The cancellation of ‘The first death’ confronts Netflix users with the followers of ‘Heartstopper’, do the figures show that there is lesbophobia?
The cancellation of ‘The First Death’ has pitted users of Netflix series against those of the successful ‘Heartstopper’ being two of the LGTBI series of the moment. The data offered by the platform makes many doubt the good faith of this decision and on networks, as expected, a war has begun that we review step by step.
the plots
‘Heartstopper’, created by Alice Oseman, follows the story of two British teenagers, Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring, who study at an all-boys primary school. Charlie, an overly nervous and openly gay thinker, and Nick, a cheerful and good-hearted rugby player, they start their own story when they sit together in class. Its reception did not make a platform that celebrated success by announcing its continuation doubt, something that we tell you in the special ‘Heartstopper’, season 2 on Netflix: everything we know.
‘The First Death’, internationally known as ‘First Kill’, is a creation by VE Schwab that introduces us to Juliette, a teenage vampire whose time has come to bite so she can take her place among a powerful fang family.sharp ones. She sets her sights on a new girl in town named Calliope but things go haywire, with erotic consequences. Despite the good intentions, many already thought that ‘The first death’ is not right with her LGTBIQ + romance.
The data
Although the numbers on Netflix always cause some controversy, different specialized websites agree that ‘Heartstopper’ was viewed for more than 14 million hours worldwide, surpassing 23 million its second week and reaching the Top 10 of the brand in 54 countries around the world. It didn’t take long to earn a place among the 16 LGTBIQ+ series that are “happy places”.
For its part, ‘The first death’ has managed to exceed 30 million hours of viewing in its first weeka figure that doubles that of the title that has been renewed while the vampire story has seen how it swelled the list of canceled series and final seasons in 2022.
World War I: lesbophobia
At first glance, taking into account the cold data, it is difficult to understand this movement, which is why the followers of the protagonists of ‘The first death’ of lesbofobia, that is, to discriminate in a homophobic and sexist way to this story about lesbians that, despite complying with the number of hours, has not achieved the approval of the company as the title starring two homosexual men has.
“Renewing ‘Heartstopper’ for two more seasons and canceling ‘The First Death’ when it got more than 2.2 million views than ‘Heartstopper’ in the first two weeks… I’m so incredibly tired of this.”
“‘The First Death’ did infinitely better in numbers than ‘Heartstopper,’ but what’s the difference? Which is a lesbian show and Netflix didn’t even give it a budget or a chance like the other shows they’ve canceled “.
World War II: quality
Rotten Tomatoes, tool or problem? If we take into account the numbers of the review collection website, the plot becomes clearer (more or less).
‘Heartstopper’ has 100% positive reviews according to professionals and 97% according to the audience. As for ‘The first death’, the thing drops to 58% among experts and 89% for their audience.
The day after
With calm spirits, we come to what is truly important.
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Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
