Victor is pushed back to Benji because he realizes that there just isn’t the same spark with anyone else.īenji’s part of the story is something we have been begging for since the show began. They have a fling that transitions to a good discussion on casual intercouse, sexually transmitted diseases, and committment.
Victor learns that he isn’t interested in hook-up culture after his mother introduces him to a hot church boy in the area named Nick (Nico Greetham). There is no proof that the two teen boys are right for each other when the final credits roll. The growth that occurs that allows for the Venji ship to eventually become an endgame is done on an individual level. But you know that age-old adage that the journey is more important than the destination? The writers of this show didn’t really get that memo.
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Victor and Benji have introspective healing that is necessary for them to come back together in the series finale, which they do on the iconic ferris wheel that was first introduced in the film Love, Simon.
The rest of the season goes exactly how we all expected it would. So here you have Victor and Benji separated again, disappointing fans who want to see the tangible on-screen evidence that they are a great pairing. Benji realizes that Victor exacerbates his drinking issues, and he goes off to rehab after the premiere episode. The stress of Victor leaving him caused Benji to break his sobriety that has been touched upon a couple of times in the previous seasons, but never explored further until this third season. They’re back together, right? Not exactly. The good news is that the third season immediately opens with Victor at Benji’s door. The cliffhanger that ended the season in which Victor runs to one of either Benji or Rahim’s homes to “choose” who he is going to be with was an ill-advised way to maintain intrigue in the year-long hiatus, frustrating fans of the show who just wanted to see Victor and Benji grow happily together. Victor and Rahim connect over many of their similarities, but they never feel like anything more than a forced attempt at drama. It was a move that had good intentions, such as showing how the coming out process is different for everyone depending on their family life, their religious background, and their ethnicity. It takes the first seven episodes of the first season before the two share their first kiss, and it’s in the season finale when they declare themselves boyfriends. In the very first episode of the show, Victor realizes that he feels things for Benji that are much different than what he feels for girls.
Victor’s acceptance of himself as a gay teenager has always been tied to his crush on classmate and eventual co-worker Benji Campbell (George Sear). Queer characters have often served as the sidekicks in TV, but shows like Love, Victor have changed the way non-straight people serve the narrative of their programs. Rather than being pushed to the background as a sidekick, Victor Salazar (Michael Cimino) is the star of the whole shebang, the Latino teenager that we put all of our attention towards. When Love, Victor first premiered on Hulu in June of 2020, it became a special show for so many LGBTQ people, both young and old, because it showed the coming-of-age trope from a whole different perspective than what audiences were accustomed to. This article contains spoilers for Love, Victor season 3.
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