I know that Bruce Robinson had no intention of writing Withnail as gay. I know that him lying to Monty about Marwood being in love with him was probably supposed to be demonstrative of his selfishness. I know that him losing all hope when Marwood leaves him is due to loss of distraction, rather than loss of a loved one. I know that the reason they don’t even raise the subject of women is because they are apparently too poor to maintain girlfriends. I know that Withnail getting arrested for speeding to get Marwood back for his audition was probably due to love of theatre, rather than an attempt to atone for his actions on their holiday. But my goodness, it all comes off as so gay.