Warning, spoilers. The following paragraphs show plot elements from season 3 of “Heartstopper”.
Much awaited by fans, Heartstopper Season 3 is finally available on Netflix. New episodes of Alice Oseman’s British graphic novel adaptation continue the romance between Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick (Keith Connor).
If the first two seasons of the series, rated 4.3 out of 5, were quite light and full of pleasant atmosphere, the third burst of episodes deals with darker but also more mature themes.
Charlie and Nick’s relationship also goes up a notch as they have their first sexual experience. Their translators talked about filming these sections expected by readers of Alice Oseman’s novels.
How did Keith Connor and Joe Locke film the intimate scenes in ‘Heartstopper’?
After many discussions on the subject, Nick and Charlie finally manage to find an intimate moment to have their first sexual intercourse at the end of Season 3, Episode 7, and it leads to a tender, natural and caring moment; Nick takes care of some of Charlie’s insecurities.
And if fans’ reactions on social media are to be believed, the scene is an absolute hit that has left many Netflix subscribers devastated.
“Their first time was so beautiful and funny and tender. The way they look at each other here.. I’m floored.”
in the interview Sunday TimesKeith Connor explained that filming the intimate scenes was a long process. But her friendship with her co-star Joe Locke and collaboration with David Thackeray, the intimacy coordinator they’ve worked with since the beginning of the series, made the task easier:
“We took it slowly. In the first season, it was about making sure we were comfortable holding hands. Now we’re doing the sex scenes. We shot a lot of footage. And actually, not a lot of it was finished. The show, but we shot the sex scenes for about seven hours! “
The kindness and respect of the teams, but also the numerous rehearsals to perform a kind of choreography, helped the two actors, as Niki’s translator explained. term :
“It was helpful in helping us feel comfortable and realistic on screen, it’s like a dance. We went from hugging a spoon under the covers to kissing one hand… it was intense.
Most of the cast members have been the same for all three seasons, so you really get to know people and feel so comfortable around them that the awkwardness goes away.”
Similar to the atmosphere of the series, the familial and caring atmosphere on set allowed the actors to feel comfortable filming these intimate scenes, which marks a turning point in Heartstopper.
“Heartstopper” season 3 is available on Netflix.
Source: Allocine
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