Also congrats to Kit Connor and Will Gao for having a lot more scenes together this season I think we all know they both loved that
Thank you so much Alice Oseman for giving Tara a folklore poster and playing seven in heartstopper season two, it’s perfect
nah but i was SCARED they're gonna get ben the redemption arc but Charlie literally said NOW GO STAND IN THE CORNER AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU DID
Imogen stopped talking to Sahar when she first got a boyfriend??? Imogen thinks she would be better off if she was into girls??? Imogen slept in the same bed as Sahar??? AND had her arm wrapped around her??? Imogen looked longingly at Sahar and smiled every so softly at her when she did that cute little guitar thing??? Yeah. I know what you are.
THE MOMENT TORI KICKED DAVIDS PHONE OUT OF HIS HANDS IS SO PERFECT LIKE YESS TORI GO OFF PLEASE END HIS LIFE
Yeah I almost threw something at the TV when hearing this...
so surprised there arent more people talking about darcy’s storyline in s2??? literally had me in tears
Also also I continue to believe Joe Locke does not get enough credit for his performance as Charlie Spring like Charlie’s arc in s2 is so much darker, it’s complex and nuanced and it’s raw and he does such a good job of conveying that Charlie is in the very beginning stages of a downward mental health spiral and that he is running himself ragged attending to everyone’s needs but his own omg it just hurts
apart from the specific scenes we got in hstv s2 about Charlie's mental health i would like to mention how the word "perfect" is so important for Charlie because it's common for people with OCD to be like that and this (wanting everything to be "perfect" or in control) was something that wasn't on the comics so I'm glad we're getting hints about his OCD (mostly because people always forget he has it and only cara about his ed which is also VERY important but it actually gets attention)
I adore Imogen being queer in any way, but I kinda want her to be a lesbian soley because it would be funny if both of the Nick Nelson Love Interests Who Aren't Actually At All ended up being lesbians
The consent talk this season was something so fucking important. It really really was. I’m proud of the boys and I know it’s basic human rights and decency. But do you guys understand how important that scene was for queer youths to see??? That’s shit I did not get as a teenager, queer teen or not. There was hardly even talks of consent in schools.
One of the things I really like about season two of Heartstopper (and the comics in general) is the emphasis on Nick not “owing” people his sexuality. It’s completely up to him, it’s his decision if and when he comes out. There’s a lot of “you don’t owe them this information” going on this season, and I love it. Most shows have a coming out episode where it’s kind of implied that the character has to come out, but they don’t. This is why queer stories written by queer people work so well
Food as love in Heartstopper Season 2
Charlie gives Nick a chocolate bar for their 2-month anniversary.
Tao's mom brings him apple slices when he's feeling down. After their conversation, Tao eats them.
Charlie buying tons of snacks for the friend sleepover.
Nick keeping the croissant for Charlie to eat later.
Tao offering Nick a crisp (a parallel from their faceoff in season 1 where Nick offers Tao chips as an olive branch).
Tao getting the apple juice for Elle at the hotel breakfast in Paris.
And Charlie denies himself food just as he denies himself the love he gives so freely to his friends.
I will never EVER shut up about the evolution of Tao and Nick's friendship between s1 and s2 because it's such a beautiful thing to see... How Tao went from hating Nick to actually getting to know him and opening up to him
Also this parallel is perfection
Okay but I'm so glad they adapted possibly my favorite scene from all of the comics, which I wasn't surprised about but was still grateful for. By which I mean, the scene where Nick communicates that he's not ready for sex and even after they agree on wanting to but not being ready, Charlie tells him he'd only want to have sex if Nick did and would never want to do it if Nick never wanted to. Even while knowing he wants to have sex with Nick one day, he won't hesitate to give up that idea if it's not mutually desired, because it's about intimacy with Nick and not sex for the sake of itself.
The first time I read that scene in the comics, my ace heart sang. It's one of those moments where Alice Oseman being aroace really shines through, because for allos sex is just a given and the lack thereof would beba deal breaker. I'm not saying someone would be wrong for wanting sex in a monogamous relationship, but it feels refreshing and safe to me as an ace person to see two people who feel the attraction but still prioritize each other and their relationship and normalize the presence of sex as a discussion and not an assumption.
This sort of thing is exactly why I desperately want more romance written by aspec people across the spectrum.
It’s literally them (I’m sorry to my queen, I just know she had to listen his constant pining over Youssef)
