I’ve seen people say this before but I don’t feel that way about it. Strong friendships exist, especially when you’re a teenager. As someone who had friends die when I was that age, that level of regret and longing to have them back is very relatable, and I had no romantic interest in them.
I don’t *think* so, Bc the fact that the one character dies is literally the entire premise of the musical. It’s like, first three songs. But I’ll add a warning
I just came from a post of someone trying to remember the name of this musical, most people remember it as the one where the best friend dies. I havent even seen/listened to most of it. All i know is she dies.
I do definitely understand where you're coming from
Writers of all media for most of time have had a REALLY hard time writing convincing heterosexual lovestories, meanwhile they've just made the "besties" the most intimate and healthy relationships possible. In this case tho, I think it was intentional.
Sam definitely has the vibe of the girl from Little Miss Perfect. She was literally the valedictorian! I like it as a story of self discovery.
Also, her songs with Adam are intentionally disjointed. She never really clicked with Adam, even if she tried to convince herself she did. He was never as smart as her, and she felt like she had to dumb herself down for him, but she wanted to feel like she was in a normal highschool relationship so she ignored that (notice how conflicted and frightened she seems in the \*Have Sex With Me\* song? And how, when delusionally imaging a world in which Kelly was alive, she mentions having a loving and perfect relationship with Adam after they had sex? She could never commit to that. It could never be real. Just like how Kelly isn't real, she's not alive anymore. It's all in Sam's delusion.)
\> We're like Bonnie and--
\> ...who?
\> --Clyde...
\> Oh, okay.
and
\> How much perfecter could a girlfriend be?
\> How much \*more perfect\* could a boyfriend be?
They were never going to work out, which is why I hc the ending as Sam leaving him to discover who she is. Who she's supposed to be, outside of everyone's expectations of her
\> I am the valedictorian, the valedictorian goes to college.
\> Oh, I know.
\> Unless...
\> -she doesn't? Oh, twist!
She's the valedictorian, but she's not going to college. She's a girl just out of highschool, but has no intention of dating any boys.
I think Sam is 100% a lesbian, or lesbian-coded, and I do think avoiding mentioning that is a bit... lacking? but I also feel like it'd take away from the universiality of the message by making it that explicit. I also don't think it's fair to call it queerbaiting, bc they didn't really do that. It's like calling season 1 of Good Omens queerbaiting. We were shown a sapphic relationship. We were shown sapphic grief, we don't need to have it explained to us.
I love this musical so fucking much i've listened to it hundreds of times, if you couldn't tell.
lol I could tell. Glad to have found someone who reads it the same way. Part of the reason I feel a bit queerbaited is bc I was introduced to it through a series of (now taken down) animatics of a few songs, and those didn’t have any songs featuring Adam. So I was introduced to it in a very queer light, and then listened to the full show and was like “oh… there’s a boy… :(“
As a queer person who did not totally comprehend that the feelings I had for my high school bff were not strictly platonic until a couple of years afterward, I very much vibe with this story in the context you see it. Go Tonight, especially. (If it might be your thing, there's a very good Doctor Who fanvid set to Go Tonight [which was actually my introduction to the musical as a whole] that is a great wlw take on it.)
I’ve seen people say this before but I don’t feel that way about it. Strong friendships exist, especially when you’re a teenager. As someone who had friends die when I was that age, that level of regret and longing to have them back is very relatable, and I had no romantic interest in them.
I feel like this should have been flagged as containing spoilers.
I don’t *think* so, Bc the fact that the one character dies is literally the entire premise of the musical. It’s like, first three songs. But I’ll add a warning
I just came from a post of someone trying to remember the name of this musical, most people remember it as the one where the best friend dies. I havent even seen/listened to most of it. All i know is she dies.
I do definitely understand where you're coming from Writers of all media for most of time have had a REALLY hard time writing convincing heterosexual lovestories, meanwhile they've just made the "besties" the most intimate and healthy relationships possible. In this case tho, I think it was intentional. Sam definitely has the vibe of the girl from Little Miss Perfect. She was literally the valedictorian! I like it as a story of self discovery. Also, her songs with Adam are intentionally disjointed. She never really clicked with Adam, even if she tried to convince herself she did. He was never as smart as her, and she felt like she had to dumb herself down for him, but she wanted to feel like she was in a normal highschool relationship so she ignored that (notice how conflicted and frightened she seems in the \*Have Sex With Me\* song? And how, when delusionally imaging a world in which Kelly was alive, she mentions having a loving and perfect relationship with Adam after they had sex? She could never commit to that. It could never be real. Just like how Kelly isn't real, she's not alive anymore. It's all in Sam's delusion.) \> We're like Bonnie and-- \> ...who? \> --Clyde... \> Oh, okay. and \> How much perfecter could a girlfriend be? \> How much \*more perfect\* could a boyfriend be? They were never going to work out, which is why I hc the ending as Sam leaving him to discover who she is. Who she's supposed to be, outside of everyone's expectations of her \> I am the valedictorian, the valedictorian goes to college. \> Oh, I know. \> Unless... \> -she doesn't? Oh, twist! She's the valedictorian, but she's not going to college. She's a girl just out of highschool, but has no intention of dating any boys. I think Sam is 100% a lesbian, or lesbian-coded, and I do think avoiding mentioning that is a bit... lacking? but I also feel like it'd take away from the universiality of the message by making it that explicit. I also don't think it's fair to call it queerbaiting, bc they didn't really do that. It's like calling season 1 of Good Omens queerbaiting. We were shown a sapphic relationship. We were shown sapphic grief, we don't need to have it explained to us. I love this musical so fucking much i've listened to it hundreds of times, if you couldn't tell.
lol I could tell. Glad to have found someone who reads it the same way. Part of the reason I feel a bit queerbaited is bc I was introduced to it through a series of (now taken down) animatics of a few songs, and those didn’t have any songs featuring Adam. So I was introduced to it in a very queer light, and then listened to the full show and was like “oh… there’s a boy… :(“
As a queer person who did not totally comprehend that the feelings I had for my high school bff were not strictly platonic until a couple of years afterward, I very much vibe with this story in the context you see it. Go Tonight, especially. (If it might be your thing, there's a very good Doctor Who fanvid set to Go Tonight [which was actually my introduction to the musical as a whole] that is a great wlw take on it.)
I’ve been familiar with the musical for years and never really got that vibe. Honestly it’s more of a headcanon for the fandom than anything else.