Just Let That Sink In

Noelle subverted our expectations for romantic arcs. Normally in like literally every single other show I’ve ever seen, queer relationships are subtextual or have the characters appear very close but won’t go out of their way to be like “yes this is romantic.” Bare minimum the queer relationships are an afterthought.

But this show??? It had THREE canon LGBTQ relationships share an onscreen kiss, declare their romantic love, show affection, and end up happy together. And all of the het ships (if we can even call them het because a lot of the characters give off bi vibes and it’s she ra) are the ones that are “implied” !

Like it could be argued they are together. It could be argued there are feelings there maybe. But it could also be viewed by some as just close friendship, partnership, admiration, platonic intimacy, or sibling dynamics, and that’s normally all the queer characters are taught to expect and accept.