Heartstopper

Mvnl

Staff member
Still very glad I watched this show (it made me discover Rina Sawayama!) but I made the 'mistake' of picking up This Winter again and apparently I've made very little progress with my Heartstopper blues in the last 7 months cause I'm straight back at 'missing an unspecifiable person in my life' and heartache for no reason at all and I'm not sure how (anything remotely related to) this show does it but.. can it not?
 

Mvnl

Staff member
I don't mean to tell bunch of teenagers how to act and wish this didn't irk me as much as it did, but:
am I the only one who at times finds the 'teasing dynamic' between Kit & Joe in recent interviews a bit unpleasant to watch? There was one quote like 'we basically tease eachother till the other one's crying, that's our thing' where I already thought 'well, that does not sound really pleasant and also not as cool as you think it might?' and there's been several moments where I feel Joe's looking a bit uncomfortable and I feel it might be a bit on the wrong side of 'friendly teasing' (which I'm not the biggest fan of in general, how about just friendly friendliness?). There's no doubt a lot of projection on my side but I just see an already slightly insecure person being made to feel worse.
Now obviously I don't know them, nor is it any of my business, and I think part of why it bugs me is because it's such a contrast with how pure, kind and vulnerable the characters are on the show, and how that represents 'how I wish more relationships/people would be' which makes it a bit hard to see two people with the exact same faces acting.. quite differently from that (and probably more like actual teenagers)? I don't know, something about it just doesn't sit quite right with me, while I know 'actors aren't their characters!!' isn't exactly earthshattering information.
 

Mvnl

Staff member
Well that Heartstopper blues here is not improving at all, apparently 'just forgetting about the show' during the past few months was a band aid that took zero effort to rip off again. Seeing my GP this thursday.
One thing I have started realizing is the way I treat this sadness (but basically any emotion, and so do a lot of people around me) is quite harsh ("Oh come on, enough already", "just focus on something else") and not very like Nick/his mom when it comes to a non-judgemental "it's okay, you'll be okay, I see you, and I'm here for you" which is probably exactly what I am/have been missing (not just from a romantic love) and what it is I actually long for whenever I think "where the fuck was my Nick Nelson?". (Though I do feel the sentiment of that line extremely strongly too)
 
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Should have left it in. Gives us an insight to Tao’s fear of being abandoned as a friend and also starts the Tao/Elle storyline.


So cute. I'm nervous about how I'll feel about season 2, but just hearing the music start to swell and the little crackly graphics warmed my heart again.

I scrolled down and read some of the comments.
Heartstopper stans are ridiculous. Shouting and crying 'HOW DARE YOU DELETE THISSSSS' - so cringe.

I love Heartstopper. I understand how important it is to some people, but jeez... relax.
 
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Should have left it in. Gives us an insight to Tao’s fear of being abandoned as a friend and also starts the Tao/Elle storyline.

This may be the New Year hangover/novelty filter but that is among the most emotive and relatable moments (alongside Joe/dad in the car that I mentioned previously), thanks for sharing!
 
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