The third and final season of Love, Victor is out today. I don’t read a lot of YA or consume a lot of teen dramas lately (I’ve mostly just grown out of them and feel too old to connect with the teen mindset), but I love this show. I especially liked season two, as they delved into more interesting discussions about sex and coming out and the class differences between Victor and Simon.

I really appreciated the parents’ story, how they handled Victor coming out and struggled with loving their son and their faith (something I could relate too far more than I could with Love, Simon or a lot of the other stuff out there).

My sweet spot with a television show is when they can unpack characters and flip your understanding of them. I love when someone shows depth or motivations that changes your impression of them.

It was especially nice to see Ana Ortiz as Isabel. I hadn’t kept up with her since Ugly Betty and she got to do more in this, playing Victor’s devout mom who really struggled with his coming out in regards to what her priest was saying.

The class stuff resonated too (which makes sense when you think about what my books are about) as Victor is interacting with classmates who have a lot more privilege than he does when it comes to money. I really connected to Felix and what he struggled with in regards to his home life. Love that kid and just wanted to hug him and solve all his problems. Anthony Turpel did a great job in that role.

I’m excited to take one more spin with these characters and I think I’ll also be ready to say goodbye. Three seasons is a good run and far too many shows drag on and don’t know how to end well.