S03.E08: Apart

[Harvey]

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Nick and the girls go on a road trip to look at unis, as he tries to decide whether to stay near Charlie or move away. Sahar's band plays at a fete.

 

[possibilities]

I really like that they are showing how Nick also has his insecurities and relies on Charlie and Charlie's strengths. I hope Charlie takes it as well as Tao did, when he finds out that Nick wants to go to school 4 hours away. 

[SoMuchTV]

Well, you'd think I'd be annoyed by a show that seems to want to check off every possible box on the gender and sexual identities spectrums, and you'd think I'd be squicked out by a show that makes me root for 16 year olds to have sex, but nope, somehow it worked for me. 

Plus, if they were Americans, I'd be very annoyed by what seem to be high school graduates only just now deciding what they're going to do for higher ed in a couple months, but since they're British, I can just handwave and say, oh, they do things differently over there.

[Harvey]

I have to say, I really appreciate that the whole of the creative team continues to buck the tradition of having generally massive cliffhangers between episodes and seasons, and that they refrain from dredging up any unnecessary drama. Allowing us as viewers to experience the highs and lows, but recognize the comfort of letting things sit without shuffling the deck again at the end of a story is really special. Far too many shows beg for our attention, and I think Heartstopper asks us to sit with it and just be. It's like the best kind of a friend. This season was beautiful in ways that are so nuanced that I think a lot of us are going to need to sit with the waves of emotions a bit longer.