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The Kink Tour by Summer Lawrence
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Madison Young, the guide to Revry.tv's new series 'Submission Possible', experiments with Shibari, Japanese rope bondage. photo: courtesy Revry.tv
OK, SO... QUARANTINE HAS BEEN ROUGH.
After binging all the shows and movies on my regular streaming services, I needed some refreshing new content—something with a little sizzle, perhaps even a sexy element.
Well, Revry.tv, the first LGBTQ+ streaming service, has added a titillating new show “Submission Possible”. An original Revry docu-series, it is beautifully narrated and guided by feminist kink icon and bondage model, Madison Young, who is searching for “the new kink.”
As an enthusiastic and open-minded narrator, Young investigates the new, cutting-edge sexual revolution nation-wide, first stop: New Orleans.
She starts at an iconic spot, a bar called The Phoenix, where she dives into an interview with a leather devotee, Elyse the Beast, asking her about her personal journey as well as New Orleans’ sex culture and community.
Lensed by cinematographers Marion Hill and Ryan Douglass, the episode is an interesting mix of filmic close-ups and relaxed, relatable home-video-esque footage. Although the boom doesn’t ever come into shots, the film crew and the production process feel part of the episode.
On the streets of this hauntingly beautiful city, Young finds that there are many people who have interacted with spirits, which do more than just haunt. Indeed, her interviews lead her to Café Lafitte and Sura Hertzburg, a dance artist, who introduces us to the new world of sex magic.
Young makes a pilgrimage to a special grave in New Orleans' central cemetery. photo: courtesy Revry.tv
Along with Young, we learn about the energy and power of this mysterious, almost supernatural, intimacy. Hertzburg and her partner send out sexual signals for a sensuous rainfall and, after their own personal thunder, they were rewarded with just that.
Next stop: the sex witch and herbalist Gypsi Sandiego. Here the conversation goes more grounded, natural, and elemental. Sandiego introduces Madison to all kinds of peaceful, healing and rewarding herbs, such as blue lotus, which increases circulation, elevates mood and gets you ready for your partner.
She also recommends sage and maypop for communication and ginger and black pepper for stress and improving flow. Along with moon cycles, herbalism seems to enhance relationships sexually as well as emotionally and mentally. Young obviously feels some vibrational and orgasmic effect.
Young learns about sex magic and tarot cards from Ashton Young, no relation. photo: courtesy Revry.tv
Ashton Young, no relation but a fellow kinkster, tells us about candles, crystals and how she decorates her alter. A tarot card reader, she expands on the sex witch concept, how such practitioners develop their power and how consent is always essential.
Indeed, Ashton recalls how her orgasms affected an ex-lover because she was subconsciously sending non-consensual energy. Sex power is “yummy energy,” she says, and something all women deserve to learn about and enjoy.
The adventure culminates in a gathering of all the episode's women discussing their various sexual or spiritual methods, from using oils and herbs to burning candles.
“Submission Possible” approaches kinky sex in a refreshingly honest and curious way. At the end of the episode Young seems more in sync, spiritually and sensually, which inspired this viewer to open her heart and maybe even her legs to a welcoming world of feminist pleasure.
Madison Young experiments with BDSM and femdom arts. photo: courtesy Revry.tv
I would have liked to have seen a bit more of the history of New Orleans, maybe even some historical footage, and perhaps some variation in tone in the course of the episode.
Regardless, “Submission Possible” was a great ride, and it leaves me eager for more. Cheers to the uncovering of more undiscovered kink culture as we become adventurers alongside Madison Young on her titillating mission.
Summer Lawrence is a writer, actress, and filmmaker and can be reached .Posted on Jul 03, 2020 - 11:22 PM