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Joe Rosenman

Charlie realized he had to leave the Spring Christmas celebration because it had become toxic. That was healthy self-protective behavior rather than the self-destructive behavior he used to engage in in response to stress. Tori being left behind was unfortunate; her feeling abandoned was heartbreaking—but Charlie’s fragile mental health had to come first. It should be noted that in Charlie’s argument with his mom her closing comment was “I’m sorry I even tried.” With Jane, it’s always about Jane. Charlie’s crises profoundly affected several of those closest to him. Tori became depressed, and Nick—well, it’s complicated. Watch on. But take note of 19’ into the video. You didn’t say anything so I surmised you didn’t catch the import. After Charlie left, Nick went back to his room and hugged the wet clothing Charlie shed when he first arrived. While the rest of the season isn’t all sunshine & daisies the worst is over. This episode is paralleled by the novella “This Winter.” As a matter of interest, Heartstopper grew out of two side characters in Alice Oseman’s first novel “ Solitaire,” in which the main protagonist is Victoria Spring. A secondary protagonist is Michael (who you briefly if silently met in episode 5). Charlie and Nick are secondary characters. Alice found herself wondering how they met, what their story was and so on—and that’s how Heartstopper came about. First as a graphic novel.