The 23 best scenes in 'Heartstopper' that perfectly match the original comic

Director Euros Lyn began the show with a perfect adaptation of the moment Nick and Charlie first met each other.

The show includes animated lighting and details like leaves that come straight from Oseman's comic, as you can see below.

Another scene that is taken verbatim from the comics is the incident when Charlie's awful encounter with Ben is interrupted by Nick.

Other details included in the show, like the seagulls that accompany Nick's romantic feelings for Charlie, were also pulled from the comics.

There are also tons of details in the production design for Nick and Charlie's bedrooms that perfectly mirror the comics.

All of the text conversations between Nick and Charlie were similarly pulled right from Oseman's original writing.

The first time Nick and Charlie spend time together outside of school was also a sweet montage straight from the comics.

The snow-day montage leads right into another pivotal scene: Nick's mom pointing out that he seems much more "like himself" when he's with Charlie.

The scene where Nick thinks about holding Charlie's hand exactly mirrors the panels in Oseman's comic.

One of the most heartbreaking scenes in the show comes when Nick decides to try and figure out what his feelings for Charlie mean.

During Harry's birthday party scene, actor Kit Connor recreated the exact arm gestures from the comic.

Most of the party scene is exactly the same as the comics, including Nick and Charlie's race upstairs and their first kiss.

Charlie's anxiety over his kiss with Nick is likewise mimicked perfectly in the show, down to the detail of the time on his phone reading exactly 10:34.

But the episode (and comic) end with a hopeful cliffhanger as Nick shows up at Charlie's front door.

The following episode continues the scene, showing Nick and Charlie sharing their second, and much more confident, kiss.

After Nick and Charlie begin secretly dating, they share a sweet scene at an arcade.

Another sweet scene brought to life from the comics is the moment when Nick calls Charlie "Char" for the first time.

Inside the theater, the show once again framed some of the scenes in an exact copy from Oseman's drawings.

Nick's breaking point with his "friends" comes when Harry bullies Charlie worse than ever.

In the season finale, Nick and Charlie's first solo date includes a bonus cameo from Oseman.

The beach scene where Nick declares himself and Charlie as "boyfriends" was recreated perfectly, down to the detail of Nick walking into the ocean in his shoes and socks.

"Heartstoppers" ends with Nick coming out to his mom as bisexual with dialogue taken right from the comic.

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Note: For the purposes of this article, we have edited together different panels of Oseman's original comic, so some moments you'll see are out of order. To view the original comic in its entirety, visit Oseman's website here.