Queer Latina reacts to **Heartstopper** (Season 1 - EP 5-8) | First Time Watching Reaction

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Today, I’m reacting to Heartstopper (2022) starring Joe Locke, Kit Connor, Yasmin Finney, William Gao, and Sebastian Croft. Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love. Is this show now my new obsession? Got the first three volumes and I'm reading volume 1 and oh my god, it is just as cute as the show is! I am loving this series.
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00:00 Intro
01:53 Episode 5
09:20 Episode 6
16:49 Episode 7
24:06 Episode 8
34:03 Production
36:03 Story & Representation
39:32 Outro
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Original series: Heartstopper (2022)

[@Callimachus33]

Alice Oseman is also the showrunner, which is a major reason the series is so loyal to the spirit of the books, without being overly precious about it.

[@KristinaEspinoza]

I love that! More shows/films really need to make space for the original creator to help navigate the production to stay faithful to the source material.

[@cathyy7130]

Fun fact about Ben, the actor who plays him is the biggest Ben Hater, and says sometimes even he wants to punch him! Also, half the cast said that if they could, they would date the actor, including Joe (Charlie) and Kit (Nick)! Also, in the scene on the train as they are going to the beach, The woman sitting across from them is Alice Osman!

[@bethrunkle76]

I read somewhere Bash said he takes both his acting as Ben and his role as the president of the Ben Hope hate club seriously...

[@user-vc8wj5vs2s]

really REALLY

[@ashlynnsiobhan]

He got videos taken down by tiktok for bullying and harassment when he was bullying Ben. Bash is wonderful. Ben is trash.

[@767wattsy]

I came out in 1984, at the start of the AIDS crisis, when I was 17 and living in a small Australian country town. I wish Heartstopper had existed then. But I’m so glad that kids today have this sort of representation. Watching it now as an adult has been healing, cathartic, and also sometimes painful because it reminds me of all the opportunities I missed out on as a teenager at the time. I’ve also really enjoyed reliving the series by watching your reactions, so thank you.

[@davidd6759]

Mid fifties here. Same exact feeling! If I had this show in my confusing, lonely teenage years my life would have been so different.

[@TerminalFailSafe]

62 here.. I came out in 1986. I’m glad I’m not the only one in our generation here. I was afraid it might seem a little creepy or something if I was the only one.

[@KristinaEspinoza]

Thank you for watching! And thank you for sharing your story. I feel the same, that I wish I could have had a show like this as a teenager because it feels like I missed out on so much by being scared, but like you, knowing that queer youth and that my family members who are queer youth (out and proud) have access to a show like this now - makes me feel a bit better about not having it as a teenager. I've been rewatching the first season since finishing this reaction because you're absolutely right that watching this show is healing and cathartic, even if it makes me imagine a life that could have been.

[@KristinaEspinoza]

You're welcome to my channel anytime. Getting the perspective of so many people with different backgrounds (whether it be nationality, age, etc.) has been such a wonderful experience. Some stories are similar, some are more individual to the person but seeing people talk about them together in the comments and being a community just gives me such a warm feeling that I can't really articulate.

[@user-vc8wj5vs2s]

aww respect

[@ThatsMyUsborneBook]

One of the best things about this show is that it's 12+ here in the UK, which means that loads of parents are watching it with their families and kids as young as 9 or 10 years old. It’s been so useful for family discussions about growing up, friendships and relationships.

[@the0neBoio]

here in Germany it's 6+ according to Netflix

[@jst.hxting]

"My father will here about this" reference made me DIE LMAOOOO

[@sadfaery]

Loved this reaction!!! (Especially the recurring Tyrion slapping Joffrey scene. Lol.) This show is like a warm hug. Even after the sad parts, it still leaves you with the warm fuzzies. And the scene with Nick coming out to his mom is SO beautiful and a great example to parents for how to handle their kids coming out. 🩷💜💙

[@KristinaEspinoza]

I'm glad you enjoyed the recurring Tyrion joke - wasn't sure if anyone would find that funny, so it's good to know someone did lol And I think the coming out scene is one of my favorites from the entire season.

[@jinamm]

I keep asking myself, "Do I want to be a Nick Nelson or do I want a Nick Nelson in my life?" I believe the answer is: Both. Thank u for this amazing Video! Hope you watch season 2 too, it's almost even better 🎉❤

[@jcs1025]

In episode 5 I felt so sorry for Imogen because if Nick’s (unintended) obliviousness towards her. Please do season 2 - you’ll love her (and Tao, BTW). OMg - Harry as Draco Malfoy! 😂😂😂 The Nick and Tao conversation in episode 8 is the catalyst for Nick. It’s what he needed to hear from someone who knows Charlie well. Even at this point Nick would walk through fire for that boy.

[@lisaistryingtolive]

34:47 as a Solitaire fan I feel appreciated. this book is darker than heartstopper and explores hard topics but it's cozy in its own way and I'm sure you'll love it

[@ThatsMyUsborneBook]

Heartstopper is a prequel to Solitaire so don't read Soliraire yet if you don't want to be spoiled. Solitaire takes place the same time as Volume 4 which may be part of season 3.

[@KristinaEspinoza]

Thank you for the heads up! I'm trying my best to avoid any spoilers to the show so it's greatly appreciated.

[@DSGodiva]

It was so much fun watching the rest of the season with you! I agree with a lot of the others that season 2 is far superior to season 1. Season 2 still has that Heartstopper wholesomeness, but it also deals with some heavier issues and has an overall more mature tone, which I really appreciate. Season 2 also introduces one of my favorite characters of the whole show.

[@creativeevie9137]

Omg yes!

[@Denf0]

It's a small detail but don't forget about Tao's "landscape" from the last episode, there's a really sweet reference to it in season 2!

[@arinak.3627]

The other day I came out to my boyfriend and I basically did it like Nick except I didn't reveal to have a girlfriend (obvs). But I told him I'm bi then that I still like guys but I like girls, too. It was such a relief to tell him and it was such a relief that he took it well.

[@arinak.3627]

And most importantly I assured him it didn't change the immense amount of love I feel for him.

[@elisabethbauman6190]

@@arinak.3627 I am proud of you for doing that, and SO happy for you that he took it well. None of my boyfriends ever took it well, instead feeling threatened by it, regardless of how articulately I expressed my commitment to them. I don't understand why it's so hard for some people to believe it when you say "you're the one and only," but it's nice when they do believe it.

[@KristinaEspinoza]

I'm so happy for you that you felt safe enough to come out to him, and especially that he took it well and didn't feel threatened by it like some insecure people may have been. That's a definite green flag! 💚 Wishing you the best!

[@susanmallet766]

Going by Nick's puzzled expression when Harry mentions the "Saturday date," I suspect Imogen never told him what the date was -- first he heard of the date/time. Also, noticed that Charlie's birthday party starts at 4pm in the afternoon and could probably be done by 7 or 8 pm; whereas Imogen is talking dinner and a movie (things that start later at night).

[@elisabethbauman6190]

This was my read on it. Basically, Nick nodded his head when Imogen planned out what they were going to do on the date, but they never actually discussed on which day it was going to happen. Nick probably thought he had more time to work out details with her, and she just assumed that Saturday was The obvious logical choice and went ahead and shared it with everyone. Either that or she mentioned they could do it on Saturday or a different day, and Nick was too distracted to confirm which day, so she went ahead and made the executive decision.

[@KristinaEspinoza]

That makes a lot of sense actually. Thank you! I was a bit confused at first.

[@Flo.2005.]

yeah i feel the same about this show... except it came out when i was still 17 and figuring out my sexuality and it really was helpful for me and a lot of other young queer ppl. s1 was very special in that sense that it kinda made me grow up so when s2 came out i was no longer a kid. the slightly more mature themes really worked on me (i dont think i cried this much to any piece of media) also i just wanna say that kit and joe totally deserve awards for their performances in the s2 finale, especially kit who really surprised me and made me really emotional. (you are not ready😭)

[@TomBydand]

rugby, the thing about rugby is, as a brit i had to play rugby at school until the end of year 9(9th grade) i blocked most of it out though because i didnt like playing sports. i know i played it by the rules, but immediately forgot half of them as soon as i no longer had to play it in PE/sports. so to answer the question of its a running thing here that people don't know the rules, yes sort of. we vaguely know, but unless you are actively a fan, the rules get forgotten.

[@KristinaEspinoza]

Thank you for letting me know! That makes a lot of sense. It's like here in the U.S. with American football. Unless you're an active fan or have played the sport, you're not really in on how it all works. You just know that if the team makes it to the opposite end of the field, then that's a goal ☠️ that's about it. Of course, during the Superbowl, we pretend to be experts lol

[@lisaistryingtolive]

I've watched many reactions to heartstopper since it's been my fav show for 6 months now. and I've almost never seen such deep analysis of the series, cast, production, author, etc!! loved it, waiting for s2 💛💙

[@elisabethbauman6190]

I loved this reaction, too! If you are addicted like I am and love all the extra analysis, I can recommend several, but you definitely need to check out Heartstopper Deepdives. Those contain all kinds of background info and meta-content integrated into the episodes.

[@BellyJae]

And then there’s all the fan fiction if you love alternative universe stories. There are so many beautifully written stories out there that had me sobbing hysterically! So much talent! ❤❤❤

[@not_iris.]

S2 is already out lol

[@lisaistryingtolive]

@not_iris. I'm waiting for HER REACTION to s2 and that's pretty obvious. the most unnecessary comment ever.

[@Lucy-uv4hv]

Just an FYI - Solitaire was written when Oseman was still in high school, and is probably her weakest novel - not that it's bad! But it's not her best work. I Was Born For This and Loveless are my personal favourites of hers. If you want a Heartstopper tie-in, I really recommend Radio Silence - it follows Aled (the character in the graphic novels who Isaac is based off of) and it was written a little after Solitaire, when Oseman had a bit more writing experience.

[@jspxh]

nick's coming out scene will always make me cry no matter how much i watch it

[@SAMandCOLBYareSLAY]

Tao is scared to be alone so he is protected of his friends and he does not want them to get hurt

[@liveland-editz]

Get ready for season 2 girl, it is flood city when it comes to crying! ❤😂

[@KristinaEspinoza]

I was already a mess for S1 lol I'm gonna need someone to help me off the ground and console me for S2 probably ☠️

[@Soladew]

I think a lot of people forget Imogen was also peer pressured by Harry and them to ask him out, she didn’t want to ask him out right then and there, that’s why she understood what he was saying on the bench, she feels the same way with the friendgroup as Nick. Also imo it was NOT Elle’s place to tell tao. She basically outed nick, she exposed their relationship and it was honestly a very horrible thing to do. Especially since she knew how tao is.

[@KristinaEspinoza]

That makes their conversation on the bench have a lot more depth, I really like that you pointed that out. Thank you. Also, didn't think about it like that but you're absolutely correct. Elle essentially outed Nick to Tao. I'm surprised no one ever brings it up.

[@susanmallet766]

@@KristinaEspinoza I've seen some people say that during the milkshake scene, Nick was the one who initiated the move for Charlie and Nick to come out to the whole group of triple-daters. Tao had not returned to the table yet. So in effect Nick had implied his permission to include Tao in his own outing.

[@tiannagraham5210]

idk if anyone has said anything about this but in episode 5 when charlie introduces nick to everyone and he says “she looks familiar” about elle, i always assumed it’s because nick recognized her since he knew her pre-transition before she left truham and went to higgs and hadn’t met her after her transition. so she looked familiar but he couldn’t put his finger on it

[@ashlynnsiobhan]

I do think that's what it was meant to say. Charlie goes on to say that she used to go to their school and that she's in Nick's year. With Elle, no one ever says she's trans just that she used to go to truham and is now at Higgs. It's obvious what that means but they don't make Elle being trans her whole story or her only defining characteristic.

[@christianslater2736]

"Don't let anyone make you disappear Charlie" one of my favorite lines of the show. This is one of the best most positive coming of age shows for lgbtq that Ive ever seen, its what we all wish it would of been like and hope it is for the the future generations.

[@asinbumble]

I loved your reaction and review! You’re so sweet (as is your Charlie plush), and I can relate to your feelings watching this show as a fellow queer millennial. ❤ The casting director killed it and earned his Emmy, especially with Joe (Charlie) and Kit (Nick), and especially considering Joe had zero professional experience or connections, he just sent in a self-tape to the show’s open call. And his and Kit’s first chemistry read was over Zoom, but apparently it was just that good! Most of the young cast came into Heartstopper new to screen acting (lots of debut performances), with the exception of Kit and Sebastian Croft (Ben) who had much more experience. The commenter who said Joe and Kit auditioned for each other’s roles first was half right. Joe auditioned for Charlie and got the role obviously, but Kit and some of the other male actors (the Ben actor for example) also auditioned for Charlie first. A fun fact is that long before the show or audition opportunity was on Joe’s radar, he had a friend recommend he read the comics, telling Joe how much Charlie reminded them of him. He put off actually reading them, until he saw the open call for the role online and decided to do his research. :) The first season of the TV show follows volumes 1 and 2 of the graphic novels. Season 2 covers volume 3 (plus the final scene of volume 4 too). Season 3 will cover the rest of volume 4, volume 5, and the novella “This Winter.” Possibly some stuff from Solitaire too. FYI, Heartstopper is not a sequel to Solitaire - it’s more like a prequel, but the comic catches up with the book (and the spinoff novella This Winter) in volume 4. Alice has a timeline on their website that breaks it all down. But if you read Solitaire now, you’ll be spoiling some aspects of volume 4 and season 3 for yourself.

[@elisabethbauman6190]

The above comment is an accurate correction regarding the auditioning process (and accurate about everything else, too). I just wanted to point out that the reason why everyone auditioned for Charlie's role is because that was the role for which they held the open audition. They did not advertise an audition for Nick, so if you wanted to be seen by the casting director, you had to audition for Charlie or a different, more minor role. From the RCW Literary Agency website's description of the casting call (which is still up): "While the characters Nick and Tara are in advanced casting stages already, Netflix and See-Saw Films are still actively seeking people to audition for the lead roles of Charlie, Tao, Elle, Darcy and Isaac, and they're also on the look out for Tori, Harry, and Ben." I do not know what happened to the original actor who was cast to be Nick, but Kit Connor auditioned after this message and got the role in spite of it not being officially open.

[@asinbumble]

@@elisabethbauman6190 That may be true, but I’m not 100% sure that Kit even auditioned through the open call? Both he and Bash (who also auditioned for Charlie first) were established child actors, so they may have gotten a foot in the door earlier in the process. I think all Kit’s said is that his agent contacted him with the opportunity to audition for Charlie, which perhaps they just thought was a good fit for him at the time. Then we know that eventually Joe and Kit did chemistry reads with each other, and with one other option for Nick/Charlie. So it seems they probably tried four possible permutations and (thankfully) landed on Joe and Kit. But for all we know Kit was one of the actors in “advanced casting stages” when the open call was announced. (Unless he’s said otherwise and I missed it, which is entirely possible!)

[@KristinaEspinoza]

Thank you for the heads up on Solitaire (and your thoughtful comment)! I'll most likely be looking at Alice Oseman's timeline so I prevent any spoilers before watching the next season (and third).

[@cocops8]

Oh my god I LOVE your reactions. I agrée with everyone else, I highly recommend season 2 as well. It definitely tackles some more mature themes, or, at least, they acknowledge some of the things that they didn’t get as deep into in this season. Also, I was never a huge Tao fan, I like him better in season 2, but he kinda has his own trauma that wasn’t mentioned and we hear about that, and we start to really see why he’s so protective of his friends, specifically Charlie. We see further development of a lot of other characters as well.

[@nightxandria2724]

You’re so right ! I wished there was shows like Heartstopper when I was a teenager… I found out I was bisexual at 22 and came out at 24 (thanks to Nick’s bisexual coming out). This show heals my teen heart ❤

[@KristinaEspinoza]

I totally feel you on the show healing our teen hearts. It's been so cathartic. I'm so happy the show helped you with your coming out!

[@amberwilliams5093]

actually love the editing 🤣 will you be reacting to season 2?

[@KristinaEspinoza]

Glad you love the editing! And yes, I'll be reacting to season 2 to catch up for when season 3 comes out later this year.

[@peysear]

season 2 NOW GIRL PLEASE JUST DROP THAT

[@idarungeolsen]

OMG OMG OMG tysm for putting my comment in the video im dying right now ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@KristinaEspinoza]

I should be thanking you! Your comment gave me a good chuckle so I had to include it in the video. 💜

[@idarungeolsen]

Aaaww you’re so sweet❤️🩷 new sub btw😍

[@mere345]

I have waited for this video for weeks and now I’m happy 😊

[@camilahopper11]

same!!!!!

[@isabelmartin4519]

I loved your reactions to the series❣. I can't wait for you to watch S2

[@Matcha_otter]

tao is my fav person in heartstopper cause he got those comebacks and hes so funny and also that, that tao cant run edit: i totally forgot my second fav person and its tori she is amazing big sister and take care of charlie

[@mark99k]

You're half-right about the auditions: Kit did originally audition for the part of Charlie, but Joe didn't try out for Nick. Season 2 will do a similar job wrecking your eye makeup but it'll be SO worth it. Subbed & waiting.

[@beatyz2]

Carol from Friends totally was "the loud lesbian." Love that about her

[@J_Mock92]

Your "Charlie" is adorable! I reach for a pony named "Pony" when I need comfort... LMAO

[@beatyz2]

When you said you don't advocate for violence against children and then I thought in my head to say "don't worry, he will get punched in the face this episode"

[@susanmallet766]

I've just finished watching your reactions for all of season 1. I really appreciate your final summary/review. Very few reactors bother with that, or some try but are not as articulate as you are. Kudos.

[@FelixeRivestLeclerc-14]

I loved your reactions!! I’m so glad you liked the first season but you are NOT ready for season 2, can’t wait ‘till you react to it!!! 🫶

[@fenjaa]

Im gonna watch this now to wake up, i can but it into words how much ich loooove Heartstopper 🥹🥹❤❤❤ second Season is even better ❤. My fav scene is bevor they go to the beach, when Nick thougt he wanned to brack up, u also need to read all the Books, there even better 😊❤❤. Love ur videos ❤

[@KristinaEspinoza]

Thank you so much for your comment! I can't wait to see season 2 and I'm loving the books so far! The art is so cute.

[@Addieay]

I’ve watched this whole show 5 times last week only. It’s so real

[@milesmills9516]

Kit Connor’s agent submitted him for the role of Charlie. Here he is as the young Elton John in Rocket Man

[@An-Alien-On-The-Internet]

You should react to young royals! It’s similar to heartstopper in a way!! Its like a mix of red white and royal blue & this, I think you might like it considering the past reaction to rwrb and heartstopper! Though if you do watch it.. You may need the tissues Also can’t wait to see you watch season 2 heartstopper!

[@KristinaEspinoza]

Thank you for your comment! I'm already planning to react to Young Royals once I catch up on S2 of Heartstopper but oh my God, you saying it's like a mix of Heartstopper and RWRB just sold it 100x more for me. That sounds fantastic! I'll bring my tissues lol

[@An-Alien-On-The-Internet]

❤ Can’t wait! i think you’ll love it

[@dawnnicholson9675]

I would say season 1 and 2 are quite different.. Equally emotional though. There are 5 graphic novels out now, at least here in the UK. Solitaire is more dark than Heartstopper.. all about Tori..Alice Oseman wrote Solitaire when she was just maybe 18..and Tori was her first character. Looking forward to seeing season2 reaction vids.. ❤❤❤❤

[@user-fo8hi7hk3c]

I love heartstopper too and kit and Joe are so good.❤❤❤

[@renner_hehe]

I cant... love your edit style and cant wait for you to react to the next season!

[@colinneagle4495]

New Subscriber here! I loved your unfiltered, emotional reaction to the whole first season of Heartstopper, but I especially wanted to highlight how much humor your comments brought to these two videos. Your witty asides were as dry as the desert, and fit oh so well with this extremely British series. Add this to your well placed use of some choice English slang words in the previous video and you'll be able to get a dual citizenship with the UK in no time! Looking forward to seeing what you think of season two!

[@KristinaEspinoza]

As dry as the desert took me out lmao thank you! Both for the compliment and your heartfelt comment. I hope you enjoy the reaction to season two!

[@hobragen]

The fact that the plushie cat has one blue and one yellow eye ❤.

[@TerminalFailSafe]

Your comments are very interesting to me. The fact you mentioned you that you ‘wish you there were shows like this when you were in high school’ made me smile and hurt a little bit too. I am probably the oldest person to subscribe to your channel but hey, good content is good content right? (talk about skewing your demographics!) Anyway, I was in high school in the 1970’s and graduated in 1980’s and I could not have ever imagined there could be shows, books, music, much less a television show like “Heartstopper”. I knew I was different before I was a teenager. The first time I recognized there might be other guys like me was during a cross country car trip when I was around 6 or 7 years old, my father looked out of the driver’s window into another car and said “Look at those two guys, a couple of fa@@#ts hugging and kissing.. disgusting!” I realized I was one of those “disgusting” ‘fa@@#ts’. I learned in one brief moment I too was disgusting and something obviously broken and unnatural. It took allot of years to get over that one sentence from my father. Get over it I did. My husband and love of my life watched “Heartstoppers” together and we went through a box of tissues together. Like you, I am so happy young people have shows, books, movies and even music showing people in the LGBTQ+ community have worth and value and the deserve love and to be happy. Thank you for your wonderful reaction videos! Please keep standing up for love and acceptance throughout your life because the rights and the openness we have today can be taken away so very easily. 👍🏼

[@KristinaEspinoza]

Thank you so much for your comment and being vulnerable. You're welcome to skew with my demographics anytime! I also had a similar experience. I spent majority of my childhood around family members who expressed that lesbians and gay men made them feel "uncomfortable with their PDA" and as a kid at the time, I internalized that as me being a problem. It really affected how I viewed other queer people around me and that there was something inherently wrong with us. I don't think I got over it until maybe my late teens/early twenties when I finally made friends with queer women who helped me get over my experience as a kid, teaching me that it's okay to hold a girl's hand in public, and that by making homophobes comfortable, I was only suppressing my true self. I'm still working on it but being exposed to media like this now has been helping a lot (and making me cry a lot too over what I missed as a teenager). You and your husband sound like wonderful people, and I'm glad the show touched your hearts as it did mine. It's so uplifting to see this type of representation now, even if it feels a bit late for some of us. Thank you again for your comment, it really moved me.

[@susanmallet766]

@@KristinaEspinoza To skew the demographic further, I will add that I'm 72 years old. I was in high school in the 1960s and graduated in 1969. We could have used some real sex education and factual information about LGBT+ issues. My mom, when I asked her what the word 'homosexual' meant, sent me to a dictionary, which did not help. (I was VERY young and having a book use words like "sexual love" was meaningless to me.) She tried a watered down explanation for me, referring to "boys who want to marry boys." (The article that I had read referred to homosexuals as men, so she was doing the best that she could, at the time. ) More important than her attempt to define the term was what she said next: "Don't let anybody tell you that these people are bad." That attitude/outlook is what stuck. In the fall of 1969, I was walking down Telegraph Ave in Berkeley on my way to the dorms. I looked over on the other side of the street, and saw two guys, who looked like any other long-haired college students, greet each other with beautiful smiles, and then kiss. I felt blissed out by the display of love. (I did not know it at the time, but this was just a few months after Stonewall) When I got to the women's dorm and described this beautiful sight to a couple of the girls, I was surprised to hear them speak so disdainfully about the guys, calling them "sick." All I could say in response was "Looked like love to me." Which ended the conversation. So yes, a story like Heartstopper would have been very helpful for all of my generation (and for those beyond). (I'm just glad that the generations that come after me will have these stories to help them along.)

[@charlottewebb8191]

Please know that Heartstopper is NOT a sequel to Solitaire-though it was written much earlier, it takes place *after* seasons 1 and 2 (books 1-3, and first half of book 4) of Heartstopper, and if you read it before finishing those Heartstopper chapters, you’ll definitely encounter spoilers.

[@KristinaEspinoza]

Thank you for letting me know! I've put it on my TBR list instead, since I want to prevent any spoilers for the show.

[@fellohumanbeing]

I love your reaction especially more queer latina, and it makes me feel like I'm not alone bc I'm also latina and also queer ❤

[@KristinaEspinoza]

It's always lovely to meet other queer latinas - makes us feel less alone 💜

[@carlyhope]

I love your reaction so much. And the edited in reactions are *chef's kiss* The romance in this show is so wonderful. But I also adore the friendships. And the characters are so well rounded, even when we know only a little about them. And the more we find out and learn the more colourful and alive they become.

[@RogueLola]

Oh no...I'm crying at work. Guess I gotta watch Heartstopper

[@KristinaEspinoza]

Yes! I highly recommend it if you haven't started it yet. So worth the wait and just such a cute and wholesome show. So far, for me at least lol I keep getting told that S2 is a bit more mature and emotional so I need to prepare myself.

[@tomg1776]

It was fun to rewatch this with you. Your reactions are very sweet.

[@beatyz2]

You really did pick all the best parts to edit in. This is something very special, in both parts. Thank you. So personally excited 😊

[@Matcha_otter]

its so cute that my sister have tose animated leafs on her wall

[@JaqueDark]

I absolutely loved your reaction and I agree with everything you said at the end of this vid. I simply cannot wait for you to react to season 2. Season 1 introduced the characters and season 2 definitely expanding them and made them more in-depth. They really are so well written and I've heard the sentiment of this being around when queer millennials were younger then their lives would have been different/safer. I've seen so many youtubers say that and I whole heartedly agree.

[@KristinaEspinoza]

I'm glad you liked it! I'm really excited to learn about the characters more and their backstories. I think the first season is a great set-up, so I'm eager. As a queer millennial, although the show makes me think of a life that could have been - it's still healing to watch it now. I have family who are queer youth and knowing they have access to a show like this makes me feel a bit better about not having it during my teen years lol

[@ryleefisher-im1zg]

I’m so excited I’ve been waiting for this I can’t wait for you to react to season two ❤

[@ThatsMyUsborneBook]

Scott Pilgrim is one of Alice Oseman's favourite graphic novel and movie.

[@Dawn-pd6zo]

This show really warms my heart, thanks for these reactions ❤

[@caio9420]

Loved so much your reactionssss 😍😍😍🥰 Thank you for that 💙

[@meowcraft2403]

Amazing reactions I love your editing they are so funny! I can’t wait for you to do S2! FYI bring tons of tissues you are going to need it, S2 still has its sweet and wholesome touch but has has a lot of darker stuff in it too. Can’t wait for S2 I’ll be here waiting❤❤

[@justyourbiweirdo]

season 2 was most definitely better in alot of ways! (it has more angst but is super sweet and we get intakes of other characters too!)

[@KristinaEspinoza]

I've actually started reacting to it! The first part to S2 should be out this Saturday! I totally agree it has a bit more angst, but is definitely better in a lot of ways. I'm loving it so far and can't wait to see the rest!

[@justyourbiweirdo]

@@KristinaEspinoza COOL! it gets interesting! (Also, youre gorgeousss!!)

[@wadesessions7164]

the 3 main sports in the UK are Football, Rugby, and cricket and no one knows the rules to any of them. there's a reason offsides was a running joke in ted lasso

[@sivanhouri1190]

Future me is this amazing as always? YES IT WAS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT I LOVE THIS VIDEO AND EVERYTHING ABOUT IT (except the crying😭)

[@shaerowe-bembridge7537]

love the reactions, I can not WAIT for you to watch season 2 ❤❤

[@michellebarry1555]

Looking forward to Season 2 with you ☺️

[@stacynaus2761]

This came across my timeline this morning and I spent today binging all your reactions (except the hunger game ones, once was enough) and I really enjoy your take. You caught things in mult movies that I missed and I appreciate your input. I’ll keep watching for horror, lgbt, and rom coms. ❤

[@magentawilson2688]

I’m really excited for you to react to season 2!!

[@susanmallet766]

You're BACK!! Yay

[@ace_of_cakes]

Fair warning Solitaire is very very different in tone to Heartstopper. It's also got some spoilers, so I recommend reading Heartstopper first

[@davidd6759]

Toe has the best character arc in S2! He's one of my favs now.

[@Kristie908]

*everyone being sad because they don’t have someone that loves them as much as nick loved Charlie* *me watching it with my own nick* (sorry ppl that felt super single while reading this lol)

[@KristinaEspinoza]

it's me - I'm the one who felt super single while reading this lmao

[@Heartstopper26114]

Season 2 is the best I have rewatched the entire show abt 10 times bc the whole show is so good

[@timp6287]

SEASON 2 NOWWWWW!!! LOVED THE REACTION ❤❤❤

[@salemoh9759]

Fun fact Alice oseman asked Kira & Orlando for the scene and the director calls her Bimogen 😉 in the 3 season 😊 and i love the real bisexual youtuber Courtney J and the joke about the eighteen century is from Olivia herself, she plays in the Favourite a bisexual queen and cant wait your reaction to season 2

[@blemelin]

Can’t wait for you to get to season 2! 🌈💕✨

[@nelous_07]

Actually Kit(Nick’s real name) was forced by his fans to come out when he was 18 on twitter (year 2022). Poor boy 💗(irl)

[@aliciamarmaros5714]

Another great reaction, I don’t know if I feel season 2 is better but it's just as good and it's just MORE everything

[@yourlocaltheatrekid2011]

I have been waiting for this video for so long i love heartstopper sm❤❤

[@gustavopereira_12]

Thank you so much for the videos

[@AphroditesDaughterRose]

After you watch season 2 pleaseee watch young royals its a bit more heavy but its similar to heart-stopper and its final season is coming out in march 2024!

[@KristinaEspinoza]

Thank you so much for your comment, and the suggestion! A lot of other people also suggested Young Royals so it's on my schedule once I catch up on S2 of Heartstopper.

[@CharlieSolan-vm1ns]

Glad to find another Isaac stan!!

[@songlyrics-rs7ol]

I loved your reaction to the series, it is very good, I look forward to your reactions to the second season, please, greetings from Mexico ❤️

[@KristinaEspinoza]

I'm so glad you love the reactions! The first part of my reaction to S2 will be coming this Saturday :)

[@fosadokev]

I love your reactions!! Please do season 2!! 🥰🥰

[@KristinaEspinoza]

Thank you so much for your comment! I'll be doing season 2 soon 💜

[@vitorfreitasdecastro4921]

This show is amazing❤ This was a great video. I cried again😢

[@KristinaEspinoza]

Thank you!

[@bananafruit6060]

I cried so much I understand it’s okay

well.... Here Iam cry again because of this show and I love your videos. Can't wait for your season 2 reaction! Keep it fierce. ;)

[@KristinaEspinoza]

Sorry for making you cry again 😭 but I'm glad you love the video! I'll be reacting to S2 soon 💜

[@lillaboxall1302]

i wanna see you react to season 2 so bad please don’t make me wait too long 😭😭🙏🙏

[@IzzyHeart-df6gc]

Girl i love your reactionss you NEED to react to season 2!!!

[@KristinaEspinoza]

I'll be reacting to season 2 soon! I have a couple of other reactions before then but I promise it's coming. I'm way too attached to this show now to let it go lol

[@inachis_io]

Am I the only one who likes bubblegum Flavor? 🥲

[@Luhseilah]

ima 37-year-old old bi guy and this series makes me cry. started seeing queer representation on tv when I was about 20 with series like Skins. I had figured myself out just a couple of years before, but the representation was always very sexual and I was never a very sexual person, so it didn't really fit. I WISH I had something like this when I was younger.

[@Frainbowarrior]

Now I can't wait you to react and review to season 2 as well! Season 1 is iconic, but season 2 is even better if it is possible 😍🍂🌈💖

[@BellyJae]

Just the way Nick looks are Charlie all through season two literally reduces me into a constant puddle. 😭❤️🏳️‍⚧️🍂

[@therocpd]

Can't wait for season 2 reaction

[@1401clement]

nick is the character kit is the actor

[@beatyz2]

I don't necessarily feel the same as I feel like a lot of people of our age feel about having benefited from a show like this when we were younger. I feel like I'm probably around the same age as you. We made our own gay and there have been tons of awesome gay media that is powerful and can help you feel safer and more comfortable exploring something. It also is just a little bit lost in the shuffle because of where societally it was prioritized as a piece of ongoing media. I love heartstopper today. I'm one of those people who legitimately watched it completely by accident. Rarely on Netflix. I had a shit ton of laundry to fold and it probably had just come out that day and I was just like "I'll just pick whatever the first thing is." This show is beautiful for today, but it wouldn't have felt as poignant and genuine 20 years ago.

[@edgeasmr8176]

I love these videos omg. Plssss do season 2!!!

[@KristinaEspinoza]

The first part of my reaction to S2 will be coming this Saturday! :)

[@susanmallet766]

More yays: You said that you think this is something that millennials would have appreciated. I've read other comment sections for other reaction videos, and there are people ages high school to my age (72) who appreciate it. Many older lgbt+ people say thay wished that they had had a show like this when they were teens. Kit Connor (plays Nick) has gotten tweets and other messages from teens who sat down with their parents to watch the show, in preparation for coming out to the parents. Kit names that fact as one of the major things he's proud of about the show. Also, I'm really glad for the bi representation in the show. When I was a young adult, the information and prejudices surrounding bisexuality were horrible. My son (a millennial) says that between the early 1990s until just recently, T V shows did not mention bisexuality as a thing or as a word. If you've watched Buffy: TVS, you'll know that Willow had a relationship with a man early on in the series and with Tara later on. Joss Whedon, the creator, was told by TPTB that Willow could not use the word bisexual to describe herself, because the prevailing 'view' was that bisexuality did not exist. (As a barb aimed at TPTB, Whedon has Willow say (more than once, I think) "I think I'm kinda gay.") In Heartstopper, Nick learns that he is bisexual and I don't think it's really a spoiler if I tell you that he insists on that identity for himself many times throughout season 2.

[@elisabethbauman6190]

Huh - I always wondered why everyone called Willow gay, including herself, when she clearly had meaningful attractions to both Oz and Xander. I thought her reaction to seeing herself in Doppelgangland was funny (the first "I think I'm kinda gay"), but it never sat right with me that they spent Season 4 and on calling Willow gay, which felt like bi-erasure. I guess it really was, explicitly, bi-erasure.

[@KristinaEspinoza]

Knowing that this show has been helping teenagers prepare their parents for them coming out is so wonderful. I was blessed that my mom grew up around a queer community in her teens so she was completely fine by my own coming out but I know for some of the queer friends I have now, that their teenage experience of coming out didn't go as smooth. It's good to know the impact this show is having for queer youth outside of just being a wholesome show. And your son isn't wrong! I remember that being one of my pet peeves during my younger years, that explicitly bisexual characters in media never once said their sexuality or uttered the word, 'bisexual'. I think it's still somewhat an issue for some because I know one of the major writing issues for Stranger Things is that the show writers never have their queer characters outright say their sexual identities. Which caused a whole debate online around one of the main characters of the cast in S4. I guess that's another point I can give Heartstopper, is that the writers don't shy away from characters saying their sexual identities as if they were 'bad words'. It helps people normalize it rather than shy away from it.

[@Cinnamon.stardust]

LOVE UR 'THANK YOU' S OMG

[@alexandradavies6669]

If you'd like to try more Alice Oseman, you should check out 'Loveless.' It's a New Adult novel about a university student discovering her asexuality, so it's a little more mature than Heartstopper but still wholesome. To my mind, it handles the subject well; I think I heard it's based on Oseman's own experiences. Anyway, great to see some ace/aro rep! :)