It does feel like a bit of a step backwards for Ethan to me. Hearing that he has apparently stated that he's back to being a strict top with no considerations towards bottoming. I felt like pre-Covid, on his last run of scenes he was really opening up, getting better with each scene & maybe I'm wrong here, but I actually felt like he may have been a scene or two, or maybe one more return trip to shoot more scenes away from Ethan at least attempting to bottom. Which I was really excited about. I understand many wanting him to remain a dominant top, I get it. but for me, bottoming is what I wanted to see from him at some point, at least once. If he truly hated it, then fine by all means go back to being a strict top. And if he has truly made his mind up about never bottoming, then fine I can accept that too. But he was definitely opening up to the idea. The shower interview showed that.
I'm kind of attributing this to the long break. I think he was probably in a really good rhythm with shooting scenes, having gay sex, and was probably at a point where he was really comfortable and actually enjoying himself. The nerves & trepidations were gone, and he was free to just tackle every scene head on with little inhibition.
But with the lengthy break, it's almost as if he has to start again. So my hope is that he gets right back in the swing of things. Gets back to that level of comfort & perhaps starts to open to the idea of bottoming once again. I still maintain and am unmoved in this position, that Ethan is the best thing to happen to this site in years. A believably straight model, very attractive, pushing his boundaries & for the most part continuing to grow & get better with each passing scene. This site really needs another 2-3 of him to get back to what the site used to be about. The essence of what once made this site great. Look at the interest & commentary he attracts with each of his scenes. Obviously some people are steadfast in their dislike for him & his attitude/performance in scenes. He does have a way about him that I can see why he would rub people the wrong way. But he's a huge breath of fresh air here in my opinion. And I think he's what the site needs.
I implore those in positions of power at this site to put the scouting caps on & go and find us some more believable straight boys. Please & Thank you.