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Note: There are light spoilers forLove, Victorseason two below.
One thing I did not expect to see in the second season ofLove, Victorwas a bottle of lube.
In its first season,Love, Victorwas more of a frictionless enterprise, too.
But otherwise,Love, Victortended to color within the lines in season one.
(Never mind that the sexual exploration on the show happened more among the straights.)
Yes, Victor does finally get to have sex, just as a newly out 17-year-old would.
(Though when it happens for Victor, there isnt actually a shot of anyone reaching for the lube.
Here,Love, Victoravoids tidy resolutions.
There are no easy solutions between Isabel and her son.
Its a smart, believable paradox of parental acceptance.
As you might expect, Rahim and Victors friendship quickly develops more than just friendly frisson.
His relationship with his parents is more told than seen.
(If the teens do indeed loveFord v Ferrari, hey tell me, I would love that.)
The cast is uniformly symmetrical, clean cut, with makeup and hairstyling that ensures theyre almost boringly attractive.
By the end of the season, my concern for his well-being caught me by surprise.
So I was heartened, this season, when both Victor and the show chose to be more daring.
