Is It Still Safe To Thirst?

Like Nichole alluded to, there’s a pushback against the fakery of social media or the fact that you have to have social media clout or celebrity in order to “sell a movie.” People say this all the time: “Oh, my God, bring back chemistry in movies, please.” Just because these two people are huge on TikTok doesn’t mean that when they kiss I’m going to feel something. One of the things that we also spoke about (on Thirst Aid Kit) was exploring what chemistry looks like and what it feels like. And I think a lot of people haven’t had that in recent times, so they’re just kind of like, “You know what? Burn the whole thing! Who cares?” And that’s understandable. To me, my defining characteristic as a teenager also was, ‘are they going to kiss?’ I think Abbott Elementary’s Gregory and Janine are really scratching an itch for people because it’s like, ‘Oh, this is what chemistry is. Their chemistry is such a sweet, wholesome, genuinely hot thing. Whenever I watch them, I squeal. So there is still an appetite for that. But I think we are all in a moment of deep reflection and reaction. It just has everybody on edge. I don’t judge anyone for it, but I am saddened by it. I don’t know what’s going to pull us out of this moment but I’m interested to see.