![]() I think that gives the actors a history and a context, so that when they're performing a scene on camera, they're not just saying words. We got to spend a lot of time doing proper, psychological rehearsing. Rehearsals were all about: why is my character doing this? For Charlie, why is my character feeling scared in this scene? What part of the history of his backstory is he taking with him? So in our rehearsals in season 2, we didn't have to talk about the technical stuff and about continuity and about: when do you need to learn your lines for? How do you remember the blocking of the scene? That kind of stuff. They all came back with more experience and more knowledge of the world – and more knowledge of themselves. There were lots of things that he didn't know – even though he's super smart and learned very quickly and is hugely talented.īut by the time we shot season 2, he'd also been doing other things in between, they all did, actually. I think I was very fortunate that many of these actors during season 1 had never shot a single shot in their lives before – Joe Locke had come from his school in the Isle of Man, and he was on camera for the first time. You talked about season 2 being a lot more complex. I kind of girded my loins and, of course, everybody has those voices in their head that go, "This isn't going to work," but actually we've got such an amazing team, and a wonderful cast, and these brilliant scripts that Alice has written. I had a sleepless night, kind of tossing and turning, going over and over it in my head.Īnd then the next morning, I kind of went, "No, it has to be. ![]() So that was great.īut there was a moment – I haven't told anybody on the crew this because it's not helpful – but there was a moment on that first week when I went home at the end of the day, and I thought, "Oh my gosh, this isn't as good as season 1." We knew that it was going to be different to season 1. ![]() Knowing what we wanted to do gave us a real focus. We knew that we wanted season 2 to be more complex, and to discover more of the complexities that come as a consequence of being in a gay relationship, or for Tara and Darcy to be in a lesbian relationship, or for Tao and Elle, as they want to transition from being friends to being lovers. What was it like returning to film this season 2 after season 1 was such a huge success? Did you kind of feel pressure to live up to the standards that you'd set? We're looking at you, Mr Farouk (Nima Taleghani). In an exclusive interview with Digital Spy, Euros breaks down the maturation of Nick (Kit Connor), Charlie (Joe Locke) and the gang's relationships as well as their heady highs and very tense and difficult lows as season 2 explores the journey to coming out, the complexities of navigating a queer relationship in your teens and why first loves aren't just reserved for the young. ![]() It was too much of a risk: better they stay in the blissful euphoria of the season 1 finale, embalmed in its perfection.Īs it turns out, our fears were misplaced, because when Heartstopper director Euros Lyn and his team set to work, they created something even more extraordinary than the first season. Their romance was so perfectly pure that we couldn't bear the thought of that relationship being tested, put under strain for the sake of drama leading to a possible break-up. ![]() It was because Nick and Charlie's relationship was a little sliver of magic. Not because there was no chance the creators and the actors could live up to the standards season 1 had set (there was no doubt about that). When season 2 of Heartstopper was announced, we were among the few on the planet who really, really didn't want it to happen. ![]()
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