Love, Victor S2

[MrsSallyAdams]

Posted: 6/11/21 at 11:44am

I'm enjoying the new episodes of Love, Victor. The first season was written for Disney+ but transferred to Hulu. The writers are taking advantage of their newfound freedom in season two to speak more frankly about teen issues and sexuality. Are folks on this board watching?

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/11/21 at 11:49pm

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I watched the whole season today. It’s an easy binge. Just like last season I can’t watch it without wishing there was a show like Love, Victor when I was in high school. As you say the writers obviously took advantage of knowing the show would be on Hulu and not Disney+ for season 2. Lots of raunchier scenes this season but they still kept it PG-13. I was also glad to see the brief implications of condom use which is welcome and often overlooked in teen shows. Victor’s announcement in the school hallway was a little cringy but other than that one scene and considering the teen dramady genre I thought the writing was excellent and engaging. The new character Raheem was a welcome addition but I was personally a little disappointed in his actions in the final episode. Some highlights for me included the scene with the basketball team dying their hair pink in solidarity with Victor, Benji’s dance with the basketball girlfriends, cameos from Josh Duhamel and Nick Robinson, Adrian’s reaction to Victor having a boyfriend, Victor and Raheem’s karaoke and Isabel’s final scene with Father Lawrence. Overall I thought it was excellent and I look forward to news of a third season. I wasn’t thrilled with the cliffhanger ending but I suppose we all saw that coming given the season 1 finale. That’ll likely continue to be a trademark of the show. In case anyone is interested, I’m still team Venji.

[kadu335]

Posted: 6/15/21 at 11:17pm

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Thank god the show moved to Hulu. Even though I loved the charming naiveté of the first season, the show gained a lot by not having the Disney restrictions this time. I also felt that the cast took advantage of that and shined even stronger this season. Michael Cimino plays Victor so well in my opinion... It's a performance that is both subtle and captivating (also, with George Sear, both handled the intimacy between Victor and Benji so naturally). Ana Ortiz was amazing throughout the entire season. Watching her character's arc was so upsetting at times, but also so rewarding in the end (also, kudos to the writers for subverting expectations by spinning the "unaccepting father" trope and making Armando a character I actually loved this season). The storyline between Felix and his mom was also a very emotional standout and the actors certainly delivered! I also fell in love with Lake (and Bebe Wood) this season... She nailed both her comedic and more emotional moments. The rest of the cast were all great but in less exciting storylines. I really missed Pilar this season... the whole love storyline with Felix felt underdeveloped and bland to me.

Finally, I have to say that I actually got a bit teary-eyed during that final (?!) Victor-Simon interaction. I actually see A LOT of my younger self in Victor, so I guess seeing him being able to move forward with a strength and confidence in himself that I certainly didn't have at that age (and still struggle to have nowadays) hit me in a kind of bittersweet way

[SmoothLover]

Posted: 6/22/21 at 11:03pm

I thought it was a charming second season that had matured nicely. I look forward to season 3.

[SmoothLover]

Posted: 6/25/21 at 4:55pm

The actor who plays the neighbor and male best friend to Victor is the lead in The Stand on Paramount +

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 6/25/21 at 10:50pm

SmoothLover said: "The actor who plays the neighbor and male best friend to Victor is the lead in The Stand on Paramount +"

This is funny cuz I totally thought the same