Love, Victor Series Lake & Lucy Couple Review

『A Story of Growth and Love Through Mutual Understanding』

🎥 Film Overview

🎬 Title: Love, Victor (2020–2022)
🌍 Country: 🇺🇸 USA
🎞️ Genre: Teen / Romance / Coming-of-Age Drama
🗓️ Production & Broadcast: Hulu, 2020–2022, Total 3 Seasons
📢 Directors: Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger et al.
🖋️ Writers: Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger et al.
📺 Platform: Hulu, Disney+

👩‍💼 Cast: Bebe Wood – as Lake Meriwether
Ava Capri – as Lucy

🧩 Deep Story Exploration (Spoilers Included)

🎉 An Unexpected Turning Point (Late Season 2)

The encounter between Lake and Lucy breaks away from the conventional romance arc, beginning through an unexpected emotional shift.

• Attraction Born from Comfort After a Breakup: After ending her relationship with Felix, Lake happens to meet Lucy. Lucy, who used to be Andrew’s ex-girlfriend and Benji’s friend, was more of a peripheral character in their group. While comforting Lake, Lucy says, “I never really saw you with that guy (Felix),” and softly hints that “you’re meant to be with someone completely different.”

• Lake’s Realization of Her Identity: This short yet significant exchange becomes a decisive moment that makes Lake question her own sexuality. Having long been trapped in the image of a ‘popular girl’ and confined within heterosexual relationships, she begins to acknowledge, for the first time, her bisexual or pansexual attraction through her connection with Lucy. This sudden awareness mirrors many real-life bisexual and pansexual experiences.

• A Positive Coming-Out Process: Instead of focusing on Lake’s prolonged confusion about her sexuality, the series highlights her journey to embrace her feelings freely through her relationship with Lucy. As their relationship deepens, Lake naturally lets her friends know that she is attracted to Lucy.

❤️ Vulnerability and the Discovery of the ‘Real’ Lake (Season 3)

In Season 3, their relationship evolves beyond simple romance, becoming the central axis of Lake’s emotional growth.

• Breaking Free from External Standards: Lake has long adjusted her looks and behavior to meet the expectations of social media and her mother. However, Lucy is drawn to her honest and vulnerable inner self rather than her outward perfection. Their relationship helps Lake express the insecurity and authenticity she once suppressed.

• Exploring a New Kind of Intimacy: Their relationship delicately explores the unique challenges that WLW (Women-Loving-Women) relationships face. Particularly, the show portrays Lake’s anxiety and uncertainty about physical intimacy with a woman and how Lucy patiently supports her, representing a new form of relationship free from gender stereotypes.

• Lucy’s Loss and Their Mutual Support: Lucy is a character burdened by family trauma. As their relationship deepens, Lucy’s inner conflicts begin to surface. Lake provides genuine empathy and practical support—something she couldn’t do in her previous relationship with Felix. When Lake helps Lucy move into her mother’s vacant apartment, it symbolizes how Lake uses her privilege to stand by the person she loves, marking her emotional maturity.

👭 Expanding the Queer Spectrum and Symbolism of Growth

The relationship between Lake and Lucy holds the following significance throughout the entire Love, Victor series:

• The Importance of Bisexual/Pansexual Representation: Their relationship expands the narrative beyond Victor’s gay storyline, successfully incorporating diversity within the queer spectrum into the TV series. The portrayal of a previously assumed heterosexual character discovering her sexual fluidity and forming a relationship with another woman was widely welcomed by audiences.

• From Friends to Lovers — and Toward a New Identity: Lake initially defined herself through her relationship with Felix, but through Lucy, she learns to fully embrace her complex identity. Lake and Lucy remain a steady couple until the series’ end, serving as an important symbol of happy, healthy queer love between women.

Though some viewers felt their romance developed too suddenly, it is largely regarded as a successful expansion of the series — breaking conventional teen romance tropes while portraying diverse paths of identity discovery and female solidarity with warmth and sensitivity.

🎯 Personal Rating

💕 Love Scene Intensity: ♥
⭐ Rating: ★★★★