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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: One of the most common criticisms of the show is how [[LighterAndSofter the gritty aspects from the source material were removed]] in favour of making a more kid-friendly show, making it seem unrealistic and shallow and resulting in a cast full of [[FlatCharacter Flat Characters.]]
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* AdaptationDisplacement: Pretty much {{Averted}}. The graphic novels and TV series are about as popular as each other.
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* AlasPoorScrappy: While Imogen is not a hated character, [[DieForOurShip she was subjected by the Nick/Charlie shippers]], but you could feel bad for her when Ben treated her poorly during their relationship.
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* BrokenBase: Fans of the comic are very split about this series. Some see it as a faithful adaptation that captures the intended spirit well. Others think it’s too [[Main/{{Narm}} Narmy]] and that it glosses over the original’s Main/{{Aesop}} of friendship in favour of the romance parts.
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* BrokenBase: Fans of the comic are very split about this series. Some see it as a faithful adaptation that captures the intended spirit well. Others think it’s too [[Main/{{Narm}} Narmy]] Narmy]], [[AudienceAlienatingEra changes a lot of details unnecessarily]], and that it glosses over the original’s Main/{{Aesop}} of friendship in favour of the romance parts.
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* AlasPoorScrappy: While Imogen is not a hated character, [[DieForOurShip she was subjected by the Nick/Charlie shippers]], but you could feel bad for her when Ben treated her poorly during their relationship.
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* DieForOurShip: Poor Imogen is criticized by Nick/Charlie (Narlie) shippers.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Tao. His protectiveness of Charlie from the comic is taken to a ''possessive'' extreme, driving him to dislike Nick purely for "stealing Charlie" from their group, despite Charlie practically begging him to be nice for his sake, and Nick making efforts many times to build bridges and even defend Tao and Charlie from Harry ''in front of Tao''. He also [[spoiler:has a falling out with Charlie in the final two episodes because he was the last to find out Charlie and Nick were dating, making their difficulties coming out about himself. He claims he wants "to be appreciated" for standing up for Charlie, despite being told several times by both Charlie and Elle along the way (and eventually conceding) that his methods were making the situation worse, until his own brawl with Harry. In the same conversation, Tao both advises Nick about Charlie's tendency to blame himself for so much as inconveniencing others, and [[NeverMyFault continues to blame Charlie for problems that Tao himself caused]].]] At best, Tao shoots past overprotective to come off as self-important and unnecessarily rude both to his purported best friend ''and'' to a total stranger. Season 2 helps smooth this over, taking steps towards explaining his possessiveness and protectiveness as [[spoiler:a trauma response from losing his dad only a few years ago, on top of guilt from unintentionally outing Charlie at school the year before]], while showing him making efforts to work past this behavior ''and'' steadily growing closer with Nick.
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* SoOkayItsAverage: Some feel this way about the TV series when compared to the webcomic/graphic novels, due to the occasionally fake-sounding acting and important characters from the webcomic not being included.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Tao. His protectiveness of Charlie from the comic is taken to a ''possessive'' extreme, driving him to dislike Nick purely for "stealing Charlie" from their group, despite Charlie practically begging him to be nice for his sake, and Nick making efforts many times to build bridges and even defend Tao and Charlie from Harry ''in front of Tao''. He also [[spoiler:has a falling out with Charlie in the final two episodes because he was the last to find out Charlie and Nick were dating, making their difficulties coming out [[ItsAllAboutMe abouthimself.himself]]. He claims he wants "to be appreciated" for standing up for Charlie, despite being told several times by both Charlie and Elle along the way (and eventually conceding) that his methods were making the situation worse, until his own brawl with Harry. In the same conversation, Tao both advises Nick about Charlie's tendency to blame himself for so much as inconveniencing others, and [[NeverMyFault continues to blame Charlie for problems that Tao himself caused]].]] At best, Tao shoots past overprotective to come off as self-important and unnecessarily rude both to his purported best friend ''and'' to a total stranger. Season 2 helps smooth this over, taking steps towards explaining his possessiveness and protectiveness as [[spoiler:a trauma response from losing his dad only a few years ago, on top of guilt from unintentionally outing Charlie at school the year before]], while showing him making efforts to work past this behavior ''and'' steadily growing closer with Nick.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Tao. His protectiveness of Charlie from the comic is taken to a ''possessive'' extreme, driving him to dislike Nick purely for "stealing Charlie" from their group, despite Charlie practically begging him to be nice for his sake, and Nick making efforts many times to build bridges and even defend Tao and Charlie from Harry ''in front of Tao''. He also [[spoiler:has a falling out with Charlie in the final two episodes because he was the last to find out Charlie and Nick were dating, making their difficulties coming out [[ItsAllAboutMe about
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* MemeticMutation: This was my Heartstopper. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A common phrase to refer to gay ships and queer content that people consider formative or important to them in an ironic or unironic form.[[/labelnote]]
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** With ''Film/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue'', another QueerRomance RomCom with a similar atmosphere and tone to this series, helped by season 2 and the movie being released on the same month.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Tao. His protectiveness of Charlie from the comic is taken to a ''possessive'' extreme, driving him to dislike Nick purely for "stealing Charlie" from their group, despite Charlie practically begging him to be nice for his sake, and Nick making efforts many times to build bridges and even defend Tao and Charlie from Harry ''in front of Tao''. He also [[spoiler:has a falling out with Charlie in the final two episodes because he was the last to find out Charlie and Nick were dating, making their difficulties coming out about himself. He claims he wants "to be appreciated" for standing up for Charlie, despite being told several times by both Charlie and Elle along the way (and eventually conceding) that his methods were making the situation worse, until his own brawl with Harry. In the same conversation, Tao both advises Nick about Charlie's tendency to blame himself for so much as inconveniencing others, and [[NeverMyFault continues to blame Charlie for problems that Tao himself caused]].]] At best, Tao shoots past overprotective to come off as self-important and unnecessarily rude both to his purported best friend ''and'' to a total stranger. Season 2 helps smooth this over, taking steps towards explaining his possessiveness as [[spoiler:a trauma response from losing his dad only a few years ago]], while showing him making efforts to work past this behavior ''and'' steadily growing closer with Nick.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Tao. His protectiveness of Charlie from the comic is taken to a ''possessive'' extreme, driving him to dislike Nick purely for "stealing Charlie" from their group, despite Charlie practically begging him to be nice for his sake, and Nick making efforts many times to build bridges and even defend Tao and Charlie from Harry ''in front of Tao''. He also [[spoiler:has a falling out with Charlie in the final two episodes because he was the last to find out Charlie and Nick were dating, making their difficulties coming out about himself. He claims he wants "to be appreciated" for standing up for Charlie, despite being told several times by both Charlie and Elle along the way (and eventually conceding) that his methods were making the situation worse, until his own brawl with Harry. In the same conversation, Tao both advises Nick about Charlie's tendency to blame himself for so much as inconveniencing others, and [[NeverMyFault continues to blame Charlie for problems that Tao himself caused]].]] At best, Tao shoots past overprotective to come off as self-important and unnecessarily rude both to his purported best friend ''and'' to a total stranger. Season 2 helps smooth this over, taking steps towards explaining his possessiveness and protectiveness as [[spoiler:a trauma response from losing his dad only a few years ago]], ago, on top of guilt from unintentionally outing Charlie at school the year before]], while showing him making efforts to work past this behavior ''and'' steadily growing closer with Nick.
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* ShipsThatPassInTheNight: Imogen is often paired with Sahar from the webcomic, despite the fact they don't even exist in the same universe yet.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Tao. His protectiveness of Charlie from the comic is taken to a ''possessive'' extreme, driving him to dislike Nick purely for "stealing Charlie" from their group, despite Charlie practically begging him to be nice for his sake, and Nick making efforts many times to build bridges and even defend Tao and Charlie from Harry ''in front of Tao''. He also [[spoiler:has a falling out with Charlie in the final two episodes because he was the last to find out Charlie and Nick were dating, making their difficulties coming out about himself. He claims he wants "to be appreciated" for standing up for Charlie, despite being told several times by both Charlie and Elle along the way (and eventually conceding) that his methods were making the situation worse, until his own brawl with Harry. In the same conversation, he advises Nick about Charlie's tendency to blame himself for so much as inconveniencing others, Tao [[NeverMyFault continues to blame Charlie for problems that Tao himself caused]].]] At best, Tao shoots past overprotective to come off as self-important and unnecessarily rude both to his purported best friend ''and'' to a total stranger.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Tao. His protectiveness of Charlie from the comic is taken to a ''possessive'' extreme, driving him to dislike Nick purely for "stealing Charlie" from their group, despite Charlie practically begging him to be nice for his sake, and Nick making efforts many times to build bridges and even defend Tao and Charlie from Harry ''in front of Tao''. He also [[spoiler:has a falling out with Charlie in the final two episodes because he was the last to find out Charlie and Nick were dating, making their difficulties coming out about himself. He claims he wants "to be appreciated" for standing up for Charlie, despite being told several times by both Charlie and Elle along the way (and eventually conceding) that his methods were making the situation worse, until his own brawl with Harry. In the same conversation, he advises Nick about Charlie's tendency to blame himself for so much as inconveniencing others, Tao [[NeverMyFault continues to blame Charlie for problems that Tao himself caused]].]] At best, Tao shoots past overprotective to come off as self-important and unnecessarily rude both to his purported best friend ''and'' to a total stranger.
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* JerkassWoobie: How some audiences may possibly view Ben come his final appearance in Season 2. [[spoiler:While his apology to Charlie is extremely misguided and self-serving to say the least, it's indicative of at least some genuine remorse on his part and a desire to make amends. After Charlie rejects his apology and leaves him standing alone, an animation of a rainbow wave appears next to his feet before receding and disappearing, possibly serving as a visual hint that Ben will never accept himself or his sexuality (unless WordOfGod confirms it later on). While he definitely deserves some form of consequences for the way he treats those around him, this can come off as a rather dark ending for the character when one considers that he's technically still a child who is still learning to navigate interpersonal relationships and the world around him.]]
* ShipsThatPassInTheNight: Imogen is often paired with Sahar from the webcomic, despite the fact they don't even exist in the same universe yet. \n [[spoiler:Season 2 introduces Sahar, and the finale hints that Imogen is developing a crush on her.]]
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Tao. His protectiveness of Charlie from the comic is taken to a ''possessive'' extreme, driving him to dislike Nick purely for "stealing Charlie" from their group, despite Charlie practically begging him to be nice for his sake, and Nick making efforts many times to build bridges and even defend Tao and Charlie from Harry ''in front of Tao''. He also [[spoiler:has a falling out with Charlie in the final two episodes because he was the last to find out Charlie and Nick were dating, making their difficulties coming out about himself. He claims he wants "to be appreciated" for standing up for Charlie, despite being told several times by both Charlie and Elle along the way (and eventually conceding) that his methods were making the situation worse, until his own brawl with Harry. In the same conversation,he Tao both advises Nick about Charlie's tendency to blame himself for so much as inconveniencing others, Tao and [[NeverMyFault continues to blame Charlie for problems that Tao himself caused]].]] At best, Tao shoots past overprotective to come off as self-important and unnecessarily rude both to his purported best friend ''and'' to a total stranger.
stranger. Season 2 helps smooth this over, taking steps towards explaining his possessiveness as [[spoiler:a trauma response from losing his dad only a few years ago]], while showing him making efforts to work past this behavior ''and'' steadily growing closer with Nick.
* ShipsThatPassInTheNight: Imogen is often paired with Sahar from the webcomic, despite the fact they don't even exist in the same universe yet.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Tao. His protectiveness of Charlie from the comic is taken to a ''possessive'' extreme, driving him to dislike Nick purely for "stealing Charlie" from their group, despite Charlie practically begging him to be nice for his sake, and Nick making efforts many times to build bridges and even defend Tao and Charlie from Harry ''in front of Tao''. He also [[spoiler:has a falling out with Charlie in the final two episodes because he was the last to find out Charlie and Nick were dating, making their difficulties coming out about himself. He claims he wants "to be appreciated" for standing up for Charlie, despite being told several times by both Charlie and Elle along the way (and eventually conceding) that his methods were making the situation worse, until his own brawl with Harry. In the same conversation,
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** When the Netflix adaptation was first announced, there appeared to be significant overlap with the Series/{{Young Royals|2021}} fanbase, which makes sense given both series' exploration of queer teen romance. Helped by the fact that the lead actors of each series also appear to be fans of the other.
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** When the Netflix adaptation was first announced, there appeared to be significant overlap with the Series/{{Young Royals|2021}} fanbase, fan base, which makes sense given both series' exploration of queer teen romance. Helped by the fact that the lead actors of each series also appear to be fans of the other.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Charlie's story of being (unintentionally) outed hits harder when six months later, Kit Connor (Nick) was forced to come out after months of harassment from supposed fans of the show over the below mentioned "queerbaiting". This was not lost on both fans and crew of the show, including Alice Oseman, castmates, and Kit himself.
* MisaimedFandom: Six months after the airing of the first season, the eighteen-year-old Kit Connor (Nick's actor) came out as bisexual - but only because he had suffered months of online harassment from fans of the show about him "queerbaiting" them due to him supposedly being heterosexual (unlike his character). [[note]] The very use of the word "queer-baiting" in this context is a whole other case of MisaimedFandom, as the harassers very obviously did not understand the true meaning of the term (applying only to fictional characters and plotlines), and used it as a bullying tool when talking about Connor's real-life sexuality.[[/note]] Connor added that the people who pressured him to come out "missed the point" of the show entirely.
* MisaimedFandom: Six months after the airing of the first season, the eighteen-year-old Kit Connor (Nick's actor) came out as bisexual - but only because he had suffered months of online harassment from fans of the show about him "queerbaiting" them due to him supposedly being heterosexual (unlike his character). [[note]] The very use of the word "queer-baiting" in this context is a whole other case of MisaimedFandom, as the harassers very obviously did not understand the true meaning of the term (applying only to fictional characters and plotlines), and used it as a bullying tool when talking about Connor's real-life sexuality.[[/note]] Connor added that the people who pressured him to come out "missed the point" of the show entirely.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Charlie's story of being (unintentionally) outed hits harder when six months later, Kit Connor (Nick) was forced to come out after months of harassment from supposed fans of the show over the below mentioned below-mentioned "queerbaiting". This was not lost on both fans and crew of the show, including Alice Oseman, castmates, cast mates, and Kit himself.
* MisaimedFandom: Six months after the airing of the first season, the eighteen-year-old Kit Connor (Nick's actor) came out as bisexual - but only because he had suffered months of online harassment from fans of the show about him "queerbaiting" them due to him supposedly being heterosexual (unlike his character). [[note]] The very use of the word "queer-baiting" in this context is a whole other case of MisaimedFandom, as the harassers very obviously did not understand the true meaning of the term (applying only to fictional characters andplotlines), plot lines), and used it as a bullying tool when talking about Connor's real-life sexuality.[[/note]] Connor added that the people who pressured him to come out "missed the point" of the show entirely.
* MisaimedFandom: Six months after the airing of the first season, the eighteen-year-old Kit Connor (Nick's actor) came out as bisexual - but only because he had suffered months of online harassment from fans of the show about him "queerbaiting" them due to him supposedly being heterosexual (unlike his character). [[note]] The very use of the word "queer-baiting" in this context is a whole other case of MisaimedFandom, as the harassers very obviously did not understand the true meaning of the term (applying only to fictional characters and
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Tao. His protectiveness of Charlie from the comic is taken to a ''possessive'' extreme, driving him to dislike Nick purely for "stealing Charlie" from their group, despite Charlie practically begging him to be nice for his sake, and Nick making efforts many times to build bridges and even defend Tao and Charlie from Harry ''in front of Tao''. He also [[spoiler:has a falling out with Charlie in the final two episodes because he was the last to find out Charlie and Nick were dating, making their difficulties coming out about himself. He claims he wants "to be appreciated" for standing up for Charlie, despite being told several times by both Charlie and Elle along the way (and eventually conceding) that his methods were making the situation worse until his own brawl with Harry. In the same conversation, he advises Nick about Charlie's tendency to blame himself for so much as inconveniencing others, Tao [[NeverMyFault continues to blame Charlie for problems that Tao himself caused]].]] At best, Tao shoots past overprotective to come off as self-important and unnecessarily rude both to his purported best friend ''and'' to a total stranger.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Tao. His protectiveness of Charlie from the comic is taken to a ''possessive'' extreme, driving him to dislike Nick purely for "stealing Charlie" from their group, despite Charlie practically begging him to be nice for his sake, and Nick making efforts many times to build bridges and even defend Tao and Charlie from Harry ''in front of Tao''. He also [[spoiler:has a falling out with Charlie in the final two episodes because he was the last to find out Charlie and Nick were dating, making their difficulties coming out about himself. He claims he wants "to be appreciated" for standing up for Charlie, despite being told several times by both Charlie and Elle along the way (and eventually conceding) that his methods were making the situation worse worse, until his own brawl with Harry. In the same conversation, he advises Nick about Charlie's tendency to blame himself for so much as inconveniencing others, Tao [[NeverMyFault continues to blame Charlie for problems that Tao himself caused]].]] At best, Tao shoots past overprotective to come off as self-important and unnecessarily rude both to his purported best friend ''and'' to a total stranger.
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* SpiritualAntithesis: To ''Series/{{Euphoria}}''. Both are teen shows with a recognizable soundtrack and a queer romance at the center, with a wide array of queer characters and themes that surround it. ''Euphoria'' is known for its pitch-black comedy, intense drama, hip-hop soundtrack (courtesy of Labrinth), raunchy material, and morally gray characters; on the contrary, ''Heartstopper'' is relentlessly optimistic and sweet with its themes and tone, has an indie-pop soundtrack, wholesome and family-friendly content, and its lead characters are unambiguously good and sympathetic. Additionally, whereas both are also known for their fantastical stylistic choices in directing and photography, ''Euphoria'' is known for its beautiful, ethereal lighting and unusual camera movements, while ''Heartstopper'' is known for the scribble-like drawings that appear during romantic scenes to further the reference to the comics (especially the leaves that appear drawn around Charlie and Nick).
-->'''Creator/{{Katya}}''', in "Queens Who Like To Watch": This is fucking adorable. [...] It's just, like, what a wonderful palette cleanser from ''Euphoria''.
-->'''Creator/{{Katya}}''', in "Queens Who Like To Watch": This is fucking adorable. [...] It's just, like, what a wonderful palette cleanser from ''Euphoria''.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Nick's mum Sarah Nelson only appears in a handful of scenes but is beloved in the fandom thanks to her heartwarming response to Nick coming out, and being played by Creator/OliviaColman.
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* {{Narm}}: Some viewers found the scene where Nick sheds a tear after taking a sexuality test to be unintentionally hilarious.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Charlie's story of being (unintentionally) outed hits harder when six months later, Kit Connor (Nick) was forced to come out after months of harassment from supposed fans of the show over the below mentioned "queerbaiting". This was not lost on both fans and crew of the show, including Alice Oseman, castmates, and Kit himself.
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* MisaimedFandom: Involving Kit Connor (Nick's actor) being forced outing as bisexual. Six months after the airing of the first season, eighteen years-old Kit Connor came out as bisexual - but only because he had suffered online harassment from fans of the show about him "queerbaiting" them due to him being, supposedly, heterosexual unlike his character. [[note]] The very use of the word "queer-baiting" in this context is a whole other case of MisaimedFandom, as the harassers visibly did not understood the true meaning of the term (applying only to fictional characters and plotlines), and used it as a bullying tool when talking about Connor's real life sexuality.[[/note]] Connor added to the announcement of his bisexuality that the people who forced an eighteen year-old boy to come out to the entire world against his will "missed the point" of the show entirely.
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* MisaimedFandom: Involving Kit Connor (Nick's actor) being forced outing as bisexual. Six months after the airing of the first season, eighteen years-old the eighteen-year-old Kit Connor (Nick's actor) came out as bisexual - but only because he had suffered months of online harassment from fans of the show about him "queerbaiting" them due to him being, supposedly, supposedly being heterosexual unlike (unlike his character. character). [[note]] The very use of the word "queer-baiting" in this context is a whole other case of MisaimedFandom, as the harassers visibly very obviously did not understood understand the true meaning of the term (applying only to fictional characters and plotlines), and used it as a bullying tool when talking about Connor's real life real-life sexuality.[[/note]] Connor added to the announcement of his bisexuality that the people who forced an eighteen year-old boy pressured him to come out to the entire world against his will "missed the point" of the show entirely.
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* MisaimedFandom: Involving Kit Connor (Nick's actor) about his forced outing as bisexual. Six months after the airing of the first season, eighteen years-old Kit Connor came out as bisexual - but only because he had suffered online harassment from fans of the show about him "queerbaiting" them due to him being, supposedly, heterosexual unlike his character. [[note]] The very use of the word "queer-baiting" in this context is a whole other case of MisaimedFandom, as the harassers visibly did not understood the true meaning of the term (applying only to fictional characters and plotlines), and used it as a bullying tool when talking about Connor's real life sexuality.[[/note]] Connor added to the announcement of his bisexuality that the people who forced an eighteen year-old boy to come out to the entire world against his will "missed the point" of the show entirely.
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* MisaimedFandom: Involving Kit Connor (Nick's actor) about his being forced outing as bisexual. Six months after the airing of the first season, eighteen years-old Kit Connor came out as bisexual - but only because he had suffered online harassment from fans of the show about him "queerbaiting" them due to him being, supposedly, heterosexual unlike his character. [[note]] The very use of the word "queer-baiting" in this context is a whole other case of MisaimedFandom, as the harassers visibly did not understood the true meaning of the term (applying only to fictional characters and plotlines), and used it as a bullying tool when talking about Connor's real life sexuality.[[/note]] Connor added to the announcement of his bisexuality that the people who forced an eighteen year-old boy to come out to the entire world against his will "missed the point" of the show entirely.
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* MisaimedFandom: Invoked by Kit Connor (Nick's actor) about his forced outing as bisexual. Six months after the airing of the first season, eighteen years-old Kit Connor came out as bisexual - but only because he had suffered online harassment from fans of the show about him "queerbaiting" them due to him being, supposedly, heterosexual unlike his character. [[note]] The very use of the word "queer-baiting" in this context is a whole other case of MisaimedFandom, as the harassers visibly did not understood the true meaning of the term (applying only to fictional characters and plotlines), and used it as a bullying tool when talking about Connor's real life sexuality.[[/note]] Connor added to the announcement of his bisexuality that the people who forced an eighteen year-old boy to come out to the entire world against his will "missed the point" of the show entirely.
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* MisaimedFandom: Invoked by Involving Kit Connor (Nick's actor) about his forced outing as bisexual. Six months after the airing of the first season, eighteen years-old Kit Connor came out as bisexual - but only because he had suffered online harassment from fans of the show about him "queerbaiting" them due to him being, supposedly, heterosexual unlike his character. [[note]] The very use of the word "queer-baiting" in this context is a whole other case of MisaimedFandom, as the harassers visibly did not understood the true meaning of the term (applying only to fictional characters and plotlines), and used it as a bullying tool when talking about Connor's real life sexuality.[[/note]] Connor added to the announcement of his bisexuality that the people who forced an eighteen year-old boy to come out to the entire world against his will "missed the point" of the show entirely.
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* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: See MisaimedFandom above. Kit Connor, the actor of Nick Nelson, got harassed by fans online due to him seemingly appearing as heterosexual in real-life, unlike his bisexual character: they notably used accusations of him "queer-baiting" the fans to force him into outing himself as bisexual on October 31st 2022, even though he did so in a very bitter and resentful Tweet pointing out the wrongness of forcing an unwilling eighteen year-old boy to reveal his sexuality to the entire world.
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* WhyFandomsCantHaveNiceThings: See MisaimedFandom above. Kit Connor, the actor of Nick Nelson, got harassed by fans online due to him seemingly appearing as heterosexual in real-life, unlike his bisexual character: they notably used accusations of him "queer-baiting" the fans to force him into outing himself as bisexual on October 31st 2022, even though he did so in a very bitter and resentful Tweet pointing out the wrongness of forcing an unwilling eighteen year-old boy to reveal his sexuality to the entire world.
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* WhyFandomsCantHaveNiceThings: WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: See MisaimedFandom above. Kit Connor, the actor of Nick Nelson, got harassed by fans online due to him seemingly appearing as heterosexual in real-life, unlike his bisexual character: they notably used accusations of him "queer-baiting" the fans to force him into outing himself as bisexual on October 31st 2022, even though he did so in a very bitter and resentful Tweet pointing out the wrongness of forcing an unwilling eighteen year-old boy to reveal his sexuality to the entire world.
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* MisaimedFandom: Invoked by Kit Connor (Nick's actor) about his forced outing as bisexual. Six months after the airing of the first season, eighteen years-old Kit Connor came out as bisexual - but only because he had suffered online harassment from fans of the show about him "queerbaiting" them due to him being, supposedly, heterosexual unlike his character. Connor added to the announcement of his bisexuality that the people who forced an eighteen year-old boy to come out to the entire world against his will "missed the point" of the show entirely.
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* MisaimedFandom: Invoked by Kit Connor (Nick's actor) about his forced outing as bisexual. Six months after the airing of the first season, eighteen years-old Kit Connor came out as bisexual - but only because he had suffered online harassment from fans of the show about him "queerbaiting" them due to him being, supposedly, heterosexual unlike his character. [[note]] The very use of the word "queer-baiting" in this context is a whole other case of MisaimedFandom, as the harassers visibly did not understood the true meaning of the term (applying only to fictional characters and plotlines), and used it as a bullying tool when talking about Connor's real life sexuality.[[/note]] Connor added to the announcement of his bisexuality that the people who forced an eighteen year-old boy to come out to the entire world against his will "missed the point" of the show entirely.
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* MisaimedFandom: Invoked by Kit Connor (Nick's actor) about his forced outing as bisexual. Six months after the airing of the first season, eighteen years-old Kit Connor came out as bisexual - but only because he had suffered online harassment from fans of the show about him "queerbaiting" them due to him being, supposedly, heterosexual unlike his character. Connor added to the announcement of his bisexuality that the people who forced an eighteen year-old boy to come out to the entire world against his will "missed the point" of the show entirely.
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** When the Netflix adaptation was first announced, there appeared to be significant overlap with the Series/{{Young Royals|2021}} fanbase, which makes sense given both series' exploration of queer teen romance. Helped by the fact that the lead actors of each series also appear to be fans of the other.
** There's also some overlap with ''Series/FirstKill'', another queer teen romance on Netflix released in 2022. Though the shows are very different (''First Kill'' is also a supernatural thriller with moments of violence and gore), many viewers are glad that queer people can be leads in more than one genre rather than being pigeonholed.
* ShipsThatPassInTheNight: Imogen is often paired with Sahar from the webcomic, despite the fact they don't even exist in the same universe yet.
* SpiritualAntithesis: To ''Series/{{Euphoria}}''. Both are teen shows with a recognizable soundtrack and a queer romance at the center, with a wide array of queer characters and themes that surround it. ''Euphoria'' is known for its pitch-black comedy, intense drama, hip-hop soundtrack (courtesy of Labrinth), raunchy material, and morally gray characters; on the contrary, ''Heartstopper'' is relentlessly optimistic and sweet with its themes and tone, has an indie-pop soundtrack, wholesome and family-friendly content, and its lead characters are unambiguously good and sympathetic. Additionally, whereas both are also known for their fantastical stylistic choices in directing and photography, ''Euphoria'' is known for its beautiful, ethereal lighting and unusual camera movements, while ''Heartstopper'' is known for the scribble-like drawings that appear during romantic scenes to further the reference to the comics (especially the leaves that appear drawn around Charlie and Nick).
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Tao. His protectiveness of Charlie from the comic is taken to a ''possessive'' extreme, driving him to dislike Nick purely for "stealing Charlie" from their group, despite Charlie practically begging him to be nice for his sake, and Nick making efforts many times to build bridges and even defend Tao and Charlie from Harry ''in front of Tao''. He also [[spoiler:has a falling out with Charlie in the final two episodes because he was the last to find out Charlie and Nick were dating, making their difficulties coming out about himself. He claims he wants "to be appreciated" for standing up for Charlie, despite being told several times by both Charlie and Elle along the way (and eventually conceding) that his methods were making the situation worse until his own brawl with Harry. In the same conversation, he advises Nick about Charlie's tendency to blame himself for so much as inconveniencing others, Tao [[NeverMyFault continues to blame Charlie for problems that Tao himself caused]].]] At best, Tao shoots past overprotective to come off as self-important and unnecessarily rude both to his purported best friend ''and'' to a total stranger.
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** When the Netflix adaptation was first announced, there appeared to be significant overlap with the Series/{{Young Royals|2021}} fanbase, which makes sense given both series' exploration of queer teen romance. Helped by the fact that the lead actors of each series also appear to be fans of the other.
** There's also some overlap with ''Series/FirstKill'', another queer teen romance on Netflix released in 2022. Though the shows are very different (''First Kill'' is also a supernatural thriller with moments of violence and gore), many viewers are glad that queer people can be leads in more than one genre rather than being pigeonholed.
* ShipsThatPassInTheNight: Imogen is often paired with Sahar from the webcomic, despite the fact they don't even exist in the same universe yet.
* SpiritualAntithesis: To ''Series/{{Euphoria}}''. Both are teen shows with a recognizable soundtrack and a queer romance at the center, with a wide array of queer characters and themes that surround it. ''Euphoria'' is known for its pitch-black comedy, intense drama, hip-hop soundtrack (courtesy of Labrinth), raunchy material, and morally gray characters; on the contrary, ''Heartstopper'' is relentlessly optimistic and sweet with its themes and tone, has an indie-pop soundtrack, wholesome and family-friendly content, and its lead characters are unambiguously good and sympathetic. Additionally, whereas both are also known for their fantastical stylistic choices in directing and photography, ''Euphoria'' is known for its beautiful, ethereal lighting and unusual camera movements, while ''Heartstopper'' is known for the scribble-like drawings that appear during romantic scenes to further the reference to the comics (especially the leaves that appear drawn around Charlie and Nick).
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Tao. His protectiveness of Charlie from the comic is taken to a ''possessive'' extreme, driving him to dislike Nick purely for "stealing Charlie" from their group, despite Charlie practically begging him to be nice for his sake, and Nick making efforts many times to build bridges and even defend Tao and Charlie from Harry ''in front of Tao''. He also [[spoiler:has a falling out with Charlie in the final two episodes because he was the last to find out Charlie and Nick were dating, making their difficulties coming out about himself. He claims he wants "to be appreciated" for standing up for Charlie, despite being told several times by both Charlie and Elle along the way (and eventually conceding) that his methods were making the situation worse until his own brawl with Harry. In the same conversation, he advises Nick about Charlie's tendency to blame himself for so much as inconveniencing others, Tao [[NeverMyFault continues to blame Charlie for problems that Tao himself caused]].]] At best, Tao shoots past overprotective to come off as self-important and unnecessarily rude both to his purported best friend ''and'' to a total stranger.
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