. Surprisingly, Olli tells Christian not to fret so much and that sometimes a little secrecy isn't a bad thing. Furthermore, Olli reminds Christian that they don't need anyone else's approval. All they need is each other. Awww....

It's nice to see the guys continue to deal with the ramifications of their burgeoning relationship. It'll be interesting to see how Christian handles coming to terms with the fact that he's less than 100% heterosexual. It will also be interesting to see what the show does with their storyline.

The clip is after the jump!

Being a soap there obviously needs to be conflict of some sort to drive the storyline forward whether it be a crazy, homophobic father, an unaccepting parent or sibling or something else. Some readers have noted in the comments that some other recent European soaps have had male characters fall in love with men, only to eventually end up with women. Obviously that happens in real life, but given how few gay characters exist on television (even on European shows) it's something gay viewers find frustrating.

It's impossible to know what Forbidden Love has planned for Ollian, but I certainly hope neither man decides he's not gay after all. I'd rather see something else come between them and on a soap (or most any other drama) that's usually another potential love interest. But if a show only has two gay characters, then that dynamic becomes more difficult -- hence falling in love with a woman, going back into the closet or something else unsatisfactory.

In James Hillis' recent examination of why there are so few gay characters on U.S. television, one of the things touched on was what happens when there is only one gay character on a show. Basically it means there is little for them do and makes it much more likely they will eventually disappear. When there are so few potential storylines available to gay characters beyond the best friend or the office secretary, then the character is much less interesting to write. That's why those exceptions out there -- Six Feet Under, Brothers & Sisters -- stand out so profoundly. Even though it's only a soap, I hope Forbidden Love has good things in store for Ollian. And by good things, I mean bad things that keep their storyline interesting.