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Master list - behind wtFOCK
A master list of posts concerning the in’s and out’s. I thought it would be interesting to share, considering a lot of you love some information behind the world of wtFOCK. This list will be updated!
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Culture, parallels and meta references in wtFOCK
I’m rewatching every episode of wtFOCK - through a Belgian point of view - trying to pick out culture references as well as meta stuff, parallels or other nice tidbits and explain them (when needed). Have fun exploring!
Click here for the masterlist
Film locations:
Season 1 locations
Season 2 locations
Season 3 locations
Season 4 locations
Season 5 locations
All the locations on Google maps
Inside the wtFOCK bubble:
‘Sint(erklaas)’ - Thursday 19:24
Niels Destadsbader - Friday 07:51
Robbe’s consent - Tuesday 23:12
'Ik zie u graag’
Meaning behind ‘allee’
What are croques exactly?
Birthdays of the characters
‘Voor u’ and ‘vóór u’
Is Viktor going to trail?
Luka/Jana instaposts ‘Dikke truiendag’
'Don’t do this to me, Marc!'
Meaning of the characters’ surnames
Sander’s art academy
The characters Instaposts about BLM (part 1 - part 2)
Behind-the-scenes:
Cast & crew facts
Other work from the cast
Behind-the-scenes pics (part 1 - part 2)
Behind-the-scenes facts
News outlet reporting total views
The artist behind the mural
How come wtFOCK has subtitles?
Why is it difficult to get BTS info?
Will the actors give out interviews?
Explicit scenes with underage actors?
How to pronounce the names of the cast
The actors’ Flemish accents
Translated media:
Translated LGBT news article: “The great success of the Flemish youth series wtFOCK: rather controversy than taboo.”
Translated interview (transcript): Nathan Bouts about his sex life in the sex-positive YT show ‘Flowjob’ (explicit)
Translated interview: "wtFOCKDOWN: the first Flemish quarantine fiction has arrived"
Translated podcast (transcript) with Veerle Dejaeger: Veerle Dejaeger gives brainorg*sms
Translated podcast (transcript) with Nora Dari: Taking candy from strangers
Translated podcast (transcript) with Nona Janssens: Do Tinder relationships work?
Belgian culture explained:
TikTokker explains Belgium
Dating between teens
Things Belgium is known for
Typical hot snacks
Typical pastries
Flanders - Wallonia (socialising)
Flanders - Wallonia (languages)
Languages
Social culture
Belgians vs. Dutch stereotypes
Mental health
School structure
University system
College entrance exams
End of high school celebration
School vacations
Christmas celebration
Tradition ‘Verloren maandag’
Youth movements
Religion
Actor’s paychecks
Positive initiatives during lockdown
LGBT+ in Belgian media
My own opinions:
Red thread in the writing
We were all Sander
Realistic writing
Robbe's internal struggles
Story development off-screen
Concerning Sobbe’s assault
The last episode
Britt-Sander relationship
The season 3 storyline
Addressing Robbe’s problems
Noor is a classy girlfriend
Why Sander is a Slytherin, Robbe a Hufflepuff
Under-appreciated messages/changes
Explicit clip during wtFOCKDOWN
I’m pro-sex-scene
The importance of the SA storyline (murder of Julie Van Espen)
what if you were home for thanksgiving and your mom was abby from 911 and your dad was dale cooper and they painted an accent wall in every room of the house and your mom got new dogs and named them all after maroon 5 songs and you used to be emo and are probably in denial about being at least bi and you went to your hometown bar where everyone hated your ass and you became friends with the girl who fucked your boyfriend and you sang welcome to the black parade at karaoke while your closeted brother kissed a boy in the men's bathroom
forcing allofskam to delete everything is literally the most idiotic decision the company that approached them could've made. that site archived and translated over TEN YEARS worth of content the majority of people couldn't access easily. people like the admin of allofskam are literally the reason why skam and all the remakes are as popular as they are
I saw the news and of course, this is heartbreaking. Back when so many remakes were active, none of the companies minded the pirate life we started - because it was bringing in revenue and popularity for them. And now that we finished another S3 remake, they pull the rug from under us? ... Coincidence, I think not.
Hope I still have enough popularity (I'm sorry I left you all for years, life got in the way) but to call all of the SKAMily: please send me links or backups or whatever you have and I promise I'll make a masterpost (if you want to) to at least access some content! Hope that not all is lost!
Ilya Rozanov, the icon that he is, has his own little romance in Heated Rivalry and then proceeds to play the role of a gay fairy godmother in every subsequent book. He just comes in, clocks everyone who's queer, tells them what is wrong with them, encourages them to get together with their partners and pursue their happiness and then fucks off to go have sex with Shane. King shit.
dan really said "fuck fascists" and "tboys for the win" and "I would lose the fans in the phivorce" and "you were my first boyfriend" and "this is my therapy homework" and "shout-out to the artists and the autists" and "we need to leave something for the yaoi" and phil said "maybe don't film YouTube videos with someone the day you meet" and "my coming out video was shorter" and "I'm too fun for you to leave me" and "you've got issues, I've got less" and "we were gay the whole time" and "don't follow our example" and "it's the shared trauma"
