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@ryan_the_nixon
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2021
Director: Jason Ensler, Alex Hardcastle, Satya Bhabha, Sarah Boyd, Natalia Leite, Kevin Rodney Sullivan and Kristin Windell.
Starring: Michael Cimino, George Sear, Mason Gooding, Bebe Wood, Rachel Hillson, Anthony Turpel, Isabella Farreira, Mateo Fernandez, James Martinez, Ana Ortiz, Nick Robinson, Mekhi Phifer, Sophia Bush, Anthony Keyvan, Ava Capri etc
As summer break comes to an end, Victor (Michael Cimino) grapples with his family’s reaction to his coming out. Wow what an incredible an important show this is.
My first few positives would be the loveable characters and deep themes. The fantastic script. As well as the excellent chemistry and performances from the cast. And particularly characters that took on big roles. The whole cast of characters at this point are just so loveable and easy to connect with. Each character has their own personality and little quirks associated with them that just make them so much fun to watch. Victor as a main character is fantastic, he is humble, thoughtful and always looking out for his friends. This second season gave a lot more characters like Lake (Bebe Wood) Andrew (Mason Gooding) and Pilar (Isabella Ferreira) their time to shine which was amazing. This series tackled so many deep themes and important topics excellently. It tackled homophobia within religion and sports as well as how gay people are stereotyped, even things like depression and mental health. It was all handled in such a mature and sensitive way. The Script was also fantastic, with so many moving and powerful lines of dialogue that have stuck with me after watching all the episodes. When dialogue can make you feel something it’s doing its job very well. The whole cast also had fantastic chemistry, the relationships and friendships feel so authentic, relatable and believable in this show. The cast just works so brilliantly together and that really shows with each episode. The romantic chemistry between the actors was also excellent, making the relationships a lot more fun to connect with and see develop. I also thought that some characters had big roles within the show that was handled excellently. The character of Isabel (Ana Ortiz) as Victor’s mother had such a big role. She didn’t react very well to Victors coming out. And her homophobia was uncomfortable to watch. However, what this show did so well was to make you understand how a character was feeling. With a balance to understand her character and why she reacted the way she did due to her religion and upbringing and balancing this with her learning to accept and Love Victor for he was. Also, the character of Felix (Anthony Turpel) had a big role of highlighting the issues of being an only child with a single mum who has severe mental health issues. Truly highlighting the difficulties and thought process with both Felix and his mum and the conflict of getting help for his mum or getting by the way they were.
My next few positives would be the character development and development to relationships. The excellent character depth. As well as the excellent character conflict and more adult themes. Every single character in the cast developed excellently within the show. They were all given something to do, and genuinely changed as people as the show developed, the characters were so well written and it gave them a lot more layers, the characters and their relationships really developed as well. The characters grew so much together, as their relationships were explored in great depth. And how they were tested really showed you what the characters were truly like. Especially with the relationship of Victor and Benji (George Sear) Felix and Lake as well as Isabel and Armando (James Martinez). Also, the show had excellent character depth. The series really gave so much more layers to the characters. Highlighting their insecurities, their different relationships and how it affected them and how they were in their relationships. This show did an excellent job at giving the whole cast an equal amount of depth not just with Victor and his situation with his family. The conflict in the series was also excellent. The show always kept you on edge and invested in the characters with layered and heart-breaking conflict that was well explored between the different relationships. Particularly the family conflict with Victor was so well developed throughout the whole season, and it was amazing to see them all come out the other end stronger. Finally, I also liked that the show was more adult centred. I liked that the show matured a lot not only with its themes but also highlighting issues on sex and losing your virginity, it was handled in depth and I am sure will connect with a lot of the audience watching. The show matured and grew into something that more people could connect with an enjoy.
My only slight issue was that there were certain scenes in the show that were slightly forced and cheesy. There were a few situations where the conflict introduced was slightly generic and forced, and there were some cheesy moments with the soundtrack and certain scenes. But these didn’t really bother me or impact my opinion on the series, but I can see how it would affect other people’s opinions.
My next few positives would be the amazing cinematography, great humour. With fantastic emotional weight and heart-warming moments. This season visually was beautiful, the use of colour and incorporating the background into the scenes was beautiful, with a lot more professional and visually creative season. With much more beautiful set locations and expanding the world of the show. The show was also hilarious, the characters especially Felix, Rahim and Lake were a breath of fresh air with how funny they were, with one liners that stick in your head and excellently comedic timing from Anthony Turpel, Bebe Wood and Anthony Keyvan. This season had so much more emotional weight and heart-warming moments. The way the show handled the development with Victor and his mum was so emotional and handled with such care, it was incredibly heart-breaking to see Isobel finally accept Victor and it was a beautiful moment in the show. But the show tackled mental health and how that can affect an only child that lives with a parent, it tackled body insecurities and so many emotional and heartfelt topics, and it was all done with such maturity and sensitivity it was incredible.
My final few positives would be some great familiar faces. Fantastic new characters. Great character arcs and a satisfying finale. With a fantastic cliff-hanger. It was great to see some familiar faces of Simon and his dad return. It blended the two properties together well. But not to overshadow Victor as it very much still felt like his show. The new characters of the season were fantastic. Anthony Keyvan was a breath of fresh air as Rahim. His character was funny, kind and so much fun to watch, he quickly became one of my favourite characters. Also highlighting issues with the LGBTQ community within different faiths as well. And his development and chemistry with Victor was excellent. The overall character arcs for the show by the end of the finale was excellent, all the characters went on full journeys and their plot points that were developed so well concluded excellently whilst also leaving the door open for more to be explored. Victor no longer needed the advice of Simon and really grew as a character by the end. With a fantastic, entertaining and heartfelt finale with some interesting new relationships set up. Also, with a very frustrating cliff-hanger just like with season 1 that makes me want more and I need to know who Victor chooses!
Overall, Love Victor season 2 steps up the quality of the show. With a fantastic cast, in depth and important themes handled with such a surprising amount of maturity. And an excellently written show that offers such important LGBTQ+ representation.
Overall rating 98/100
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