The power of Raylla

Every so often a TV show comes along that captures the hearts of LGBTQI viewers across the globe. Motherland: Fort Salem is one of those series. And is it any wonder? Set in a femaledominated world where witches must use their magic powers in service of the government, Eliot Laurence’s supernatural drama features an almost entirely female main cast, classic queer themes of witchcraft and resistance, and – best of all – a WLW central romance between Scylla (Amalia Holm) and Raelle (Taylor Hickson).

In Motherland: Fort Salem, it’s not just that there’s a sapphic love story in the mix. It’s the way that sapphic love story is told. Scylla and Raelle aren’t relegated to mere supporting roles. Neither of them is killed off early on and there’s no hint of queerbaiting (on the contrary, they hook up in the pilot). They