Yes, Love, Victor is an LGBTQ+ television series (specifically a romantic comedy-drama) that serves as a spin-off to the 2018 film Love, Simon. Disney Plus +1
But Variety reports Disney felt the content wasn't appropriate for its newest streaming platform. “Disney felt many issues explored on the show, including alcohol use and sexual exploration, would not fit in with the family-friendly content on Disney Plus,” unnamed sources told Variety.
Viewers don't have to have seen Love, Simon for Love, Victor to make sense, but it definitely helps when it comes to jokes like the one about the jacket.
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Bebe Wood as Lake Meriwether: Mia's social media-obsessed best friend. She dated Felix before coming out as queer in the third season and starts dating Lucy. George Sear as Benji Campbell: Victor's openly gay, confident and charming crush at Creekwood High School. He is Victor's first boyfriend.
Parents say that while the series is engaging and addresses significant themes of identity and acceptance, it is not suitable for younger audiences due to mature content involving sexuality, drinking, and social issues.
Though Victor had wanted to wait to tell Mia he was gay until after the dance, it was during the school event that he and Benji kissed.
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And at the end of the day, he just remained madly in love with him.” “I feel like Victor's ending is very poetic,” Cimino says. “Life is not all about being in love and being in relationships. Sometimes it's about just being by yourself and figuring things out, and Victor finally did that.
The show gave LGBTQ+ high school students the chance to see that our stories matter and that we deserve a chance in the spotlight. In Victor Salazar, LGBTQ+ students can begin to see someone who took the first step, who symbolized acceptance for Creekwood's students and LGBTQ+ students all over the world.
Better than "Love, Simon"
I liked it a lot. Compared to the movie this is, in my opinion, funnier, more relatable, and more realistic. The first episode was honestly kinda cringy, but after that, it started to pick up and I got invested in the storyline. Having a decent soundtrack is also a bonus!
Love, Simon is notable as the first film by a major film studio about a gay teenage romance.
Overall, “Love, Victor” felt more real than “Love, Simon.” Victor's parents are struggling, religion is holding him back, he doesn't make any huge declaration of love and side characters are given stories that make them more relatable.
Daphne and Simon each begin to fall in love with each other during their fake courtship.
At the time of its release in 1985, it was the most expensive animated film ever made. Instead of being the film that would take Disney to new heights, The Black Cauldron has become known as the film that nearly took down the company.
So the short answer is: actually, surprisingly, yes, Love, Victor is too mature for Disney+—but only if you take into account just how incredibly, thoroughly, perhaps unreasonably squeaky clean Disney+ wants their original content to be.
Love, Simon is a bold and heartfelt movie, which creates empathy for the characters. But because of its content, this movie isn't suitable for younger viewers, although it will appeal to teenagers aged 15 years and older.
Many other scholars have pointed out that Shelley's tale bears a queer subtext, which is only furthered by her (famously rumored) bisexual identity. The monster who simply doesn't belong anywhere but wants to be seen and to exist can be mapped onto to many LGBTQ experiences of many spectrums.
Parents say that while the series is engaging and addresses significant themes of identity and acceptance, it is not suitable for younger audiences due to mature content involving sexuality, drinking, and social issues.
The depiction of LGBTQ characters in animated series in the 2010s changed significantly from the previous decade; especially in Western animation. One of the shows cited as being the most influential for this change in representation is Steven Universe, created by Rebecca Sugar and aired on Cartoon Network.
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After a heated fight, Victor invites Benji over to apologize, and the two are later caught by Isabel having sex. Benji gets mad at Isabel, saying she wouldn't be upset if Victor was having sex with a girl. Later, Benji finds out that Victor told Rahim about his AA meetings, leading him to decide they need a break.
Love Victor takes the same concept but goes in a “not everyone has the same experience” direction. It's not absolutely critical, but given the option, watch Love, Simon first. Love, Victor is a de facto sequel to Love, Simon. Watch Love, Simon then Love, Victor.
Viktor is only 4 years older than yuri and even in the anime they depict them like this. Yuri is 23 viktor is 27.
Victor doesn't marry Elizabeth
However, in Shelley's novel, it's Victor and Elizabeth who are engaged. There's still a nod to this in del Toro's movie, though, as Victor is in love with his brother's fiancée and, after a rocky start, the pair get along well.
Season 3 featured a lot of ups and downs, both romantic and otherwise, for Victor (Michael Cimino) and his friends, but by the end of the finale, the titular teen reunited with his first love Benji (George Sear) on the iconic ferris wheel.