Sarah's face after Stephane says rugby is "very attractive to women" sends me. You know she's thinking "can I divorce him again?"

Darcy didn't run away. She got kicked out. If you listen carefully you can hear her mom say "get out of this house now!".

I think it's very interesting that Darcy and Ben are similar in their shitty home lives, just like Nick and David went through trauma with their dad and handled it in opposite ways, Darcy and Ben also went through similar things and handled it completely differently. Darcy is proud of who she is around everyone except her mom and is incredible supportive of Nick and Tara, while Ben is ashamed of who he is and lashes out at anyone who remind him of the parts of himself he hates.

Lots of people have issues with Charlie not accepting Ben's apology and it confuses me. Ben's apology was all to make himself feel better. He didn't acknowledge the fact that he assaulted Charlie, and he downplayed his other bad behavior the entire apology. Charlie's response would've been 100% valid in a flawless apology, never mind the pile of garbage Ben offered him. Nick straight up called his dad neglectful and David a petty child in front of everyone. I think your assessments of Nick and David are accurate. And Tori is an icon!

I think that one of the scary things for Charlie about Ben is how he hasn't listened to him or taken no for an answer. He explained why he wanted to break up before Ben assaulted him. Ben still sought him out at Harry's party - Charlie told him not to touch him and leave him alone. The last straw on Sports Day when Ben is still mean flirting with him - Charlie puts his foot down and tells him clearly to leave him alone. Ben never takes him seriously and continues to stare and contact Charlie- even ignoring him does no good. Many people can relate to when someone won't take no for an answer and you don't know what they will do next. When Nick tells Charlie that Ben has told him that he wants to get back together with Charlie, Charlie is visibly shaken and I think that anxiety is part of the reason he faints in the next scene (besides having not eaten). He has no control over what Ben will do next. His next explanation over why he restricts his food intake hits home really hard. Ben took a train to the art exhibit to force his apology on Charlie. I've read in comments where people tone-police Charlie when he speaks to Ben here. They say he was too harsh and mean and that his response was out of character for Charlie when Ben was trying to say sorry. I think Charlie is entitled to be angry and respond to Ben however he likes at this point. Nothing he has said before has gotten through to him. He gave him the time and space to hear him out. That's gracious imo.

I think this tiny little moment should also be mentioned. I think it is also important. I don't know if anyone noticed, but look at that little nod from Charlie's dad to Charlie saying go after him 25:02 . With little things like this you notice that Charlie's parents, despite all their previous reactions to things, are fully supporting him.

Babes she didn't run away she was kicked out, did you hear Amanda (Darcy's mum) scream for her to get out? 😭

Asexual wasn't even a thing when I went to High School. I never had a High School sweetheart. For many years I felt bad about this. But Isaac's storyline helped me realize that I had opportunities, but I shut them down. I just thought they weren't the right person. My family and friends said I was just too picky. Now I realize I am on the Ace Spectrum. There was no right person out there. Happily single. Happy Ace Week everyone!

I love that both Nick and Charlie stood up for their queer identities, it makes me so happy! Also as someone who is Ace, I love that we are finally seeing some representation. I just want to give Issac a big hug and tell him that it’s okay. He is so lucky to have figured it out as a teen, it took me a very long time to realize what I was. It is very liberating to put the pieces together.

David's 4 years older so he had more time with his dad. He's desperate for his attention and just can't see the neglect. I wonder if he blamed his mom and why they're not so close. He's so terrible. Yeah, Ben is done after this season.

I think it's interesting how you can compare Darcy's and Ben's story. Both of them had a very difficult upbringing with toxic parents. Ben responds to this with hate and takes it out on Charlie, whereas Darcy tries to escape from her homelife in school and tries to make everyone around her happy. She still should talk about it to someone and not keep it to herself, because that will only hurt her more, but she doesn't take it out on others as Ben did.

I really loved your comments about how some people respond to trauma by repeating it, and others respond by taking the opposite road. I learned this lesson early from my father, who was HORRIBLY abused by his own father - literally beaten with fists, and abused in other horrific ways that I won't go into (not sexual). Instead of becoming an abusive, neglectful father, repeating the pattern, he went the opposite direction, and was the kindest, most generous, most loving father imaginable. He made sure my sisters and I knew not only that we were loved and cared for, but that our voices were heard, and our opinions valued, even at a young age. And yes - you can see how David, prick that he is, is playing out the trauma of having a neglectful father, and how Nick, instead, shows himself over and over again to be a kind, compassionate, thoughtful young man. Really well done reaction. I look forward to your reaction to Episode 8!

The way I’ve seen this show a thousand time and did not catch Tori calling David a prick. Thank you for pointing out this gift 🎁

At one point you said - "This town is so cute." and asked where it was filmed - it was in Chesham, Buckinghamshire.

The actor that plays Ben is great and the head of the “I Hate Ben” Fanclub. Alice and the others didn’t want to bring Ben back for this season, bc they didn’t want to give him a redemption arc but the fans kept asking for him, so they found a way to bring him back without redeeming his character bc honestly that would be unrealistic in my eyes. It has been confirmed that his character will not return for season 3. Lastly, Darcy’s homelife was my homelife to a T. Parents bullying me over such small things when I was just trying to exist. That was my daily reality. The scene was done very well and it is very accurate.

I've seen this so many times, I'm at the point I just watch the reactors reactions - yours was so enjoyable. Can't wait to see your reaction to the last 8 minutes of the next episode, especially ☺️

I've never been so early i was craving this reaction

I bet Tao's mum is already planning their wedding! 😊😊

So much to say, first for the dinner: Tiny element, the reason the dad didnt hug Nick isnt cause he couldnt hug his son, it's because of Nick's body language, he had his arms folded and didnt make a move to accept a hug (opposite to David who went for the hug). That's why the dad didnt hug him. For the Nick and David relationship, your point is really interesting. I think i just see the problem a little different. I think it's jealousy. This type of dynamic is something Ive seen a lot between older sibling towards younger ones. When the divorce happened, while Nick was quite little, David was oler, with more memories and it hit him more. It is very probable that Nick being the baby of the family she put more attention on him, and with his dad leaving and Sarah, young David might have started to have abandonment issues and instead of targetting his anger towards his parents, the jealousy went to Nick. And if the parents dont handle it, this type of thing can rot a lot and follow for years (Usually until the younger sibling starts to fight back) That is the angle i lean more towards of for their dynamic. For the Ben thing, I just wanted to go back on the "unable to see the harm he has done", as if he was refusing to see it. I think it is more, he didnt realize. Him not seeing the harm wasnt deliberate. And the fact that all his interactions this season were with Nick didnt help at all. That's why that scene was so important for his growth. Because finally he got to hear, from Charlie, the extent of the harm he has done. And from the look on his face, he didnt realize until now. This for me is gonna be a turning point for him. And the fact that he didnt go towards the rainbow wave (but he didnt immediatly run away from it so for me that's progress) isnt him refusing the community, but just he isnt there yet. He isnt at that stage of his journey and he needs to sit with what he just learned and work on himself before he is ready to dip his toe into that wave

Happy to hear you're feeling better, Harry.

I’d definitely love to hear your answers to the questions in the Episode 8 reaction! I always like hearing your thoughts with the episode since it feels fresher. Just focus on letting yourself rest.

9:25 OMG I JUST NOTICED LOVELESS IN THE BACKGROUND???? THAT'S SO SMART??? THAT'S SO???? CINEMATOGRAPHY????????

You have some great points regarding our understanding of how we automatically make assumptions. I think subconsciously most peoples brains can only process and make conclusions based on each person's experiences, if they have never encountered ACE then you have no field of reference to make that one of your subconscious assumptions, you would need to make a conscious decision to consider ACE. The shopping scene was filmed in Chesham in Buckinghamshire, specifically the Market Square.

You can add Ben in the same group as David. He deals with his trauma in the same way, by hurting people. Darcy is definitely on the other group. Even though she had a shitty mother, she tries to give love and joy as much as she can.

Mate! Are you studying psychology or something? Your insights are so incredibly deep. What you said about Nick and David and how they both processed the trauma of their relationships with Stephane and not only spot on, but incredibly insightful. I've noticed in watching your reactions that you do seem to delve into the psychology of the characters and their motivations. I love watching your reactions. Thank for these.

There’s really not that many queer people in the schools. The show just focuses on a group of them. In the first season they said they were 1200 students at the girls school so you can assume there’s probably an equal number at the boys school. So the entire cast, including the 3 teachers that are queer, including peripheral characters is probably less than 20. That’s less than 1% of the students and faculty between both schools.

Can I just say, it’s not that David is a bad brother? It goes way beyond that. He’s queerphobic and needs to be called out for that. He’s not just a bad brother and queerphobia doesn't come from having a bad relationship with his dad

Thank you for making the effort to record this reaction even though you weren't feeling well. Cant wait for episode 8. I know that when recording for KZfaq you need to edit for copyright reasons but the last couple of scenes in episode 8 are so very important it would be nice if you could include as much as possible

I think Davids Problem on top of what you mentioned is that he is not that close to his mum like Nick is. Nick is more similar to his mom and David is more like his dad. And his dad is not a (big) part of his life anymore. So he might be jealous on the relationship that his brother and his mom share. Don't get me wrong, I won't say that I like his behavior.

Nick and Charlie are such class acts, they really are. 🥰 Such beautiful humans. Btw, idk how I haven't noticed before in my endless re-watches of this show, but Jane's reaction to the conflict at dinner was rather fascinating. After Nick called Stephane and David out and then Sarah did the same, Jane looked... _extremely_ tense. Eyes down, motionless... I'm not sure if she was even breathing at that point. Having read the comic, I'm really wondering if this is a subtle nod to her own history. 🤔

15:09 and obviously we can tell from context clues that the art school can’t possibly be that far from Truham. She won’t be going to school right across the street from Tao any longer, but it’s not like she’s moving halfway across the country.

really happy to know you're feeling better and can't wait to see your reaction to the next episode and especially the last 10 or so mins. love these vidsss

Omg this is what i needed this morning. I really love your reactions. I'm glad to hear you are feeling better 🙂

Don't think you caught it but Darcy was kicked out

Darcys mum told her to get out

I'm sorry you've been ill. Take the time you need, but I'm dying to hear your answers to questions, so my preference would be to hear them sooner rather than wait for the finale reaction. Do what is best for you, but that's my preference. I love your reactions and have been checking for this one regularly. Thank you so much. It was wonderful.

I’m sorry you’re still sick. Take it easy and I hope u feel better soon! Was nice seeing this even without the Q&A. Take care, man!

The imagery of Ben’s ‘Heartstopper moment’ being the last we will see of him was really powerful. That he departs the show on what is basically a sour note in terms of self love and acceptance does balance out the positivity of the rest of the show. Not everyone is going to get their happiness, particularly in high school, and as an audience we are happy to see that for Ben because we know how awful he has been towards Charlie. However it’s still possible to feel sorry for him as it’s clear his home life and whatnot aren’t great and that restricts him from being out and happy. Having mixed emotions for a character is normal and it’s so wild to me to see people online not step back and do critical thinking and just hate Ben with their full chest - ok yes he’s a fictional character but it’s not any kind of stretch for this to happen to real people as well. Anyway, good riddance to Ben, he’s served his purpose in the story. But I think everyone is going to miss Bash because he is such a sweetheart in behind the scenes footage and interviews.

Personal thing I think about a lot: look at Charlie’s mum being critical, controlling and emotionally negligent/uninvolved, and then look at Charlie’s relationship with Ben.

We binged season two and this is the only one we had to take a break before moving on because Darcy’s scene made me fully break down

Can you do the Questions in episode eight please

If you read Solitaire, Ben doesn't deserve a redemption arc 😏😒😠

Hi i have been watching this for hours now an wanted to thank you for this Video. I Was a little bit confused you saying this about your fav.scene in Episode 1. You like and support Imogen's Charakter but this seems to me like making fun on her. I always wondered what on earth a straight person can do to be of any help with all this horrible issues. Just doing nothing does not seem right to me. I was not aware of this akward feeling what you compared to be looked at like animals in the Zoo. So thank you again really very much for sharing. I think that some people do not know how to react bc they do not know any better and want to be supportiv but just do not know how. Hope you get what I mean. See I have a 6 year old son and I always hoped to raise him a decent person. Sorry btw but english is not really my language and typing every Word 3 Times bc Google (?) is constantly automatically making stupid stuff out of it does not help. Well, what I was about to say is you cannot fully control what and what is not set into your children's minds. Sometimes they catch up something from friends, other patents, grandparents etc. I really apriciated your advise earlier about Charlie's parents making him do his school stuff. The other reaction Videos I saw also recommended not to do what they did bc the kid will sneak out of course. And btw do you why Charlie crys after kissing Nick for the first time. I have not yet watched all these videos to the end bc i only startet yesterday and needed at least some sleep but i will try to do do soon. Bc again I really loved the way you did all this, it was extraordinary helpful to me.

And now poor David 🙁💔 has a crush on Tori and starts calling her. 🌈