I have to thank you. I had never heard the term biromantic before, I figured I was bisexual but I looked it up after you mentioned it, and holy shit. Thank you x
LOL Big same. Me: "I love that this show exists for kids today, it's so wholesome and incredible." Also Me: "You know, I think I'm gonna fight some fictional children."
Your theory regarding Olivia Colman is totally what happened btw. They thought she'd never say yes to such a small role in such a small production but Alice Oseman said that she always imagined her as Nicks mom. Someone in the production team knew her and just sent her the script and she loved it so much that she wanted to be a part of it. She could only make it to set for 3 days or so but they made the best of it.
I was so used to the "manipulative mean girl who wants to get into the popular boy's pants at any cost" trope that i immediately hated Imogen right from the get go. I thought for sure that she was lying about her dog's death so he wouldn't refuse her. But it turns out, nope! She's not like that at all. She's just a ditzy sweetheart who has a crush on the wrong guy. That smile she gives them in the last episode made my heart melt. I can't wait to see more of her in season 2.
@AmyAberrant Nah, she's just incredibly socially awkward. Ngl, I think she's neurodivergent in some way. As someone on the spectrum myself, she gives me those vibes.
The production could only get Olivia Colman for two full days of filming. Kit said it was very quick filming his scenes with her, but she was so wonderful to him. During the filming of the coming out scene, Kit's performance made Olivia cry for real, and she suddenly forgot her lines. She just said Kit's little face and emotions made her emotional too. Which really impressed her. She is back for season two, and I have been told they got her for more filming time which is fantastic!
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This is the most violent i've seen of Jess omg 💀 she really let those intrusive thoughts come in with Ben and Harry 😭
I honestly can't express how much I love this show. I literally cried during every episode. Nick is such a sweet and relatable character, he is actually the reason I found the strength to come out to some of my closest friends. I'll always be grateful for this show and can't wait for the next seasons:') Also Joe Locke, who plays Charlie, has been recently cast by Marvel for Agatha's show and couldn't be more excited for him ❤️
ahhh that's amazing; i'm so happy for you! this show really is incredible 🥺 & that's so cool about the casting!! that makes me even more excited for agatha's show ☺ he's gonna knock it out of the park!!
@@TheKaiMaximoff SPOILERS!!! Has it been confirmed that he's gonna be Wiccan? I really hope it is. He actually looks like him and he nails the gay teen with a heart of gold part. Can you imagine him going full superhero with powers and all? It's gonna be glorious!
I will never get tired of watching people experience this show for the first time. Some really lovely little details thrown in along the way… - Isaac’s book at the rugby match is the biography of Gareth Thomas, the first major rugby player to come out as gay. Also, when Tao asks if anyone knows the rules of rugby, if you look closely you’ll notice that Isaac is the only one who says “Yeah,” because he is a king and knows all. - Nick and Charlie are colour coded as blue and yellow respectively. In that final beach scene, they are wearing one another’s colours. Once you notice the coding, though, it’s EVERYWHERE. The two-tone umbrella that Charlie gives Nick, under which they share the “rain kiss,” for example. - The scene of the boys talking in the park is a masterclass in camera work. While they’re laying down, the camera angle on Charlie is at a 45° tilt, symbolising how even though he’s already out, Nick has come along and tilted his world a little. The camera angle on Nick is a full 90°. Charlie came along and turned his world and identity completely on their sides. - When the boys are on the train for their Herne Bay beach date, the passenger in the seat across from them is Alice Oseman, the creator of the comic and writer of the show. - Perhaps my favourite detail, the first line of dialogue that Nick says to his mum upon returning to the house after his beach date is played over the image of him laying on the beach, smiling into the sunlight and cradling Charlie on his chest, he announces “I’m home.” Once you notice it, it is a devastatingly beautiful piece of editing. These little touches are in addition to the little rainbow lens flares throughout, an abjectly perfect score and soundtrack, and the rare treat of seeing so much healthy communication being modelled across the board. I also love that teenage characters are being played by actual teens. You can read the comics on Tapas for free. The language is a lot more true to life for British teenagers. Lol. They toned it down for the show to make it more accessible for a slightly younger audience. There are some character and plot differences, but it is highly recommended. Alice Oseman has created a lovely little world for these characters. PS- Olivia Colman’s involvement comes courtesy of the director Euros Lyn, who directed her in a few episodes of “Broadchurch” with David Tennant. He sent her the script and she cleared a couple of days to film her scenes. Everyone say “Thank you, Mr. Lyn!” ☺️ Thank you for sharing this reaction. It was truly lovely to watch. Be well. 🙏
Fun Fact: Joe Locke who plays Charlie in this has recently been cast in the marvel series Agatha: Coven of Chaos as a Major Character!!! 😃 Anyway, love from the U.K 🇬🇧❤️
as your local british golden retriever bisexual, whose partner reminds me a lot of charlie? i absolutely bawled my eyes out at the last episode. nick is probably one of my favourite characters, he made me feel so seen and represented, and the joy and love this show handled these stories with was so refreshing. i know it got a lot of shit when it came out for being too cheesy and cheerful or whatever, but honestly, i think i really needed this. i spent far too long thinking that my identity had to be painful - it's so comforting to embrace it as something soft and good.
I'm a 35 year old gay man and when I watched this series at first I don't understand why I am still watching a coming of age story then I realize when I was a teen I don't have this growing up and that make me sad and appreciate that this generation has this representation.
35 cis gay man here, and that was exactly my response. I never experienced a story like this when I was a teenager, and this kind of story wasn't going to happen to me . Watching it, I felt emotionally like I was 15 again. 🥺❤️
"You gotta have the birthday cry, then the birthday panic attack... then the birthday cake, ya know?" I have never related to something more in my life 😂
TAO DEFENSE SQUAD!! Okay but I gotta say how much I feel for Tao, he's the mom friend that stuck with Charlie during all of his bullying and doesn't want to see him get hurt. And as the mom friend, he's way overprotective, on the "I know better than them" way, so his arc is about understanding Charlie can make his own choices. Plus, the whole anxiety about his friend group dissolving in ways he can't deal. I love Tao, he's a ride or die, but he gets too engulfed on his own fears of what's best,
if you want more of tori i recommend reading solitaire, it was actually written before heartstopper and gives so much more insight into tori’s character
I can't wait to see Joe Locke in Agatha's show! Rumors are that he'll be portraying a teenage version of Billy Maximoff, and seeing him as Charlie in this show only makes me more excited for his MCU debut❤ Also the novels are so so amazing and I can't recommend them enough!!!
@@fictionaldarling there is a stand alone story where nick and Charlie dress up as billy and hulking for Halloween, and it is some of the cutest things ever (there’s also one of them dressed as Crowley and aziraphale from ‘good omens’, and Stede and Ed from ‘our flag means death’ coz nick has thing for pirates)
Joe has a great career ahead of him for sure. He is such a talented actor. i´m not sure I could bear to see him except as Charlie - at least until the whole three series are complete. For me Joe IS Charlie
I don't know if you noticed but when the whole group runs past in the hallway in ep 6 they are in the order of the LGBT acronym and I think this detail is really cute 🥹
@@peterfacey5847 A is for asexual or aromantic, or agender. Allies aren't in the acronym because they're not LGBT+. It's not dogmatic, it's common sense.
i genuinely didn't know that 😂😭 i 100% associate it with my middle school PE teacher blasting it every class & now i'm convinced she must've been playing a cover 💀
@@fictionaldarling honestly, it has become so ingrained in the American sports zeitgeist that I can’t really blame you for thinking that. Not sure if you’re familiar with the music of Queen in general, but if you’re not, I highly recommend it.
I like when Elle goes to Tao with the cookies the mom immediately can sense the vibe and is like eh, let's leave that door open now. Mama knows! Also like how it shows we live in a different time ,when Malfoy gets called homophobic he is worried enough about the label to go looking for Nick to explain how he isn't homophobic because in this day and age you don't want to be known as the homophobic guy publicly
OMG the way I screamed when I saw this on my page!!!!!!!! I was literally thinking the other day while binging your entire Love, Victor reaction: „Why have we not had Heartstopper yet?“ And NOW we get it!!!! I am SCREAAAMIINNGGG
Feels like you've been talking about this series forever. So glad we finally get the video. Your unabashed love for this series is infectious. Every minute of this video is a delight. The needle drops on this series are killer. Can the music supervisor please soundtrack my life?
The writer and producers asked Olivia fully thinking it was a ridiculous pipe dream because she's Olivia Colman but then she read it and said yes! And they kept it quiet until it aired so everyone watching was surprised when she first showed up.
Something I've realized that nobody else seemed to see but Tao was upset Charlie didn't tell him about Nick but Charlie never told anybody at all. Nick told everyone. Charlie understood it wasn't his place to spill that information.
“The fact that it Coleman-ated in telling his mom.” Well chosen words. 😅 I’ve been trying NOT to watch Heartstopper every day, and have been. Watching reaction videos instead when I get the itch, and this is my favorite so far. All the little details you pick up on, your affirmation that Isaac is The Best, and your reflectiveness are fabulous. It means so much to this 30-something former teacher to have a believable, though idealized, queer teen romance that models healthy communication, support, and conflict resolution while still being entertaining. I feel like it says to the young members of the audience, “we know you know how to take care of each other,” and that ethos should totally be part of more tv shows in general.
Fictiondarling, I am so glad that the algorithm introduced us because you are empathic, and kind. I am going to enjoy watching you get acquainted with these wonderful characters.😊
Fun fact about the milkshake scene: Kit and Joe said that they were disgusting because they all did the mistake of drinking basically the entire thing on the first take. So they filled the milkshakes with water for continuity while they were shooting so they had to drink watered down milkshakes😂😂😂
So... who's going to tell her that the coming out scene made Olivia Coleman cry irl and Kit thought he did something wrong! p.s: Love your content and everything you do and every time you slipped into a British accent it made me laugh so hard especially when you said tw*t! Made me think do we actually say that a lot?!?
I'm so happy that Netflix renewed this show. Not only for a second season but also a third season! :D Plus, the graphic novels are just as sweet and cute as the show
In case no one has told you, here's a fun fact about Olivia Colman: as they were filming the scene where Nick comes out to his mum, Olivia got so overwhelmed from the scene and Kit Connor's acting that she forgot her lines and had to ask someone for the script.
@@fictionaldarling I'm an old gay and this show literally healed parts of myself I didn't know we're hurt. I knew you'd love this, your empathy would totally vibe this amazing show
"You gotta have the birthday cry, and then the birthday panic attack, and then the birthday cake, y'know?" I feel like every video I watch of yours I relate to you more and more hahah! (Also fellow biromantic asexual here!!) Rewatching your Heartstopper reactions has become a regular thing for me now, your channel is such a sweet, wholesome, safe place! Thank you for sharing your reactions with us!! Also YES to Pirates of the Caribbean!! It's an amazing franchise!! 1-4 are incredible! I highly recommend!
The sports day corridor scene is practically a mirror on the scene in Charlie's bedroom in episode 4. I love how it seems to have been set up so beautifully.
It's so interesting to me that every reaction I see of people from the LGBTQ+ community they point it out that this is great rep and that they're happy the next generation has this for them, cause we didn't. It just shows how important stories like this are and how deep we wanted (and needed) to be seen. Can't wait for the next season!
There’s something magical about seeing someone appreciate something so much as you did ❤️ Heartstopper is just perfect, it is the show that I needed to give me confidence and comfort. I already watched it 6 times, and I always cry so much because I get so happy when I watch it, as if it is the first time that I am watching the show. It’s just so special for me 🥹 (Sorry for any writing mistake, English is not my native language lol)
When u said that bit at 48:43 about kids not finishing their art projects in time, it reminded me of when i was in highschool and turned my art project in like a month late and it still wasn’t done😭 (got an A though😤)
I forgot how good heartstopper is. I watched it when it was really popular and now re-watching it in this video I'm just shipping them all over again it's insane
I've had a really hard few days and this has really helped to take my mind off of things for a bit. Thanks, I'm so glad you loved the show. Its so special x
The best thing about this graphic novel/show is that you can tell that it was written by a queer person for queer people. Alice Oseman wrote this story so beautifully, I’m happy it gets the recognition it deserves
Love that you reacted to this! It’s SO wholesome 🥺 Charlie’s actor has been cast in Agatha: Coven of Chaos and Nick’s actor has allegedly been to the Marvel office too (but nothing official there yet)
@@roberttoader464Joe being Wiccan is practically confirmed with him being in Agatha Coven of Chaos and saying he is:”exited to play a young gay character in the MCU” and people are speculating that Kit will be Hulkling due to how much he trained and got buff. I think it would be hilarious for them to play lovers two times in a raw😂😂😂but it would be awesome with their chemistry
i'm 39, have watched this series twice, and can confirm it is exactly like high school in the UK. and now i want to watch it again. the feels! sports day is pure hell and yes, we all have to do something in it. large bowling alleys have arcades, some kind of diner, and usually a pub bit too. and i think the audience is a bit young for all the swearing, so that's the only bit that isn't realistic. my 12 year old daughter also binged it and thinks it's incredible, so it isn't just my old arse that loves it :) i can't wait for the next two seasons.
I got so happy when I saw you watched this, I think its an amazing show for anyone who has ever felt the way either Nick or Charlie has felt. I think that if I'd had this show before I came out it wouldve really helped and I hope it'll help people now. This show has managed to make me cry almost every episode :)
OMG I JUST NOTICED SOMETHING! in the very last episode where Charlie was telling Ben about how he can make him feel bad bc he hates himself, when he says that Ben literally starts crying. Idk how I didn’t see this the first time.
Watched this with my husband the other night (first time for him ***** time for me). We are both artists and shared a laugh at the "I can barely draw stick figures." Anyone with a hint at drawing talent has heard some variation of this sentiment countless times since childhood. This was an Easter egg to fellow artists. 😂
Isaac is reading Gareth Thomas' biography during the rugby game. He's a very famous Welsh international rugby player who came out few years ago. One of (if not the only?) rugby player of that stature to do so.😄
That bowling alley is real and is in my home town. Alas, it didn’t exist when I lived there. After school (I went to an all boys grammar school very similar to Truham) we’d end up in a seedy pool hall instead. Much less aesthetic, but much less strict on underage drinking laws too. On the rugby thing: rugby football has far lower rates of injury than American football. This is because instead of adding padding they made the sport safer by becoming militant on where, when, and how you can tackle. The rules are updated internationally every year based on what they learn. The lack of padding also means players are instinctively more restrained because they themselves feel less safe about hitting hard. If you’re actually interested in the rules, I can provide a potted summary for Rugby Union (the version of rugby they’re playing in Heartstopper). I’m also happy to explain any UK school structure questions you might have, cos even in the UK there aren’t many schools like Truham or Higgs so it can be a bit confusing.
I wanna say that your reactions to Heartstopper are probably the best ones. I have seen them more times that I can count. They always put me in a good mood 😊
Yes!!! I'm so happy! I was one of the people who recommended you watch Heartstopper as well! It's literally my favourite thing that I have ever watched!
Yours is the first reaction I've seen where someone actually reacted to the "mud on your face" with We Will Rock You 😂 (which is by Queen, a British band, btw 😉)
I think that when Nick said yes to Imogen it was purely because he felt awkward about rejecting her in front of her friends. Especially in front of Harry and the rugby boys. Even if Charlie and Nick’s sexuality weren’t factors he would have said yes just to not embarrass her. If she asked him privately he probably would have been able to say no more easily.
it took a few weeks off & on; i kept putting it aside to work on the weekly vids 😅but i'm so happy it finally came together!!! & now can't wait for season 2 :')
this show is so freaking wholesome and i love it so much. it makes me so emotional and it stays true to the books in so many ways which makes it even better :,) i’m glad you enjoyed it!!
I've been obsessed with Heartstopper since the series launched and eventually started to watch reactions. I can say that I've watched dozens of reactions so far and I can say that yours is one of the ones that I loved the most. Thank you so much for this!
"you know hes crushing when he zooms on the guys face and not on the dogs face" tahts sooo real. I just found this chanel and im loving her, she is so relatable and sweet, I love the energy
Yay! I'm so glad you loved Heartstopper, it's possibly my favorite show of this year! I knew it would up your alley, thank you for sharing a reaction and review of season 1 and I hope you will do this again in season 2!
Heartstopper is so amazing! I binge-watched it a while ago and was basically smiling 90% of the time (there are some rough parts, like you said, but everything else is so fluffy and perfect and amazing 🥰). You should watch Our Flag Means Death, it's quite different but just as awesome!
Late to the Heartstopper train. And my comment is unrelated to the show but something you said. Where I live, there is a movie theater (with upstairs seating and a bar), arcade, bowling alley, restaurant combo. So yes, they exist 😂
One of my fave reaction videos! Love your slow realising that it is actually Olivia Colman. I thought I couldn’t love her more but like you say, the fact she has put her name to something she is barely in shows that she really cares about the story. It’s amazing!
Re: Olivia Coleman.... yea, it pretty much happened exactly as you guessed. She read the script and said the budget doesn't matter, I'm in. They really didn't expect her to say yes, it was a shoot for the moon kind of thing. Also, the coming out scene they had to shoot several times because she kept tearing up too early, before Kit (Nick) even got the first few lines out. She said later she knew how important that moment was going to be in the show and kept thinking about the impact it was going to have on kids who want to come out to their families. And that along with Kit's performance just got her in her feels to the point where she could barely make it through the scene.
hiiii the reaction for season 2 is officially up now!!! th-cam.com/video/mKA8X6PJYco/w-d-xo.html 🥰
I have to thank you. I had never heard the term biromantic before, I figured I was bisexual but I looked it up after you mentioned it, and holy shit. Thank you x
@@amywonderland9297 ahh i'm sorry, i just saw this!! i'm so happy it was helpful!! 💗💜💙
Jess: "I mean I don't condone violence"
Jess five minutes earlier: "You know if we had some murder I wouldn't mind"
the duality of man 😂
LOL Big same.
Me: "I love that this show exists for kids today, it's so wholesome and incredible."
Also Me: "You know, I think I'm gonna fight some fictional children."
It was like "Violence is not the answer...it's the question, and the answer is YES!" hahahahah
“Statistically speaking lesbians exist” has me cracking up too much 😂😂😭
😂😂😂
Your theory regarding Olivia Colman is totally what happened btw. They thought she'd never say yes to such a small role in such a small production but Alice Oseman said that she always imagined her as Nicks mom. Someone in the production team knew her and just sent her the script and she loved it so much that she wanted to be a part of it. She could only make it to set for 3 days or so but they made the best of it.
She respects the director a lot and has worked with him in the past. The director of this show deserves an oscar too imo.
You'll should watch Beautiful people she plays a mom who's son's gay, its a comedy I saw it on logo TV when I was younger
I was so used to the "manipulative mean girl who wants to get into the popular boy's pants at any cost" trope that i immediately hated Imogen right from the get go. I thought for sure that she was lying about her dog's death so he wouldn't refuse her. But it turns out, nope! She's not like that at all. She's just a ditzy sweetheart who has a crush on the wrong guy. That smile she gives them in the last episode made my heart melt. I can't wait to see more of her in season 2.
Nah I don’t think she had a dog, it seems she doesn’t respect people’s boundaries
@@AmyAberrantYou will be completely shocked once you see season 2 she did have a dog and he did die
man the need to hate her for no reason T.T@@AmyAberrant
@AmyAberrant Nah, she's just incredibly socially awkward. Ngl, I think she's neurodivergent in some way. As someone on the spectrum myself, she gives me those vibes.
@@asherikamichaela8425 !!! my personal headcanon is that imogen is autistic.
the “am i gay?” quiz was the realest thing i’ve ever seen
Did anyone mention that this is Joe Locke's very first acting role? How incredible is he to completely knock it out of the park like that?
They had a fantastic director. That makes a lot of difference.
@@georgenorris2657 Way to minimize his talent.
@@JonInCanada1 I hope I wasn't doing that.
Oh wow I didn't know that!
Joe is fantastic. And a great director and intimacy coordinator can help bring out the best in him.
Jess being conflicted between cheering for her new wholesome ships and squinting like "is that OLIVIA COLEMAN?!" was me watching Heartstopper
“This is so fluffy. I LOVE IT”
Very very relatable sentence
the fluff makes me SO HAPPY 😂
*anything cute happens*
Jess: *veloceraptor noises*
The stimming when I’m overwhelmingly happy is somehow enjoyable
For me it’s tea kettle noises
The production could only get Olivia Colman for two full days of filming. Kit said it was very quick filming his scenes with her, but she was so wonderful to him. During the filming of the coming out scene, Kit's performance made Olivia cry for real, and she suddenly forgot her lines. She just said Kit's little face and emotions made her emotional too. Which really impressed her. She is back for season two, and I have been told they got her for more filming time which is fantastic!
This is the most violent i've seen of Jess omg 💀 she really let those intrusive thoughts come in with Ben and Harry 😭
😂💀
I honestly can't express how much I love this show. I literally cried during every episode. Nick is such a sweet and relatable character, he is actually the reason I found the strength to come out to some of my closest friends. I'll always be grateful for this show and can't wait for the next seasons:')
Also Joe Locke, who plays Charlie, has been recently cast by Marvel for Agatha's show and couldn't be more excited for him ❤️
ahhh that's amazing; i'm so happy for you! this show really is incredible 🥺 & that's so cool about the casting!! that makes me even more excited for agatha's show ☺ he's gonna knock it out of the park!!
@@fictionaldarling I am very excited that it is in the Agatha series and more because of who it is supposed to be 💜🧙♂👀😍
@@TheKaiMaximoff SPOILERS!!!
Has it been confirmed that he's gonna be Wiccan? I really hope it is. He actually looks like him and he nails the gay teen with a heart of gold part. Can you imagine him going full superhero with powers and all? It's gonna be glorious!
I will never get tired of watching people experience this show for the first time. Some really lovely little details thrown in along the way…
- Isaac’s book at the rugby match is the biography of Gareth Thomas, the first major rugby player to come out as gay. Also, when Tao asks if anyone knows the rules of rugby, if you look closely you’ll notice that Isaac is the only one who says “Yeah,” because he is a king and knows all.
- Nick and Charlie are colour coded as blue and yellow respectively. In that final beach scene, they are wearing one another’s colours. Once you notice the coding, though, it’s EVERYWHERE. The two-tone umbrella that Charlie gives Nick, under which they share the “rain kiss,” for example.
- The scene of the boys talking in the park is a masterclass in camera work. While they’re laying down, the camera angle on Charlie is at a 45° tilt, symbolising how even though he’s already out, Nick has come along and tilted his world a little. The camera angle on Nick is a full 90°. Charlie came along and turned his world and identity completely on their sides.
- When the boys are on the train for their Herne Bay beach date, the passenger in the seat across from them is Alice Oseman, the creator of the comic and writer of the show.
- Perhaps my favourite detail, the first line of dialogue that Nick says to his mum upon returning to the house after his beach date is played over the image of him laying on the beach, smiling into the sunlight and cradling Charlie on his chest, he announces “I’m home.” Once you notice it, it is a devastatingly beautiful piece of editing.
These little touches are in addition to the little rainbow lens flares throughout, an abjectly perfect score and soundtrack, and the rare treat of seeing so much healthy communication being modelled across the board. I also love that teenage characters are being played by actual teens.
You can read the comics on Tapas for free. The language is a lot more true to life for British teenagers. Lol. They toned it down for the show to make it more accessible for a slightly younger audience. There are some character and plot differences, but it is highly recommended. Alice Oseman has created a lovely little world for these characters.
PS- Olivia Colman’s involvement comes courtesy of the director Euros Lyn, who directed her in a few episodes of “Broadchurch” with David Tennant. He sent her the script and she cleared a couple of days to film her scenes. Everyone say “Thank you, Mr. Lyn!” ☺️
Thank you for sharing this reaction. It was truly lovely to watch. Be well. 🙏
Thank you Mr Lyn
"What happened to my fluffy show?" Oh girl just you wait for season 2
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thats gonna be brutal 😭
It was fluffy too
Season 3 is going to be Brutally Hard on reactors
Fun Fact: Joe Locke who plays Charlie in this has recently been cast in the marvel series Agatha: Coven of Chaos as a Major Character!!! 😃
Anyway, love from the U.K 🇬🇧❤️
i'm really excited to hear that!!! he's going to be incredible!!! thanks for watching :)
while nick was having a gay crisis, jess was having a crisis about weather that was olivia coleman or not LMAO
as your local british golden retriever bisexual, whose partner reminds me a lot of charlie? i absolutely bawled my eyes out at the last episode. nick is probably one of my favourite characters, he made me feel so seen and represented, and the joy and love this show handled these stories with was so refreshing. i know it got a lot of shit when it came out for being too cheesy and cheerful or whatever, but honestly, i think i really needed this. i spent far too long thinking that my identity had to be painful - it's so comforting to embrace it as something soft and good.
I'm a 35 year old gay man and when I watched this series at first I don't understand why I am still watching a coming of age story then I realize when I was a teen I don't have this growing up and that make me sad and appreciate that this generation has this representation.
34yo here. Watched this show several times wishing we could have had this when I was younger, but so happy it's here now.
34yo here as well. And I can relate to all you two have said.
43 here, and I completely agree with all of you.
35 cis gay man here, and that was exactly my response. I never experienced a story like this when I was a teenager, and this kind of story wasn't going to happen to me . Watching it, I felt emotionally like I was 15 again. 🥺❤️
68 year old gay man here…same. I literally thought “Yes! This is why I marched and protested for human rights for us. “
"You gotta have the birthday cry, then the birthday panic attack... then the birthday cake, ya know?"
I have never related to something more in my life 😂
Yeah it's like a package deal I don't remember any birthday after my 8th where I haven't cried
TAO DEFENSE SQUAD!! Okay but I gotta say how much I feel for Tao, he's the mom friend that stuck with Charlie during all of his bullying and doesn't want to see him get hurt. And as the mom friend, he's way overprotective, on the "I know better than them" way, so his arc is about understanding Charlie can make his own choices. Plus, the whole anxiety about his friend group dissolving in ways he can't deal. I love Tao, he's a ride or die, but he gets too engulfed on his own fears of what's best,
Also, Tao is regularly standing up to the homophobic bully and it’s hard work being the only one who stands up to a bully.
GIVING US THE WHOLE SEASON AT ONCE. you are really feeding us today 🤍✨
lol!! thanks for watching 🥺🥺
Noooo I want one vídeo per chapter please!
1 Hour vídeo I take it back! ❤❤❤
Movie. List Enchanted Disenchanted /aladdin live action. /madagascar movie / Free Guy /The Bad Guys /The Mummy.
if you want more of tori i recommend reading solitaire, it was actually written before heartstopper and gives so much more insight into tori’s character
i need to go pick a copy up!!! i honestly think i'm gonna go read the entire heartstopper series too now 🥺
@@fictionaldarling You might wanna read Heartstopper before Solitaire cause otherwise it contains some major spoilers.
OOh that was a hard read though.
Not you giving us a whole hour long video!!! Jess you are too generous 😭😭
🥺🥺 ahh thanks for being here & watching!!!
I can't wait to see Joe Locke in Agatha's show! Rumors are that he'll be portraying a teenage version of Billy Maximoff, and seeing him as Charlie in this show only makes me more excited for his MCU debut❤
Also the novels are so so amazing and I can't recommend them enough!!!
i need to go pick the novels up, now!!!! & whoever he plays, he's going to absolutely knock it out of the park :') it would be awesome if he's billy 🥺
@@fictionaldarling there is a stand alone story where nick and Charlie dress up as billy and hulking for Halloween, and it is some of the cutest things ever (there’s also one of them dressed as Crowley and aziraphale from ‘good omens’, and Stede and Ed from ‘our flag means death’ coz nick has thing for pirates)
@@Anime-mi9xo Where is it?!!! I need it in my life to nurture my soul.
Joe has a great career ahead of him for sure. He is such a talented actor. i´m not sure I could bear to see him except as Charlie - at least until the whole three series are complete. For me Joe IS Charlie
Isaac is just here chilling with his books while rooting for all his wacky extrovert friends and I love him.
I don't know if you noticed but when the whole group runs past in the hallway in ep 6 they are in the order of the LGBT acronym and I think this detail is really cute 🥹
no but OMG that's amazing?! i'm going to rewatch the whole thing just to catch that now 🥺
@@fictionaldarling You can add an "A" as well, as Tao trailing behind is an ally!
@@peterfacey5847 No. A is not for ally.
@@bookswithike3256 Feels just a little dogmatic and dismissive
@@peterfacey5847 A is for asexual or aromantic, or agender. Allies aren't in the acronym because they're not LGBT+. It's not dogmatic, it's common sense.
I had to laugh at, “Sorry for making a beautiful British moment Americanized” given that the song is by Queen, a British band.
i genuinely didn't know that 😂😭 i 100% associate it with my middle school PE teacher blasting it every class & now i'm convinced she must've been playing a cover 💀
@@fictionaldarling honestly, it has become so ingrained in the American sports zeitgeist that I can’t really blame you for thinking that. Not sure if you’re familiar with the music of Queen in general, but if you’re not, I highly recommend it.
I think she meant “sorry for forgetting the words to a British song”, in other words making the song “americanised” by messing up the lyrics
“your doing better then bella and edward” 😂 that made my day lol
I like when Elle goes to Tao with the cookies the mom immediately can sense the vibe and is like eh, let's leave that door open now. Mama knows!
Also like how it shows we live in a different time ,when Malfoy gets called homophobic he is worried enough about the label to go looking for Nick to explain how he isn't homophobic because in this day and age you don't want to be known as the homophobic guy publicly
@whenemmafallsinlove.tsfanpage no, he's just the snot nose rich kid. I was just waiting for him to say "just wait 'till my father hears of this"
OMG the way I screamed when I saw this on my page!!!!!!!! I was literally thinking the other day while binging your entire Love, Victor reaction: „Why have we not had Heartstopper yet?“ And NOW we get it!!!! I am SCREAAAMIINNGGG
LOL the editing was put on the backburner for a while but i finally finished it!!!! it was such a good show!!!!
OMG YOU FINALLY WATCHED IT I'm so glad you liked it 😭
it was SOOOO GOOD
season 2 is currently in production and there is gonna be an aroace storyline involving isaac!!
i truly CANNOT wait for that; omg!!!!
:’))))
@thatnerdygirltarini4318 i think she mentioned being ace in her "the half of it" video, also the black ring can be an ace ring!
just started following her on twitter and her bio says she's ace :)
It will interesting to see how they tackle that. A non-relationship storyline???
THE WAY I SCREAMED AT THE SIGHT OF THIS NOTIF???
😅🥰 me scream-fangirling throughout the entire show lol
SAME!!
FINALLY, this show honestly has some of the best rep ive ever seen and i loved every part of it 😩🌈
yes!!! every part of it was SO GOOD
47:11 the country accent when you said " I know Olivia Colman I should be better I should be better" was perfect love your videos
Feels like you've been talking about this series forever. So glad we finally get the video. Your unabashed love for this series is infectious. Every minute of this video is a delight.
The needle drops on this series are killer. Can the music supervisor please soundtrack my life?
literally!!! im about to find the soundtrack on spotify & just play it on repeat; their song choices were ridiculously good!
THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE WAS SAYING. even if it was a triple date, they should have invited isaac. jess, you're a legend.
The way you referred to Nick's mom as Olivia Colman the entire video haha 😂
omg we're so well-fed today. thank you Jess 💛💛
🥺🥺 thanks for being here & watching!!! :)
charlie: i wanna kiss you so bad rn
darling: you can go to the bathroom for that
LOOOL I love you girl, never change
the arcade backdrop was maaaaybe a little more aesthetic, i'll give them that 😂😂
The writer and producers asked Olivia fully thinking it was a ridiculous pipe dream because she's Olivia Colman but then she read it and said yes! And they kept it quiet until it aired so everyone watching was surprised when she first showed up.
All those silent screaming had me smiling the whole video. This is such a wholesome show 🥰🤗
Something I've realized that nobody else seemed to see but Tao was upset Charlie didn't tell him about Nick but Charlie never told anybody at all. Nick told everyone. Charlie understood it wasn't his place to spill that information.
“The fact that it Coleman-ated in telling his mom.” Well chosen words. 😅
I’ve been trying NOT to watch Heartstopper every day, and have been. Watching reaction videos instead when I get the itch, and this is my favorite so far. All the little details you pick up on, your affirmation that Isaac is The Best, and your reflectiveness are fabulous.
It means so much to this 30-something former teacher to have a believable, though idealized, queer teen romance that models healthy communication, support, and conflict resolution while still being entertaining. I feel like it says to the young members of the audience, “we know you know how to take care of each other,” and that ethos should totally be part of more tv shows in general.
my favorite quote from Jess is first you have the birthday cry, then the birthday panic attack then the birthday cake you know the best sequence
Fictiondarling, I am so glad that the algorithm introduced us because you are empathic, and kind. I am going to enjoy watching you get acquainted with these wonderful characters.😊
they hate him because they dont have the chance to experience the same level of tenderness as him
this is beautiful
I got my sister into the show and now we’re both obsessed. we will be seated for s2 next month
When they were doing the runthrough of the coming out scene, Olivia started crying.
"I don't want to be in the locker room, I want to be in the art room. The art room is a safe space."
You were so real for that.
Fun fact about the milkshake scene: Kit and Joe said that they were disgusting because they all did the mistake of drinking basically the entire thing on the first take. So they filled the milkshakes with water for continuity while they were shooting so they had to drink watered down milkshakes😂😂😂
So... who's going to tell her that the coming out scene made Olivia Coleman cry irl and Kit thought he did something wrong!
p.s: Love your content and everything you do and every time you slipped into a British accent it made me laugh so hard especially when you said tw*t! Made me think do we actually say that a lot?!?
I'm so happy that Netflix renewed this show. Not only for a second season but also a third season! :D Plus, the graphic novels are just as sweet and cute as the show
I’m so glad someone squeals with excitement when watching this the same way I do ahah x
In case no one has told you, here's a fun fact about Olivia Colman: as they were filming the scene where Nick comes out to his mum, Olivia got so overwhelmed from the scene and Kit Connor's acting that she forgot her lines and had to ask someone for the script.
Our favorite fictionaldarling watching our favorite fictional darlings, bless the day
🥺🥺 i love this, lol
@@fictionaldarling I'm an old gay and this show literally healed parts of myself I didn't know we're hurt. I knew you'd love this, your empathy would totally vibe this amazing show
"You gotta have the birthday cry, and then the birthday panic attack, and then the birthday cake, y'know?" I feel like every video I watch of yours I relate to you more and more hahah! (Also fellow biromantic asexual here!!) Rewatching your Heartstopper reactions has become a regular thing for me now, your channel is such a sweet, wholesome, safe place! Thank you for sharing your reactions with us!!
Also YES to Pirates of the Caribbean!! It's an amazing franchise!! 1-4 are incredible! I highly recommend!
The sports day corridor scene is practically a mirror on the scene in Charlie's bedroom in episode 4. I love how it seems to have been set up so beautifully.
The song “We Will Rock You” is sung by the British group Queen so you weren’t “Americanizing” the situation. Love your reaction!
It's so interesting to me that every reaction I see of people from the LGBTQ+ community they point it out that this is great rep and that they're happy the next generation has this for them, cause we didn't. It just shows how important stories like this are and how deep we wanted (and needed) to be seen. Can't wait for the next season!
"Oh, xmen first class" the speed, the certainty. I screamed.
“best lgbt movies”
“Oh X-men first class”
I screamed
There’s something magical about seeing someone appreciate something so much as you did ❤️
Heartstopper is just perfect, it is the show that I needed to give me confidence and comfort. I already watched it 6 times, and I always cry so much because I get so happy when I watch it, as if it is the first time that I am watching the show. It’s just so special for me 🥹
(Sorry for any writing mistake, English is not my native language lol)
When u said that bit at 48:43 about kids not finishing their art projects in time, it reminded me of when i was in highschool and turned my art project in like a month late and it still wasn’t done😭 (got an A though😤)
I watched heartstopper yesterday after almost hesitating for a year and I get this as a reward!!!!
PERFECT timing, omg!!!
I forgot how good heartstopper is. I watched it when it was really popular and now re-watching it in this video I'm just shipping them all over again it's insane
honestly might be the fastest i've ever shipped a couple, _ever_ 😂
I've had a really hard few days and this has really helped to take my mind off of things for a bit. Thanks, I'm so glad you loved the show. Its so special x
i hope things get better 🥺 thanks for watching!!!
The best thing about this graphic novel/show is that you can tell that it was written by a queer person for queer people. Alice Oseman wrote this story so beautifully, I’m happy it gets the recognition it deserves
Fun fact: The guy that played Charlie (Joe Locke) will be in a Marvel series, it's Agatha House of Harkness if I'm not mistaken
Love that you reacted to this! It’s SO wholesome 🥺 Charlie’s actor has been cast in Agatha: Coven of Chaos and Nick’s actor has allegedly been to the Marvel office too (but nothing official there yet)
omg, if both of them show up in the mcu!! that would be incredible!!
@@fictionaldarlingimagine if they will be wiccan and hulkling😍 the fan arts would come to life
@@roberttoader464Joe being Wiccan is practically confirmed with him being in Agatha Coven of Chaos and saying he is:”exited to play a young gay character in the MCU” and people are speculating that Kit will be Hulkling due to how much he trained and got buff. I think it would be hilarious for them to play lovers two times in a raw😂😂😂but it would be awesome with their chemistry
Omg yessss
all I’m gonna say is that I understand Tao but I could never have a friend this possessive 😭
On your closing comment: if this show had existed ~25 years ago and I'd been able to see it, my life could be SO different.
"the fact that it coleman-ated in him telling his mom" 🤌🤌🤌 love u olivia coleman HSHDHAH
ty for reacting!!!!! 💗💗💗
i'm 39, have watched this series twice, and can confirm it is exactly like high school in the UK. and now i want to watch it again. the feels! sports day is pure hell and yes, we all have to do something in it. large bowling alleys have arcades, some kind of diner, and usually a pub bit too. and i think the audience is a bit young for all the swearing, so that's the only bit that isn't realistic. my 12 year old daughter also binged it and thinks it's incredible, so it isn't just my old arse that loves it :) i can't wait for the next two seasons.
PS. also really loved that they used age-appropriate actors as well. none of them are 24.
I got so happy when I saw you watched this, I think its an amazing show for anyone who has ever felt the way either Nick or Charlie has felt. I think that if I'd had this show before I came out it wouldve really helped and I hope it'll help people now. This show has managed to make me cry almost every episode :)
The guy playing Charlie has been casted for the Agatha's disney + show. I am 99% sure that he will be playing wiccan aka billy aka Wanda's son.
its funny "Don't let anyone make you disappear" was also my favorite line of the entire show, such wisdom in such a short statement.
OMG I JUST NOTICED SOMETHING! in the very last episode where Charlie was telling Ben about how he can make him feel bad bc he hates himself, when he says that Ben literally starts crying. Idk how I didn’t see this the first time.
Watched this with my husband the other night (first time for him ***** time for me). We are both artists and shared a laugh at the "I can barely draw stick figures." Anyone with a hint at drawing talent has heard some variation of this sentiment countless times since childhood. This was an Easter egg to fellow artists. 😂
Isaac is reading Gareth Thomas' biography during the rugby game. He's a very famous Welsh international rugby player who came out few years ago. One of (if not the only?) rugby player of that stature to do so.😄
That bowling alley is real and is in my home town. Alas, it didn’t exist when I lived there. After school (I went to an all boys grammar school very similar to Truham) we’d end up in a seedy pool hall instead. Much less aesthetic, but much less strict on underage drinking laws too.
On the rugby thing: rugby football has far lower rates of injury than American football. This is because instead of adding padding they made the sport safer by becoming militant on where, when, and how you can tackle. The rules are updated internationally every year based on what they learn. The lack of padding also means players are instinctively more restrained because they themselves feel less safe about hitting hard. If you’re actually interested in the rules, I can provide a potted summary for Rugby Union (the version of rugby they’re playing in Heartstopper). I’m also happy to explain any UK school structure questions you might have, cos even in the UK there aren’t many schools like Truham or Higgs so it can be a bit confusing.
I wanna say that your reactions to Heartstopper are probably the best ones. I have seen them more times that I can count. They always put me in a good mood 😊
Yes!!! I'm so happy! I was one of the people who recommended you watch Heartstopper as well! It's literally my favourite thing that I have ever watched!
Yours is the first reaction I've seen where someone actually reacted to the "mud on your face" with We Will Rock You 😂 (which is by Queen, a British band, btw 😉)
I think that when Nick said yes to Imogen it was purely because he felt awkward about rejecting her in front of her friends. Especially in front of Harry and the rugby boys. Even if Charlie and Nick’s sexuality weren’t factors he would have said yes just to not embarrass her. If she asked him privately he probably would have been able to say no more easily.
All at once??? This must’ve taken forever to edit but thank youuuuuuuuuu!!!!
it took a few weeks off & on; i kept putting it aside to work on the weekly vids 😅but i'm so happy it finally came together!!! & now can't wait for season 2 :')
this show is so freaking wholesome and i love it so much. it makes me so emotional and it stays true to the books in so many ways which makes it even better :,) i’m glad you enjoyed it!!
I've been obsessed with Heartstopper since the series launched and eventually started to watch reactions. I can say that I've watched dozens of reactions so far and I can say that yours is one of the ones that I loved the most. Thank you so much for this!
Boys and locker room talk is why I always scurried to get changed in the toilet cubicles. Also body image issues but mainly the talking
"you know hes crushing when he zooms on the guys face and not on the dogs face" tahts sooo real. I just found this chanel and im loving her, she is so relatable and sweet, I love the energy
I literally binged this entire show on Monday.
I'm glad I had you to decompress with.😊
Its sooo good!
Yay! I'm so glad you loved Heartstopper, it's possibly my favorite show of this year! I knew it would up your alley, thank you for sharing a reaction and review of season 1 and I hope you will do this again in season 2!
This is the vid I've been waiting for! This show was so good and wholesome, and it made me cry
it really was amazing!!!
Heartstopper is so amazing! I binge-watched it a while ago and was basically smiling 90% of the time (there are some rough parts, like you said, but everything else is so fluffy and perfect and amazing 🥰). You should watch Our Flag Means Death, it's quite different but just as awesome!
ahh our flag means death is on the list!! not sure how soon, but i'm going to watch it eventually 🥺
Late to the Heartstopper train. And my comment is unrelated to the show but something you said. Where I live, there is a movie theater (with upstairs seating and a bar), arcade, bowling alley, restaurant combo. So yes, they exist 😂
Same
One of my fave reaction videos! Love your slow realising that it is actually Olivia Colman. I thought I couldn’t love her more but like you say, the fact she has put her name to something she is barely in shows that she really cares about the story. It’s amazing!
"Young love right there! Life doesn't suck" Basically summarizes what we all feel when watching this heavenly show haha * w *
Re: Olivia Coleman.... yea, it pretty much happened exactly as you guessed. She read the script and said the budget doesn't matter, I'm in. They really didn't expect her to say yes, it was a shoot for the moon kind of thing.
Also, the coming out scene they had to shoot several times because she kept tearing up too early, before Kit (Nick) even got the first few lines out. She said later she knew how important that moment was going to be in the show and kept thinking about the impact it was going to have on kids who want to come out to their families. And that along with Kit's performance just got her in her feels to the point where she could barely make it through the scene.
"Gotta have the birthday cry, and the birthday panic attack and then the birthday cake" is just....so relatable omg