Out

**Out** is the first episode of the second season of Netflix's *Heartstopper*, and the ninth episode of the series overall.

## Synopsis

*As his relationship with Charlie matures, Nick considers coming out to Imogen — but it's a lot harder than he expected. Elle tries flirting with Tao.*

## Plot

Charlie and Nick are now boyfriends, and they are having the best time of their lives as they are texting back and forth while getting ready for school. Tori for her part can’t help but sigh as she watches a giddy Charlie reply to Nick’s texts.

At the school, Nick tells Charlie that he has officially come out to his mum as a bisexual and wishes to come out to some of his friends who might understand.

However, since exams ad coming up, things at Truman High are doing a lot of studying with their GCSC revisions, which is headed by Mr. Farook, who unfortunately has Nick paired up with Ben. Mr. Farook is also upfront about his rules about no chatting and no texting during class. Meanwhile, Charlie comes up with an idea to help Nick come out. Thus, he rejoins the rugby team. However, Nick, who is still a little mad at his teammates for being bad to Charlie, is unable to put his focus on the game.

Meanwhile, Elle’s friends suggest her to flirt with Tao a little and break out of his strong exterior of not letting her in as a romantic partner. Charlie’s real idea, however, was to invite all of his close friends, including Darcy and Tara, to a sleepover at his house. The idea includes bringing Imogen into the situation and breaking the news of Nick’s coming out to her.

On the way to show Imogen to the bathroom, Nick tries again to tell her, but before he can blurt it out, Imogen tells him that he knows about him and Charlie because it’s so obvious. He then tells her about his being bisexual. However, when he asks her about his crush, she tells him it’s Ben, and that frustrates him, but he keeps it to himself.

Realizing that he is in a safe space, the next morning, Nick kisses Charlie in front of all their friends. Charlie and Tori discuss his decision to let people know about them and bring in the cavalry of bullies again. Charlie says that he is not afraid, and now that he knows how to deal with all the shame thrown his way, he can protect Nick from it.

## Cast

### Starring

* Kit Connor as Nick Nelson
* Joe Locke as Charlie Spring
* William Gao as Tao Xu
* Yasmin Finney as Elle Argent
* Tobie Donovan as Isaac Henderson
* Jenny Walser as Tori Spring
* Sebastian Croft as Ben Hope
* Cormac Hyde-Corrin as Harry Greene
* Fisayo Akinade as Mr. Ajayi
* Chetna Pandya as Coach Singh
* Nima Taleghani as Youssef Farouk
* Stephen Fry voices Headmaster Barnes

### Guest-Starring

* Ashwin Vishwanath as Sai Verma
* Evan Ovenell as Christian McBride
* Araloyin Oshunremi as Otis Smith
* Alan Turkington as Mr. Lange
* Georgina Rich as Jane Spring
* Joseph Balderrama as Julio Spring

## Trivia

* The opening scene of this episode, which is the second season premiere was released ahead of the actual episode's release, and subsequently, the episode titles for the season were subsequently released on June 18, 2023.
* A trailer for the new season was released on July 25, 2023.

## Music

* Shatter - by Maggie Rogers
* Out of my League - by Fitz and the Tantrums
* Pressure to Party - by Julia Jacklin
* The Beach - by Wolf Alice

## Gallery

### Videos

Heartstopper's Kit Connor reacts to "amazing" season 2 & 3 newsHeartstopper Season 2 Is Officially In Production 🍂 - NetflixHeartstopper- Season 2 - Official Teaser - NetflixThe First Scene of Heartstopper Season 2 - Exclusive Clip - NetflixHeartstopper- Season 2 - Date Announcement - NetflixHeartstopper- Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Watch the opening scene of ‘Heartstopper’ season two - NME
2. ↑ ‘Heartstopper’ Season 2 Trailer Shows Charlie and Nick Taking Their Love Story to Paris - Variety