Heartstopper's Ben was an unneeded presence in Season 2, only adding to Charlie's trauma and being an unnecessary foil for Nick.
Netflix’s Heartstopper, based on the graphic novels of the same name by Alice Oseman , follows Nick and Charlie and the rest of their friends — Elle , Tao , Isaac , Tara , and Darcy — as they blossom into fully-realized young adults. As members of the LGBTQ+ community, with varying identities, they provide one another with support and love as they deal with the realities of who they are and what it means moving forward.
Ben Should’ve Disappeared After the Pilot Episode of ‘Heartstopper’ While the series explores the beautiful love story between Nick and Charlie, it begins with Charlie in another relationship with closeted student Ben Hope . Their secret relationship is quickly ended by Charlie, who realizes how toxic the situation is and what a terrible person Ben is.
Ben and Charlie’s Big Moment Fails to Land In the penultimate episode of Heartstopper Season 2, Ben follows Charlie to Elle’s art exhibition at the Lambert School, ambushing him and Nick on their way out. He makes a grand declaration that he’s sorry, but places the blame on everyone else for what he’s done, like the fact that his parents will never accept his coming out. This falls flat for a couple of reasons. First, this moment comes out of nowhere.
We Could’ve Gone Without Nick and Ben’s Rivalry Yes, it’s great to see Nick stand up for Charlie and prove how much he understands Charlie, including how much the relationship with Ben hurt him. However, not enough so that Nick and Ben needed to have so many scenes together. The story with Imogen is also difficult to reconcile with, slightly shifting our opinions of Nick. He did try to warn Imogen away from Ben, but not very hard.
Ben’s entire presence in Heartstopper Season 2 feels meaningless and unnecessary. We didn’t need to deal with the complexities in the situation between Nick and Ben whatsoever. We didn’t need to watch Charlie be further traumatized by a boy that already so brutally shifted his perspective of himself and what it means to be in a relationship. In the end, Ben gets away scot-free for all the damage he has caused, leaving us to ponder what the point was.
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