#im not on twitter but maybe the incantava fans are more alive there?

[nicolinocolino]

Hey. Just an honest question. Is there a specific reason people don’t love season 3 of SkamIT as much as the rest? Was it a writing issue? An acting one? Lack of Besse? The whole Edo’s brother thing? I’m just curious. Not trying to start anything. This show is like beautiful regardless but I was intrigued. 😅

Hey! I think this is a really fair question. But I’d like to preface with the fact that I think her season is definitely enjoyed by many! Lots of Incantava edits have tons of notes, I remember some good meta being written while the season was airing, and people still (I think) write fics about them!

There are two main reasons why, in my opinion:

I think a lot of it stems back to the original SKAM, where Noora and William’s relationship was seen as toxic by a good portion of the fandom. So there’s some stigma attached to it — a lot of fans who had seen the OG went in skeptical. While the writing is certainly at fault here, I also think maybe a different actor for William could have helped this. And I think that SKAM Italia proved this to be the case — it made small writing choices for the better and Edo is a much smilier and kinder William. Incantava, to me, is a far more enjoyable version of Noora and William.

I think t*mvision also soured the season. We were all really disappointed as a fandom when suddenly the show was put behind a paywall and they didn’t even care about posting stuff on time. Clips were early, late, socials and texts were posted out of time... it was a mess and it was frustrating.

And there are a few personal reasons why that are simply my opinion, and that maybe some people can relate to:

I was disappointed by the really harsh character change in Ele between season 1 and season 3. Most of the other characters have been fairly consistent, so this took me off guard. I get that we are in her POV, and that she might not be the sarcastic and sassy tough girl we saw on the outside, but there’s something to be said when that completely disappears. To me, they made her into a bit of a shell :/ I also felt like she barely talked during her own season?

I wish a bit more weight, care, and thought went into the SA storyline. Not that I need to see her suffering all season, but I felt like by the end it was overshadowed by the romance.

Personally... I just don’t think Benni is the strongest actor :/ compared to Ludovica and Federico before her... idk. The season just didn’t feel as strong from an acting standpoint. I felt like a lot of the scenes between her and Edo, Giancarlo was kind of carrying them both.

But I did enjoy her season, and I know others did too! There were some beautiful scenes — I loved the sleepover clip (when she put on Edo’s jacket! Finally some Eleonora sass) and I thought the scene with her and Edo in the car, where she opens up about her family and past, was handled with a lot of care and was really touching.