I lived with an eating disorder. TV almost never got it right – until Heartstopper | Television

When I look back at my teenage years, I remember being hungry. In the tangle of GCSE exam panic, awkward adolescence, angst and first love, I decided I had to take charge of my life in the only way I knew I properly could. At 16, I made the very active decision to stop eating.… Continue reading I lived with an eating disorder. TV almost never got it right – until Heartstopper | Television

‘Heartstopper’ season 2 returns with a new dose of queer joy

When Alice Oseman set out to develop the sophomore season of “Heartstopper,” the megahit Netflix dramedy series adapted from her own webcomics, the author-turned-screenwriter knew she couldn’t — and didn’t want to — make the same season twice. “I want each season to feel like an evolution, to tackle new ideas and themes, and for… Continue reading ‘Heartstopper’ season 2 returns with a new dose of queer joy