Honestly, the main thing I was worried about was how they were gonna make them equals. Fatou was infatuated with kieu my, put her on a pedestal, and kieu my seemed so unreachable. But they did so well. They slowly broke the view the viewers and fatou had of her into pieces, and showed us what shes actually like.
Kieu my didnt try to tell fatou that she is different or intelligent, she emphasized the parts fatou is fantastic at. Which, from my experience, is always the better way to build someone up. It also showed us how kieu my sees fatou.
I think she was scared of her because of exactly those things. Fatou is soft and careful, and kind, but she won't let others walk over her. Which she showed kieu my. Kieu my thought she could do this thing with fatou in a way that fit her view of herself and her role in the world, but fatou was having none of it.
I love how its kieu my going after fatou. How shes the driving force, showing us and fatou that she really wants this, as insecure and scared as she is.
And fatou baby, dont Google things like that ;-; I have ADHD and as a part of my diagnosis I had to do a IQ test. And did so so differently each session, always because I had more focus one time, less the next. I just never felt as dumb, I was never told I'm dumb, but it was always clear that i was having difficulties. I really hope someone brings up a learning disability to fatou soon. Someone she actually wants to listen to, maybe kieu my, ava or even ilai. (I dont think she'd take this well if it came from her family tho)
Or maybe a teacher that actually cares?
What I want the next few weeks is a focus on Fatous academic stuff. In Nora's season we had the mother plot line in the first half, and then Nora's declining mental health in the second, and I really liked that structure. It gave both plot points enough time to be explored. So maybe stuff with the instas and kieu my telling sporty spice to fick off is gonna happen in the background, but the main focus could be Fatous academic stuff now.
I adore how they showed Fatous family. They love her, they dont know how to communicate, but they will figure it out eventually.
It's so important that parents dont get mad at their children for academic stuff, especially if they're obviously struggling. I wish it was a mandatory part of parenthood to take classes on how to recognize learning disabilities, adhd or autism in your kids, and how to act. And that getting mad and controlling will only push your kids away.
Anyway, we also got almost 30 minutes! Yay. That's the other thing bothering me, so I loved that this ep is so long. Had hopes for it when the museum date clip was so long already. I didnt watch the presentation, I don't need that anxiety in my life, been there to many times. I've gotten really good at bullshitting speeches and stretching the info I have into a passable amount of time, but that's not something i could do when I was 16, good god, poor fatou.
You could really see how the words got stuck in kieu mys mouth:( personally cant relate, I start ranting, I'm very much like fatou in those moments. But kieu my honestly has my full heart, now she's gotta stand up to constipation and then I will officially claim her as one of my fave skam characters.
I really do hope we get more than 4 seasons. I'd also not mind if they did a new squad once this one has graduated, to take on new issues and new people. I'd honestly appreciate it, and that way each age range of teens can find something for themselves.
