I love that you said you love the details in Skam because SAME and oh my god I love the stuff we have so far but I wanted to know what your favourite details are so far?
Ah anon, this is so lovely! I’m all about the details and little moments and I definitely do have a few favourites so far:
Marti touching Nico’s piano - it was by far the sweetest, tiniest little moment but, to me, it really really summed up Marti’s heart. It was a small hidden gesture related to a boy he doesn’t know but who he LIKES and who he is fascinated by and we know he adored Nico’s video. The fact he lightly touched the piano was so respectful and appreciative and sweet of something really personal to Nico. I LOVE moments like that because they’re so human and although they’re small, they say so much!
Nico’s drawings and sculptures - Like Marti, he fascinates me. So many of the drawings are of faces and heads. The skull drawing has arrows shooting into it, which, if Nico does have a mental illness, is so interesting. Maybe he draws when he’s struggling? Then there are the face sculptures. They’re ALL OVER his room. He creates faces out of random items. Is that not the most interesting little detail?
The boxes and empty fridge - Marti’s home life is constantly shown to be a little cold and lacking in life and it’s painful and raw. Many people know what that’s like and to see how empty the house/apartment feels and how lost both of its resident are is just heartbreaking. Things feel like they’re suspended in time and maybe they are since Marti’s dad left.
Blue. Well, we all know this one by now. Marti is a blue boy and the second I see him another colour, I may faint. But as we all know, blue is the standard melancholy colour. It’s the colour of sadness and despondency. Metaphor 101. And Marti is surrounded by it.
Shirts. Ah Marti’s grandad shirts. He’s a quirky kid with his earring and high collars but the fact he’s shown to wear these buttoned up shirts on a regular basis, it’s a CHOICE this season because he didn’t wear them much at all in season 1. He also wore more colour then too. The shirts fastened up, kind of constricting and like a barrier. Really cool little detail. I’m telling you now, if Nico has his fingers anywhere near those buttons, I shall never cope.
Marti’s lip touch. It killed me. It was childlike, devastating, full of longing, aching with disappointment and was just the sweetest but most painfully heartbreaking moment of sadness. It was tiny but it was like a sucker punch to the stomach.
Gio cuddling a pillow - we have seen how affected Marti is with affection from Gio. He’s struggled with his feelings for his best friend so much and so many people have said how heartbreaking it was to see Marti on the hard floor because he clearly left the bed because he felt uncomfortable lying with Gio, that Gio may hug him etc. It’s like that awful combination of I WANT and I CANT. He adores Gio even regardless of FEELINGS. He’s his best friend, a special person to him and Gio has been there for him so much. To be conflicted by your feelings for THAT person is very difficult. Add in the conflicting worries that by touching Gio, Marti is behaving inappropriately or he thinks he’s doing something wrong. The fact that Gio is a big old cuddle monster and clearly is mega tactile and affectionate with his best friend is GORGEOUS and really started the season off perfectly to sum up how Gio loves Marti. He play fights with him, cuddles him, shares a bed with him and doesn’t have any issue with sleepy cuddles. He’s a sweet boy and we get to see how much he adores Marti so we KNOW he’ll be good to him. But it makes it 100x more painful that we can see how Marti is backing off and freaking out and is just SAD. Ouch.
I have this THING for character driven stuff. All my favourite shows/pairings/characters are complex ones with detailed journeys. It’s my favourite thing in the world so Skam’s format kills me. It’s so immersive and focused on PEOPLE and what makes them tick and getting to see them grow so the details are everything!
I hope this was what you wanted, lovely anon ❤️
