reacting to Heartstopper 

💙 nothing but joy and love in this video! i hope everyone has a peaceful week 💙

I’ve never see such a healthy and non problematic portrayal of bisexuality. There’s honestly no words to put exactly how important a character like Nick Nelson is to so many young bisexual kids. I wish I had Nick Nelson when I was struggling. Nick is unapologetically bisexual 💖💜💙

Being near 70, I found "Heartstopper" a true joy. Yes, I felt the same feeling back in the 60's and 70's. These feeling and emotions are timeless. I do love this show.

All the negative reviews I’ve seen are literally just from unhappy people who don’t like FUN! This show made me feel warm and relatable. Like who doesn’t want that type of love!?

It didn’t ignore the negative aspects of reality when it comes to being queer, but it didn’t dwell in them like almost every other series does… which is one of the reasons why Heartstopper is one of the best series.

I've watched Heartstopper six times now! Queer visual media is so inundated with being defined by suffering, and it's just such a warm, refreshing feeling to see gay people being happy with like no devastation lol

what i also really loved about heartstopper was how good the communication between nick and charlie was? charlie attempts to shut himself out multiple times because he overthinks and is very anxious about being a burden (mood) and it just really cheered me up and made me feel so good that nick would always be so honest and reassuring with him that there were no big misunderstandings. seeing such healthy communication and how they supported each other unconditionally throughout the show was sooo sooo nice it made me feel all warm and wistful

heartstopper has helped me come to terms with SO MANY parts of myself I can’t even explain how much I love and owe to this cast and show

So glad you loved it! the animations are in Heartstopper because it is originally a graphic novel. The author of the novel Alice Oseman also wrote the show.

"The whole show I kept on thinking something bad is gonna happen and he's gonna be crushed-" I love how literally every single person has that reaction when watching the show (bcs we've all been conditioned by the unnecessarily dramatic, angsty, dragged out shows that are the trend nowadays for some reason) and it just never happens. As a person who doesn't enjoy too much angst and drama, this show feels like it was made for me. Also, every single person keeps on expecting something bad to happen and Nick golden retriever Nelson always proves them wrong. I just love him so much somebody please let me talk about Nick Nelson for at least 3 hours.

“and his last name is CONNOR ..” shifted the whole plot there franta

For anyone who wants to hear some positivity, when I came out in high school I faced no negative response. None. I came out in Year 13 (last year of high school, 2018 for me) in an English speech assignment to my class because it was relevant to the topic at hand, and I felt ready. I was terrified though. I kept it subtle, but anyone paying attention would know. I basically said I was scared of coming out in my speech and didn't expand much further. There was meant to be a Q&A section after my speech as part of the assignment but my longtime friend I'd known since kindergarten came up and hugged me and said a few lovely things before sitting back down. Other people in the class shouted out support. No one in the class said a single bad thing or so much as looked at me wrong. It was either positive responses of support, or silence of people keeping to themselves. My teacher didn't say anything but that day at lunch I received an email from her. "At the time I missed the potential subtext of your line "fear of coming out" when talking about the attachment and abandonment category of fear. Please know that you are definitely accepted - whatever your sexuality, whether you're out (or not). Especially in my classroom, you will not be shamed, and you are accepted. It may be un-human to be fearless, but you proved today that you are courageous." I'll admit to crying. She was the first adult I came out to, technically, and that support helped more than I can put into words. I always felt safe in her class. One of my classmates asked if I was out to my parents and people outside of school, and when I said no, they promised they wouldn't say anything about it to anyone then. I was shocked. I lived in a small town and there were no secrets, I was expecting it to get back to my parents and do the job of coming out for me. But it never did go outside my school, perhaps not even outside my class. People seemed to decide it wasn't for them to share, and kept it to themselves. I didn't experience a single negative interaction because of it. Not one. For the rest of my 6 or so months at high school nothing happened. I really did get to live the best case scenario but I'd like to share that it's possible. The world's changing. Sometimes the ideal scenario is real. and yes, I loved heartstopper :) take care xx

Since you really loved the show I totally recommend reading the webtoon that it's based on!! The author actually wrote the Netflix adaptation

heartstopper is so important for young gay & trans kids - the representation is so amazing

We had Connor Franta when we were 14-15, it's cool that younger people now have heartstopper

I loved that they made the animation from the art in graphic novels. I definitely recommend the novels, they are short but you get a bit more depth of the story.

8:31 I think you're spot on with that. Life imitates art. Not always obviously or instantaneously, but it does.

One thing that I think is under appreciated in this show is how hilariously fantastic the brother sister dynamic is between Charlie and Tori. Tori is up there in my favourite characters honestly

This show felt like I wrote it. When I was 15 I fell in love for the first time with another girl and up until that point I presumed I was straight. I have never seen any piece of lgbtq media that so perfectly captures what that feeling is like. Every little detail from the awkward hi's, the nerve wracking instagram dms, the am I gay quizzes, everything about nick nelson especially was so spot on and it felt like watching my own life. I've never really related to a high school set movie or show before and while I wish I had this when I was in high school, the fact that I have it at all is a blessing.

Connor was our Heartstopper when we were teens, so this is a full-circle moment. Just seeing such an kindhearted queer RU-vidr do cool shit and give cozy vibes warmed us all up.

I adore Heartstopper. I'm on my third rewatch. There's just nothing quite like it. There's nothing quite as happy and gentle and so so inherently queer

this show was just a breath of fresh air. as soon as i watched it, i immediately read the graphic novels. everything about heartstopper is just lovely and i’ve been trying to get everyone i know to watch it.

my comfort person and my comfort show all in one same place god i might cry

i feel like this show handled the amounts of representation so well. elle's experiences as a trans woman were realistic but her character wasn't just focused on her identity. the inclusion of lesbians weren't just mentioned and brushed aside but brought to light a new perspective with tara's character. and of course BI REPRESENTATION and from a man !!!!god it was just perfect.

I can relate to two things you said - I really didn't think the show was aimed at me either. I'm much older than you are and I had the same exact reaction. I connected on several levels to both of the main characters and enjoyed every single minute of it. I also kept waiting for something bad to happen (I mean really bad) and it didn't. It was such a refreshing and satisfying way to end a series. I've never watched a show of any sort that has made me as happy as this one did. So glad they have been renewed for two more seasons.

I've been putting off seeing Heartstopper, because all my friends said it made them laugh, cry and be happy at the same time. Yeah, when I finally saw it (twice in one day!) it did those things to me and hit me in the gut several times. It brought me back to my teens years in the '70s and it also brought home to me the wasted decades of such societal acceptance that we have now, although there is plenty more to do. Oh, and a very good reaction video by the way. :)

Also the bi representation (and bi panic) in this show, would honestly have changed my life, if I saw it when I was younger

Heartstopper still effected me in such a positive way even though i’m 21! I know i’m not much older than the target audience but with everything going on in my life it really helped me with acceptance and my feelings

the real teenagers part had me too, made it feel much more authentic too i totally agree with your comments, couldn't say it better i loved this show so much, watched it multiple times and already planned to watch it again ♡

This show has been a massive safe space for me, I love my mates and ik their alwajs there for me but they don't understand the struggles of being LGBTQ and I really found comfort in this show ❤️

I’ve binged it 3 times so far. We could all do with a few Nick Nelson hugs at times. Hope you’re feeling better soon ❤️

As a person in my last 50’s who came out in about 6 years ago, I have already watched this 3 times, I expect many more times. I loved the messaging sense, as I still feel like that sometime trying to work out what and if I should use some or those words! I was also interested in the part where Nick was searching on the internet and still seeing the homophobia, the conversion practices and negativity that still is out there. I think it should be compulsory viewing for every teacher, parent and person in a religious role.

(i had a good coming out experience with my mom, and i’m so thankful for that.) recently i watched this show with her, and it’s so special and effective in its storytelling that she made a point to talk to me about what she did, and what she could’ve done better when i did come out, and making sure to let me know that she really truly loves me for who i am. parents can learn from this show, and it inspired my mom to be a parent that thinks about her parenting, and make her kids feel wanted and welcome above all else. Heartstopper was truly so impactful.

I binged the whole thing today and my heart. Kit is everything

I’m so happy you’ve seen it as it was filmed in my neighbourhood. My son described his time at school as that and totally related to Charlie. Season 2&3 has been given the go ahead.

I see that there is a short video of Jessy J calling out Joe Locke who was standing near the front of the stage at one of her recent concerts and thanked him in front of the whole audience for the positive effect that he has had on real life gay relationships. Great to see!

You really hit on the important themes of the series, and how they reinforce a positive approach to life's issues. No wonder it's hitting a chord with so many. Goodness and kindness have been underrated - it's about time to see them triumph. The animations reflect the graphic style of the books.

Coming from someone who realized their attraction to guys at a young age and has always been aware of it, hearing charlie say the same thing hit me so viscerally and I realized then and there that he’s one of the only examples I’ve encountered of a queer guy like that in media. I had my first crush on a boy when I was 6 (I’m 23 currently). I had a crush on him for like 5 yrs, I was down BAD. I just sort of accepted it and never really became a point of panic for me. I was really young so it just kinda became part of my life (tho there was a point in middle school where I thought I liked girls too, the irony lol). I never really felt like I needed to come out cause I had so many queer friends growing up that I never had to hide it in the first place. I never had to perform heterosexuality because I never thought I was/had to be straight at all. So seeing charlie (a character who has always been aware of their sexuality and has never been ashamed of it) and nick (a character who recognized their sexuality because of another guy) expressing their queerness in ways so similar to mine while watching them being portrayed as loving and caring friends and then later, boyfriends, and being surrounded by a group of supportive queer friends absolutely made me feel so seen and validated in ways I’d never even thought about. I love them both so much.

Literally everything you said was so accurate to what I was thinking as I watched the show. How idealistic yet realistic it was. How it was overall very positive and so different from what we have grown to expect in media. This show melted my heart and made me feel whole. I hope young kids in the community get a chance to watch this show and feel proud of who they are. This is the kind of representation and storylines we need. Touching lightly are the hard storylines but focusing on how the world could be if we keep moving forward. Thank you for watching and sharing your opinoins on this!

legit i was feeling butterflies too while watching nick and charlie's relationship. it was so cute, adorable, and so heartwarming! like you said, that show was both realistic and idealistic. i just feel "UwU" all the time while watching heartstopper. can not wait for season 2 and 3! anyways, get well soon from rhona lmaoo

I watched it and then immediately rewatched again! I am obsessed! Idk if I am apart of the lgbtq+ family but this show (and love Simon) just get me all warm and fuzzy on the inside

you really just covered everything that I feel about this show, well said

I feel the same way as you! At first, I didn't think it was my cup of tea, but ended up I can't stop smiling during watching it. It was so heartwarming to see they are getting closer to each other 💛 They are so adorable!

Connor! I'm so happy you reacted and loved this show!!! The graphic novels are everything and the show absolutely did them justice! Oh boy though, we've got a storm coming for season 2. I really liked your view on Ben Hope. That's not something we really got in the novels because he sort of just...doesn't show up anymore. But in the show he's more present and Bash did an incredible job of making me hate him, but also see where his actions are coming from with the projecting and the fear and self-loathing. I'm excited to see what else they do with his character in the show.

I love this show so much! The friend group is amazing and so supportive. I wish I had people as supportive as that in high school. Seeing all of them drinking milkshakes just being happy with each other really made me giddy.

You are absolutely spot on. A hugely endearing, tender, and respectful series. I've seen it twice now and the second time was even better than the first.

I completely agree with all of your takes. I was so relieved that any conflict that came up in the show was almost immediately resolved. I have never smiled so much at a show, it even made me smile for days after, just remembering it. Us queers needed this. Not every show needs to be about the dark depressing side of being gay. We can also have the cute, everyday, normal life representation of developing crushes, going on first dates, etc. I love this show and anytime I need to feel super good, I'll watch it again. The cast and crew did an amazing job❣

Connor talking about how positive and uplifting the show is… yeah wait until we get to the fourth book. It gets really really dark very quickly. Anyways, Heartstopper is amazing, the cast is gorgeous, the story is awesome, the books are very entertaining and I’m so fcking happy that it was renewed for 2 more seasons. We won

i loved this show so much i weeped the entire time 😭 i read the comics at the start of march but i found out about the series in october and had been following the cast since then so i had been waiting a while for it and it was AMAZING, literally everything i could have ever wanted!!

And the music choice is so good as well! Plus the animation, plus the writing, together made it such a euphoric experience! (Now saying the word euphoric out loud made me realize that literally nothing about Euphoria is euphoric?) we need more shows like heartstopper showing us how love should be like!!

I wasn’t expecting the everything everywhere all at once 😂 I’m glad you found this show so relatable!

I am 54 and I have now watched Heartstopper 10 times. It is the therapy I never knew I needed. Mine is the generation that AIDS took and I think those of us who survived have more PTSD than we'd ever admitted and this show has given us so much to cry over and to mourn.

I have literally watched it 26 times. It’s just so amazing 🍂

I just finished, and my heart is so freaking full right now! So glad you’re the first video to show up now that I can google it! Re animations: it’s a nod to the graphic novel origins

everyone should check out the comic. it‘s the most wholesome thing

I have never seen myself so represented in Media and I have never been happier.

this is so fitting oh myyy. I also caught covid for the first time this week. and heart stopper is my comfort show. I've probably been watching the show about 8 times now, and its just so beautiful

the show is just so pure! the heartwarming vibe that just gives you feel good. the series really makes you root for the characters to get their happy endings. I love how they gave the book the justice it deserves. I’ve rewatch it multiple times and persuaded my friends, straight or not, to watch it and seeing them loving it just feels my heart with joy. 😊💛🍂💯

First of all, hope you're feeling better Con. And also ✨queer joy✨

i love you connor. When my entire day is going not so good you kinda bring so much positivity. you're my favorite youtube!!!

CONNOR!!!! i highly recommend reading the books that the show is based on !!!! it's free on tapas or webtoon, but there are physical copies of volumes 1-4 :)))) it's so incredible and has a bunch more happy queer moments

the way im also currently self isolating bc of covid and this video has sent me over the edge i think im gonna have to rewatch heartstopper....its the only option left

I didn't know how much I was waiting for this video!! My favorite part of this show is seeing people's reactions to it

I have watched it three times, each time watched the whole season in a sitting!!!!! I love it sooooo much!!!!!💛💛💛💛

I have rewatched this show multiple times already and I cry every time ESPECIALLY for Nicks coming out scene and the scene where he asks charlie how he knew he was gay. Its just so. It makes me so happy. All of it. I see myself in it so much and it’s so fun and Nicks mom is incredible and just AHHHHHHH I love. Also!!!! The graphic novels!!!! Oh my god!!!!!! THEY ARE SO FUCKING GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the first show/movie I have watched where I actually felt like I could REALLY relate to a character. Charlie reminds me of myself so much in so many ways that I instantly got attached to him. I love Heartstopper so much.

I relate so much to when you said you kept being surprised because there wasn’t extreme trauma or death and it was the best feeling!! It was so nice to finally see pure queer joy from teens no less

OMGOMG nicks mom (the actress) played the queen in the crown (i’m obsessed with the show) AHH she’s literally one of my favorite actors right now

I’m straight but this show is super cute and I can’t see why anyone else wouldn’t love it

this show made my heart swell so freaking much i LOVED IT

I loved it, it gave me all the feels and I was so jealous of them, because they got the school time I always wanted and never got. And never will have. But this positive depiction of queer teens and a gay love storyline is so refreshing and so necessary!

It’s fantastic, lovely, uplifting and delightful

Yay! And then noooo! It was the lack of bullying in the locker room that really made me happy. It's such a trope.

this show just has me feeling all the sweetest feelings in such intense ways. I’ve spent this past month swept up in the world of heartstopper and it is just so lovely to feel so much queer joy by seeing so much queer joy represented in this universe. i cannot wait for more seasons 🍂💞

i've watched it 3 times and bawled my eyes out every single time. as a bisexual i just feel so represented, seen and safe for like one of the first times in my life. i can't even begin to describe how much this show, the characters and the cast mean to me, like they just make me feel safe

omg i caught covid in early may and the only thing that kept me going while i was in isolation was that heartstopper had just come out and i watched it!!!! lovely memories and literally it saved me in my covid era

Heartstopper is for people of all ages I’m 44 and loved it, I wish I had something like this when I was younger growing up. Letting me know that everything I was feeling was ok, the world is such a different place now and has come a long way in the last 20/30 years.

The same thing happened to me. Took the words right out of my mouth. Thank you for sharing this

I immediately clicked on this video when I saw it😂🥰 I love that you watched this show too! I loved this show with my whole heart and my bisexual heart really loved all the different kinds of representation plus this show is just so freaking wholesome and adorable and I’m so excited for more seasons!!🥳🥰🤗

Thank you for suggesting this show. It warmed even the deepest darkest parts of my heart😭💞

when i first watched the show i didn’t like it that much bc i thought it would be super cheesy and cliche, but then eventually i saw nuances behind the storyline and character development and was like wow this is the representation that lgbtq+ people need bc we can see ourselves in the characters. it’s not the type of show where you explicitly see gay characters getting beat up for their sexuality, but the type of show where you see the effects that homophobia can have on their self-perception and the fear that they have when they realize they might not be straight. also the fact that a lot of the people who worked on the show are part of the lgbtq community makes it so much more meaningful. that being said, i read the novels and season 2 is going to wreck me🥲

I love that you love this show, Conor. I look forward to hearing what you think of series 2 and 3. Also, much love and good thoughts towards you getting better from COVID19!

I watched Heartstopper with my mom to kick off pride month after my sister recommended it to me, and we both loved it so much!!! It was extremely wholesome and made me so happy as a bisexual. I actually feel like good bi representation in media is even rarer than gay representation (from what I've seen), and Nick's character arc was so satisfying. This is truly an important show ❤️

as always connor i didn't know i needed to hear you talk about this until you did!!! i've been obsessed with this show lately and hearing that you loved it too makes my heart happy💛 also i can't help but draw a lil parallel between the cute little webtoon doodles and your edits in videos: both for emphasis and add a homey aesthetic 🍃

I love this show and am so happy to know someone else out there that I watch and love, loves it too! ❤

I absolutely love the show! Having been a closeted guy at secondary school I empathise with Charlie and Nick. I dud actually cry at the end of if the last episode when Nick comes out to his mum. Olivia is the person I wish I could have had as a mum. She was/is awesome! I need another fix ASAP!

I fell in love with this SHOW! It is so cute and really portrays members of the LGBTQ+ community so well! Love love love! Can’t wait for season 2 of the show! 🥰

I can't stop watching it like it's literally on repeat and the Spotify playlists for it are bangers too! it has consumed my entire life and I'm not mad about it I needed something joyful and sweet so bad!!

I had the exact same thoughts about the animation!! Once I came around to it it added so much. Just a wonderful show all around

my friends got me into this show and it was so cute. i love kit connor's character so much he's so sweet

I a hundred percent relate to your reaction to this lol

It was such an uplifting show ! Well cast an presented

Now I need to rewatch. I was surprised based on everyone's excitement about it that the relationship was still kinda slow burn, but your point about the really bad things not happening is so big. I wanna watch it with those eyes.

i think him actually taking an am i gay quiz made the show so so so relatable and realistic to me because all of us did that at one point (probably more than once for most ppl) and it’s such an important step in the process and journey of personal discovery

I am obsessed with Heartstopper! As soon as I watched it I went out and bought the first two volumes of the graphic novels series, found a playlist on Apple Music of the songs played in the show, and watched it again two more times. It’s so good! It was so well done! And you’re right, this shouldn’t be groundbreaking, but since it is, good for it; hopefully, we’ll see more positive queer stories in shows and movies in the future!

Heart stopper was ✨everything✨and it made me cry so so so many happy tears

You are too adorable. You do remind me of Charlie. Nice to see someone who has a similar personality and viewpoint as me on this spectacular series. Whomever has snatched you up is super lucky.

I loved how it was written, and the animations are up my ally, and that it had a good ending!!!!!!

This show is amazing 😻 I cried just from the pure representation and wishing I had this show when I was 14 figuring out myself

agree!! agree!! literally kept expecting terrible things to happen and they just didn't.. so wholesome!!!