Despite my initial fears, there is no gay subplot. Basil is just a homie. Thank goodness. And just in general it managed to actually avoid all of the annoying and predictable bad writing tropes I've come to fear in modern media. Not a homophobe, I just don't like gay relationships being shoehorned into everything.
Also, the only piece of media with a lesson about "the power of friendship" that's actually impactful and doesn't come across as just lame and generic.

Despite my initial fears, there is no gay subplot. Basil is just a homie. Thank goodness. And just in general it managed to actually avoid all of the annoying and predictable bad writing tropes I've come to fear in modern media. Not a homophobe, I just don't like gay relationships being shoehorned into everything. Also, the only piece of media with a lesson about "the power of friendship" that's actually impactful and doesn't come across as just lame and generic.