the first ever queer kiss on croatian televison happening in the place i shed blood, sweat and tears while training swimming professionally as a young queer kid was NOT on my bingo for 2026 lemme tell you that.
i don't know why it feels so monumental, i knew they kiss in a pool in the og but to slowly figure out where exactly ivan was taking lovro after whisking him off from his own (kinda) birthday celebration, recognizing the basketball court and THEN hearing the water gurgling and seeing THE olympic pool in all its glory with those shitty starting blocks shook something in me up.
the little girl from back then coming up for air to see how far me and the state of the nation itself has come in the last 10 or so years and to watch the familiar scene unfold, but feel it so VISCERALLY right down to the bones healed something in me i think.
anyways thank you sram and thank you hrt for giving us this, you keep outdoing yourselves with every season (not that i doubted you ever since i've watched the first).
keep up the good work and know that this show aimed at teenagers has resonated with older audiences as well <3
