Kevin Brady being virtually naked makes his public torture even more seductive, with its regular glances of forbidden pleasure. The broadcast is meant to instill fear, but the state will not allow the worst aspect of Kevin’s punishment – electrocution of his balls while he is crucified completely naked – to be broadcast, so the cameras are turned off during the last half of his crucifixion. But you get to see it all – and, by God, it is extraordinary, an orgasm of beauty and agony.
