A poster for the third season of the Netflix TV show “Heartstopper,” based on the graphic novel series by Alice Oseman, is shown. Released on Oct. 3, the season remained fairly faithful to the books, however, included additional storylines for the side characters. “Fans of the books will enjoy many surprises, as this season has many scenes with the members of Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie’s (Joe Locke) friend group,” News Staffer Emlyn McKinney wrote. Photo fair use of IMDb
The third season of the beloved series “Heartstopper,” released to Netflix on Oct. 3, maintains its comfort-show standing while simultaneously touching on difficult topics.
On Oct. 3, Netflix released the third season of the coming-of-age series “Heartstopper,” based on the graphic novels by Alice Oseman. While maintaining the comforting tones of the previous seasons, this season tackles topics like mental illness and sexuality, which can be overwhelming at times.
The show focuses on the wholesome relationship between Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) and Nick Nelson (Kit Connor) and their friend group as they go through high school in Kent, England.
The third season begins during their summer break, with Charlie mustering his courage to tell Nick he loves him. However, Nick is determined to speak with Charlie about his complicated relationship with food, which was introduced in the second season.
Meanwhile, their friends, Tao Xu (William Gao) and Elle Argent (Yasmin Finney) are having a summer of romance of their own before Elle goes away to an art school. Other characters, including Tara Jones (Corinna Brown), are also stressed by their high school years ending.
“As it aims to cover the events of the two heaviest books in “Heartstopper” with eight, half-hour episodes, it felt like the characters’ conflicts were being piled up and resolved too quickly.”
Rated TV-14, viewers should be aware of profanity, portrayals of body dysmorphia, mentions of self-harm, anorexia and non-explicit sex scenes in this season, which may be unsuitable for younger audiences.
This season covers the fourth and fifth graphic novels and follows important dialogue and events faithfully. However, fans of the books will enjoy various surprises, as this season has many scenes with the members of Nick and Charlie’s friend group.
In these new storylines, viewers can see Darcy Olsson (Kizzy Edgell) exploring their gender identity, Tara starting to pick universities and Elle handling transphobia and gender dysphoria.
The official trailer for the third season of the Netflix TV show “Heartstopper,” released on Sept. 17, is shown above. While the previous seasons have tackled homophobia and bullying, the new season covers mental illness and sexual relationships, which might make some watchers uncomfortable. “Rated TV-14, viewers should be aware of profanity, portrayals of body dysmorphia, mentions of self-harm, anorexia and non-explicit sex scenes in this season, which may not be suitable for younger audiences,” News Staffer Emlyn McKinney wrote. Video fair use of Netflix
However, the third season has some drawbacks. As it aims to cover the events of the two heaviest books in “Heartstopper” with eight, half-hour episodes, it felt like the characters’ conflicts were being piled up and resolved too quickly.
Despite this, season three had impactful elements, from gorgeous cinematography to a heart-wrenching soundtrack, and continued to have beautiful representation.
Overall, viewers, whether fans of the books or not, will enjoy this new addition to the comfort show “Heartstopper.”
