'Special's Ryan O'Connell Had the Most Iconic Coming Out to Friends

With the second and final season of Special on the way from Netflix, Ryan O'Connell is back out on the press circuit.

The show's star and creator recently appeared in Interview magazine, debuting a series of Polaroids he shot while growing up. And while Special doesn't really deal with coming out as LGBTQ+ per se -- in actuality, the coming out has to do with disability -- the actor did tell the story of how he came out at age 17. Oh, and it was pretty iconic.

"When I was 17, I came out to all my first-tier friends in a week," he wrote. "I did it by appointment. Anyone else who was a second- or third-tier friend found out via a text I sent them saying, 'Hey, guys, my mom's out of town on Saturday. Why don't you come over for a party that might change your life forever?'"

"I went to Spencer's and got penis-shaped pasta and made gift bags for everybody," he continued. "And then I made this video with my friend Caitie, in which we're slow-dancing. She goes in for a kiss, and she's like, 'Come on, don't you like me?' And I'm like, 'I do, it's just--ugh, it's so complicated.' And she's like, 'Why?' And then I turn to the camera and say, 'Cuz I'm gay, bitches!' Everyone was obsessed." Wow, a content producer from the very start!

Special's second and final season will premiere with eight 30-minute episodes on May 20, 2021. In the finale we will watch O'Connell's character fight writer's blocked, get entitled with the "fun, flirty dance instructor" played by Max Jenkins, and find himself introduced to the world of disability. Leslie Jordon will also make a cameo appearance.

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