Heartstopper 1x02 "Crush" Review

I'm back with a review of episode two! And quicker than I planned because I got eager. Honestly, my willpower is failing me. I watched episode one on Friday and was able to focus on other things with no problem until yesterday (Monday), but now I keep seeing gifs on Tumblr. While spoilers don't bother me, the gifs are making me more eager to watch the rest of the episodes. If only Netflix had decided to release them weekly instead. Then I would have been less tempted. Instead, I have a feeling this show is going to take up most of my week.

There's quite a bit of texting in this show, which isn't surprising considering how much texting we all do in our daily lives now. I really love how Heartstopper is handling all the texting though. The actors are doing a great job of acting even when they're staring at a phone screen. I was beaming throughout Charlie and Nick's entire conversation. I honestly can't believe how long that scene was because I was glued to the screen, which I wouldn't have expected from a scene where characters are just texting each other back and forth.

We get to see more of Elle in this episode, which I'm very happy about! We also meet Tara and Darcy, who seem to be great characters. It was so nice seeing the way the girls welcomed in Elle in this episode, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of them in the future.

There's an extremely cute scene with Nick and his mom where she tells him that he's more himself around Charlie than he is his other friends. That scene might be my favorite in the episode, which is really saying something, considering that I loved everything.

Honestly, I had such a big smile on my face for this entire episode. I absolutely loved it.

Also, I'm going to go watch the next episode right now, and I'll probably write up another review today just so I can watch another episode. So I guess the whole "spreading out the episodes" thing didn't last long. In all fairness, it probably would have if it weren't for Tumblr, but I'm seeing so many gifs of the upcoming episodes that I feel like I should keep watching before I've seen absolutely everything on Tumblr first. So look out for more reviews much sooner than originally expected!