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I don’t think making a long-established straight character queer is something they would casually flip flop to other characters like they sometimes might with other storylines. So the plan must be to make both Buck and Eddie queer, right?

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These articles about Tommy instead of Lucy and Eddie instead of Buck have me… very confused

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I wish Red, White, & Royal Blue could’ve been a limited series

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The score for The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself is immaculate

Really gotta give praise to composers that give movies and shows their unique sound. It sets the atmosphere and tone and just really brings you into the story

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Favourite Heartstopper scene: Nick seeing Tara and Darcy kiss at the party all the way to Charlie and Nick’s first kiss

The queer joy, emotional vulnerability, the animations, the way the music swells

A masterpiece

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My first real day of my new job was so chaotic and stressful, someone almost killed me on my way driving there, and I have to start at 6am tomorrow so clearly I cried when I got home and now I have rewatch some heartstopper to heal

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I’m so filled with queer joy right now 🌈

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The bi panic watching kiera knightly and orlando bloom in pirates of the caribbean heartstopper is too real

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The sequence at the beginning of episode 3 with Nick on the computer… I am emotional

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Can someone make a gif of the beginning of the season 6 New Year’s Eve clip where Isi is dancing and the time stamp shows? It’s just such a beautiful shot

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I’m still sad we were robbed of Isi’s cat

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Anyway, although I’m disappointed in this season, I really did enjoy and feel connected to parts of it and I’m really sad that it’s ending

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Here’s my two cents about this season mainly in terms of plot, overall themes, and structure:

I’ll preface by saying I really appreciate the cast and everyone behind the scenes who fought to try to make this story live up to its potential

One of the biggest things is there should’ve been more clips of Isi alone. One of the magical things about skam is how much you came to understand the main from their quiet moments alone esp in their rooms. What are they looking at on their phone? What’s their body language saying about their state? That’s what makes you feel like you’re in their head. If you wanna make a point that Isi struggles to be alone then make it. Show/verbalize her being uneasy when alone. I think this is one of the biggest reasons we didn’t feel like we were in Isi’s perspective. We hardly ever knew what he was feeling or why he did what he did which further disconnects us from the events of the story.

Also, LONGER EPISODES!

The main conflicts probably should’ve been:

• Isi & Constantin’s toxic friendship & fallout

• Isi & Ava addressing the bullying (this really could’ve been a driving force for character growth)

• Gender identity

And then sure if they wanted a love interest,

• Isi & Sascha’s relationship (& fight which should include Sascha finding out about the bullying so everything is in the open)

(I like Sascha but who the love interest could’ve been could fill a whole other post I’m not gonna get into that rn [EDIT: I meant this more about casting diversity given skam’s track record but druck has been the best with this so while I think it’s worth mentioning, it’s not a hill I’m dying on])

There were so many potential things to cover surrounding these conflicts:

• How it would change the Instas friend group (let’s learn the group’s friendship origins and dynamic). Also while freeing, leaving a toxic relationship still involves a lot of emotions that we didn’t really see from Isi after.

• Isi making it up to the people they’ve hurt and navigating how to have healthier friendships and be a better person & friend (a talk with Isi’s loving supporting family would’ve been great and realistic here!)

• Actually develop and heal the relationship between Isi and Sascha so it feels earned (like why this?)

• Isi understanding/articulating their gender identity and exploring that in relation to friends and family (like Umut).

And then they could have that classic skam final week of happiness and “the storm is over, I understand myself and the world better now” energy that felt satisfying and deserved.

Some of these just didn’t happen (understanding the Instas), some popped up and went away (bullying; Isi not knowing about gender dysphoria) or got sidelined by wild irrelevant events esp in the first half. So you didn’t really get to feel the build up of weight from ALL the ongoing conflicts on Isi’s shoulders at once which is supposed to break = hell week. The hell has to happen to present the motivation for Isi to grow as a character and for us to sympathize with them. Keeping the plot more cohesive, focusing on all the potential drama of these few conflicts, would give adequate time for growth and to contemplate and resolve each issue with its due respect. This would’ve given a more reasonable amount of time for growth, forgiveness, and acceptance.

I’d like to add there was also a perfect opportunity, when Isi and Sascha were still just friends, for Sascha (who is already involved in the group from my understanding?) to be the gateway to Isi actually going to or even just seeing in on queer youth group meetings earlier on in the season to talk/learn about gender identity. While the subtly we got is also be nice in its own way, considering that skam is about openly discussing and learning about the topics it covers (and that non-binary identities are rarely discussed in media), it feels like a missed opportunity. Why bring up that there’s a whole queer youth group right there if we basically never see it? Especially if you show Isi having questions that would’ve been answered there. Could’ve at least have Isi have a googling session or something.

It was nice to have Lou be an example of confidence and like breaking gender expression norms but otherwise she mostly felt like an agent of chaos that was unnecessary and distracting considering Isi already had poor behaviour to make up for and Consti & Isi’s friendship was already poor enough to trigger a fallout without some “final straw.” The exploration of gender expression could’ve happened at the queer youth group or even with other friends experimenting. If they had to have it, I wish they had let Isi & Lou’s relationship unquestionably be about admiration because the “Love interest? Sike!” felt cheap. Unless they wanted to make a point that Isi feels like she has to like girls to fit in (which they didn’t). The suggestion that Isi only likes guys bc they’re feminine was also never brought back up. An “I like who I like it has nothing to do with my gender expression” point could’ve helped defy that stereotype.

Also on that point, (could probably be it’s own post but) since they added a love interest, while it’s nice that it was a non-issue, with skam being a medium to discuss and offer wisdom about the worries teens face, even just a short conversation about navigating romantic relationships as a non-binary/gender non-conforming person would’ve been a fitting addition (& really affirming to see, coming from a gnc person myself). There’s a real fear that people won’t want you or accept you as a potential romantic partner. While it’s clear Sascha does fully accept and like Isi exactly as they are, a youth group convo or clear verbalization of that in a romantic context would have been lovely (maybe that’s just me projecting 😅)

There was SO much to explore. There was no need to bring up new plots (esp to just drop them after). They took focus and time away from what should’ve been the main conflicts (and other existing characters!) that worked on their own and forced rushed unsatisfying resolutions to them. Yeah, real life is messy but this is a story. It’s supposed to have a specific narrative and message. We get a crumb here and there but never real in-depth meaningful exploration of the themes. While there’s some really great moments esp in these last episodes, the topics feel only half developed. So we’re left with a season where both everything and nothing happened.

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It bothers me so much that Isi and Sascha never even like confessed their romantic feelings before they kissed. It was just an unspoken thing and they were lucky enough to actually be on the same page

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Was just about to bitch about there being no clip lol

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My mom is making Shakshuka right now

In my Druck feels

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I was mostly detached through this season but now all of a sudden I’m really emotional about it ending. I’m beyond devastated over the potential it had.

The pronouns scene brought up intense gender feelings again and I had a moment™ dancing to Aurora in my room at night in the dark and I felt more like myself than I have in so long.