If the phrase “why are
we like this?” became the mantra for season one you may well ask of season
three- why are they still like this? Let’s face it, Heartstopper is
never going to develop into a series anything other than the life affirming,
positive drama that it is. While this third season nudges the characters a
little further into self doubt and strife measured against other shows it is
still featherlight and that’s fine. Enough series play the trauma or dystopia
cards so surely something different is a good thing? I do feel though that with
these plots the show might benefit from the approach of centring each episode
around a particular character. Here the production crams everyone’s plots into most
of the episodes which means some are underserved. However when they alter the
format it produces the best episode of the season.
