Heartstopper season 3 saves some time for Isaac Henderson’s (Tobie Donovan) important journey of self-discovery.
Entering its third season,Netflixs teen dramaHeartstopperhas torn to shreds the previous expectations set upon LGBTQ+ coming-of-age series.
The world ofHeartstopperis how all queer teenagers should experience life, regardless of who they are attracted to.
The United Kingdoms entire occupancy is a little over 69 million.
According to GLAAD, there were327 queer characterson original scripted TV during the 2023-2024 season.
How many of those queer characters are asexual?
Isaac Henderson (Tobie Donovan) fromHeartstopperis one of those ace characters.
Unlike his besties, Isaac doesnt get involved with anyone romantically.
Isaac decides that hes asexual and aromantic, and the show dives headfirst into this story in season 3.
Do you think theyre okay just being on their own?
Nick has just the right thing to say, as always: I dont think theyre on their own.
Theyve got loads of friends.
Ace people dont harbor those heteronormative or homonormative attractions.
At the same time, asexuality and aromanticism are ignorantly misunderstood.
Signifying the difference between asexual representation on adolescent-targeted TV and ace rep in other genres remains vital.
Without representation, asexual individuals are going to continue to feel excluded from society.
TV serves as an echo chamber for the human experience.
What we put into our series reflects society at large.
Its not hyperbolic to write that this storyline could change the lives of an entire generation of asexual youth.
Heartstopperhas gotten pretty used to perpetuating these lofty standards.
Its where the auspicious masterclass gets into its comfort zone and really sings the rainbow.
All eight episodes of Heartstopper season 3 are available to stream on Netflix now.
