@@robinfeather45 i was pretty calm myself, (i wasn’t necessarily excited or anything) but i was dying over the fact ranboo clowned us for not noticing when we were simply respecting his boundaries 💀
@@shinitagari444 LITERALLY i feel like all of us KNEW deep down but we were like ‘el oh el,, silly old ranboo, such a good ally to call this man hot repeatedly while sounding like he means it 😊😊😊’
For information: Basically, Aled in the comics has his own story and plot etc in another comic/book which is why for the adaptation, they changed his character to separate/highlight Aled’s own personal story. Issac is a replacement character for him but the reason Isaac didn’t have as much of screen time or lines is to see how the fandom reacted to his presence. But if renewed for a second season, Isaac will become his own character with his own plot.
@@AmandaTodhunterOfficial yea he costars in the book Radio Silence which is sooooo gooood. (He’s not the main character tho but hes the best friend of the main character)
@@bluflavouredpudding honestly so true. When I found out Alice was actually aroace I couldn’t help smiling and getting so happy since we really don’t get any representation or even get mentioned as a possibility haha
Heartstopper restored my faith in “teen dramas”. The representation and good writing makes this show really important for younger audiences and I’m so glad it exists.
Do keep in mind that Imogen was probably just going to say hi and compliment Nick on the game and ask him out later, but Harry basically peer pressured her into asking Nick out then and there, in front of everyone. Imogen herself looked incredibly uncomfortable doing it.
11:20 Actually Aled got replaced by Isaac in the Netflix series because he has his own little story that is not shared in the Book 1 but in around Book 4 and radio silence (which is it's separate book) it would cause continuity in the storyline and things were rushed that were supposed to fit into one season (Like Tao wasn't supposed to know about Nick and Charlie's Relationship until the Paris trip and he's wasn't supposed to get with Elle before the Paris trip,As well Tara,Darcy and Nick Being more a part of the group)And because they didn't know if it was going to have another S2. But overall Aled and Isaac are two separate characters
Also Yeah BABY OLIVER WASN'T IN THE SHOW 😭(Charlie's younger brother) and Nick's older brother would be a problem if they had a S2 going into more of Nick's family and how they feel about him being bisexual
@@randomghost6653 Fr tho like if they have a S2 I really hope sahar is in it so tara and Darcy have a friend outside of Nick,Charlie,Tao,Elle and become besties with Isaac
Sooo heyyy this future me and Yes we are getting a Season 2 and 3 of heartstopper and sahar is gonna being it along with Nick's brother and JAMES!! And the teachers as well!!
Ok so basically when I told my mom “ im Nick Nelson” she was like “huh” and we watched the whole season of HeartStopper and then Nick came out as Bisexual and I told my mom after he came out to his mom and she was really supportive. And acted like I was Normal but yeahh I love HeartStopper and I love your videos
important note: every single episode of the show as written by Alice, the author of the comic, herself, and she is the sole writer, no written room or anything. That is why the show is so faithful
I’m an American who’s big on language and pronunciation. I hate the way we change the pronunciation of peoples names sometimes. For example, I love the name “Harry” (not the Heartstopper character obviously). But “Hah-rry” like it’s pronounced in the UK. Not “Hairy” like it’s pronounced in the US 😂😂
Heartstopper is amazing! Ive read the comic and seen the show, MULTIPLE TIMES. Its so goooood, THANK YOU for talking about it. Listening to you speak is kinda like a podcast but ITS ACTUALLY INTERESTING
Most coastal towns/cities in England are actually quite colourful and my sixth form (aged 16-18) was heavy on arts programmes so was also very colourful and unique! However it’s not the same everywhere
That beach scene was literally the cutest moment ever and pretty much every really adorable moment was so faithful to the comic and I love it all so much 🥹
Me and my best friend were both like "me and who" like the whole way through the show. Then we realized we've both had crushes. On each other. For years. So now she is my girlfriend
Heartstopper is just, so good What happened with Charlie’s younger brother is the decision was made to cut him in order to give the other characters more screen time and since working with child actors is difficult
as someone who lives in the UK, I guarantee you it's just the show! Yes, England (and Wales, where most of sex ed is filmed) does have gorgeous views and lots of greenery but it's not as gorgeous as in the shows😫🤣
the show is rlly good!!! i do personally prefer the comics but ig i read them first and also i binge read them all and its super fleshed out afterwards? and while the show is the first three chapters there are many scenes and characters brought into the show from later on. also alice oseman has a wide range of books in the same universe, and aled was removed since giving a fleshed out storyline in the show would be difficult and render a radio silence (one of her books where hes a main character) adaptation impossible. charlie's older sister also has her own story, the first story alice oseman wrote (when she was 17!) also i love hearing people talk about heartstopper (especially your channel) its so fun!
Tao was told by Charlie that he was “straight” and then he got bad info that he was into a girl, Tara, and the sort of kids Nick hangs out with/on the rugby team just topped off by his fear of being alone made him a complex character. Fierce friend to a big fault, but he even said that if he had known earlier, for certain, that he would have eased off and not be so intense. As for Imogen, she was NOT doing a performative asking out in front of a crowd; she was pressured to ask him out just like Nick was pressured to accept. For her inevitable rejection, both handled it exceptionally well. Nick is a GOLDEN RETRIEVER lol. It is tough to empathize with characters that unfortunately “get-in-the-way,” but whatever they’re doing isn’t coming for a malicious or conspiracy-theory sort of way to road block Nick and Charlie’s ship. As of season 1, Ben and Harry are true and utter trash. One for being a manipulative closet case who gaslights poor Charlie into being with him in secret to be used, and Harry who is an immature little turd that thinks it’s cool to bully and throw around his homophobic slurs and “jokes.” While it’s nice to want Nick and Charlie to be in a protective bubble for their romance to flourish and thrive, sadly, there are external and internal forces that complicate things.
So heartstopper called me out a little I want lie because before I came out as bi I also took a I'm I gay quiz and when Nick was watching pirates of the Caribbean that was me with Hiccup and Astrid from how to train your dragon growing up cause ya girl grew up in a small town in the south so I felt relatable to Nick in so many different ways
I will absolutely share my thoughts and feelings about Heartstopper First off, I can relate to feeling even more sad and alone after watching Heartstopper. I loved the show so so much, I've watched through it a few times by now, and want to again, I'm in the middle of a watchthrough right now. I have never related to a character in anything just overall more than Charlie. Especially when it comes to the stuff included in the comics past what was adapted for season 1. I love Charlie, I feel like I've got a celebrity crush on Joe Locke (which I've never really had one before so can't say for sure but I think so), I just love Charlie so much. Obviously there's plenty of stuff that is different between us, but while watching the show sometimes it just felt like I was watching the life of British me. Favorite parts! Basically anything where Nick and Charlie are showing affection for each other is a given so I won't list every single one. THE AM I GAY QUIZ WAS PERFECT. I also liked the development of all the side characters like Tara and Darcy, I LOVE Imogen you can talk to the wall if you don't I NEED to see more of her slaying as an ally in season 2 I don't make the rules just the demands, the sports festival was probably the most favorite part, the beach date was top notch, it looked like a dream, especially for little gay ol' me who does not even live a little bit close to the beach. Oh also the picture frame thing made me cry the most out of the whole show. The art teacher reminds me of a gay guy I'm friends with who is a middle school theater teacher and I feel like he would act the same way for any of his students. Little things that annoyed me, hmm. I don't feel like there really are any. Maybe there were times where some issue would come up and I'd be like well that's not how I would have reacted but I guess this is fine. I am not gonna lie, I wanted to see Ben get a chance to redeem himself (or get together with Harry either works) and I'm completely ok with it not happening but it also could have been cool to see him grow as a person and not be the worst ever anymore. On the note of Harry, him getting suspended at the end of the season I felt like didn't make sense. They say it was for fighting but Tao was the one that started the fight and he got off completely fine. Oh well. Tao definitely was a pot stirrer but it wasn't really intentional unlike many people I knew in high school so it's fine I guess. Comparisons to the comic! I read the comic after watching it too, I've read all of what has been written beyond what we've seen so far. I thought that it was very true to the original and I thought that everything they added made it better, like the triple milkshake date and the sport's festival for examples. It definitely made more sense for Charlie to be a social outcast. While I was reading the comic I was actually thinking that it didn't make sense for Charlie to be popular when he had been bullied and pushed to the side so hard when he was gay and then a few months pass and he's all back to normal? To be honest, I didn't feel like Charlie's brother added all that much so I thought he's kinda cute but he's definitely not necessary and if they cut him so they could focus on other things I think that's fine with me. I didn't notice much beyond that that was cut, especially because the lines blur between what has and hasn't been adapted yet, but I hope we can get Nick's supportive rugby friends in the future. I definitely prefer the show to the comics, anymore that's just a medium I prefer more, but the comic is still very good and I'm going to continue to keep up with it until it is finished. There are plenty of scenes that I'm really excited to see how they adapt, particularly this one where Charlie and Nick are pretending to be just friends around Nick's brother and dad and Charlie's like alright mate, pal, bro. I just thought it was super funny and I wanna see that one most. Last thing, about the am I gay quiz. When I saw that come up I was laughing a lot because it made me think of all the quizzes I took when I was figuring myself out, trying to use them as magic straight spells that had the almighty power to turn me straight, and so seeing Nick type that in made me laugh because I was thinking back on how stupid and in denial I used to be, but then I felt bad for laughing when Nick got his results and started crying because if I had answered truthfully on those quizzes and wasn't so hard in denial that I would just retake it until I got the answer I wanted, I probably would have cried too and I just know how it feels to be in that spot and it wasn't something I wanted to laugh at. But I just love that it was included because it is absolutely modern young gay culture. Quintessential. The aftermath for me is it made me watch other gay shows, I watched Young Royals, I watched Alex Strangelove, I watched SKAM, and now I want to write a story of my own but knowing me there is legitimately no way to tell if I will ever finish it. I do have lots of ideas for it though. And I crave a relationship more than ever now
I have watched heartstopper about 7 times now, it is litterally my new comfort show and I love it so so much. I love the show, I can't wait for the things that are about to happen in the next two seasons! I don't think Imogen asked Nick out on a date in front of everyone on purpose, Harry was kindof antagonizing her, calling her a whimp for not asking Nick out. I assume Imogen just wanted to ask to Nick talk in private but because of Harry's comments she ended up asking him out, you can see that's she's not comfortable in that situation either and other than that she's quite a caring and understanding girl, she really cares about Nick.
I have to agree on the Tao comment. I mean, I really, REALLY liked him in the comics, he was one of my favourites, but they kind of really seemed to change him a lot. But still, I love the show
most ppl probably haven’t seen it but heartstopper actually caused a bit of controversy on twitter because of alice osman basically dissing BL. it’s a very nuanced subject and this isn’t really the place to discuss it, but i find it so telling that of all shows heartstopper - literally a sweet meet cute slice of life - inspired so much talk on about the ethics of BL and western narcissism regarding mlm fetishisation when no matter what lesbians say nothing will ever be done about the rampant and socially acceptable fetishisation of wlw. lesbians have been shouting out for DECADES and yet we still get mainstream straight men saying “you a lesbian, me too” / “i’d do anything for a blonde dyke” etc, with such lyrics being MEMED, when you can’t even post about BL online without your comments being flooded by people calling you a fetishist. one ever seems to care that lesbians are literally no. 1 porn category, that bi women are more socially acceptable than bi men because bi women play into sexual fantasy, that lesbians face excessive sexualised violence daily. this isnt heartstoppers or alice’s fault, but i just find this sickening.
i heard about this and didnt alice just say in response to people asking her to put sex in heart stopper that she wasnt going to because gay relationships can exists without sex? i believe it was a comment on tiktok or something and she was dissing yaoi (and bl, for some reason, even though heartstopper is technically bl…) because it is made by cishet women for cishet women. thats all i really know, though. i definitely agree with you though that people dont seem to pay enough mind to the fetishization and sexualization of lesbians. it’s disgusting
@@castro_. pretty much. from memory, what she said was relatively minor and, imo, out of genuine ignorance. which makes the whole drama/response even worse. what people were criticising her for was her distinction between BL and “yaoi” because, of course, yaoi IS BL - it’s just an outdated and misogynistic term for it. but it brought to light how east asian queer rep is unfairly deemed gross and fetishistic when western media produces the exact same story and is instead seen as “ground breaking representation”. i think there is a valid argument regarding cishet women fetishising mlms, but even this is flawed as it’s based on the assumption that the majority of people who write/enjoy BL are cishet women. there are many cases of people who “were” women realising they were actually transmasc/mlm/ace/wlw because of BL, many of whom aren’t able to come out, especially in east asia. even alice osman is NB and ace, i think. and personally, i do not know a single cishet person into BL - they’re all wlw or trans (and there’s reasons for this, but this isn’t the place to discuss). not to mention most p0rn0gr@ph!( BLs are made for men by men. there’s a lot i can go into here, but the topic is extremely nuanced. but yes, this all comes back to the fact you can’t even mention BL in a comment without someone “protecting the gays” and yet wlw are raped and murdered for the fact of being wlw out of sheer sexual sadism, and such sexual sadism is socially acceptable and even mainstream. it’s disgusting.
@@user-xh8tl1su6x yeesh, that’s pretty bad. i dont think it makes sense for alice to be criticizing rep from a different place when the rep on the same thing here is essentially the same. heartstopper is the same as any east asian bl. just western. i feel like alice probably doesn’t understand that yaoi is bl but bl isn’t yaoi, or that the two exist in AMERICA and they are TERMS that aren’t exclusive to east asia and are definitely not a stamp that means ‘this is a fetish!’. i definitely agree that most people make the assumption that most people who reads bl is cishet but i don’t think that assumption isnt always incorrect. i know loads of people who are cishet and are into bl, as well as non het who actually fetishize bl. but i guess that shows that the assumption needs to be critiqued. plus, most bls are usually written by queer people, as you mentioned. i cant remember the last time i saw a bl that was actually written by a cishet woman. its usually just the people who consume that content that i guess are more likely to be cishet. i also find sense with the statement many people usually figure out they are queer through things like bl. a little bit after finding bl, i found out that i was not strictly attracted to women as well as on the ace spectrum. now, on the part about the sexualization of wlw, i think it’s absolutely disgusting when people get on each other’s backs about mlm but when it comes to lesbians it doesn’t matter, or people will just simply ignore it. its crazy that people who are really into bl, will call gl disgusting or say things like “thats not my thing” which i see a lot. then theres gross men who fetishize wlw, lesbians, bisexual women, all because they think its ‘hot’ and too much of the time they act like that those women are made to please them. wlw is too often rather seen as gross or are overly sexualized or not mattering and it’s terrible.
Heartstopper has left me intoxicated, like you I watched the series first and yesterday I came home after my A level exam and binged the whole comic till chapter 7 and I can say I'm a very invested fan now. Tis show introduced me to the Alice Oseman verse and i'm definitely gonna tag along on whatever they create. I've lost count honestly how many times I've watched the show at this point since it came out. It makes me so so so happy. As a former pessimist and cynical person, after watching heartstopper, it gave me a very hopefull and romantic kind of view on life. Like you said we're all craving emotional intimacy and honestly same. I'm just so happy and tbh, so pround as I myself am still in the process of coming to terms with my sexuality if even i've confirmed it at all... and also not to mention the homophobia my whole country is homophobic it's literally illegal here to be queer but more people my age are a little bit accepting. So yeah this show hit SO close to home. I just hope season 2 is as good as the first and i hope they still stay true to the source material. Also me watching reaction and commentary vids on Heartstopper is basically me rewatching the whole thing a few more times haha. And i agree the teacher giving an ultimatum was sort of annoying hehe. Loved your video! hope to see more from you!
I was becoming sick of very dramatic teen shows, like euphoria and Riverdale (although never watch that one). I wanted something more awkward and sweet because that’s who teenagers are. I love how it shows what a healthy relationship should be. Nick being so honest and communicating at any given time is amazing, because for some reason teenagers like to keep things to themselves when there’s a problem, or even make the situation worse. Feels like this show changed something me, haha.
@@hue.main1 exactly, like even in heartstopper when nick started to realise he might like charlie more than friends I became so anxious that he might start ignoring him or like bully him in some way because I've seen that sort of dramatic turn of events trope in many shows so yeah many points in the show had my anxiety up but it just is so heartwarming in the end and actually realistic ngl. They didn't fairytale wash everything either ! Loved it from start to finish
my friend told me about heartstopper. they mentioned the comics briefly in our conversations, but when the show was announced, they told a little more about it. sooo... i watched the show. ...and then i rewatched it a million times, read the entire comic in less than 2 days, forced ALL my friends to watch it (hell, i turned a homophobic girl supportive because of it). in summary, this show (+ comics) became my life. anyways, i loved your analysis and the whole video!!! i'm honestly so glad that heartstopper is getting all the attention it truly deserves now because of the show
this show is the reason i sit in bed and think about what having a relationship like nick and charlie would be like, every time someone goes to high five me i now try to hold their hand (by accident, literally), i cry at the thought of staying single forever. this show CHANGED me
Main problem with the show is Charlie’s Home Screen. His Lock Screen in the comics is a nasa icon with the world gay instead of nasa and it’s just so iconic 😖
Heartstopper changed my life, it has taken over every single aspect of my life. I have over 100 pictures of Heartstoppper in my gallery. It just made me so happy
overall I didn't mind the changes all that much, it is sad Charlie's little brother wasn't there and I had a few things with Imogen as a whole and Tao a bit: For Imogen, I was really confused for a sec with her character because I was confused whether her dog actually died or if see was being manipulative until the end of that plotline. I don't think that confusion was intentional but maybe. The "I'm not homophobic btw, I'm an ally :)" scene was really funny but also like facepalm moment. I think those things made me perceive her as annoying and pushy, which got me confused when she quickly accepted Nick's rejection. I want to watch it again to see it with more foresight and clarity cause maybe it'll make more sense then. With Tao all of the changes are understandable, I just prefer how it happened in the comics. Mostly the last plot point that doesn't happen until the Paris trip and happens a bit differently in general. ANYway now that I got my lil nitpicks out I want to watch it again but I don't have netflix so uhh
"Is England this colourful?" *me looks outside* "wow, the sky is grey and its pissing it down!" But it is very green in the country, and most seaside towns have the different coloured huts and houses
i love heartstopper so much like i cant wait for season 2 even though based on the books it gets dark . In my opinion they casted them perfectly and i cant wait to see isaacs development / future as a new charcter
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7:24 nahh you are being unreasonable. she was actually looking out for her, she knew her history and how much shit she's gone through in her previous school and she is black on top of that so it's natural instinct she would worry about her being alone or bullied here. a bad or annoying teacher would ignore how she is doing or force her to do shit she doesn't like. she was just giving her a lil push to put herself out and not shut her down from others.
as sum1 who has been reading the comic way before the show came out i can say that i rlly like the adaptation! Alice oseman (the author of the comics) worked on the show as well so that impacted it!
That fact that Tao was like that has a story behind it. Tao was the only one who witnessed Charlie's unwanted coming out one year before. Tao saw how people like Harry made Charlies days like hell. And Tao didn't saw the things we saw. He sees just Charlie and Nick flirting and things that Nick will just mess with him. In Tao's eyes Chalie is his "must protect at all costs". It gets more clear in the comic where it is less drama, but also slower paced. Imogen is a character who doesn't exist in the comics. She Got literally pressured by Harry (again) to ask Nick out in front of everybody. It is very clear that shefelt uncomfortable as well. And Nick is simply Nick and says yes. What i like is that Imogen has a nice side arc. The smile she gave when Nick and Charlie walked past her at the sports event in E8 was awesome. She slowly understood Nick in a healthy non bitchy way. What i don't like is how Ben was adapted. In the comics Ben is clearly NOT Nicks friend at all. Yet in the Series he acts like he belongs top Nicks friend group. Also him appearing everywhere where Harry was made it weird. I would have adpated Nicks friens liek Sai, Otis and Christian or at least one of them.
there's still an opportunity for nick's brother to be in the show, he's not around in the first 2 volumes of the books either, as he's off in university in the heartstopper universe - i believe he'll have somewhat of a presence in season 2 or 3, I've yet to read volumes 3 and 4 so unsure which he makes an appearance in - but his character is a bit of an asshole so I'm v curious to see who plays him and what they might change.
7:13 after I got reported by a few teachers, my guidance counselor was like, ‘I don’t want you coming back here again.” And then she did the, ‘because I want to make friends and enjoy your school experience’ thing. She really thought she was helping. Teachers are always telling us to think before we speak, but then they go around saying things like this.
Aled and Isaac are two different characters! Aled has a whole novel about his story and the author wanted to do something new for the adaptation, he's an original character for the show and is going to have his own plotline focusing around asexuality in season two (or so I've heard) I also read the entire comic in two days. immedicated
Hi Amanda. I loved the video but I was wondering if you were going to continue the scarlet lady comic/bakers au comics or are you finished reacting to them?
Colourful because it gay absolutely. Although I do have to say that beaches do have colourful beach huts like that but it really does depend on the time of the day for the amount of brightness your going to see(sorry that makes no sense xd). However when its sunny here everything really does brighten up and look really bright and colourful as yea I do guess that England is quite colourful (especially famous landmarks and bigger cities/towns) Sorry that's all :)
Ranboo now knows about this video (At least the thumbnail lol), congrats!
im sorry he what 😀
Hi. I am watching this video because Randoo was in the thumbnail and I am a fan
And I have never watched heartstopper
absolute W
being on twitter the day ranboo came out was honestly one of the most chaotic and amazing things i’ve ever witnessed.
but we survived
@@astro-pp5xq barely /j
everyone on twitter was going crazy [including me] it was great
@@robinfeather45 i was pretty calm myself, (i wasn’t necessarily excited or anything) but i was dying over the fact ranboo clowned us for not noticing when we were simply respecting his boundaries 💀
@@shinitagari444 LITERALLY i feel like all of us KNEW deep down but we were like ‘el oh el,, silly old ranboo, such a good ally to call this man hot repeatedly while sounding like he means it 😊😊😊’
For information: Basically, Aled in the comics has his own story and plot etc in another comic/book which is why for the adaptation, they changed his character to separate/highlight Aled’s own personal story. Issac is a replacement character for him but the reason Isaac didn’t have as much of screen time or lines is to see how the fandom reacted to his presence. But if renewed for a second season, Isaac will become his own character with his own plot.
Ahhh see I thought it was something like that but I wasn't sure
@@AmandaTodhunterOfficial yea he costars in the book Radio Silence which is sooooo gooood. (He’s not the main character tho but hes the best friend of the main character)
Also, I love that Alice took the opportunity to add an aroace character and can't wait to see his development in season 2
I'd love to see more Isaac he is iconic 👌🏼
@@bluflavouredpudding honestly so true. When I found out Alice was actually aroace I couldn’t help smiling and getting so happy since we really don’t get any representation or even get mentioned as a possibility haha
Heartstopper restored my faith in “teen dramas”. The representation and good writing makes this show really important for younger audiences and I’m so glad it exists.
Do keep in mind that Imogen was probably just going to say hi and compliment Nick on the game and ask him out later, but Harry basically peer pressured her into asking Nick out then and there, in front of everyone. Imogen herself looked incredibly uncomfortable doing it.
Alice Oseman (who wrote the comic) also wrote the script of the show and was really involved in the whole process so that's why they're so similar!
11:20
Actually Aled got replaced by Isaac in the Netflix series because he has his own little story that is not shared in the Book 1 but in around Book 4 and radio silence (which is it's separate book) it would cause continuity in the storyline and things were rushed that were supposed to fit into one season (Like Tao wasn't supposed to know about Nick and Charlie's Relationship until the Paris trip and he's wasn't supposed to get with Elle before the Paris trip,As well Tara,Darcy and Nick Being more a part of the group)And because they didn't know if it was going to have another S2. But overall Aled and Isaac are two separate characters
Also Yeah BABY OLIVER WASN'T IN THE SHOW 😭(Charlie's younger brother) and Nick's older brother would be a problem if they had a S2 going into more of Nick's family and how they feel about him being bisexual
I can't believe that baby oliver wasn't in it
@@randomghost6653 Fr tho like if they have a S2 I really hope sahar is in it so tara and Darcy have a friend outside of Nick,Charlie,Tao,Elle and become besties with Isaac
Sooo heyyy this future me and Yes we are getting a Season 2 and 3 of heartstopper and sahar is gonna being it along with Nick's brother and JAMES!! And the teachers as well!!
“Is England colourful?”
Me, a uk resident: SNORTS
Ok so basically when I told my mom “ im Nick Nelson” she was like “huh” and we watched the whole season of HeartStopper and then Nick came out as Bisexual and I told my mom after he came out to his mom and she was really supportive. And acted like I was Normal but yeahh I love HeartStopper and I love your videos
That's the best way to come out
That was a legendary move I would probably do the same
The best representation was an onscreen keyboard smash, we've truly won.
important note: every single episode of the show as written by Alice, the author of the comic, herself, and she is the sole writer, no written room or anything. That is why the show is so faithful
PSA to the americans watching heartstopper:
The name Tara is not pronounced "ter-ra." It's pronounced "Tah-rah."
I’m an American who’s big on language and pronunciation. I hate the way we change the pronunciation of peoples names sometimes. For example, I love the name “Harry” (not the Heartstopper character obviously). But “Hah-rry” like it’s pronounced in the UK. Not “Hairy” like it’s pronounced in the US 😂😂
@@n4musica it's like Graham lol 😂
Heartstopper is amazing! Ive read the comic and seen the show, MULTIPLE TIMES. Its so goooood, THANK YOU for talking about it. Listening to you speak is kinda like a podcast but ITS ACTUALLY INTERESTING
Most coastal towns/cities in England are actually quite colourful and my sixth form (aged 16-18) was heavy on arts programmes so was also very colourful and unique! However it’s not the same everywhere
That beach scene was literally the cutest moment ever and pretty much every really adorable moment was so faithful to the comic and I love it all so much 🥹
Me and my best friend were both like "me and who" like the whole way through the show.
Then we realized we've both had crushes. On each other. For years.
So now she is my girlfriend
Heartstopper is just, so good
What happened with Charlie’s younger brother is the decision was made to cut him in order to give the other characters more screen time and since working with child actors is difficult
heartstopper did give me fresh cry that I hadn't felt in movies/series for a while.
Honestly I found Tao to be a lot less annoying in the comics than the Netflix adaptation
Samee
Because he is
as someone who lives in the UK, I guarantee you it's just the show! Yes, England (and Wales, where most of sex ed is filmed) does have gorgeous views and lots of greenery but it's not as gorgeous as in the shows😫🤣
Location scouts really do the UK justice 😭😭
the show is rlly good!!! i do personally prefer the comics but ig i read them first and also i binge read them all and its super fleshed out afterwards? and while the show is the first three chapters there are many scenes and characters brought into the show from later on. also alice oseman has a wide range of books in the same universe, and aled was removed since giving a fleshed out storyline in the show would be difficult and render a radio silence (one of her books where hes a main character) adaptation impossible. charlie's older sister also has her own story, the first story alice oseman wrote (when she was 17!) also i love hearing people talk about heartstopper (especially your channel) its so fun!
Tao was told by Charlie that he was “straight” and then he got bad info that he was into a girl, Tara, and the sort of kids Nick hangs out with/on the rugby team just topped off by his fear of being alone made him a complex character. Fierce friend to a big fault, but he even said that if he had known earlier, for certain, that he would have eased off and not be so intense. As for Imogen, she was NOT doing a performative asking out in front of a crowd; she was pressured to ask him out just like Nick was pressured to accept. For her inevitable rejection, both handled it exceptionally well. Nick is a GOLDEN RETRIEVER lol. It is tough to empathize with characters that unfortunately “get-in-the-way,” but whatever they’re doing isn’t coming for a malicious or conspiracy-theory sort of way to road block Nick and Charlie’s ship. As of season 1, Ben and Harry are true and utter trash. One for being a manipulative closet case who gaslights poor Charlie into being with him in secret to be used, and Harry who is an immature little turd that thinks it’s cool to bully and throw around his homophobic slurs and “jokes.” While it’s nice to want Nick and Charlie to be in a protective bubble for their romance to flourish and thrive, sadly, there are external and internal forces that complicate things.
Really loved the comics, read them a few years ago, and the show wasSOOOO good
So heartstopper called me out a little I want lie because before I came out as bi I also took a I'm I gay quiz and when Nick was watching pirates of the Caribbean that was me with Hiccup and Astrid from how to train your dragon growing up cause ya girl grew up in a small town in the south so I felt relatable to Nick in so many different ways
I will absolutely share my thoughts and feelings about Heartstopper
First off, I can relate to feeling even more sad and alone after watching Heartstopper. I loved the show so so much, I've watched through it a few times by now, and want to again, I'm in the middle of a watchthrough right now.
I have never related to a character in anything just overall more than Charlie. Especially when it comes to the stuff included in the comics past what was adapted for season 1. I love Charlie, I feel like I've got a celebrity crush on Joe Locke (which I've never really had one before so can't say for sure but I think so), I just love Charlie so much. Obviously there's plenty of stuff that is different between us, but while watching the show sometimes it just felt like I was watching the life of British me.
Favorite parts! Basically anything where Nick and Charlie are showing affection for each other is a given so I won't list every single one. THE AM I GAY QUIZ WAS PERFECT. I also liked the development of all the side characters like Tara and Darcy, I LOVE Imogen you can talk to the wall if you don't I NEED to see more of her slaying as an ally in season 2 I don't make the rules just the demands, the sports festival was probably the most favorite part, the beach date was top notch, it looked like a dream, especially for little gay ol' me who does not even live a little bit close to the beach. Oh also the picture frame thing made me cry the most out of the whole show. The art teacher reminds me of a gay guy I'm friends with who is a middle school theater teacher and I feel like he would act the same way for any of his students.
Little things that annoyed me, hmm. I don't feel like there really are any. Maybe there were times where some issue would come up and I'd be like well that's not how I would have reacted but I guess this is fine. I am not gonna lie, I wanted to see Ben get a chance to redeem himself (or get together with Harry either works) and I'm completely ok with it not happening but it also could have been cool to see him grow as a person and not be the worst ever anymore. On the note of Harry, him getting suspended at the end of the season I felt like didn't make sense. They say it was for fighting but Tao was the one that started the fight and he got off completely fine. Oh well. Tao definitely was a pot stirrer but it wasn't really intentional unlike many people I knew in high school so it's fine I guess.
Comparisons to the comic! I read the comic after watching it too, I've read all of what has been written beyond what we've seen so far. I thought that it was very true to the original and I thought that everything they added made it better, like the triple milkshake date and the sport's festival for examples. It definitely made more sense for Charlie to be a social outcast. While I was reading the comic I was actually thinking that it didn't make sense for Charlie to be popular when he had been bullied and pushed to the side so hard when he was gay and then a few months pass and he's all back to normal? To be honest, I didn't feel like Charlie's brother added all that much so I thought he's kinda cute but he's definitely not necessary and if they cut him so they could focus on other things I think that's fine with me. I didn't notice much beyond that that was cut, especially because the lines blur between what has and hasn't been adapted yet, but I hope we can get Nick's supportive rugby friends in the future. I definitely prefer the show to the comics, anymore that's just a medium I prefer more, but the comic is still very good and I'm going to continue to keep up with it until it is finished. There are plenty of scenes that I'm really excited to see how they adapt, particularly this one where Charlie and Nick are pretending to be just friends around Nick's brother and dad and Charlie's like alright mate, pal, bro. I just thought it was super funny and I wanna see that one most.
Last thing, about the am I gay quiz. When I saw that come up I was laughing a lot because it made me think of all the quizzes I took when I was figuring myself out, trying to use them as magic straight spells that had the almighty power to turn me straight, and so seeing Nick type that in made me laugh because I was thinking back on how stupid and in denial I used to be, but then I felt bad for laughing when Nick got his results and started crying because if I had answered truthfully on those quizzes and wasn't so hard in denial that I would just retake it until I got the answer I wanted, I probably would have cried too and I just know how it feels to be in that spot and it wasn't something I wanted to laugh at. But I just love that it was included because it is absolutely modern young gay culture. Quintessential.
The aftermath for me is it made me watch other gay shows, I watched Young Royals, I watched Alex Strangelove, I watched SKAM, and now I want to write a story of my own but knowing me there is legitimately no way to tell if I will ever finish it. I do have lots of ideas for it though. And I crave a relationship more than ever now
I have watched heartstopper about 7 times now, it is litterally my new comfort show and I love it so so much. I love the show, I can't wait for the things that are about to happen in the next two seasons!
I don't think Imogen asked Nick out on a date in front of everyone on purpose, Harry was kindof antagonizing her, calling her a whimp for not asking Nick out. I assume Imogen just wanted to ask to Nick talk in private but because of Harry's comments she ended up asking him out, you can see that's she's not comfortable in that situation either and other than that she's quite a caring and understanding girl, she really cares about Nick.
We all love Nick, they wrote him perfectly🌙💖
UR LITTERALLY AN ICON, YOU WATCH ALL THE GOOD SHOWS
Also, Issac and Aled are different people
I love Heartstopper, I've rewatched it twice. I'm planning to get the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th book since I already have the 1st one.
ngl i came for the ranboo content and i was not disappointed. great review and video ☺♥
I've read the comics (absolutely amazing), and just because I'm straight doesn't mean I don't love some good gay romance
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@@neobridgey what????
I have to agree on the Tao comment.
I mean, I really, REALLY liked him in the comics, he was one of my favourites, but they kind of really seemed to change him a lot.
But still, I love the show
most ppl probably haven’t seen it but heartstopper actually caused a bit of controversy on twitter because of alice osman basically dissing BL. it’s a very nuanced subject and this isn’t really the place to discuss it, but i find it so telling that of all shows heartstopper - literally a sweet meet cute slice of life - inspired so much talk on about the ethics of BL and western narcissism regarding mlm fetishisation when no matter what lesbians say nothing will ever be done about the rampant and socially acceptable fetishisation of wlw. lesbians have been shouting out for DECADES and yet we still get mainstream straight men saying “you a lesbian, me too” / “i’d do anything for a blonde dyke” etc, with such lyrics being MEMED, when you can’t even post about BL online without your comments being flooded by people calling you a fetishist. one ever seems to care that lesbians are literally no. 1 porn category, that bi women are more socially acceptable than bi men because bi women play into sexual fantasy, that lesbians face excessive sexualised violence daily. this isnt heartstoppers or alice’s fault, but i just find this sickening.
bestie we get it you like bl and hate the double standard, not a hot take
@@abibas3050 1) literally just proved my point 2) i’m glad there’s no confusion then??
i heard about this and didnt alice just say in response to people asking her to put sex in heart stopper that she wasnt going to because gay relationships can exists without sex? i believe it was a comment on tiktok or something and she was dissing yaoi (and bl, for some reason, even though heartstopper is technically bl…) because it is made by cishet women for cishet women. thats all i really know, though.
i definitely agree with you though that people dont seem to pay enough mind to the fetishization and sexualization of lesbians. it’s disgusting
@@castro_. pretty much. from memory, what she said was relatively minor and, imo, out of genuine ignorance. which makes the whole drama/response even worse.
what people were criticising her for was her distinction between BL and “yaoi” because, of course, yaoi IS BL - it’s just an outdated and misogynistic term for it. but it brought to light how east asian queer rep is unfairly deemed gross and fetishistic when western media produces the exact same story and is instead seen as “ground breaking representation”. i think there is a valid argument regarding cishet women fetishising mlms, but even this is flawed as it’s based on the assumption that the majority of people who write/enjoy BL are cishet women. there are many cases of people who “were” women realising they were actually transmasc/mlm/ace/wlw because of BL, many of whom aren’t able to come out, especially in east asia. even alice osman is NB and ace, i think. and personally, i do not know a single cishet person into BL - they’re all wlw or trans (and there’s reasons for this, but this isn’t the place to discuss). not to mention most p0rn0gr@ph!( BLs are made for men by men. there’s a lot i can go into here, but the topic is extremely nuanced.
but yes, this all comes back to the fact you can’t even mention BL in a comment without someone “protecting the gays” and yet wlw are raped and murdered for the fact of being wlw out of sheer sexual sadism, and such sexual sadism is socially acceptable and even mainstream. it’s disgusting.
@@user-xh8tl1su6x yeesh, that’s pretty bad. i dont think it makes sense for alice to be criticizing rep from a different place when the rep on the same thing here is essentially the same. heartstopper is the same as any east asian bl. just western. i feel like alice probably doesn’t understand that yaoi is bl but bl isn’t yaoi, or that the two exist in AMERICA and they are TERMS that aren’t exclusive to east asia and are definitely not a stamp that means ‘this is a fetish!’. i definitely agree that most people make the assumption that most people who reads bl is cishet but i don’t think that assumption isnt always incorrect. i know loads of people who are cishet and are into bl, as well as non het who actually fetishize bl. but i guess that shows that the assumption needs to be critiqued. plus, most bls are usually written by queer people, as you mentioned. i cant remember the last time i saw a bl that was actually written by a cishet woman. its usually just the people who consume that content that i guess are more likely to be cishet. i also find sense with the statement many people usually figure out they are queer through things like bl. a little bit after finding bl, i found out that i was not strictly attracted to women as well as on the ace spectrum.
now, on the part about the sexualization of wlw, i think it’s absolutely disgusting when people get on each other’s backs about mlm but when it comes to lesbians it doesn’t matter, or people will just simply ignore it. its crazy that people who are really into bl, will call gl disgusting or say things like “thats not my thing” which i see a lot. then theres gross men who fetishize wlw, lesbians, bisexual women, all because they think its ‘hot’ and too much of the time they act like that those women are made to please them. wlw is too often rather seen as gross or are overly sexualized or not mattering and it’s terrible.
Ranbo gave me a jumpscare LMAO
Heartstopper has left me intoxicated, like you I watched the series first and yesterday I came home after my A level exam and binged the whole comic till chapter 7 and I can say I'm a very invested fan now. Tis show introduced me to the Alice Oseman verse and i'm definitely gonna tag along on whatever they create. I've lost count honestly how many times I've watched the show at this point since it came out. It makes me so so so happy. As a former pessimist and cynical person, after watching heartstopper, it gave me a very hopefull and romantic kind of view on life. Like you said we're all craving emotional intimacy and honestly same. I'm just so happy and tbh, so pround as I myself am still in the process of coming to terms with my sexuality if even i've confirmed it at all... and also not to mention the homophobia my whole country is homophobic it's literally illegal here to be queer but more people my age are a little bit accepting. So yeah this show hit SO close to home. I just hope season 2 is as good as the first and i hope they still stay true to the source material. Also me watching reaction and commentary vids on Heartstopper is basically me rewatching the whole thing a few more times haha. And i agree the teacher giving an ultimatum was sort of annoying hehe. Loved your video! hope to see more from you!
I was becoming sick of very dramatic teen shows, like euphoria and Riverdale (although never watch that one). I wanted something more awkward and sweet because that’s who teenagers are. I love how it shows what a healthy relationship should be. Nick being so honest and communicating at any given time is amazing, because for some reason teenagers like to keep things to themselves when there’s a problem, or even make the situation worse. Feels like this show changed something me, haha.
@@hue.main1 exactly, like even in heartstopper when nick started to realise he might like charlie more than friends I became so anxious that he might start ignoring him or like bully him in some way because I've seen that sort of dramatic turn of events trope in many shows so yeah many points in the show had my anxiety up but it just is so heartwarming in the end and actually realistic ngl. They didn't fairytale wash everything either ! Loved it from start to finish
yes, I know it’s gonna be a good day when Amanda posts
This video describes EXACTLY how i felt wathing the whole show, i am SO EXCITED for season 2!!!
As someone who read the comics before watching the show, I can confirm that the show surpassed my expectations!!
“what can i say i’m a basic bitch” love you haha
Glad I wasn’t the only one who thought of the miraculous umbrella moment when they kissed under the umbrella ☂
my friend told me about heartstopper. they mentioned the comics briefly in our conversations, but when the show was announced, they told a little more about it. sooo... i watched the show. ...and then i rewatched it a million times, read the entire comic in less than 2 days, forced ALL my friends to watch it (hell, i turned a homophobic girl supportive because of it). in summary, this show (+ comics) became my life. anyways, i loved your analysis and the whole video!!! i'm honestly so glad that heartstopper is getting all the attention it truly deserves now because of the show
this show is the reason i sit in bed and think about what having a relationship like nick and charlie would be like, every time someone goes to high five me i now try to hold their hand (by accident, literally), i cry at the thought of staying single forever. this show CHANGED me
Main problem with the show is Charlie’s Home Screen. His Lock Screen in the comics is a nasa icon with the world gay instead of nasa and it’s just so iconic 😖
OMFG that's beautiful
we were all ranboozled
THANK YOU for mentioning the Ronald Weasley thing. I literally thought I was the only one noticed that
Heartstopper was and shall forever be my favorite show!
AHHH HEARTSTOPPER LITERALLY IS MY FRICKIN' LIFE ATM❤️❤️❤️
I love ranboo being in this video, btw, it's on 13:38 ..kinda. RANBOO THE BELOVED. And yes, he does know this video exists, which is mental.
Great video :D your content is very cool its so nice to see you talking about heartstopper!
Heartstopper changed my life, it has taken over every single aspect of my life. I have over 100 pictures of Heartstoppper in my gallery. It just made me so happy
overall I didn't mind the changes all that much, it is sad Charlie's little brother wasn't there and I had a few things with Imogen as a whole and Tao a bit: For Imogen, I was really confused for a sec with her character because I was confused whether her dog actually died or if see was being manipulative until the end of that plotline. I don't think that confusion was intentional but maybe. The "I'm not homophobic btw, I'm an ally :)" scene was really funny but also like facepalm moment. I think those things made me perceive her as annoying and pushy, which got me confused when she quickly accepted Nick's rejection. I want to watch it again to see it with more foresight and clarity cause maybe it'll make more sense then. With Tao all of the changes are understandable, I just prefer how it happened in the comics. Mostly the last plot point that doesn't happen until the Paris trip and happens a bit differently in general. ANYway now that I got my lil nitpicks out I want to watch it again but I don't have netflix so uhh
NOT ME SCREAMING EVERYTIME I'M REWATCHING HEARTSTOPPER BAGDHSVDH
"Is England this colourful?"
*me looks outside* "wow, the sky is grey and its pissing it down!"
But it is very green in the country, and most seaside towns have the different coloured huts and houses
i love heartstopper so much like i cant wait for season 2 even though based on the books it gets dark . In my opinion they casted them perfectly and i cant wait to see isaacs development / future as a new charcter
I have a video idea, So, there is an app called fairy tale high where you get to make your own ever after high characters and u can make your own just for fun, but it does cost 0.99$ in the App Store, but it would be a really cool idea to see one of my FAVORITE TH-camrs to make and think of their own characters, I hope my comment gets to you and u can make the video as soon as possible! 😊
i love this sort of documentary style, its informative and neat but it also shows the fangirl aspect and i love it
just wanted to say that this video is really well done, and the commentary was very on point :)
ranboo in the thumbnail? i click
7:24 nahh you are being unreasonable. she was actually looking out for her, she knew her history and how much shit she's gone through in her previous school and she is black on top of that so it's natural instinct she would worry about her being alone or bullied here. a bad or annoying teacher would ignore how she is doing or force her to do shit she doesn't like. she was just giving her a lil push to put herself out and not shut her down from others.
as sum1 who has been reading the comic way before the show came out i can say that i rlly like the adaptation! Alice oseman (the author of the comics) worked on the show as well so that impacted it!
yeah english classrooms look exactly like that and the colours are flashy sometimes lmao but its mainly cloudy so the colour of everything is bleh
I’m not planning on watching Heartstopper until I have read the books :)
subscribed for monster high and ever after high content so it was a pleasant surprise to see you're a ranboo fan as well :D
I came here for Heartstopper but I also found a fellow Fruits Basket enjoyer hehe
Edit: Also a Ranboo/DSMP enjoyer yayy :D
I love the fact that you mentioned Ranboo lol, i watched Heartstopper JUST to watch this video so, thanks!
That was literally me too, I had to pause the show several times whenever a wholesome scene would come on lol
The “we used to hang out on monkey bars” comment is how a feel about literally so many people
omg heartstopper made me rethink my life i broke up with my boyfriend cause i thought i was half gay but i’m like kinda really gay
You... Shouldn't let media rule your life so hard....
Teachers at my school go around the classroom at the start of the school year saying to go make some friends 🫤
Smartly written, briskly paced, and absolutely hilarious. Great video, thanks!
HEARTSTOPPER IS AMAZING I READ ALL THE WEBCOMICS BEFORE IT BLEW UP ALJSAKJSKAJ
With how close the show is too the comic: Alice Oseman was there for every day of filming! She definitely had a say in the show!
yeah britan is not colourfull it actually has no colour and we use filters to add colour becuase of how sad it it is
NOW YOU HAVE TO DO SEASON TWO!!!!
No because I just told my friend nick nelson looks like a Weasley
That fact that Tao was like that has a story behind it. Tao was the only one who witnessed Charlie's unwanted coming out one year before. Tao saw how people like Harry made Charlies days like hell. And Tao didn't saw the things we saw. He sees just Charlie and Nick flirting and things that Nick will just mess with him. In Tao's eyes Chalie is his "must protect at all costs". It gets more clear in the comic where it is less drama, but also slower paced.
Imogen is a character who doesn't exist in the comics. She Got literally pressured by Harry (again) to ask Nick out in front of everybody. It is very clear that shefelt uncomfortable as well. And Nick is simply Nick and says yes. What i like is that Imogen has a nice side arc. The smile she gave when Nick and Charlie walked past her at the sports event in E8 was awesome. She slowly understood Nick in a healthy non bitchy way.
What i don't like is how Ben was adapted. In the comics Ben is clearly NOT Nicks friend at all. Yet in the Series he acts like he belongs top Nicks friend group. Also him appearing everywhere where Harry was made it weird. I would have adpated Nicks friens liek Sai, Otis and Christian or at least one of them.
You motivated me to try and watch it. Yeah I’ll try it this weekend
You lowkey look like ted nivision (in a good way)
there's still an opportunity for nick's brother to be in the show, he's not around in the first 2 volumes of the books either, as he's off in university in the heartstopper universe - i believe he'll have somewhat of a presence in season 2 or 3, I've yet to read volumes 3 and 4 so unsure which he makes an appearance in - but his character is a bit of an asshole so I'm v curious to see who plays him and what they might change.
7:13 after I got reported by a few teachers, my guidance counselor was like, ‘I don’t want you coming back here again.” And then she did the, ‘because I want to make friends and enjoy your school experience’ thing. She really thought she was helping. Teachers are always telling us to think before we speak, but then they go around saying things like this.
Such a good to be true movie. It hurt when we fantasize how magical and how the character are so perfect but in real life it never happen.
To answer ur question at the start England is definitely not colourful it’s just for the aesthetic
gay romcoms ARE ON THE RISE
Sex Education is not an accurate portrayal of England, it’s very Americanised
isn't it supposed to be a mix between england and america 👁️👄👁️
i came from ever after high and i love your videos
Aled and Isaac are two different characters! Aled has a whole novel about his story and the author wanted to do something new for the adaptation, he's an original character for the show and is going to have his own plotline focusing around asexuality in season two (or so I've heard)
I also read the entire comic in two days. immedicated
Hi Amanda. I loved the video but I was wondering if you were going to continue the scarlet lady comic/bakers au comics or are you finished reacting to them?
Bro the comic. The comic 😭😭😭
The miraculous comic is updated I believe! Trynna let ya know!
me clicking on this video only to see what ranboo has to do with it
Lmao I love this for like no reason
Love the vid !!
I couldn't get into it for some reason, but I'm happy others are having a good time watching it 😭
This video has my heart
Great video! :D
I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO MADE THE RON WEASLEY CONNECTION OMG
Colourful because it gay absolutely.
Although I do have to say that beaches do have colourful beach huts like that but it really does depend on the time of the day for the amount of brightness your going to see(sorry that makes no sense xd). However when its sunny here everything really does brighten up and look really bright and colourful as yea I do guess that England is quite colourful (especially famous landmarks and bigger cities/towns)
Sorry that's all :)
We are quite a colourful country, but I think they upped it for the 🌟aesthetic🌟
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thought Nick was Ron Weasley in a different reality 😂
very good video i must say