Love, Victor Season 3 Review: Victor Comes Full Circle

Love, Victor Season 3 does what not many shows do during their series finale: make sure viewers are left at peace knowing their favorite characters will be okay.

It is always hard to say goodbye to characters you have grown to love, but it is easier when their storylines come full circle. Love, Victor does precisely that by leaving its main character on the path to happiness.

However, Victor is not the only one. We see everyone choose paths that will eventually lead to a happy future, whether apart, like Mia and Andrew or together, like Lake and Lucy.

Much like its previous outings, this season of Love, Victor is still about figuring out who you are and where you belong.

But it doesn’t have to be a big deal, and you don’t always have to make a grand gesture. Fortunately, Lake’s storyline this season proves just that.

We could never have anticipated in Seasons 1 and 2 that she would end up with a girl, so Season 3 surprises us there. There were no indications Lake may like girls, but that is the beauty of the show. Everyone is allowed to grow and find out exactly who they are.

The most beautiful part is she doesn’t have to label herself to know she is in love with Lucy. That is how she tells her mom; Lake doesn’t know if she’s bisexual but understands she wants to be with Lucy.

After Victor’s big coming out in the school’s hallway, the show finally normalizes queer characters. They exist and co-exist with one another in the classroom, locker room, and life in general.

There is no need to shout your label or identity as long as you know it is okay to be yourself.

One thing this series has given its queer audience is acceptance. These 28 episodes are a journey of coming to terms with who you are and allowing others to grow into accepting that identity.

 

Acceptance is a significant theme throughout Season 3, and the show’s parents represent this exceptionally well throughout the final eight episodes. Each parent accepts their children for who they are and apologizes for their mistakes.

Season 3 comes full circle in this journey as Victor’s mother finally leaves her judgment behind.

Instead, she is unlearning the harmful lessons from her past and encouraging her son to continue being who he is without shame. This plotline is executed beautifully.

As viewers, we have the same journey as Victor with his mom to look back on. We were mad at her during Season 2, but Season 3 helps redeem her, particularly as she chooses to walk away from the toxicity of her chosen church to join one that is more accepting of her son.

One thing we love to see as viewers and fans of a show is meaningful character development, and Love, Victor‘s final season does not disappoint. With an awareness of finality, the plot gives us everything we need for proper closure.

In the previous seasons, Victor’s development always depended on someone else, his connection to Simon, and his relationship with Benji. However, this time his priorities are different.

As Victor stops communicating with Simon and breaks up with Benji, we see him dive into the mysteries of who he is as an individual. His big struggle is always trying to run away from simply being gay.

He wants to prove there is more to him, and viewers are eager to see that, so witnessing him grow and explore his identity is excellent. In addition, it helps us realize that he is not the same kid we met during Season 1 — he has come full circle.

Although Victor made it clear at the end of Season 2 that he didn’t need Simon anymore, it would have helped to see one last message between them. Maybe when Victor received the bravery award?

However, Rahim is the voice of reason Simon would have carried with him. He reminds Victor why it is important to accept the award. For this, the addition of Rahim’s character is the highlight of Season 3.

Rahim also shows the audience that Victor isn’t the chaos he believes himself to be; he doesn’t destroy everything in his path. Victor’s friendship with Rahim proves he knows how to be there for those he cares about.

The idea that this main character can bring disorder to everyone’s world should have been touched upon in more than one episode. Nonetheless, it is done in a way that shows Victor is still struggling with his identity. After all, growth is an ongoing journey.

The show’s timeline can be a bit confusing — why does the Winter Carnival happen after the winter break? That said, it has done a beautiful job of tying the loose ends from previous seasons together in these final hours.

Now, we can only imagine what happens to our favorite characters. Will Benji and Victor eventually make it? Will long-distance work for Mia and Andrew?

And we can do that because this final season gives us everything an ending needs to fantasize happily. Loving parents who reunite, a mom who is taking care of her health so she can take care of her son, and teenage couples who are still figuring out what love means.

It is always sad to say goodbye to our favorite characters, but this time we can do it with a smile on our faces knowing Love, Victor did right by them.

Stray Thoughts

• Like in previous seasons, Season 3 has a great soundtrack to pair with beautiful moments of the show.
• Armando being upset about Pilar dating and Isabel pointing it out is a perfect way to reverse roles from how upset Isabel had been about Victor.
• Lake’s relationship with her mom is still rocky but has signs of improvement. Georgina’s complete acceptance of her daughter’s girlfriend and offering her condo is a sign that she is ready to make amends with her child.

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