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alexiaugustin · 3 years

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good morning mutuals and everyone else on tumblr who is cool and made my year! this is gonna be my mutuals appreciation post 2020 because if anything good happened this year then it's getting to know all of you guys so there's that. i love you all so so sooo much and always love to see y'all and your gif sets / memes / crack posts /rants / edits and so on and so forth on my dash. you made this year beautiful and i just wanna thank u for that!💘💘 (also im sorry if the picture above activates anyone's fight response i just thought that it would fit if i went back to where it all started)

@engelkeijsers mare my love i don't even have words to describe how much i love you and am happy to have you in my life. i consider you one of my closest friends by now and that's why i always message you whenever exciting shit happens in my life (or whenever shit goes down that ofc depends🤪). our phone calls were so fucking funny and i loved talking to you sooo much i can't wait to meet you in real life one day!!💖 please feel hugged you're such a beautiful human.

@dreamaur ann my beloved mutual i love you from the bottom of my heart and just wanna thank you for being the cute bitch that u are who always remembers our mutuals anniversary like....🥺🥺 i just love that we always watch and read and stan the same things like what kind of soulmutuals behavior is this?. can't wait for s&b to air so we can always freak out about kaz and inej and everyone else together. i'm kissing your cheek and wish you the absolute best for 2021 because u deserve the best😽

@sotorubio silja i love you and your blog so much you just have such a galaxy brain and you're so eloquent and your blog is one of the few that i check on regularly because i don't wanna miss a single post you make. here's a fun fact before i properly got to know you i thought that you were sooo intimating i don't even know why and then we started talking at some point and i was like "hold on a second they are SO lovely and warm actually and not intimating at all hdhdh" as you might have figured out by now i always love talking to you about skames or rant about 13rw and everything else. i just love u!!!🧡

@helmtaryn aurore you are probably the first person who ever started talking to me on here and so it all began and we always talked abt skam france before s6 started and during and you're just such a wonderful person!! thank you for always being there for me and helping me with my french homework i truly cannot thank you enough for that because you're constantly saving my ass jdhd. you're just so fun to talk to and such a talented gif maker like... for real your gif sets always knock me out and you're always so original in what you gif🥺❣

@geminibf i know i've told you that before but your blog is my comfort blog on here literally just seeing your posts on my dash always makes my day and you're one of the most beautiful ppl i've ever known like how do you even manage to do that🥺💘 plus you're sooo talented at this point im convinced that there's absolutely nothing that you cannot do so yeah i have no idea where this sentence is going but i guess what im trying to tell u is that i love u and im so happy to be ur friend

@alterlovex niiiii❣❣❣ you're not even like a tumblr mutual you're like my tumblr sister (figure out what the hell this is supposed to mean jdjd) and you were one of the first people who hyped my stupid posts up and it always made me go 🥺😭. i started following you despite the fact that u had a wtfock icon (honorary) and i absolutely never regretted it. you're so beautiful and warm and so is your blog and i will try to talk more to u again in 2021. im virtually sending you so many flowers🌷🌻🌸💐

@jorgecrespo you're just the coolest bitch alive. i followed you for your skam rankings and stayed for your whole entire personality. every post you make truly just slaps, you never miss, and i relate to you so much jdjd. the way you answer anon messages will forever be my favorite thing about your blog and just the way you talk in general like without even seeing your url i always know when it's you who wrote a post. i love you❕❕💖

@jusdekiwi you and aurore are the reason why french people deserve rights, you are such a lovely and genuine person and i absolutely love you and your chill vibes on your blog. also thank you for helping me out with my french homework thingy once like. thank you so so much for being so lovely and taking your time julia!🌻

@suburbanenigma carmen i love you and all of your posts and just the vibes on your blog!!! also omfg your riverdale side blog always makes me laugh soo much i truly cannot wait for s5 to air so we can make fun of it together because i will live blog the shit out of it too!! you're just one of the coolest bitches ever i don't know how else to say it. i love you and cant wait to talk to you more next year. you're such a blessing for this hellsite🦋✨

@sundaymorninghangover julian you are one of my oldest friends on here and i've loved you ever since i found your blog and figured out that u were a part of the having taste club (skames fandom) too!! you're so chill!!! i love your brain!! i love your posts!!! and most importantly i love you. please keep on blessing my dash with your cool posts because they are definitely appreciated and loved in this house. also i miss your frog icon (please don't hit me in case it wasn't a frog) it just spoke volumes about your vibes but i love ur new one too!! still associate the purple heart with you so here it is 💜💜

@lesbeanfatou clara you simply are an angel. you used to have a nora grace icon and i went: that's it, she's the one, she has taste im gonna follow!! and look it was one of the best decisions ever. you're my favorite chaotic n cool mosquito hater and i just love you so much and you made my year beautiful!! thank you for always listening to me when i came into your inbox to have a break down (positive or negative) over the we feel in love in october girl and thank you for teaching me how make edits!!!💐💘

@aoixe you're one of my favorite skamfr hate blogs and certain men hate blogs (if u know u know) i always love talking and ranting with you and am so glad that we're sometimes just dming!! you're vibes are so cool a d you seem like such a chill person i love you and wish you all the best for 2021!!❣❣

@fatoudixon ana i love you and your blog so so much and especially your druck reaction videos on youtube!! you seem like such a genuine and beautiful person and even though we're not talking much please just know that im always happy to see you on my dash. happy new year to you!!💘💘

@cash-queens sam🥺 you're so sweet and kind this hell site truly doesn't even deserve you but we all love that you're here anyway!! i would protect you with my life and i hope that we will get to talk more in 2021 because you're such a lovely person and for now im just gonna wish u a happy new year✨

@avaceleste sophiaaa💌 you've been here ever since the very beginning of skamfr season 6 and i always love talking to you and long live our eliola jokes, you were probably the person i started this cult with so here is our eliola emoji starterpack one more time in 2020 💏🌧🎬

@hashtag-ohboy-nicetry i have no idea whose side blog this was but the url alone made my entire year🤭🤞

@ random love anon❤ i love you and hope that 2021 will be a good year for you because you absolutely deserve it!!! wishing u nothing but the best i always love to see you around!💐💘

all the other amazing blogs i love and am always happy to see on my dash (doesn't matter if we're mutuals or not)

@floraflorenzi / @bi-kieu-my / @gumptin / @thegirlnooneknows5 / @littleweirdoss / @sohereisthisasshole / @noramachwtz / @nori-in-pink / @ayellowcurtain / @mailinrichter / @ijzermanora / @fudgetunblr / @lesbianfatous / @norgestan / @cfgc / @avaspereira / @theflowerisblue / @smblmn / @jon-astronaut / @amiraamore / @parelmoer / @stqrz 💘❣💐🦋💌🌸

i wish all of you a very happy new year and thank you for all of your gifs, posts, translations, fanfics & edits you all truly make this place beautiful❕💘

#mutuals appreciation #i rly hope that i didn't forget anyone

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druck-screenshots · 4 years

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Thoughts after episode 1!

In general, I want to say that I liked the episode. I was so afraid i won't vibe with Nora and new season but the first episode proved that druck is still druck and vibes are still there. I missed it a lot!

Interesting fact, that druck didn't call this season "Season 5" but "DRUCK Nora". Does it mean all next seasons will contain the main name and episode numbering will be always 1-10? Who knows.

Now, to the thoughts. I split them on 2 groups: Nora and everything else. The post is quite long and i apologize for that :)

I love that Kiki is still Kiki with her tendency to control the party organization. I was afraid druck will forget about it but they didn't and it almost made me cry.

What MADE me cry is CARLOS. CARLOS!!!!

Who was the guy next to Fatou? Brother? Friend? Someone from their grade who was also invited by Nora? By Fatou? Will he be our new Photoshop Markus, who appears in 2 episodes with 2 lines?

I liked the casual confirmation, that Fatou is wlw. Also I don't ususally scream "wlw" when i see a female character on the screen, but i def can see the vibes and i was right about her.

Kiki and Carlos!!! Seeing them all being a married couple warms my heart!! I expected to see them together being cute in social media, but in an actual clip? A dream

Zoe's squad: druck clearly set up the bad guys vibe for them, so far they are mean to Nora, they protest against covid rules, they drink almost every day after school and i really hope we will see the improvement during the season.

Kinda disappointed that Finn said zero lines in this episode, so far we don't really know his dynamic with others from Zoe's squad (and with Nora) and it makes me nervous.

It is kind of interesting but also really sad, that Zoe doesn't see (or purposefully ignores) how Constantmood, Ismail and Kieu My treat Nora. For some reason i think she ignores everything negative in her life.

Constantshit and all his nicknames. I love this fandom.

Not me hating on druck soundtrack on main but i really liked the club song is the end :)

I love the new social media team! ALL PARTY CONTENT. Thank you, druck!

Now, to Nora

I really love how druck make us see everything with Nora's eyes. I feel like i know her after just one week. Amazing job.

I liked that all the clips were in different locations, we saw Nora at Kiki's place, school, home, on the street, and how different she is in every environment.

I love how Nora smiles a lot: when she's alone, when she sees a beautiful location or talks to Fatou and her sisters.

I also really like how Nora doesn't break when Zoe's gang treats her like shit. When Ismail says to stay away, she says "You can't tell me who I can talk to" and she composes herself after Constantpain calles her crazy in the front of his friends. I would run from the party, but Nora is above it. It says a lot about her.

I have that stupid idea, that if Nora draws, has MI and wlw, she is probably a version of Even season everyone always wanted? How cool would that be?

#druck #thoughts

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odi-et-amo85 · 3 years

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Goodbye 2020

It’s just past 9.30 PM, so I’m less than 2.5 hours away from a new year, 2021... I have no idea what that year will bring me. (As @veerledejaegers mentioned, it can be basically only get better from here, right? 😬) But for me personally, 2020 has been a year full of suprises. A year full of lows (obviously), but also some signficant highs. One of those happened on Tuesday, 15 September 2020. That’s the idea I joined Tumblr. ☺️

Since then, I’ve been welcomed warmly my most of you. I have learned so much from you. Whether it was about Spanish culture, Islam (or the perspective of a Muslim young woman in particular), the experience of people of colour, about Germany, the 🌈 that is called the sexual spectrum (as well as the various genders people may identify as 💖), or about Belgian schools... But through Tumblr, I also learned a lot more about myself. About who I am as a person, that’s okay to struggle with things. And that other people struggle too. That brings me to my final point of disovery. I thought I already knew a lot about mental health. But you guys have taught many new things about and varities of mental illness, experiences of what than can be like, and –most importantly– methods to improve your mental health.

So, first of all: thank you so much for all of that!!

I’d like to put a few very special people in the spotlight now:

@bekahtheskamfan : Dear Rebekah, you hold a special place in my heart. You were actually my very first follower. (I still don’t exactly to what I owed the honour.. 😳) But thank you so much for believing in the disorganised mess that was my blog. I wish you all kinds of joy and happiness for 2021. Along with some lovely followers like yourself! 😗

@jackredfieldwasmyjacob : Hi Victor! 🙋‍♀️ You welcomed me in the early days of my Tumblr experience. 😌 Thanks so much for that, that meant a lot. (Considering that I was completely clueless in the beginning. 🥲 You made familiar with the concept of the fandom and how that worked.) An equal amount of thanks for your work with @skamesptranslations. That was a livesaver for everyone like me (who don’t speak Spanish 🙃). And I love your posts about Spanish culture. Keep up the good work! 💪

@ayellowcurtain : Dear T. I know the last couple of months have been tough for you. And I hate that so much. So for 2021, I wish you 🌈🌈🌈 & 😀😀😀!! You are so amazing, I hope you can see that. 🙋‍♀️ Only positive vibes for my little 🐨! 💕💕 I hope you can somehow manage to like Druck a little bit again. (Even if it’s not on the tags.. 🤷‍♀️) I will definitely keep up with your posts. 🤗🤗 and 💋💋 from your biggest fan!

@nothesc : Noelia! 😄 We don’t speak as much as we used to. But I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your Damira fic, “the one”. (Note to all: go check it out on ao3!! ☝️) I hope 2021 brings you luck, happiness and creative energy (perhaps for another fanfic I can fangirl over 🙈). 🍀✨

@ghosttotheparty : Dearest Robin! 🇬🇧💗 What a year it’s been, for both of us! (Although your year was probably way worse. 😔) We kind of became each other’s therapist. 😆 But I’m really glad you’re getting the help that you need and deserve. 🙂 I hope to see more from you in the new year. (I’m talking about your drawings now, they’re soo beautiful!! 😮) I wish you an amazing 2021 (f*ck Brexit, you’ll just get all the happiness you can manage. I’m vetoing!! 😤)!! 🔥🔥🔥

@masumikitty : Masumi, you cutie! 🥺 I love all the positive energy you bring to my tag. You’re cute as a button and you always make me smile. Keep on being you, and I hope 2021 will bring you joy, new adventures and hopefully a half-decent president. (One can hope... 🙄) Happy New Year, my dear! 🎆

@hugoscenteno : Elisa, ma chérie! ❣️ First of all, I still like your updates about your crush. (I know you’re kind of sick of them by now, but I cannot help but hit the 🖤 button..sorry! 😚) But seriously: I wish you a wonderful 2021, in the beautiful Ireland (I’m still a bit jealous 😒) with an awesome man! (I’m talking Josh proportions, crush or no crush, this guy better be decent! 💁‍♀️) Happy New Year! 🎊

@pduwd : Marta! Happy new year for you! 🎇 You’re a sweetheart, a rolemodel and a simply awesome person that deserves the 🌍! You helped me a lot (even without realising). 😙 Thank you for being you! 🤩 May lots of amazing things happen to you in 2021! 🌟

@chibibanane : Jasmin, where do I begin with you? I don’t know what happened. Or how this happened. 🙀 But I guess it’s official: you’re my friend, and a very good one at that! 😸 It all started because of a song, you remember. (Just in case you manage to read this far: good for you, it’s “Nacht” by Bazart 👌) Initially, I was just a fan of @chappedandfadedvds , but we bonded over much more than that. (I even became a co-writer, like how did that even happen?? 😹) By now, I’m able to call you my friend. 😺 (The Dutch don’t seem to care about a ban on fireworks, so I’m trying to take shelter. 😿) Anyways, you’re amazing, ily and I wish you so much good for 2021! 😻 I hope we’ll rock it through 2021! 😼 And hopefully, we can meet up one day! 😽

Also a special thanks to: @nolabballgirl @inmyarmswrappedin @dagcutie @veerledejaegers @hopetofantasy @peaceoutofthepieces (I ❤️ PotP! 🥰) @lucidpantone @jenschilt @franboos @hopelessromanticvirgo (your fic is ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) @skamamoroma @noramachwitz

A second special thanks to my 23 followers! I feel very honoured that you find me interesting enough to follow me. 😊 I love you all, and I promise better content will come next year! 😘

Love,

— Thel. 💚

P.S. I’m only half an hour removed from NYE. Just in time! 😅 To everyone else who reads this (particularly from the #druck and #wtfock tag). Thanks for checking in and I look forward to meeting you soon! 😉

#thel’s thoughts #thelevision 📺#about me #happy new year 🎆#druck #skam españa #skam🇧🇪#i love you all! 💝#yes it took me this long to write an appreciation post! 😨#just in time! 😎#🤟🍌

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inmyarmswrappedin · 3 years

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Do you think Ava's harshness is because she projecting a little bit? In her message to @_huelk she said that she was dealing with family problems * who knows how deep that goes *, she ofc has to revisit her bullying trauma bc she still goes to school with her former bullies who seem to suffer from arrested development and then there is Nora. Nora has made a few mistakes that effect Ava too, so maybe Ava is so hard on Nora bc she is the only target she came at?

Hi anon 🎠 For the Skams, when a character isn’t being perfectly kind, I ask myself if I think the team wants me to like a character, and if so, whether I believe the way the character is acting makes sense from a writing’s point of view. This has nothing to do with your question, it’s more a general response to stuff I’ve seen on the tag about whether Ava is too much of an asshole or whether the way she’s acting is bad writing, or villainizing Ava, etc. So I’m feeling fairly even-handed about Ava because I think Druck wants me to like Ava and I see why she’s acting this way (from a writing’s pov).

The way I interpret Ava’s behavior is like this: Ava doesn’t really know Nora all that well. She doesn’t know what’s normal for Nora and whether Nora’s recent behavior is out of the ordinary. She’s been having mixed feelings about Nora because of her own history since before they even went on the camping trip. I kind of feel like maybe Ava thinks Nora started hanging out with the cashqueens only because the break up with Constantinople wasn’t amicable. (Which I mean... is true to a certain extent.) So now Ava sees Nora failing to care about the merch or about other students mocking Ava, Mailin and Fatou over the failed merch (not just Construction and Ismail, but other students too, as per one of the chats). At the same time, Nora has been seen hanging out, drinking and having fun with Zoe and Kieu My again.

Simultaneously, Fatou has defended Nora to the girls and tried to play mediator for weeks now. So, again from Ava’s pov, when Fatou goes to Nora’s house with the intention to clear the air, and she finds Nora drunk, laughing and telling Zoe that Fatou likes Kieu My, I just can’t help but think Ava feels Nora has repaid Fatou’s kindness with cruelty. Do I think Fatou has a more charitable view of what transpired and she told Ava a more charitable version than what I just outlined? Probably, but again, as far as Ava is concerned, Fatou is most likely trying to stay positive when Nora is, at best, apathetic towards the girls.

So I would imagine that, as far as Ava is concerned, Nora only hung out with the cashqueens because she had nobody else, but she hung out and gets along with Constantinople’s crew because Nora ultimately is a bully just like the others. Of course, in this interpretation Ava would forget that the boys have been assholes not just to Fatou and Ava (Mailin was the only one not memed), but Nora as well. And arguably to a more intense degree.

I think this is very interesting, because there are many people in fandom who love Nora and sympathize with her over anyone else, who would at the same time “cancel” a person for smaller shit than what Nora pulled yesterday. I assume Fatou is out at school, but I also think Zoe didn’t know Fatou liked girls because I don’t think she’s cared to investigate Nora’s new friends. And also, it’s always different to share that a girl has a crush on a guy friend, than a girl has a crush on a girl friend. To Nora, they might be the same thing, but not everyone is going to feel the same as her. Which is why it should always be a person’s choice to decide who to share that info with. Ava probably feels that Nora outed Fatou against Fatou’s will, which I think a lot of people in fandom would, again, “cancel” a person for without wanting to hear the reasons why that happened. (And it’s not like Nora’s reasons are great anyway. She turned to alcohol in order to feel something, which okay, you do you, but, she then got drunk and in her drunken state, she got hype when she remembered that Fatou has a crush on Kieu My and Zoe and Nora were headed to see Kieu My, and it caused her to blurt the whole thing out. Understandable chain of events, but dumb nonetheless.) So, all in all, I hope this storyline makes people realize that situations and people are nuanced. And that mental illnesses can lead you to act like a dick, and while it’s understandable and not the entirety of who you are, they also aren’t excuses. And when you act like a dick, you should make up for that.

As for Ava, someone on the tag said she’s very reactive and very sensitive, and I think that’s spot on. But I think in being sensitive she has judged Nora a bit harshly, because she understandably doesn’t want to get hurt or feel like the anti coronas played her. And it has culminated in referring to Nora as “someone like her” So hopefully we’ll see an acknowledgement of that on the show, because sometimes in trying not to get hurt, you end up hurting people, and that’s also something to keep in mind.

#ask #druck #I guess yeah I would say ava is projecting a bit #to answer your question #which I didn't do in this super long post #Anonymous

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evakuality · 4 years

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Hi! Could you share your Druck memories and answer 5, 15 and 25?

Thank you for making this! It’s so much fun to think back on the times we’ve had with Druck 💜

5. What is your most special memory of watching a druck clip? Oh wow, there are so many. But I think the two that stand out (yeah I’m cheating), are the one where Matteo passes David in the hallways for the first time. I mean, I know we didn’t know for sure that David was trans at the time, but also... we kind of did. Before that clip I’d been really sitting on the sidelines and sort of hoping that ‘Even’ would be trans for real, but I hadn’t really thought it would truly happen. The rumours had swirled even into my little corner of the world where I hadn’t even been taking any notice of the remakes after not enjoying any of the ones I’d already tried. So I vividly remember seeing the gifsets of the clip and rushing off to find a way to watch it. I dunno, I had several friends who were also really excited about the idea and I just remember the huge buzz that was flying around the chats and around tumblr that day. That was the first ever thing I reblogged from a remake and I never really looked back after that.

The other one was the party at the end of s3 ep 3. It was the end of a very difficult week in my life and I wasn’t sure I could let myself get involved in this show and fandom. And yet, that clip somehow bowled me over and made sure that I would never look back. I can still remember watching Matteo’s anxious pacing in his bedroom, and the intensity of the music and the way it all just worked together to pull me in and never let me go. I never watched exactly in ‘real time’ because my timezone is totally opposite to Europe but even going through it alone however many hours after everyone else that clip still hit me in the heart when I watched it. I remember going right back to watch every s3 episode again immediately because it got to me that much.

15. Tell a funny story that happened to you when druck dropped a clip. Hmmm, I don’t think there really is one. Like I said, my timezone is ‘wrong’ for watching this stuff and so unless the clips were really early morning or really late at night I never got to see them in real time. So I was generally able to watch at my leisure when I woke up in the morning. So the only funny thing that ever really happened was my cat trying to snuggle between me and my phone as i tried to watch.

25. Is there a clip that you can replay in your mind without rewatching it? Erm... is it bad to say all of s3? Particularly the earlier episodes because I was so deeply in love with it while it was airing that I often rewatched everything while waiting for new content.

#druck #stazyros

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aoifeanamadan · 5 years

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I was just swaying!

Fandom: Druck

Word count: 2042

Relationships: Davenzi

Summary: David and Matteo were having a nice time until Matteo accused David of Fortnite dancing (which David did not do). It doesn't help that Matteo got it on video.

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That day, the day David swore he seriously considered breaking up with Matteo for the first and only time since they had seriously got together, had started just like any other Saturday.

He woke up, he made breakfast for Laura, he checked the charity shops on the way to Matteo’s place for anything good, he arrived at Matteo’s flat and felt everything get lighter. Matteo and him chilled in his room for a few hours. They talked, they didn’t smoke (Matteo was trying his best to cut back), they laughed, they did the kind of things you’d expect two horny teenage boys in love to do.

It was normal. It was completely average.

Well, maybe average wasn’t the right word for it. It was better than average. It was David being caught staring at Matteo and not having to look away. It was Matteo running his hands through David’s hair. It was puffy lips and ribs aching from laughing too hard and David neary crying because how did he get this lucky. It was so so fucking good.

But, all good thing must come to an end. The end of their time lazing in bed was brought on by David, like it always was. Normally it would be David needing to do something. His energy would build up until it was just too much and he had to move around. But that day, instead of it being his restless spirit, it was his traitor stomach.

His body betrayed him once again, this time by making noises loud enough for Hans to hear all the way across the flat. That was the consequence of skipping breakfast.

The noises coming from David’s stomach were enough to snap them both out of their daze.

“Oh my god,” grinned Matteo. David shoved his shoulder as he laughed. Matteo’s body nearly melted at the touch. David was shocked that just a playful shove could do that to matteo but he was not complaining.

“Fuck off, I didn’t get breakfast” he grinned back bashfully. He didn’t mentions the reasons why. The one egg left in the fridge and the one slice of bread, both of which he gave to Laura. It was Laura’s paycheck that paid for the food, and the rent, and his school supplies. The least he could do was give her the last slice of bread. She didn’t have to know that though, and neither did Matteo.

“I get the hint babe, I’ll go make us something.” David had to ignore the buzzing in his chest when Matteo called him babe to form any coherent thoughts. “Cheese toasties?”

Under the laughter David could see Matteo felt guilty for not offering him anything. Not everyone had Matteo’s stoner metabolism. They couldn’t all survive off weed and sausage.

“Yeah, okay, let’s make cheese toasties.” David smiled softly. Matteo grinned back at him.

What had he done in his past lives to deserve this boy. Matteo’s smile was enough to make David get out of bed every morning for the next eighty odd years. This boy had him whipped.

“I’m coming to help. We can’t have a repeat of the first time you tried to make us food.”

Matteo hauled himself off the bed and shuffled to the door painfully slow for David’s overly energised body.

“Oh come on Grandad Matteo,” David called, jumping up off the bed and jogging over to shove Matteo towards the kitchen. Matteo laughed as he stumbled through the doorway.

Once they got to the kitchen it was smooth sailing. They worked well together, joking and sneaking kisses while buttering the bread. Soon the sandwiched were toasting and Matteo was watching them intensely to avoid any burns.

David stood behind him, just thinking. Thinking about how nice this was. David’s life hadn’t been ideal up to this point. It had been full of screaming matches and conditional love and abandoned buildings and crowdfunding from people who liked his art and telling himself that he has to learn to survive on his own.

It got easier once he found Laura, shivering in an oversized jacket outside the place she worked. He thought he’d have to beg her to take him in but she nearly cried with relief when she saw him. He didn’t even have to ask. She already had a room set up for him. The walls were mouldy and the bed was a mattress on the floor but he nearly cried when he saw it.

Even then, it was hard. There was never any money and he always felt like a burden, but one day they’d be rich. He could feel it in his chest, deep down in his bones. One day he’d have a mansion and every room would be full with people he found on the street.

And he’d buy Laura her own mansion right next door. She deserved it. She deserved that and so much more.

That had always been his plan. But then Matteo came along and the plan had to be modified.

David didn't know if he could stretch for three mansions so he figured Matteo and him would just have to share a room. Tragic. He probably couldn't get two beds so they'd just have to share one. Even more tragic.

That was the plan, living in mansions next door, but as long as he had Matteo he could go back to sleeping in shelters where they called him ‘miss’.

Matteo was so much. David couldn’t put it into words. When he was directing he figured he could explain it in a film. It would be black and white until Matteo bursts into the frame, all flying hands and ugly jumpers and bright and colour and love and warmth and secret smiles and scrunched noses and his eyes and - David just couldn’t explain.

He let his mind wander while his body fidgeted away some of the energy that had built up while he was laying with Matteo. While his thoughts flew away trying to catalogue all of Matteo’s different smiles his body stayed firmly placed on the earth. The only thing to bring him back was Matteo muttering “oh my god” over and over again.

“What? What happened?” David snapped out of his daze, looking around, confused, for any danger. Knowing Matteo, he could’ve toasted his hand off. Instead of seeing a half cheese toastie, half human flesh monstrosity though, all he saw was Matteo laughing.

“What? Matteo? Matteo, what did you do?” David was just confused. Matteo’s eyes were crinkled and his teeth were on show. This was a new kind of smile.

“David, oh my god David, you were flossing, flossing, like a ten year old boy!” he beamed. David turned absolutely indignant in a second.

“Flossing? Flossing? Matteo, do you even know me? I was not flossing,” David seemed outraged at the accusation. That only made Matteo’s smile wider. All he could do was hold up his phone. And there on Matteo’s cracked screen was David, clear as day, flossing gently in Matteo’s kitchen.

His eyes were hooded over and he was clearly zoned out but good god could David floss. His entire body was involved. It was the kind of floss you had to practise to achieve.

“Delete it.” David knew it wouldn’t work but his first instinct was to destroy that abomination. Matteo just smiled back at him.

“As if.” He smirked. David expected the response. There was only one thing to do.

David lunged at Matteo, but Matteo was ready for it. Before David could lay a hand on him he was gone. For someone who could barely shuffle out the door ten minutes ago he was very fast.

But David was faster. He kept catching up to Matteo, nearly catching him, but Matteo knew the space better. Just when David was about to grab him he’d slip around a corner. David would get a fist full of Matteo’s jumper only for Matteo to slip his arms and head out and leave David standing with woollen cloth and building rage.

Just when David thought he finally had him, Matteo sprinted across the room and locked himself in the bathroom. David was left panting, listening to Matteo trying to gulp in air between his fits of body raking laughter.

What Matteo didn’t know though, was David had learnt somethings living in the places he had. Things such as how to pick locks, like bathroom door locks, with bobby pins, like the bobby pins you found in your boyfriend’s kitchen.

He ran to the kitchen and ran right back. Matteo hadn't been in the bathroom for more than a minute when the door swung open.

Matteo was wide eyed looking up at David from his place in the bath.

“You're so fucking cool, David,” he grinned, staring dreamily up at him. David nearly forgot how to breath for a second, which didn't make him feel too cool.

Once the bathroom door was open, it was over for Matteo. David dragged him to the sitting room and full body tackled Matteo onto the couch. After that, it was easy to wrestle the phone from Matteo’s winded, wheezing, giggly body.

“And the video is deleted!” David announced his victory to Matteo, but Matteo didn’t seem as devastated with the loss and he had hoped.

He looked up, still panting and locked eyes with David.

“As if I haven’t already sent it,” he smirked. David could just stare at him, slack jawed.

“I hate you.” David knew the words were bullshit before they even left his mouth, and so did Matteo. David tossed the phone back onto Matteo's stomach.

“I love you!” Matteo beamed up at him. Even though they were just joking and they'd said it countless times before it still made David's heart stutter as his body melt.

“I love you too, you goblin,” he smiled softly down at the boy on the couch. Matteo smiled so wide it was a shock his cheeks didn't split.

“I wasn’t even flossing, I was just swaying,” grumbled David.

“Okay babe” and suddenly the buzzing was back in his chest. He settled down on the couch next to Matteo again and wrapped his arm around Matteo's shoulders.

“Who did you even send it to?” David turned to look at Matteo, to study him. He was still looking down at his phone and he was still the most beautiful boy Matteo had ever seen.

“Just Laura and the boys.” Matteo's mouth was hungry on his before he could reply.

It never failed to amaze David. He could do this. Whenever he wanted. He could kiss this boy. And it was okay. He tangled one hand into Matteo's hair and put the other on his cheek, just because he could. He melt Matteo trying to get his breath back after all the running.

David had heard Matteo isn't before in different situations and it never got easier to control himself. Matteo was beautiful, but besides that Matteo was hot.

Before they could go any further Matteo's phone buzzed. Matteo could barely test himself away from David to check if it was important but somehow, he found the strength. David whined at the loss of contact.

The sound made Matteo want to do things to David but once he read the notification on his phone all that was out the window. Well maybe not out the window but momentarily on pause. It was a video from Laura.

He opened it and nothing, genuinely nothing, could have prepared him for what was inside.

It was a video of David, definitely taken within the last year or two, and he was dabbing. Not just one, not just two, but as many as he could fit in the 5 second clip. He was dabbing furiously, like his life depended on it. His hair was flying all over the place and he looked like a rag doll.

Matteo looked up from his phone at the boy sitting on the couch with him.

“I love you so so much, but after this you're going to hate me.” David just looked confused. Matteo could barely contain himself. He flipped the phone around so David could see.

David hardly took a second to recognise the video.

“Laura!”

#skam #skam 2019 #druck #matteo florenzi #druck fic #Skam Germany #davenzi #David Druck #david schreibner #matteo x david #David (Druck)#please comment

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Some Thoughts on Druck Season 3, or: a Love Letter to Matteo’s Season

Okay, here we are. The season ended two weeks ago. I don’t think I’ll ever be over it. I don’t think I’ll ever fully recover from watching it all live. It was stressful as hell and and it was more emotional than I ever could have anticipated and it was so, so satisfying. It took over my life for ten weeks, which I’m somehow grateful for, even if it probably took away ten years from my lifespan. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to express quite how this season makes me feel. I can try, but I really don’t think I can put all my feelings into words. (Which is frustrating, because words are what I’m good at, usually. But I’ll just have to accept that and try.) These are just some of my thoughts on Matteo’s season, because otherwise this would turn into a novel.

From the moment we saw Matteo Florenzi in season 1, I knew his season was going to be good. I knew it was going to be my favourite season 3 remake. I knew Michelangelo Fortuzzi would do Matteo and Isak justice. And yet, I could have never imagined this. I never thought I would love this season as much as I did. That I would feel this much for fictional characters and that their story would touch me so much. I don’t think I’ve ever felt like this about any two fictional characters. Ever. (Not even Harry Potter and that is the one story that has stuck with me for 13 years now.)

Those people who, like me, have been in the fandom since the very beginning, will surely remember how we all knew how much we needed Matteo’s season when this disaster teenage boy first interrupted Hanna and Jonas in the very first clip. And then, sometime towards the end of season 1, people started advocating for trans Even. And I honestly think none of us would have ever expected that Druck would actually make their Even character trans. There was a casting call for a trans actor sometime last fall, but it was explained that it was for another show (which I’m guessing was a lie) and again, no one got their hopes up. When we saw David in season 2, the theories started, but still no one wanted to set themselves up for disappointment. And then Matteo saw David on that first Monday and it was confirmed that beanie boy was German Even and I will never forget how it felt to watch that scene for the first time and to see the fandom’s reactions to it, especially trans fans’ reactions. That Monday was when I realised that a. this season was truly going to be spectacular and that b. I could say goodbye to my life for the next ten weeks. That Monday was when “Druck is a show I like and think is really good” turned into “Druck is more or less the best thing I’ve ever seen and my life will now revolve around waiting for updates and then obsessing over them.” (You think I’m exaggerating, but seriously, on that Monday, I could barely concentrate on my classes and when I got home, I rewatched and rewatched the clip and I already felt way more for this show than I ever thought I would.)

This season was everything. It has its flaws, sure, and we shouldn’t ignore them. Criticising the things you like is good and healthy and we should never stop doing it. But the season also has its good parts, so, so many good parts. This is about the good parts because they are what made me fall in love with Druck again and again and again. (Also because a lot of people have talked about the bad parts and done it better than I ever could.)

David and Matteo have easily become my favourite version of Evak because they just feel so real. The show lets them be just two dumb teenage boys in love. It’s in everything, from both of the actors being the actual age of the characters, to them bonding over Matteo installing that switch thing (I’m honestly too dumb to understand what exactly he did), to Matteo calling David “Alter,” to their first date where they played table tennis with their hands and without a ball, to their dumb playful fights, to that first “I love you,” to them having sex for the first time. That’s what makes it so good, that they’re teenagers. They’re real teenagers. That’s such a rare thing to see on tv nowadays and it shouldn’t be. I’m not even a teenager anymore and I feel more represented by Druck than I have in a long time by anything else.

There’s a million details about this season and about Druck in general that make me love it so much. The music, which is always so good and so fitting. The flawless acting. The fact that they do workshops with the actors, writers and directors before every season and they adjust the characters and the scripts accordingly. The fact that Lukas was allowed to help on the last few scripts. The amazing and always entertaining Instagram content. (Oh, how I already miss #matteomonday and #florenzifriday.) How very much in character everything is all the time. Samstag 20:55. The kissing noises. (Don’t get me started on the kissing noises, because they may be my favourite thing about this season.) The sheer accuracy of everything. How stuff is properly built up and followed through and the writing is just so good.

One of my absolute favourite things about Druck is how good they are at characterisation. It was already spectacular in season 2, when we all suddenly fell for Alex right along with Mia, but they really took that to a new level in season 3. Matteo is one of the most well-written, well-developed characters I have ever come across. His character development was so good and so earned and it feels truly special to have witnessed it in real time. And David. Don’t even get me started on David. I do think a good part of this is Lukas Alexander’s sheer brilliance, but David is by far the most fleshed out and well-written Even character in all the remakes. He got to tell his own story and talk about his own experiences without ever being talked over and that is exactly how it should be. He was portrayed as kind and caring and desirable and funny and complex and more or less the best thing that has ever happened to Matteo. We all fell in love with him as hard as Matteo did. (How could we not have, when he’s the most loveable character played by the most loveable actor?)

But the thing with Druck is, every single character is multidimensional. They all have their little stories without taking away from the main character. I know a lot of people don’t like Sara, but again, she is by far the most well-written Sara/Emma character in the Skam universe. She has her own story and character development and I actually really enjoyed the scenes with her (when she wasn’t trying to get Matteo to kiss her). Eskild is one of my favourite Skam characters, but he doesn’t really get his own story, ever. Hans has an entire background we know about and, just like everyone else, he is also constantly learning and growing. Carlos and Abdi, who could have easily just been there for comic relief, are both fleshed out characters who have their own unique relationship with Matteo. Even Linn, who is in very few clips, has her own, distinct personality and got a cute little storyline about searching for a hobby.

Druck can be a bit messy sometimes and there’s a shit ton of continuity errors, but I think the fact that we are so ready to forgive them for that says a lot. The thing about Druck is that the people behind it care so much. They want to tell a beautiful story and they want to do it right. That doesn’t mean that they never fuck up, but throughout the entire show you can just feel the love they have for their characters and their stories. The fact that they listened to their viewers and gave us David says so much. So does the fact that they had Lukas Alexander work on the last three scripts with them. Or the fact that they broke their “no interviews” rule for those two videos with Annika to educate their viewers. Ever since we learned that they do workshops with the actors, directors and writers before each season starts to adjust the characters and the stories to the actors, I can’t stop thinking about that. It’s such a good example of just how much they care.

I’ve said this a lot this season, but Druck just gets it. They get how to be a remake (there’s a million examples of this, but my favourite one will always be how they took the iconic swimming pool kiss and turned it into their very own thing that felt absolutely fitting to their own characters while also referencing Skam). They get what Skam is all about: it’s about telling stories that matter, creating characters that people can relate to and being brave enough to try new things. This is why Druck is my favourite. Because it doesn’t try to be Skam, but in that, they do exactly what Skam was always meant to do. They open their viewers’ minds and they give people these beautiful stories that they can relate to in ways they may have never been able to relate to anything before. And it’s not even just things like the fact that so many trans viewers have been able to see themselves represented properly for the first time (though of course that is so important), it’s also just how well they portray how being a teenager in Germany feels. I’m not even German and I have never seen myself and my own school experience reflected more in a show. That Abi-Streich transported me right back to the end of my school days and made me feel all the things I felt back then. I have never had that with anything before.

So, yeah. Season 3 sure had it’s rocky parts. People are and always will be allowed to be upset about that. But it was nevertheless such a beautiful season. It made so many people feel seen and represented, whether in David or Matteo or any of the other characters. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a show like this. Going through the Druck tag can leave you with the worst feeling sometimes, but so often, it made me feel joy. And it made me feel grateful. Watching this season live was one of the most stressful things I’ve ever done. But I wouldn’t miss it for anything. Because it was one of the most incredible things I’ve ever witnessed.

I don’t think I can quite put into words how much I love this season and this show in general. But I guess it comes down to this: I am so unbelievably grateful that I exist at the same time as this beautiful show. And I am so unbelievably grateful that I got to witness Matteo’s story and that it made me feel so much. Guess that’s how you explain “wunderschön” to the people who don’t speak German.

#this got a bit emotional #i wanted to do a 'good parts'/'bad parts' kinda review but my hand slipped #so have this instead #i also feel like i've forgotten a million things i wanted to mention but oh well #this is what ten weeks of my life come down to i guess #druck #davenzi #dankedruck #(does anyone remember that that's the tag that they used on their last clip of season 1? i've always loved that)#review

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SKAM NL Season 2 Episode 3 Thoughts

This episode really hit me hard. There were a lot of things in it that I didn’t expect. Also two seven minute clips!

You’re Such a Cliche

I feel like every episode I get a little reminder of how much I love SKAM NL. They used a song by Aurora! For those who don’t know, Aurora is a young Norwegian singer. She is fantastic and such a beautiful performer. You should really check out some of her live videos. If you couldn’t tell, she is my favorite artist, and I am so happy whenever a SKAM remake includes one of her songs. I literally jumped out of my seat when I first heard one of her songs in SKAM Season 3 Episode 10. (Yes, I really memorized the episode her song appears in). Also, cool to use the song “Churchyard” as the date ends up being in a church.

I love how Liv is just in a T-shirt and sweats, like she is not putting any effort into this date at all.

Ralph and Esra are the dynamic duo I never knew I needed in my life. I love their chemistry and how they play off of each other. Lol, at them trying to join Liv when she says she is going to the movies.

Liv and Ralph fight over who answers the door, and Liv literally shoves Ralph into a table. It is glorious.

Liv takes Ralph’s jacket out of spite. They really are like siblings.

Noah doesn’t take Liv to a place with a pretty city view. THANK GOD! I mentioned before, I didn’t think that would work because Liv’s apartment already has a great view, so I am so happy they changed it. Instead Noah takes Liv to a beautiful, old, abandoned church.

Noah approaches Liv with his flashlight, accidentally shining it in her eyes and she responds by holding her phone’s light directly in front of his eyes. She can be so petty and I love it.

Noah’s “Echo” was so cute. He is really growing on me.

Noah challenges Liv on her definition of cliche. I think that was actually very interesting because the character of William really was the definition of a cliche, and for Noah to spin that as something “true” was cool.

Liv asks him if he thinks she is a cliche, which I thought was kind of weird. I have never thought that any of the Noora’s were written to be interpreted as a cliche.

Noah lists what he thinks Liv is like, which of course, as we know, is what Liv is like. I guess it’s supposed to be a moment of “Aha! He understands her”, but like, when has Noah ever had time to figure all this stuff out?

Liv asks if he trusts her, and Noah responds: “I don’t know you.” Wow. I honestly think that is one of my favorite lines that a William has ever stated. Most of the Williams have a very arrogant attitude and pretend they completely understand Noora. There is a kind of humility in Noah’s line. He acknowledges that he doesn’t know her fully. I thought that was rather beautiful.

And just as Liv starts to open up, Noah receives the phone call. LMAO at that ringtone. I laughed so hard when I heard the frogs.

There is a nice, long moment where Liv is left alone in the church, waiting for Noah and you can see the moment where she decides to leave.

I know a lot of people were speculating beforehand what the phone call was about and I am very happy to state that at the very least, the entire fandom was on the same page about it being impossible for Noah to get in a fight.

Have You Heard it Already?

Janna and Isa have been hanging out a lot this season and I love it.

By the way, I love Liv’s shirt. Fits her character.

Kes looks like such a nerd in this scene. I don’t know if that was intentional, or… ?

Engel always wants to protect people, but she goes about it in such a clueless way.

Isa is in denial that Kes went down on a girl. It doesn’t have the same impact as the OG scene though because in the cabin episode it was pretty obvious that Kes was about to go down on Isa.

I’m slightly disappointed we didn’t get Kes’ walk of fame because I think he was one of the Jonas’ that could have actually pulled it off. (Unlike Marlon from SKAM Austin, cough, cough).

But in its place, we get the slo-mo of the senior girls which more than made up for it. And damn, all those girls were gorgeous.

Janna finally puts her foot down about Engel talking about that “weird-ass artist”. Not gonna lie, it’s my new favorite description of Noah.

And then the bomb dropped. Apparently, a lot of people guessed what happened, but I was not one of them. Noah’s mother just died. As in probably on Sunday night when he was on the date with Liv. That is such a drastic change from OG, and I hope to god, they follow through on it. Like really change the storyline to accommodate for that massive change. This really changes the whole dynamic of the season because Noah will be dealing with this horrible loss. I am very interested and intrigued to see where this goes.

We can see the knowledge hit Liv as she realizes that was probably the phone call Noah got on their date. I love how kind and caring she is; she immediately texts him to apologize and see how he is doing.

A lot of people were commenting on this scene and saying, “Oh, well finally Liv feels bad.” And I was like, yeah, I would feel bad too if that happened, but Liv had no way of knowing what happened to Noah and she had every right to leave that date.

Indeed, I Think You are More of a Tiger

Esra and Ralph crashing the girls’ nail outing which is just like them.

Also, I know I say this a lot, but the aesthetics of SKAM NL are so great. The pink in this scene really stands out.

I have to say, I think the girls are being rather unfair to Engel. She basically organized the whole benefit herself. She deserves some credit and respect for that.

Liv checks her phone to see if Noah has replied. He has not.

She also pretends to have a sore throat in order to get out of singing. I think she is feeling low after she got rejected by the record studio.

I love the little banter between Engel and Janna. I wish we got more of those moments because Janna and Engel have been friends for quite some time.

Isa asks Liv what she is doing when she keeps looking at her phone, and Ralph pops his head out of his private room and asks if Liv is checking her phone again. Ralph knows what’s up.

Tallinn, Here We Come

Engel is dressed up like a traditional Estonian dancer. She looks so cute.

Wow, there is basically no one there. Ah, but we see Jayden, Kes, and Lucas, so they came to support their friends. That’s actually pretty nice of them.

Esra and Ralph come storming in, soaked to the bone from their bike ride. Engel quickly shushes them before continuing with her speech.

Everyone is bored out of their minds, watching the Estonian dancers. Everyone, that is, except Janna and Engel. My loves.

Isa finally pulls Liv aside and confronts her about her weird behavior. At first, I thought Liv would tell her all about Noah, but instead she confides about the record deal. I actually liked this because it showed what was really important to her: her music.

Isa, correctly, tells Liv that just because she got rejected by the label, it doesn’t mean she can’t sing.

Isa tries to push Liv further because she knows the record deal isn’t all that’s bothering Liv, but then Engel basically forces Liv to sing.

Oooh, and we get a moment where Isa sees Kes making out with another girl.

Liv starts singing, beautifully as always. Everyone joins in and it’s quite the uplifting scene.

Later in the evening, Ralph graces us with a stunning rendition of “Part of Your World” from ��The Little Mermaid’. I didn’t know he could sing that well! That falsetto, though.

Liv finally gets a text from Noah. It says: “OK, no problem”. How curt. But I don’t really blame him; he has to be dealing with so much right now.

Esra turns on a song and she, Janna, and Ralph start dancing in a ridiculous, let lovable fashion. I love these three.

General Thoughts

What an episode! This week was a wild, emotional ride. Tbh, I never know when to upload these reactions because I never know when an episode ends, and a new one begins. That is really my only complaint about SKAM NL. Besides that, I really loved this episode. I know a lot of people were hoping for Noah to appear again at the end of the episode at the benefit or for Liv to go find him at the church. But personally, I enjoyed not seeing him. I think it really builds up that tension and also… it’s realistic? I mean, Noah’s mother just died (she was probably sick for a while, but I know from personal experience, even if you know it’s coming, it is still awful). Also, I want this season to focus more on Liv as a person. Don’t get me wrong, I actually really like Noah, but Liv’s season is supposed to be about Liv. I think a lot of remakes don’t really understand that and like to hype up the Noorhelm aspect of the season. I think the best remake that handled a Noora season as her own while still portraying a (reasonably) healthy relationship with a William was DRUCK. I hope SKAM NL follows in its footsteps, and so far, it really has. So, cheers to the next episode. I honestly have no idea what is going to happen!

#skamnl #skam remakes #skam reaction #shit. this was an emotional episode #and it's only episode 3 #what is going to happen next?

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hey so I can only talk for myself here but I think the important difference is that since druck s5 began, a lot has changed. They stepped up their game, not only character and storywise but also they included more poc and queer rep, so for me the new gen is more woke (in a good way). They even addressed (white) performative activism in s6, which was actually surprising because Noora was literally the definition of one and 99% of nooras from the remakes were too. And now Lou is stealing tampos and posting it on insta and we shouldn't say that it is a bad influence? Sure she isn't eViL or anything, she had flaws like everyone else.

I get where you are coming from and I partly agree. Other characters (mostly white, skinny +/- mlm) are getting cut some slacks while other's don’t, but I still don’t agree with Lou's action at all and I hope that they will not try to act like this type of performative activism is cool (i actually was super irritated when she just...stuck her gum on the wall for no reason???)

hmmm so i understand what u mean n i agree in some ways but i think the best way to answer this is to point out that when i make posts abt lou & the reactions she receives i'm mostly doing it bc of the second point that u also brought up: that other characters get away w it/are even admired for it while she gets hate for the same (or even less bad/extreme) things. so the intention behind my posts isn't rly to try n uplift lou or cheer her on, more so just to point out the clear double standards & bias within the fandom itself. bc i absolutely do agree w u that the events of the last clips shouldn't be portrayed as cool or as actual meaningful activism.

i assume u sent this after seeing the post abt lou vs evak? bc i did also make other posts abt it last night n in one of the tags i did also say that i think the filming & knocking stuff over was annoying. i don't like that she did that/the writers made her do that n i agree it's very performative (in the very literal sense of the word, since she was in front of a camera on purpose) n it makes lou seem irritating to me too. however i don't think there was anything wrong w her stealing. if she had just stolen the tampons for herself n not made a performance abt it for social media & not come up w some self-glorifying nickname for it, it wouldn't be a staple of white feminism rly, it'd just be stealing which i'm not against.

so that was kind of the point of my post. i was trying to point out the vast difference in the way a fat gnc woman is treated as opposed to two skinny guys even tho the illegality of the guys' actions was far far more severe. that particular post was solely abt the double standard in the reactions to illegality, not the morals behind it, bc there were a lot of ppl claiming that what was wrong w lou's actions, the "bad influence", was the stealing itself.

if i were to make a post abt just lou's behavior i would agree w u. the additional stuff like filming n turning herself into a hero was shitty n fair to criticize or reasons to make ppl dislike her. however, even then i don't agree that it can be classified as bad influence. is it good influence? no, ismail shouldn't be learning that white feminist rhetoric from her. but that doesn't automatically mean it's bad influence either. ismail isn't new to being a bystander in stealing. last season they just let their white best friend steal a living animal n then pushed that responsibility on someone they had never even rly spoken to (who was, additionally, a woc so.)

i think it's fair to criticize lou as a character. "she's very much like the instas", "she thinks she's being cool but is just being performative", "she should not get praise for this" but it's a whole other thing to imply that she's a bad influence on our poor ismail who's just So InNoCeNt n PuRe. could she be considered bad company, considering the way she's been written? yes. but bad influence? no. bc there's nothing to influence since ismail is already like That n has done the same / worse things before even meeting her. she's not making ismail worse, she's barely matching ismail's energy. which is like the bottom line of my point. portraying & seeing a fat gnc girl as smth that's influencing ismail in a bad way is horrible, when canonically nothing they've done so far has been worse than things ismail is already used to = they cannot be influenced by this

so. yeah i agree w ur point abt lou's actions themselves being wrong n i think this piece of writing should be criticized instead of seen as progressive & meaningful. but that's not rly what i was talking abt in my own posts. so this feels like an argument against a point i wasn't even trying to make. which i don't blame u for, i think this is an important topic to bring up anyway n i know my posts can be easy to misunderstand smfkdlfjd but yeah my posts weren't supposed to be defending lou, i was just saying we should acknowledge the fatphobia & misogyny that makes ppl criticize her for things they let other characters do. criticizing her for things that we'd criticize other characters for as well is ofc alright. for example in the way ppl are acknowledging the white feminism now bc that was done in s6 as well.

#i hope this clears it up?#inbox #anon #thank u for bringing it up tho!#i don't wanna accidentally spread endorsement of that so i'm happy to clear up the confusion

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What do you feel about Kieu My actress' acting skills. I cannot decide weather it's her or the direction and writing that didn't do their best to extract a good performance from her overall. I did like her when she showed sad emotions though, but for the ice-queen or infatuated-with-Fatou part she simply wasn't convincing for me.

Fatou's actress is actually so good, I have a certain amount of anger towards the makers of s6 for not doing justice to her. Introverts and chilled out people can have intense moments that are in line with their personality (Matteo comes to mind, but that's mostly down to Michi's incredible screen presence.) I really liked that she was already out and her sexuality wasn't even that much of a topic, but overall the pacing and the pov were not very strong. The aspects where she felt dumb and was hard on herself were tugging at my heartstrings, but I like that they didn't completely tear her down and left her with some agency, I just wish it was clear on screen and not just in my mind. The Ava and Mailin story could've been left to Ava's season or done in a way where it doesn't overshadow Fatou. Or maybe it never did actually, but it was so widely discussed in fandom that it distracted us from the nothingness of the Fatou pov. I don't know I love the new gen, but they done fucked up with s6....

Also, I hear that they cut a lot of scenes... It was probably because even they couldn't make any sense of their own pacing and add to that some poor acting and directing choices that rendered those scenes unwatchable.

Hi anon! 👜 There’s a lot going on in your ask (which I love, I appreciate you guys sharing your thoughts), so I’m going to try and tackle each thing bit by bit.

1. Nhungi’s acting skills: It’s hard for me to judge acting in a language I’m not fluent in, unless I have another performance to compare it to (like for instance Axel Auriant and Philippine Stindel destroyed everything Tarjei Sandvik Moe and Lisa Teige did in s1) or it’s so bad that it transcends language, like so much of wtfock. Nhungi originated her role and I honestly think she did a fine job (but I find Sira to be superior personally). I felt like she nailed everything Kieu My was supposed to convey in every scene, and she added small, hard to notice tics like rubbing her fingers together, that were cool to catch on rewatch and realize there was more all along to her apparent ice queen persona. It’s that kind of small acting choices that make it so gratifying to rewatch a good Skam season.

2. I think it would be interesting to rewatch Fatou’s season without all the sm (I haven’t done that yet), because I didn’t think the pov wasn’t tight. Like, there was maybe one scene where I felt like Fatou was more of an observer than participant in the storyline, and that was the clip where Mailin apologizes to Ava (and Fatou). I think that clip could’ve worked a lot better if they made a stronger connection between Karin firing Fatou because she thought Fatou was a thief (rather than having dyscalculia) and Mailin becoming aware of that. I think that the pov maybe doesn’t feel as tight because there were many other storylines taking place over sm that grabbed our attention, which is why I think I want to binge the season and see. I do think the pacing in Druck could definitely be improved (their Friday clips can flop super hard), but that’s not exclusive to this season, I felt the same about some Friday clips in s5.

3. I didn’t think the Ava/Mailin storyline overshadowed Fatou’s, but I do come from Skam España where every season had subplots having to do with the other girls. I remember that during Cris’ season, people were really mad because they felt like Nora and Alejandro were taking over the season in the way Noora and William did in Sana’s season in Skam. I think that Nora and Alejandro’s storyline in s2 had little to nothing to do with Cris’ storyline, and even in parts we stepped out of Cris’ POV to get some pomenora moments. Anyway, I think part of this idea comes from the fact that Isak’s season in Skam had a very tight POV because Jonas, Magnus and Mahdi were props to Isak’s story more than actual characters, the Magnus and Vilde stuff was really very minimal, and Julie Andem managed to make all of Noora’s woes relate to what Isak was going through. Whereas Nora, Ava and Mailin aren’t props, they are all mains or potential mains with their own storylines. (Just like Eva, Viri, Nora and Amira did in Cris’ season.) Anyway, I do think the Ava/Mailin storyline could’ve connected more explicitly to Fatou’s struggles at work, and I feel like maybe that would’ve alleviated some of the complaints. But I absolutely do not feel that storyline should’ve been saved for Ava’s season because that’s nonsensical. As a black lesbian, racism is as important a topic for Fatou as it is for Ava. And like, no one is arguing that Kieu My/Fatou shouldn’t have been set up in s5, and their story has even less to do with Nora’s struggles.

4. Jasmina Wesolowski’s messages re: the reasons why they cut a lot of scenes, have for me less to do with pacing reasons, and more to do with budget reasons. While ARD/ZDF/Funk has time and again acquiesced to the team’s suggestions, like when they pushed for David to be trans, and I imagine a lot of the decisions they made with new gen, it also feels like they’re less supportive financially when the stories cater to more “niche” populations (which is how they referred to David being trans). I think this is the reason some seasons are longer than others tbh. The budget isn’t there for certain seasons. I also completely understand why the team would want to push s5 and s6 out in short order, so they’d have more time to regroup, incorporate feedback and potentially have time for more than 2 additional seasons after renewal. But I can believe that the actors were tired because it’s the first acting job for most, and they didn’t have that much of a break in between. I would hope that, if and when they are renewed, there’s a bit of a longer break between seasons, so everyone is on top form for every subsequent season, and they don’t have to cut scenes for lack of money or time.

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DRUCK reactions - s4 ep4

No, I haven’t forgotten about these! I’m a bit behind, but I’m still on track to finish before s5 starts. Although I hope to be done even earlier, because I don’t know if Amira N’s season is going to leave me with a lot of free time.

( @wodrueckts looked this over! 💛)

CLIP 1: Smooth operator

Amira is finishing up her prayer, when we get a quick cut to a picture of Amira and Sam pinned to Amira’s mirror. So, even though Amira and Mohammed had like three separate moments in the last clip of last episode, Druck wants us to think Sam is still in the picture (literally).

Amira gets a text from an unknown number saying, “Wow, Amira, thanks!” She asks who that is, but then checks her other messaging apps for good measure.

So last Friday, Mohammed sent himself a text from Amira’s phone, making Amira out to have for Mohammed the feelings Mohammed has for Amira. Specifically, “I really like you, but you make me really shy somehow.” I like you, but you intimidate me a bit, as Mohammed has been communicating to Amira pretty much since the start. Calling her the woman with the ice cold gaze and such.

I mean, since this is a fiction series and not real life, we know Mohammed is genuine about his feelings. He isn’t playing Amira, he’s her endgame. But this is such a fuckboy move, lol. I dare you to look me in the eye and tell me none of the Penetrator Chrises (or the Williams) would pull something like this.

Amira can’t believe this man, but she’s also charmed! Relatable.

It’s really cute that Amira is so incredulous that Mohammed asks her if texting himself from her phone is bad, that she actually says “Yes!” out loud before she texts it to him.

Mohammed can’t see how charmed Amira actually is, so he acts a bit more vulnerable and confesses he feels the same way. Or rather, that this is how he feels, since Amira wouldn’t necessarily describe herself like that. (I think Amira, rather than shy, is scared.) Of course, this too could be a tactic.

I think it’s interesting that Mohammed comes across as the biggest player of the Yousefs, certainly more than Sofiane in this early stage, but it’s Sofiane who ended up playing Imane.

Anyway, Mohammed sends Amira a song that he hopes she likes. And I think it’s cute that the song is in German. We don’t know how long Mohammed has been living in Germany, but I figure German the language didn’t hugely feature in his life back in Syria. So this is a song he heard in this new country for this girl he met in this new country.

Then Mohammed teases Amira about only listening to Arabic music, and she’s like, “yeah that’s the only music I listen to!” So Mohammed immediately sends her a voice message. Of him singing. In Arabic.

This is adorable, and Amira is obviously charmed as fuck, as am I. And if Mohammed had previously sent Amira a song to symbolize his new life in Germany, this is Mohammed sharing a part of himself from before Germany. It’s very significant and, for me, the most vulnerable he’s been in this clip.

Mohammed is also a bit embarrassed by his singing voice, but Amira clearly doesn’t care. Nobody cares, Mohammed. Keep singing!

CLIP 2: Essam does dumb things to fit in

Amira wakes up to the dulcet sounds of Essam screaming, and doesn’t get what time it is at first.

She and Mohammed were texting until 11 PM, and Amira fell asleep right as she was going to send Mohammed a song. Her last text was at 23:07 and Mohammed waited until 23:53 before wishing her a good night.

A reminder to renew her vaccines for the Australia trip comes in, and Amira first curls up with her phone. Just lost in the romance of it all, until Essam’s shriek cuts through the song lmao.

Amira checks the phone again and wakes up quick when she realizes the appointment is in 45 minutes. She swears a bit, and I’m very intrigued by this because Amira Naybet avoids swear words entirely, going for PG versions of Spanish swear words.

She’s in a rush now, but Essam has locked himself in the bathroom and refuses to come out. They have a bit of a back and forth (Amira’s threats don’t intimidate Essam at all, it seems) before Essam, having wrapped his hair in a towel, finally opens the door.

He asks Amira not to laugh at him and then reveals that he’s bleached his hair… badly. It’s not even yellow, it’s pretty much orange. Amira says he looks like Donald Trump. Trump wishes he had that much hair tbh.

Essam is actually really upset, and even hides his face in the crook of his elbow. But fortunately he starts laughing a little once Amira cracks up at him. I don’t think I could take sad Essam, it’s completely antithetical to who he is!

Amira asks Essam why he did that to his hair, and said she would’ve helped him if he asked. Essam is all, “no, you wouldn’t. You hate me. You don’t love me at all.” And he just sounds so sincere that I believe he believes that. Like he’s so used to Amira bickering with him (and probably complaining about him to their parents lbr) that he thinks his big sister hates him. It’s just another way in which Essam’s self-esteem is absolutely fragile despite his brash nature.

Essam eventually confesses that he did it because girls (the girls he’s attracted to, that is) only like blond men. The music indicates this is a vulnerable moment for Essam. He feels like he will never be attractive to girls because he’s not white. To Essam, Amira must seem like someone who doesn’t care to fit in with white Germans, because she’s not voicing any complaints that white German boys aren’t knocking at her door. But Essam does want that. Both the white German girls and to fit in.

Anyway, Amira gets this is Essam opening up to her, so she tells him she’ll help fix up his hair. She’s in the middle of sharing her game plan when Mohammed sends a pic, which briefly distracts her.

Essam also sounds sincere when he thanks Amira, and Amira in turn assures Essam she’ll always help him… Though she’s still going to take a picture of him looking like Donald Trump.

We break out of Amira’s POV for a moment, to follow Essam a little longer as he looks at himself in the mirror and tries a Donald Trump sneer. He’s too cute to really pull it off, I’m afraid.

CLIP 3: Everyone (except Amira) is having sex!

I’ll just get it out of the way and say I don’t hate the David/Matteo make outs, nor do I think they were unnecessary.

Like the split screen editing is a bit 🤪 🤪 🤪 creativity! 🤪 🤪 🤪, but the point of this clip is that Amira is surrounded by sexually active people. And David and Matteo have always kept their PDA at cuddling and pecks on the lips in front of people, so it makes sense to me that we’d need to be back on their POV to 1. Show they are into each other, without 2. Actually talking about it with Amira, which would come across as awkward and weird because they’re not that kind of besties.

Like yes, it’s fanservice, but it makes way more sense from a storyline and character standpoint to do it like this than how other Skams handled it.

Though I find it amusing that Druck stans are so vocally opposed to the scene lmao.

Moving on, Kiki and Carlos’ screams of pleasure not only wake up the whole neighborhood from their afternoon naps, but also put off David and Matteo from pursuing their own activities in the hallway.

Amira comes up to them while they’re listening to music and is like, “hey why aren’t you going in?” They’re like, “we don’t want to mention the S word in front of you.” But Amira gets the picture quick once she comes closer to the door.

Druck teases its fans mercilessly as Matteo prods David into admitting his application film is an alien movie with flying body parts. David tries to argue that it’s deeper than that, but lbr this sounds like some campy Z movie nonsense with terrible special effects AND I’M HERE FOR IT. How dare Druck deprive me of this?

Amira’s like, “Yeah that sounds terrible.” Then she starts bickering with Mohammed over text, which makes David and Matteo very 👀 👀 (not that they’re relevant in this season lol).

Then, Sam comes in, and asks why they’re all outside. Unlike Amira, she figures it out for herself and outright asks whether they’re fucking. But she says it in a very pleased way, like she might come in and offer them drinks or condoms, ah god love you!

Amira can’t even take this bit of discussion of sex and wants to come in and end it all. I guess it’s because she’s wondering if people are just going to keep arriving and talking about Kiki and Carlos fucking, although it might also be because she doesn’t know how to be around Sam right now. (Because Sam isn’t just comfortable with people having sex, but she’s sexually active herself.)

Sam grabs Amira’s arm and says not to interrupt Kiki and Carlos, because maybe they’re doing the Happy Baby pose… And like… That’s a yoga pose. I’ll just let y’all google that.

Amira is like, ENOUGH OF THIS! And Sam’s like Okay, miss Priss! Amira wants a second opinion from David and Matteo about this prissiness, and they both plead the fifth.

Right after Sam’s called Amira prissy and put her on the defensive, Sam then says that, in the middle of making out with Abdi, she noticed Amira and Mohammed having a Moment. She’s like, I didn’t know you liked him, I’ll back off. Amira denies being into Mohammed, but Sam doesn’t buy it.

And like… That’s it for this storyline. It’ll never come up again.

I know that doing away with the Skam love triangle pleased the fandom, but I mean, did Druck really get rid of it? They incorporated it, it features heavily in the first couple episodes and is one of the reasons Amira initially is unsure about the viability of her relationship with Mohammed… But it’s never explored in a meaningful way. It doesn’t develop Sam beyond being interested in boysssssss, it doesn’t develop Sam and Amira’s friendship or explore its nuances as well as the nuances of the hypersexualization of black women as opposed to the assumption that hijabis are repressed. Amira doesn’t even get to tell Sam she likes Mohammed onscreen, she tells Mia instead.

Again, this is a storyline that comes across as not something the writers particularly wanted to do, but they needed some filler for the first couple episodes. And the fact that the show then proceeds to decenter Sam after this, while Kiki’s role only increases, is just incredibly disappointing.

And speaking of Kiki’s presence becoming larger… With this subplot out of the way, Kiki now opens the door, looking very much like Noora when she got out of William’s car in s4. (Crazy idea, but what if it was supposed to be a reference to that? Lmao.)

She’s like, “I and Carlos just got done talking to the landlord, which was a conversation that involved no pants in my part!” Matteo calls shenanigans, Amira’s like, “right,” while Sam and David… Kinda look like they think Kiki’s never looked hotter tbh.

Like I said, I don’t have an issue with this clip, but showing Amira being surrounded by sex, yet not giving Amira the space to verbalize how she feels about this, while also getting rid of the Yousef kissing someone else angle, kinda makes this clip pointless tbh. Like the point of constantly surrounding Sana with sexually active couples was meant to make her feel like she couldn’t give Yousef what he supposedly wanted, i.e. a girlfriend who’d be physical with him.

Again, I’m not saying we have to make the Muslim main feel like shit for not being like a white German (we have enough of that with Essam), but at least give this joke a bit of depth by letting Amira talk about it. One issue with the season is that Amira gets thrown a mountain of microaggressions and ways in which she’s different, but viewers aren’t going to get the point that this adds to the pressures Amira faces unless you hit them over the head with it.

CLIP 4: Foreshadowing – the clip.

Amira is practicing boxing at home in order to have an excuse for her to be covering her hair. (Genuine curiosity, should Skams work this hard on coming up with reasons why their hijabi actresses are covering at home? Like I can see the benefit of not wanting to lead people to think hijabi cover 24/7.)

Mohammed texts her a picture of Angela Merkel doing Merkel hands on which he photoshopped a screenshot of Amira from Matteo’s season, along with the caption: Amira for Chancellor. Mohammed be like, I love this show DRUCK, love making shit posts for it.

Mohammed’s memes have put Amira in a great mood, and Mia chooses that moment to call Amira on Skype. Amira can barely get through the conversation, she’s giggling so much. Mia also comes off as really young in this chat, she acted like more of an adult in s3.

Mohammed keeps texting Amira flirty messages about Amira’s political career, and Mia notices that she’s distracted. She wants to know who’s making Amira smile so much, and Amira deflects and says it’s just her brother. Mia notes that Sam’s been raving about Amira’s brothers (so not just Mohammed), and she and Amira have a bit of a back and forth about Amira hiding Essam and Omar from them.

Then Mohammed sends Amira another meme in which he shops himself as Chancellor Amira’s spin doctor, which is both the cutest and saddest bit of foreshadowing. Amira, not being genre savvy, just finds it charming.

Mia wants to know what’s so funny, and Amira’s like, “can you keep a secret?” Mia, being a former Druck main and thus having seen some shit, is immediately alarmed about what this secret might be, and promises to not say a word.

But there’s nothing to worry about. Nothing! Amira’s secret is that she kind of likes Mohammed. Not too much because he’s so tall and his hair is so nice and his eyes so dark. His eyebrows are terrible and so is his moustache that makes Amira zero in on his full, soft lips. Plus his body is so nice because he’s always working out! Mia’s like, so where’s the catch?

Amira’s crush is gigantic, and Mia’s so excited for her, but there’s still something holding Amira back. Maybe it’s that it all seems so easy with Mohammed, or that Amira’s not ready to revise her position that all men are shit, or you know, maybe it’s as simple as Amira enjoying being the lovesick one for once and indulging in the giddiness.

At any rate, Alex is visiting Mia next week (in Spain, where Mia totally is), so that’s coming up.

CLIP 5: Famous last words

Amira and her mom sit down to watch a movie. Amira’s mom is happy to be spending time with her daughter, but Amira is on her phone because Mohammed has asked her, for the hundredth time now, whether she wants to go on a date with him. The man is running out of creative ways to ask Amira out, and she’s still all No ❤️

Amira’s mom wants to know who she’s texting, and Amira says it’s just Kiki. Because Kiki is Amira’s bestie now. Amira’s mom likes her though. She thinks she’s nice and also reminds the viewers of a potential Kiki storyline by commenting on her weight. In hindsight I don’t know why I ever thought s5 wouldn’t somehow deal with Kiki, because the writing is so clearly setting up a Zoë season about Kiki.

Amira’s mom says Amira never confides in her anymore, and eh. I mean, Amira did just lie about who she’s texting, but when Sana’s mom said this to Sana in Skam, it was more significant because Sana had been hiding her Russ plans from her for over three seasons. Amira has been pretty forthcoming with her mom in comparison. She knows about her friends (or about Kiki, at least) and about the trip to Australia. She doesn’t need to know about Amira’s delivery job because she doesn’t have it anymore.

Anyway, Amira bites her lip because she can’t hide this feeling anymore! She likes a boy! He’s nice and smart and cooks well, and Amira’s mom teases her that she’ll never go hungry then, as Amira just burnt the popcorn.

Amira’s mom wants to know whether the boy is handsome (of course!) and Muslim (of course! Famous last words). She wants to meet the boy, but Amira would like to get to know Mohammed better first, which is never going to happen if she keeps turning him down.

With that out of the way, they finally resume watching the movie, which seems to be a Bollywood one because the characters dance all the time. Is it a movie where the climax happens at a wedding, perhaps?? It looks like all the dancing helps Amira make her mind up, as she says, “You only live once.”

CLIP 6: Never leave the house

Amira meets Mohammed at a park, and they exchange a bunch of “Na?” because they’re dumb and into each other. Then Mohammed bravely asks Amira if she missed him, as if he didn’t know at this point that Amira is going to laugh at him. Which she does, because she says no.

They’re in the midst of some mating dance, when Amira notices a hijabi and (presumably) her daughter. She hides behind a tree, because she doesn’t want to be the hot gossip at the mosque, but Mohammed is all, “aw, I remember when I wasn’t traumatized by war and cared about trivial shit like this.”

Or maybe he doesn’t care because he never goes to the mosque. Okay, okay. I’ll stop.

At any rate, this is the first time that Mohammed says or does something that would actually pose a problem to Amira. This is quickly brushed aside because they get lost in each other’s eyes as soon as they make eye contact.

Kiki rudely interrupts this moment, but Amira’s like, “I’m busy, bye.” So she and Mohammed go on a musical montage where they box and push each other, and Mohammed sticks a flower in Amira’s hijab. Just enjoying the romance of it all! Until Amira notices Kiki’s called her three times, and I don’t want to say Kiki is the secondary love interest, but, you know.

It turns out that, while the parents were away, Essam decided to throw a rager. And he invited Kiki as he’s been working hard for her to notice him on insta. Kiki thought Amira would be attending this party when she got the invite, and has by now realized Amira wouldn’t approve of any of this.

Amira arrives at the party with Mohammed hot on her heels, and Kiki starts apologizing for thinking this was all on the up and up. Amira says her parents are at a wedding for the whole weekend, and Kiki gets distracted by Amira’s pretty lipstick. I don’t want to say Kiki is the secondary love interest, but, you know.

Amira confronts Essam, whose hair is looking a lot better than last time we saw it. Essam doesn’t seem to realize the seriousness of the situation, so Amira leans in and sniffs Essam’s breath. She asks Essam if he’s been drinking but he says no. However, he must be totally out of it because he wanders off, hypnotized by Kiki’s mermaid-esque beauty (or something).

Essam starts dancing with Kiki, who looks uncomfortable but goes along with it. At one point he puts his hand on her hip, and she grabs it and removes it from her body. Carlos (who has been blowing off his friends for weeks but is at this party, lol) notices this as it happens. Carlos shoves Essam and they start fighting.

Essam is bigger, or the German boy squad are lovers, not fighters, or Carlos was totally holding back, but either way Essam gets the upper hand and needs to be pulled off by both Amira and Mohammed. Kiki gets mad at Carlos for getting territorial over her. This is like, one of the most actually feminist moments to happen in a Skam that isn’t Skam España, I gotta say. Meanwhile Amira and Mohammed try to hold Essam accountable, but he starts feeling sick.

As this is all happening, Amira’s mom texts her to let her know that they came back because dad is, coincidentally, also sick (but not for the same reason lol). Amira tells Kiki, who takes charge of the situation and kicks everyone out. She literally shoves people out of the house, and I just think Kiki was born to do this, tbh.

If you think about Kiki’s mom being an alcoholic, it kinda makes sense that Kiki thinks of spraying some air freshener as she leaves. She also takes a crate of bottles with her, but because this is Sana’s season, a couple are left behind. Amira and Mohammed weirdly hide them under a cushion, even though they have time to fold a blanket and regroup.

Mohammed thinks the date didn’t go too badly!

As Amira’s parents walk in, Mohammed has to carry Essam from where he was previously sitting on the floor waiting for the bathroom to be free, to a couch.

Amira’s mom is surprised to see Mohammed in the house, and I’m like, “why though?” It’s not like his outfit screams date (whereas Amira totally looks date-ready), and he and Essam are friends. Parents are so annoying, bless.

But she gets over it, especially as she notices Essam in a fetal position. She comes over to greet him and notices he’s cradling a vodka bottle like a baby, and of course she asks Amira and Mohammed what that is, cause you know, as the older sibling and friend they should be looking after him!

And then, Mohammed, Amira’s self-proclaimed spin doctor, tells Amira’s mom that he brought the bottle (and it just fell into Essam’s hands I guess lol). Amira’s mom is angry and reminds Mohammed that they’re Muslims, which makes me wonder if she knows he doesn’t believe in Allah. She’s also upset at Amira, because you know, they were just watching a movie yesterday and suddenly Mohammed is bringing vodka to her house for Essam to consume excessively, as Amira supposedly watches on in approval.

Amira doesn’t even respond, she’s so upset.

I think Druck pulled off this storyline the best out of the Sana versions, including Skam itself. One of the biggest problems with this storyline in Sana’s season is that it affected characters Sana wasn’t all that close to. Like, best buds and everything, but at the end of the day, Isak and Sana rarely hung out. Because the show is ultimately about the girl squad, not Isak’s squad or his friendship with Sana. So in Skam this storyline affected a school friend of Sana’s, his boyfriend, and a friend of her brother’s. Druck instead made it about Amira’s brother, one of Amira’s closest friends and her boyfriend.

Druck also chose to introduce this storyline in a multi pov episode, so that we got a better understanding of Kiki’s and Carlos’ mindsets going into the episode.

This will be more debatable, but I personally prefer that Druck didn’t hide the fight from us. In Skam, we don’t get to see the fight because Sana is supposed to believe those islamophobic Pepsi Max girls (and Yousef’s interpretation of why Even transferred) over her own brother. And I’m sure part of Julie’s intention was to make Skam viewers examine their own assumptions as to what happened, but the thing is… If people don’t want to examine their prejudices, they simply won’t. There are Skam viewers who, to this day, are convinced that Julie bowed to political correctness or whatever the fuck. Druck makes all the characters’ motives clear and show us how the fight happened, and I’m sure there will still be assholes, but at least it’s not a “he said that’s what happened” situation.

It also doesn’t involve hypothetically homophobic Muslims, which was already dealt with in Isak’s (and Matteo’s) season. I personally don’t think this topic needs a rehash in a Sana season unless Sana herself is queer. Similarly, by making Amira’s brother the person to bring alcohol into the house, you don’t need to make the Sana bow down to the peer pressure of white mean girls.

Given that Essam is the one to bring alcohol into the house and to get handsy with Kiki, Druck did the absolutely correct thing and showed us Essam’s vulnerability before the fight. I would say, aside from Yousef, none of the Skam balloon squad was vulnerable in the same fundamental level that Essam is. Of course Elias is happy to hear that Even asked about him, and Mikael is quiet for a moment when he sees Even in his contact list. But ultimately, that’s friend drama. Essam changing his hair in hopes to fit in and be liked is about Essam himself.

I think Druck dropped Essam’s character arc right there because they intended season 5 to air in fall or winter last year. (Otherwise, why make Essam and Zoë Machwitz be the same age?) Now that both Zoë and Essam would be in their last year of high school, and Nora is slated to be the main instead, I hope they find a way to still fit Essam in there. So at least one Mahmood is done justice, you know.

On the downside, the focus on the Essam/Kiki/Carlos/vodka storyline means that Amira’s and Mohammed’s first date is not just cut short, but because of Druck’s time constraints, it also means that it’s mostly cuteness set to music.

Social media

Apparently Abdi heard that, without an insta, he just couldn’t match up to Mohammed, so he got one. Of course the first person he tells is Sam…

Mia posts a picture of a flamenca, because she’s in Madrid. Alex sends her a bunch of messages about arriving on Sunday, but Mia doesn’t respond to them (she did read them though).

Kiki posted a video of her workout, with Essam posting a similar video the day after to no response from Kiki. Kiki later posts a video of her yoga session, and when Essam does the same thing, he actually goes ahead and tags her in the story. The second hand embarrassment was felt across the globe.

After Amira tells Mia about her crush on Mohammed, she texts Sam to let her know as well. Sam takes it well (she’d pretty much figured it out after all). They agree to hang out later, and we get a couple pics on insta to commemorate the event. Which Abdi later copies to get Sam’s attention. Just a terrible week for thirsty men on Druck.

Meanwhile, Matteo takes David to meet his mom, and David later posts an evocative drawing to commemorate the event. And that’s all we’re ever told about that, much to the frustration of David/Matteo stans.

Abdi poses with a sleeping Sam and posts the pic to his insta and omg, Abdi! Just stop.

Before the party, Kiki and Carlos fight over text because Carlos has decided to get a Fachabi rather than an Abi (so, like, a kind of high school diploma that would make it harder for him to go to uni, and better suited for a trade) without telling Kiki. I gotta say, I know Kiki and Carlos have moved in together and everything, but I think Carlos’ tertiary education being a team decision is way too intense for two high school graduates, as far as I see it.

There’s this one pic from Kiki’s stories where Essam is posing with a bunch of white girls, and it just gave me the worst flashbacks to those sorority videos where everyone is scarily in sync.

Final thoughts

The boy squad and balloon fight is the turning point in Sana’s season, and by moving it up and combining it with the booze left behind storyline, Druck turned it into a side storyline about Essam, instead. As I said, I think they pulled it off much better than Skam, but it also means that this is Amira’s third episode and Druck has chewed through most of the storylines in Sana’s season (including the love triangle with Noora/Sam, which is tossed aside this episode).

At this point, the only storylines left are Yousef’s lack of faith, Noorhelm drama and… The cyberbullying storyline which ends up unintentionally hurting Vilde. Ideally, Druck would’ve focused on the former of the three, and would have still gotten four episodes to really deal with it in a nuanced way, but we’ll see how that worked out.

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