So thereâs something thatâs been bothering me since the entire Yousef and Sana basketball scene, in which Yousef reveals Evens past.Â
Yousef says that Even attempted to kiss Mikael and due to Mikaels strong religious faith he reacted badly. And yet what weâve seen of Mikael so far in this season and in fact in the clip from season 3 doesnât point to him being at all homophobic or even strongly muslim. Thereâs a scene in episode 1 of this season where Mikael seems to be drinking alcohol,
in two separate Hei Briskeby videos he seems to be wearing nailpolish, and his reaction towards Evens gay characters in the video from season 3 isnât at all noticeable or uncomfortable. Iâm not saying these things mean Mikaels a bad muslim or not homophobic, but they donât seem like things the Mikael from Yousefs story would do. Â
When Even is brought up Mikael doesnât seem as uncomfortable as Yousef, and still has his number saved in his phone.
Yousef is the one with the strong emotional reactions to Even, seeming hurt from just the mention of his name in the Hei Briskeby video, the boys also reach out to Yousef and not Mikael at the mention of Even. We also know that despite not beleiving in Allah, Elias praises Yousef for acting like a better Muslim than people who claim to believe in Allah are. So based on that we can assume that back when he was Muslim, he probably had a stronger connection to his religion. Possibly stronger then Mikaels.Â
And so my theory, as impossible as it seems even to me. Is that Even didn't try to kiss Mikael, but Even tried to kiss Yousef.
Mikael wasnât the one with the strong emotional reaction- Yousef was. The same way Sana has things in the current season testing her faith in Allah and her connection to her religion, could it not be possible that Yousef was tested by his close friend attempting to kiss him, having a bad reaction and then doubting everything as he sees his friend go through tough times due to his reaction. Having Even cut him out of his life having been the final straw, when he decided he didnât want to believe in a God that would bring all this pain to his friend and guilt to him. Â
Yousef told Sana it was Mikael and not him because he felt guilty for his reaction, and he didn't want Sana seeing that side of him.
Or at least maybe, thatâs what Iâm claiming with this crazy theory.