Listen, We’re Losers At School. If We Don’t Want To End Up In A Loser Car, We Need A Strategy.

Why haven’t you told me that you are on a russ bus?

This season is showing very well how toxic relationships can happen to any one - it can be easy to fall into when the abuser is charming, has manipulative tactics that are a trap you can fall into - where abundance of charming words and gifts makes you feel loved and taken care off but each action of the manipulator is done to their benefit, out of their selfishness - to better themselves at the expense of making their partner feel small - instead of the relationship where both are treated as equals, there is a power imbalance and shift - it can be easy to fall in but hard to get out, the abuser wants to keep feeling this surge of serotonin and power they feel when things go their way, when power is in their control, and when it is not - to find ways, out of desperation - to get the power in their hands - they are controlled by fear and in that they instilled fear into their partner...as we have seen progress from subtle signs to more obvious ones with M*quel and Nora...the abuser can be anyone- that’s the scary part, it’s not just a stranger, it can be someone you’ve known a short time or a long time -someone you find comfort in or someone you thought you had comfort in...

this season isn’t just a season of a Skam remake, not a season that comes and goes - it’s a PSA, it’s education - it’s an ongoing PSA that takes its time in telling a story that isn’t one dimensional but multilayered - multilayered in covering how the victim’s mental, physical, emotional and social health is affected, how those around them are affected, how those who have never been in a toxic relationship see what happens and the signs and constantly emphasizing that no one deserves to be treated this way to let themselves let the abuser continue to treat them this way, to not sacrifice yourself and loose yourself and that however hard and difficult - that you can get out of toxic relationship - that your strength is not defined by the abuser but by you, it is not weak to seek help, it is strong, it is strength - you are strong and not alone.

I’ve learned this and more as a viewer and as someone who’s never been exposed to a toxic relationship, and I can only imagine how inspiring and powerful this is and can be for you girls, young people, teens, adults, anyone..

So yes, this season is important, this season is valuable, this season is necessary -Nora’s story is important as is her voice - while M*quel would want her her voice faded, lowered, silenced...Nora’s voice will be louder & will be heard - because it is valid and valuable as she is in her being, her thoughts and her self..her self worth... and this is a lesson that is emphasized throughout this season, throughout Skam España

Can we just appreciate Elias’ adorable hoodie?

skam españa appreciation weeks ⨠ amira naybet

SKAM ESPAÑA T3 IS BASICALLY THE MOVIE FEAR

Both in the movie and the clip when the characters first meet the guys Miquel and David both act super suave and within barely a minute of talking they convince Nora/Nicole (lol didn’t even realize that connection) to go off with them. It should also be mentioned that in doing so the both girls leave their friends and go with the guy. The guy then takes them to a semi remote place basically where there are less people and they both make them seem like really put together guys and even make up false stuff to try to make the girls like them. David with his family background and Miquel possibly with the musical stuff.

Another big similarity is that when Nora and Nicole both bring up how late it’s and that they probably should be heading home Miquel and David both distract them Miquel saying don’t look at it, it doesn’t matter, and saying that it’s actually 9:45 while David physically turns Nicole’s watch back so she wouldn’t know the time. Both are manipulating techniques to get them to ignore the fact that it’s way too late and they should probably be heading home instead of continueing to hang out with them.

Miquel and David both kiss the girls without asking and both Nora and Nicole push them back and then leave to go home.

And then the very next time Nora/Nicole see the guys is when they show up unwarranted to their school. I should also mention at this point that both David and Miquel are older than their female counterparts and are out of high school so they have no business being there and they also found the address themselves. David and Nicole then hang out while Nora and Miquel make plans to go the musical together.

Okay this is going to make not a lot of sense if you haven’t seen the clip because I’m not going to go into detail about what happened in this scene because it’s a little NSFW but just know that Nicole and David are on a rollercoaster and that Nicole feels an euphoric feeling for the first time. WHICH IS SO FUCKING SIMILAR TO THE TRAILER. Because that’s basically what Nora’s saying!!!

Lastly stuff that could be paralleled but we don’t know yet is that later in the movie David sees Nicole hug her best friend who’s a guy (their relationship is platonic) and gets super jealous for no reason and starts to beat him up which leads to Nicole and David breaking up. Depending how closely España follows the og (which doesn’t seem like a lot) this scene could totally be the fight scene. It could play out differently but either Miquel or Alejandro could get jealous of the other and then a fight breaks out. Lastly later in the movie David actually sexually assaults Nicole which would parallel if Miquel is Nico and how he is most likely Nora’s assaulter

The Balloon Squad

The Balloon Squad + Name Meanings

#Sana back at it again with her Knowing Looks™

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Elias Bakkoush

Sana Bakkoush | skam text posts (part 1)