“Love, Victor” surprised me in its nuanced portrayal of Victor’s sexuality throughout the show’s plotline. Mia Brooks (Rachel Hilson) and Victor Salazar (Michael Cimino) at Creekwood High. Both Mia and Felix feature their own growth through the series, but what motivated me to stay with the show was learning more about how Victor’s sexuality influences his whole life, not just how he thinks about relationships. Mia Brooks (Rachel Hilson) is a refined and witty counterpart to Victor’s excitability and awkwardness, while Felix (Anthony Turpel) makes a goofy addition to the team as Victor’s upstairs neighbor and best friend. Quickly, the new characters took the spotlight and distinguished the show from its source material. Albright (Natasha Rothwell), helped ease the hectic exposition that accompanies the genre. Through the pilot episode, I was taken by the charm and familiarity of “Love, Victor.” The return to the familiar Creekwood High, as well as some returning guest characters such as the drama-teacher-turned-vice-principal Ms. The show leans more toward the rawness of “Never Have I Ever” and away from the trashiness of “Riverdale.” While much of the plot centers around Victor’s experience at school, his home life with his Colombian American family adds depth to what could easily have been another in a long list of forgettable shows of the same genre. “Love, Victor” is a teen drama featuring Victor as he moves from Texas to Atlanta and enters the world of Creekwood High one year after “Love, Simon” takes place. Victor Salazar (Michael Cimino) celebrating his 16th birthday with his family and friends./Courtesy of Hulu In fact, the protagonist of “Love, Victor,” loveable Victor Salazar (Michael Cimino), calls out Simon’s experience as unrealistic within the first moments he is on screen in the new Hulu show and, as a first impression, made me very hopeful that the new series would improve on what “Love, Simon” starts. It is Simon’s anonymous pen pal who, throughout the film, has issues that feel genuine and not made palatable for a predominately straight audience - race, religion and family issues should have instead been at the forefront of the protagonist’s experience as opposed to that of the side character. “Love, Simon,” while innovative for unabashedly representing LGBTQ+ issues on the silver screen, does little to discuss the nuances of the community it aims to represent. Originally a Disney+ series, “Love, Victor” is a spin-off of the 2018 too-picture-perfect movie “Love, Simon” that follows Simon Spier (Nick Robinson) as he navigates both the fictional Atlanta-based Creekwood High and his sexuality. One way to celebrate, especially for college students a bit distanced from the drama that goes hand-in-hand with the high school experience, is to binge the brief yet sweet Hulu series “Love, Victor.” During this year’s Pride, much of the LGBTQ+ community and its allies are stuck celebrating indoors instead of the usual parade-filled festivities.
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