early in the film, there is an exhilarating scene that kit connor and i affectionately refer to as a “wank on the pier,” as sex is presented in a way that’s new for heartstopper. “that happens. people do that, and i don’t think heartstopper presents it as this crazy, messy thing,” connor says. “it’s just, you know, they’re alone. there’s no one else around. i’m not saying that everyone should do it; i’m just saying that it doesn’t necessarily feel all that naughty when they’re doing it.”
adds joe locke, “our show sometimes got the criticism of being unrealistic in some ways. and teenagers have sex—that’s probably the most realistic thing. so i think, especially with the pier scene, it’s this desire between these two people that they need to deal with in that moment, and i think that’s very realistic.”
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