Nick’s coming out on his own terms and pace, but it’s hard not to think of the life waiting for him.
. Season one ended with a definitive new milestone in Nick’s coming-out journey: not only embracing his identity as Charlie’s boyfriend but coming out to his mom, with the intention of telling everyone else soon after. But that was always a huge step that he needed time to process. If Alice Oseman wanted, Nick could have come out to the whole school in the first couple of episodes of season two, perhaps announced with a spontaneous Instagram post, and it wouldn’t have felt too out of place.
Well, not everyone. Elle and Tao go through multiple years’ worth of brutal shifts in their dynamic in this episode, starting from the beginning, when Elle is still trying her best to avoid Tao. That quickly changes when he shows up with flowers after her final exam and explicitly asks her on a date, debuting a new haircut decidedly low on goofy curls.
Elle and Tao tentatively make up, but everything blows up spectacularly when they arrive at the party and he learns that she invited Naomi and Felix without telling him. Here, his jealousy boils over, and when she calls him out on his role-playing, he accuses her of forgetting about him.
Seeing that Nick is ill, Charlie takes him home, where he suggests they table the coming-out plan, recognizing how much of a strain it’s putting on Nick. As always, Charlie is very accommodating, and it makes sense; even with Nick’s understandable stalling, there’s no indication that he’ll be uncomfortable telling the world about their relationship forever. He’s clearly going through huge life changes, and a little at a time feels like the only logical option.
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