Skam 30 Day Challenge - Day 6 - Best character developement
One of the Things I just love about Skam, is the character developements. Each season one character seems to have an issue, or something they have to learn how to deal with. I think that Isak has had the most impressive character developement, but I want to mention all our main characters so far.
In season 1, Eva learns how to take charge in her life, and be more independent. She starts out with low self asteem, lonely and without friends, clinging to her boyfriend Jonas. She also struggles with feelings of guilt, because she has stolen Jonas from one of her best friends, and jealosy because she feels she can`t trust him. In the end of her season, she seems to forgive herself, and she grows stronger. She tells Jonas that she has to find out who she wants to be, and she has to do this alone.
In the beginning of season 1, Nora is a touch, cool girl, that seems to hide her insecurity. She is kind of a control freak, that has strong opinions and high morals, and she seems a bit judgemental both to herself and to others.
In season 2, Noora developes a lot. She falls in love with William, struggles with guilt and gets harassed by his brother Nico. She gets stronger from these experiences and learns to be less judgemental, and to take a leap of trust and let someone come near her. She learns to give people a chance before she judges them. After some time she understands that William is more than a bad boy, and that they can understand each other, if they talk to each other. And listen to each other. In season 3, Noora has left William, and seems to find herself in a new way.
The one character that impresses me the most when it comes to character developement, is Isak. In season 1, he seems to be an insecure, but cocky little brat that tries to keep his buddy Jonas to himself. Of course, this is how he appears from Eva`s perspective, but there is probably a hint of truth in this. He is smart, and works hard at school. We also get to se that he can be a good friend and helpful in many ways, but he also tricks Eva, and basically breaks up two relationships.
In the end of season 1, we see that he struggles, because his father has left his mother, and his mother has had a breakdown, and because he`s ashamed of what he has done to his friends. He possibly also struggles to come to terms with his sexuality. He tells Eva that he has been in love with her (and most of us guessed that he more likely was in love With Jonas).
In season two, we hardly see Isak, except that he makes out with Sara in the background. We learn that he tries to take revenge on the Yakuzza boys because they hurt Jonas. Via hints we understand that he gets enough of his "crazy" mother, and runs from home. Noora and Eva suspects that he is gay. Eskild finds him one night, drunk at a gay bar, and takes care of him. Lets him stay in the basement of the Collective.
In the beginning of season 3, Isak has become a cocky charmer on the outside, while he still is as insecure on the inside. He seems to be making out with girls at parties, and wants to be cool, but is also clumsy and keeps a lot to himself. He struggles with his sexuality, but has prejudices against homosexuality.
He meets Even, that he gets curious about, and he starts to accept that he is gay (I`m not gay, or maybe a little gay). This is a difficult process to him, mostly because he believes that Even has gone back to his girlfriend, and Isak isolates himself. After good advise from the School "doctor", he finally dares to talk to Jonas, and tell him about his feelings. This is a huge developement. Through support from his friends, he gradually learns to become more honest about his feelings and who he is. He comes out to his friends and dares to let himself fall in love with Even. He also decides to live real and not fake, like he has done before.
He also learns to come over his fear and judgement towards psychiatric difficulties. In the beginning of season 3 he has stopped talking to his mother, because she is "crazy". Then he learns of Even`s bipolar disorder, and he is lead to believe that EVen has no feelings for him, and that he`s just manic. Isak`s first reaction is to withdraw, and give Even up. Luckily, Magnus helps him to see the normality of Even`s disorder. Isak is a smart kid, he listens, and he learns. And he grows so much. He choses Even, and choses to take one minute at the time. "Livet er nå."