Ooh, baby, it feels good to be back! This episode was a blast, but it only gets better from here. If you want to see the extended cuts of this episode PLUS the next THREE episodes, head on over to Patreon and join the $10 tier. You can also watch the extended cut of this episode by joining the $5 tier, and if you want to watch the UA-cam cut of next week's episode early, you can access that at the $1 tier RIGHT NOW! And don't forget to let me know if you're a writer or consumer of fanfiction! I'd love to hear if you agree that this episode was fanfiction incarnate 😂
I love the very final moment of episode 1, with Nick in the car, smiling after Charlie's message, and we see animated seagulls fly past Nick. A little foreshadowing of the last scene in the final episode of the season.
@@LeightonReacts It is fun to spot these things. It took me a few viewings before I spotted it. I love those little details in Heartstopper, just shows how much the production cared about making this show so faithful to the books and make it a superb production. I love this show. I wrote to Kit Connor and Joe Locke to tell them both how much I appreciated their work on the show. I am 37, and I grew up in an environment here in the UK which when I was a teenager was still not a safe place for LGBTQ+ people. Kit wrote back to me, sending me a personalised signed photo of himself and thanking me for the letter I sent him, he said he loved getting these responses. What a gentleman to write back.
Charlie on the left side of the table and Nick on the right is messing with my head after 100 rewatches (basically literally....) 🤣 It's all disorienting reversed, but that is especially jarring! Totally understand why though and not complaining!
Nick and Charlie are the best example of a couple that were meant to be together. I bet Charlie never in his dreams thought he would be even friends with Nick, but it all happened due to the new "form class" being created. He wouldn't have come close to Nick without the new form class. So for me, it was fate, meant to be. Which does happen in real life ... if you are VERY lucky!
All fanfic, yes. It's actually kind of interesting that something that is kind of an, I don't want to say overused, but common maybe?, trope in fanfic is so new and fresh in TV land. Like, I agree that Heartstopper has all the tropes, and all of them work. The only things missing is the only one bed and they were roommates. :P It's basically a very well executed trope fest, that feels new because it's so well done. I think that's mostly it. I love Heartstopper and I kind of wish there was more TV like it, I'm afraid we're going to have to make do with lots of inferior copycats rather than more great shows like it though.
Fan fiction was a cathartic escape for me in high school. Love that you drew that parallel to this show. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your reactions. 🙂
So excited for your journey with IMO best show of 2022, the representation in this show is soooooo good casting wise with Elle played by Yasmin Finney who is Trans IRL and is killing it right now. And the graphics in this show definitely is a great takeaway from its source material that is well adapted to its screensplay
I agree, I think it's so great Elle's played by a trans woman! And she's such a good actress (really, the whole cast is super talented, I've actually been thinking that as I've been editing these reactions)!
@@LeightonReacts oh yeah this cast I love, one of the cast members Tobie Donovan (Isaac) does weekly Heartstopper vlogs on his channel and it's so fun to see bts tea. Also love Sebastian Croft(Ben) our Ben Hope Hate Club President!!! Also just to give you a heads up on what's going on the TL side of things during Kit Connor's coming out , the HSTWT fandom on one side can be crazy sometimes but I promise I'm on the other side of that fence where I respect the actors and what they do. On a positive note, especially as a fan of the GN's, I can't wait to see how they adapt the next few volumes into seasons 2/3 cuz season covers Vol.1/2.
@@LeightonReacts Fun fact: Sebastian Croft, who plays Ben (and who's a charming & empathetic person in real life) says he's president of the Ben Hope Hate Club.
This comment has Spoilers for anyone who hasn’t finished episode 2: In the graphic novel this is based on, there’s a little diary entry where nick talks about how much he likes being around Charlie before he realizes that what he’s feeling is beyond platonic friendly attraction. It’s a journal entry from the day they played around in the snow with Nellie. It’s very sweet and very much what you said at 16:21 of “my friend that gives me butterflies” such a friendly feeling. Lol
I transcribed the letter so I could share some direct quotes from this journal entry of nick’s. “I really like hanging out with Charlie, like WAY more than my other friends. I feel like I can actually just relax and be myself around him, and we still have a good time and joke around, I swear can't stop smiling when we’re hanging out. I know it's weird but I don't think I've ever liked a friend this much before... “ “when i'm with Charlie I don't want the day to end??” Nick is a sweetheart and definitely not realizing the full extent of his feelings for Charlie at this point. (The snow day diary entries can be found in the last couple pages of the graphic novel, Heartstopper vol. 1)
@@LeightonReacts Isn’t is just!? Ok I couldn’t just leave it at that this is the full journal entry: “ Saturday. March 20th (doodle of snowflakes falling from a cloud) Hung out with Charlie all day!! He came over and we went out in the snow with Nellie which was so much fun!! I really like hanging out with Charlie, like WAY more than my other friends. I feel like I can actually just relax and be myself around him, and we still have a good time and joke around, I swear I can't stop smiling when we’re hanging out. I know it's weird but I don't think I've ever liked a friend this much before... I sort of dread seeing my other friends, like they’re kind of annoying and being around them is stressful. But when i'm with Charlie I don't want the day to end?? (Doodle of a smiling face that is clearly meant to be Charlie) “ If you want to see the doodles and Nick’s handwriting someone posted a picture of the journal entry on twitter: twitter.com/springIvr/status/1548414414813990917?s=20&t=QMAtu0wT_gFdAPo-xfPT1A And this Reddit thread has Charlie’s entry from that day as well as other journal entries from later in the series but that’s already spoiler territory beyond the first season of the Netflix adaptation So look at that thread with caution. www.reddit.com/r/HeartstopperAO/comments/wmsnl4/various_nick_nelsoncharlie_spring_diary_entries/
Leighton, since you are/were big on fanfics, do you know those derived from Check Please (from Ngozi Ukazu’s web comics, subsequently issued as graphic novel) ? Not about rugby, it’s actually hockey, with an adorably cute slow-burn MM romance . Check Please fanfics number by the hundreds. .
I'm guessing it's a software issue but I don't get how all the text messages etc read correctly on screen but all the other scenes are reversed, that is; left = right and right = left when compared to the original
Ooh, baby, it feels good to be back! This episode was a blast, but it only gets better from here. If you want to see the extended cuts of this episode PLUS the next THREE episodes, head on over to Patreon and join the $10 tier. You can also watch the extended cut of this episode by joining the $5 tier, and if you want to watch the UA-cam cut of next week's episode early, you can access that at the $1 tier RIGHT NOW! And don't forget to let me know if you're a writer or consumer of fanfiction! I'd love to hear if you agree that this episode was fanfiction incarnate 😂
Quick question - what is the link to your Patreon? I didn't see it on the About page.
Alice Oseman has written AU mini-comics of Nick and Charlie - one set in a flower shop - so cute
“Could be a gay kiss could be a friend kiss, who knows😏” HAAHHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
I love the very final moment of episode 1, with Nick in the car, smiling after Charlie's message, and we see animated seagulls fly past Nick. A little foreshadowing of the last scene in the final episode of the season.
Omg you're right, I didn't even realize the foreshadowing (and I had to watch this show, like, a LOT while editing, lol)!
@@LeightonReacts It is fun to spot these things. It took me a few viewings before I spotted it. I love those little details in Heartstopper, just shows how much the production cared about making this show so faithful to the books and make it a superb production. I love this show. I wrote to Kit Connor and Joe Locke to tell them both how much I appreciated their work on the show. I am 37, and I grew up in an environment here in the UK which when I was a teenager was still not a safe place for LGBTQ+ people. Kit wrote back to me, sending me a personalised signed photo of himself and thanking me for the letter I sent him, he said he loved getting these responses. What a gentleman to write back.
Charlie on the left side of the table and Nick on the right is messing with my head after 100 rewatches (basically literally....) 🤣 It's all disorienting reversed, but that is especially jarring! Totally understand why though and not complaining!
Kit Connor (Nick) won an Emmy for his acting in this show.
Very well deserved!
It's so interesting that the image is flipped... strangely disorienting.
Nick and Charlie are the best example of a couple that were meant to be together. I bet Charlie never in his dreams thought he would be even friends with Nick, but it all happened due to the new "form class" being created. He wouldn't have come close to Nick without the new form class. So for me, it was fate, meant to be. Which does happen in real life ... if you are VERY lucky!
All fanfic, yes. It's actually kind of interesting that something that is kind of an, I don't want to say overused, but common maybe?, trope in fanfic is so new and fresh in TV land. Like, I agree that Heartstopper has all the tropes, and all of them work. The only things missing is the only one bed and they were roommates. :P It's basically a very well executed trope fest, that feels new because it's so well done. I think that's mostly it.
I love Heartstopper and I kind of wish there was more TV like it, I'm afraid we're going to have to make do with lots of inferior copycats rather than more great shows like it though.
Me purposely searching up heartstopper reactions💀 thank you for helping shorting my search 😂❤
Here to help 😎😆
Fan fiction was a cathartic escape for me in high school. Love that you drew that parallel to this show.
Looking forward to seeing the rest of your reactions. 🙂
This is my comfort show! I've watched it so many times.
Also yes. Very much AU fanfic vibes. Reminded me of many fanfics I read back in the day
Oh my gosh. So excited to see these reactions 😆
Love how you came across the show 😂
Twitter coming in clutch 😂
So excited for your journey with IMO best show of 2022, the representation in this show is soooooo good casting wise with Elle played by Yasmin Finney who is Trans IRL and is killing it right now. And the graphics in this show definitely is a great takeaway from its source material that is well adapted to its screensplay
I agree, I think it's so great Elle's played by a trans woman! And she's such a good actress (really, the whole cast is super talented, I've actually been thinking that as I've been editing these reactions)!
@@LeightonReacts oh yeah this cast I love, one of the cast members Tobie Donovan (Isaac) does weekly Heartstopper vlogs on his channel and it's so fun to see bts tea. Also love Sebastian Croft(Ben) our Ben Hope Hate Club President!!! Also just to give you a heads up on what's going on the TL side of things during Kit Connor's coming out , the HSTWT fandom on one side can be crazy sometimes but I promise I'm on the other side of that fence where I respect the actors and what they do.
On a positive note, especially as a fan of the GN's, I can't wait to see how they adapt the next few volumes into seasons 2/3 cuz season covers Vol.1/2.
Tori is literally the embodiment of Wednesday Addams of this show. She will do anything to protect her brother
Welcome to the Ben Hope Hate Club. There’s quite a few of us
More than happy to join 🫡
We do love to hate him!
@@LeightonReacts Fun fact: Sebastian Croft, who plays Ben (and who's a charming & empathetic person in real life) says he's president of the Ben Hope Hate Club.
Nick & Charlie are soooooo cute together!
This comment has Spoilers for anyone who hasn’t finished episode 2:
In the graphic novel this is based on, there’s a little diary entry where nick talks about how much he likes being around Charlie before he realizes that what he’s feeling is beyond platonic friendly attraction. It’s a journal entry from the day they played around in the snow with Nellie. It’s very sweet and very much what you said at 16:21 of “my friend that gives me butterflies” such a friendly feeling. Lol
I transcribed the letter so I could share some direct quotes from this journal entry of nick’s.
“I really like hanging out with Charlie, like WAY more than my other friends.
I feel like I can actually just relax and be myself around him, and we still have a good time and joke around, I swear
can't stop smiling when we’re hanging out. I know it's weird but I don't think I've ever liked a friend this much before... “
“when i'm with Charlie I don't want the day to end??”
Nick is a sweetheart and definitely not realizing the full extent of his feelings for Charlie at this point.
(The snow day diary entries can be found in the last couple pages of the graphic novel, Heartstopper vol. 1)
Oh my god, that's the absolute cutest thing I've ever read in my life 😭
@@LeightonReacts
Isn’t is just!?
Ok I couldn’t just leave it at that this is the full journal entry:
“
Saturday. March 20th (doodle of snowflakes falling from a cloud)
Hung out with Charlie all day!!
He came over and we went out in the
snow with Nellie which was so much fun!!
I really like hanging out with Charlie, like WAY more than my other friends.
I feel like I can actually just relax and be myself around him, and we still have a good time and joke around, I swear I
can't stop smiling when we’re hanging out. I know it's weird but I don't think I've ever liked a friend this much before...
I sort of dread seeing my other friends,
like they’re kind of annoying and being around them is stressful.
But when i'm with Charlie I don't want the day to end??
(Doodle of a smiling face that is clearly meant to be Charlie)
“
If you want to see the doodles and Nick’s handwriting someone posted a picture of the journal entry on twitter:
twitter.com/springIvr/status/1548414414813990917?s=20&t=QMAtu0wT_gFdAPo-xfPT1A
And this Reddit thread has Charlie’s entry from that day as well as other journal entries from later in the series but that’s already spoiler territory beyond the first season of the Netflix adaptation
So look at that thread with caution.
www.reddit.com/r/HeartstopperAO/comments/wmsnl4/various_nick_nelsoncharlie_spring_diary_entries/
Leighton, since you are/were big on fanfics, do you know those derived from Check Please (from Ngozi Ukazu’s web comics, subsequently issued as graphic novel) ? Not about rugby, it’s actually hockey, with an adorably cute slow-burn MM romance . Check Please fanfics number by the hundreds. .
Omg, I LOVE Check Please! I'll definitely have to check out some fics!
I'm guessing it's a software issue but I don't get how all the text messages etc read correctly on screen but all the other scenes are reversed, that is; left = right and right = left when compared to the original
Not a software issue, just a copyright workaround so I can show more of the episode here on youtube!
🆙
Merlin was the gayest thing on television in a good way. I get the fanfic aspect, but in my time it was always Kirk and Spock.