What’s your opinion about Luke?

Lol, after my recent track record of hating dim white guys, you’d think I wouldn’t care for him, but honestly, he’s a genuinely sweet dude who was already in over his head BEFORE his gf realized she was in love with a girl and is now stuck in a situation he has no knowledge or understanding of. I actually feel sorry for him (although not as much as for like, every other character, given what they went through). 

The writers always center Sterling or even April in his scenes, so he just furthers their story, beyond providing comic relief. In fact, a lot of the first half of the show was setting up moments that would later be contrasted with Stepril, like how Sterling happily left him to help Blair but clearly did not leave April, to the point of actually hurting Blair. Or how she couldn’t even force herself to be sad after the breakup with Luke while with April...yeesh. 

As long as this kind of character in female-led media serves the female characters, I’m fine, but when they get the development at the female characters’ expense? I don’t love that. And it’s not like Luke didn’t get any development, honestly, his scene with Sterling in the finale and especially during the breakup earlier were my favorite with him, not even when he was being dumb and funny but just heartfelt and genuine. So yeah, currently, I like him. Could change in s2 if they do what I said I don’t like up there, but I hope not!