#petrawrites
okay i actually managed to get some (semi) coherent thoughts down on the brilliance of heartstopper asjnka so here goes:
- Nick (Kit Conner) absolutely STOLE the show I mean of course EVERYONE was amazing and fantastic but NICK what a sweetheart what a darl I’m sorry but it’s the truth
- Elle is so gorgeous. What
- ALICE ON THE TRAIN I DIDN’T EVEN REALIZE
- I just want to flatten Tao’s hair I’m so sorry
- Darcy having a lil gay panic moment when Tara kisses her at sports day, like just look at her expression everyone and try to tell me she’s not whipped
- and of course Charlie always having sweet gay panics and giggles and and his smiles
- the gay panic phone-background with the text. enough said.
- Isaac reading in every scene. I think I can say for all of us that this is who we are and who we want to be spiritually and on all levels.
- “Hi I am Darcy I am hERE to meet the local gays !!”
- Elle’s hair Elle’s hair Elle’s hair
- Girl In Red, Choice Moriondo and Orla Gartland in the soundtrack!!!!
- all the little comic screen splits and little animations are just perfection and soooo cuteee especially the little electricity pew pew
- The COLOUR SCHEME
I could write a whole screen and media analysis on the colours and animation for my degree - Tara simultaneously being in love and completely exasperated by Darcy at all times, iconic.
- Imogen and her Tik Tok hair !! it would not be a real teen show if someone didn’t have those little blonde streak framing their face ya know?
- how similar it was to the comic - down to the scenes and framing and the lines like “CHAR” !!! my heart !!!
- Honestly. The most accurate portrayal of teenagers texting . AND most accurate representation of teenagers. Like they actually looked like real teenagers. I am very happy for them.
- Charlie’s happy little face and heart eyes when nick was having is romantic speech/breakdown about how amazing and kind Charlie is
- Darcy screaming homophobia when their kissing was interrupted, the most accurate representation of a queer teen I’ve ever seen.
- Also Darcy literally wearing a random ass hoodie over her uniform like no one else is doing that and I KNOW from going to a school with strictish uniform policy that she probably was not even allowed to do that and we stan.
- and lastly, and most iconically “Do you like this girl?” “…..Her dog died”.
One of my favourite things about romantic movies, novels and poetry is they they are simply that: movies, novels and poetry. Tucked away in a turn of a page or the flash of a screen. I love swooning when characters are all like, “All I find myself thinking about, all I find myself being able to breathe for … is you..” But if someone told me that in real life? I would probably tell them to find a hobby!
