Love, Victor : The Sex Cabin Round Table Review
We are back again with another round table review for Episode 4 “The Sex Cabin” from our beloved show “Love, Victor”. Let’s see what’s gonna happen this time. Are you guys ready for some more Creakwood drama? Joining me (Rike) on this round table review are Serena, Lena and Jen. Let’s do this!
Love, Victor : The Sex Cabin Synopsis
On a weekend getaway, Victor (Michael Cimino) and Benji (George Sear) hope to take their relationship to the next level.
Your opinion about “The Sex Cabin” in general?
R: This episode wasn’t my cup of tea overall. They had some great moments for sure and some important topics. However, I didn’t enjoy watching it as much as I did with the other episodes. But this doesn’t mean that it’s a bad episode in general. I appreciate the whole cast no matter what. So even if the episode isn’t as enjoyable as some others, they make it worth it every time. For example watching the Felix (Anthony Turpel) and Andrew (Mason Gooding) interaction.
J: I loved this episode! Like Serena has mentioned, this episode brings quite a lot of fun vibes, which makes it an easy enjoyable watch, while still (like in true Love Victor fashion) sticks to important and realistic topics as well. It’s a good character-focused episode, which sometimes is very needed and appreciated as well compared to only very plot heavy ones.
S: This episode made me laugh quite a bit to be honest. Like Lena said the entire group is horny and trying to get laid during a cabin get away. I did like this episode more compared to the last one. It’s a lot more positive in the end compared to last week. I like that all characters got some more growth in their general relationships together. Communication is another big key word for this episode. I’m glad to see that the teens are learning to communicate with their significant others.
L: We are getting hot and heavy this episode! It’s basically just a fest of horny teenagers riddled with insecurities on a cabin get-away. Lots of these insecurities are eventually openly communicated and talked about maturely, which I appreciate.
Victor is again in need of Simon’s (Nick Robinson) advice. Do you think one day he won’t text or call him whenever he has a “problem”? Will he be able to make his own decisions whether they end well or not?
R: This definitely won’t be a forever kind of thing. One day he won’t need his advice anymore because he’ll have enough experience plus some really caring friends around him. They’ll support him no matter what. But for now he might stick with him for a little longer. I mean, it all started with him and Simon has always been pretty helpful no matter what. Victor even drove to see him in person. This friendship is not something you can just throw away like that.
J: I think Victor definitely will be able to make his own decisions at some point, however right now he is still not quite there yet even though he is trying his best. Especially in this episode, we can see how dependent he still is on Simon’s advice and how he was struggling when he couldn’t reach him.
S: I feel like Victor sees Simon as the only experienced gay person in his life at the moment. He has a lot of doubts about basically everything he is doing and feeling and he feels like Simon is his only safe space to talk about that. I do hope Victor learns that Benji and even some other friends or people he will meet in the future can help him as well. I’m glad Simon told him off about the sex life question this episode.
L: Victor is already evolving to handle his issues on his own, and with the help of people closest to him, more and more. His big ‘secret’ is out and that opens doors of communication with his friends. Of course Simon still has more knowledge and experience on the particular subject matter. However, everyone needs to make their own individual experiences and mistakes to learn from. So I do think Simon should disappear into the background more and more and I am positive it may also develop like this naturally.
Your opinion about Andrew’s character development so far? Him giving Felix some sweet advice. Is this just a snap-shot or did he really change in a good way?
R: Andrew really did change and I’m all here for it. He might have been a jerk in season 1 but things changed for the better. I truly didn’t like him back in the days but from what I’ve seen so far I can’t deny that things changed. He owns a small place in my heart as well now. Hopefully he won’t disappoint me anytime soon.
J: I am still not sure about Andrew. I don’t think he will ever grow to become one of my favorites, however lately he surely tried to at least seem a bit more likable. I do like seeing good character developments, so seeing that definitely was a nice added surprise. That being said, I still don’t trust him 100%, so I’ll be careful not to speak too soon.
S: I feel like both Felix and Victor have given Andrew some hard pills to swallow the past season about him being a jerk and what not. I do feel like he genuinely took their advice or comments to heart. He is trying to be less of an asshole knowing people won’t like him for it. I hope this is a change that remains the same and that he doesn’t fall back into bully behaviour.
L: I am starting to really like Andrew. He has and still is definitely changing for the better, personality wise. He is getting deeper as a character and honestly I would love to find out more about him.
While Victor’s at the cabin, Armando (James Martinez) and Isabel (Ana Ortiz) are searching for Adrian’s (Mateo Fernandez) turtle. Do you think he was the one letting out the turtle on purpose to try and get his parents back together? Or was it really Isabel’s fault?
R: I do believe that it was Adrian who did it. He’s not that young anymore and he can see that there still might be hope for his parents. Now he’s doing everything he can to make the two of them spend more time with each other. Definitely a smart move which seems to be working for now.
J: That is a good point that I have never even thought of so far, so thank you for bringing this theory up! It definitely would have been a smart idea for him and it seems to have worked, however unfortunately I guess we’ll probably never find out.
S: It was probably Adrian. We have seen in season 1 that he is a very smart kid. Even in the beginning of this episode he is trying to get the 2 of them together with some wine at 10AM. I don’t feel like a turtle would really escape and get as far as she did in the time frame they were talking about. Him hiding the turtle to get his parents to spend some time together is a smart move and as we saw, it worked.
L: Now, I had not even considered that possibility. So I can not really say much about it. Could be either, but I don’t think we will ever know. It seems to have had some effect though.
How do you feel about the way everyone dealt with their insecurities this episode?
R: It’s completely normal in my opinion. Everyone is scared of different things. Everyone is handling their stuff differently, but still in an understandable way. Some people may need more time to figure it out and some people just go with it right from the very beginning. Trust is everything when it comes to this topic. Talking about it with someone truly helps fighting your insecurities, or let’s say inner demons. Glad we got to see it from different perspectives because it certainly is not always the same. There’s no instruction for this, but everyone will be alright in the end.
J: I think it was a very important part of the episode and certainly a very important one in real life as well. The way they described everyone dealing with their own emotions, insecurities and feelings felt very raw and real. Made it easy to connect to the characters and understand how they feel.
S: I love that this episode finally gives more focus to the communication between everyone. All of the characters seem insecure about different things and it gives a very realistic look into the mind of teenagers. Victor finally opens up to Benji about not wanting to fully rely on him for everything. Felix feeling like he isn’t attractive enough and telling that to Lake (Bebe Wood). Lake telling Felix about how her mom always made her believe she was too fat to be loved or praised. All of these things are insecurities that teens deal with and I love how the show portrays them and that all of them are finally opening up to each other. Same goes for characters like Mia (Rachel Hilson) and Andrew in this episode. Mia breaking up with the guy because he wasn’t what she thought he was and Andrew opening up to her about his feelings are all amazing character developments that we didn’t get a lot off last episode.
L: Insecurities are a part of life and a factor that is mostly caused by society’s expectations of us. As teenagers you go through them the most heavily, in my opinion, because you are confronted with them the harshest for the first time. Especially in relation to sex and nudity, most people have insecurities. Victor and Felix had their insecurities pretty laid out on the table for the audience to see, whereas Lake and Benji did not. Ultimately they all fortunately handled it well in the end, because truthfully the communication with your partner is the way to go for these insecurities. It makes you grow together and be sensitive and encouraging towards one another. Lake and Felix had a really beautiful development here, with them literally deciding on letting all covers fall first and then seeing where they go with it. Victor and Benji had understandable issues as well. They both feel like they are putting too much on each other or fearing they would, if they opened up. I am glad they did talk about it in the end and gained a new level of trust and emotional closeness through it.
Mia and Andrew honestly just need to get together at this point – they have lowkey always been pining for each other but never went fully through with it. They would be really great together, because they give each other a good healthy balance.
Your score:
R: 7.5
J: 9
S: 8,5
L: 8.5
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