The long-awaited third season of The Intercourse Lives of School Ladies has lastly landed on the 2024 TV schedule, however not with out a bittersweet goodbye. New episodes of TSLOCG drop each Thursday, and the newest episode formally noticed the exit of Reneé Rapp’s character Leighton. Whereas it was introduced a 12 months in the past that the Imply Ladies actress could be leaving in Season 3, it nonetheless didn’t make it any simpler on the followers and solid. Fortunately, the get together’s not over but for Rapp and her co-stars, as Alyah Chanelle Scott revealed how she’s nonetheless related to the singer.
In Season 3, Episode 2, we get to see the roommates get together collectively one final time earlier than Leighton leaves the subsequent day to switch to MIT. The onscreen goodbyes had been fairly emotional for everybody concerned, together with the viewers, however particularly for Alyah Chanelle Scott, who performs Whitney. Over the primary two seasons, Rapp and Scott shaped a really shut friendship in actual life. But, the Reboot actress instructed Folks the goodbye was not as tough as she anticipated for one particular purpose, and I’m so jealous I don’t have this with my bestie:
As unhappy as I used to be to say goodbye to her, it by no means felt like I used to be truly saying goodbye as a result of we actually dwell three minutes away from one another. So I used to be like, ‘I am crying since you’re not going to be at work, I assume, however I will see you at residence.’
It’s fairly ironic how comparable this residing scenario is to the precise faculty expertise. What I might give to dwell simply down the road from all my finest associates once more…
So, whereas Leighton is saying goodbye to Whitney, it seems Reneé and Alyah are nonetheless as tight as ever, and I’m positive we will count on extra TikTok content material from the bestie duo quickly.
@alyahcs the subsequent factor i do know it’s 3am and we’re screlting defying gravity
♬ Nighty night time – Bri 🪐
Followers must dwell off that social media content material too, as a result of the present’s creators, Justin Noble and Mindy Kaling, have confirmed that that is the top of the road for Rapp’s character at Essex. So, we don’t count on her to make a shock reappearance later within the season. We will assume Leighton resides her finest life in Boston together with her girlfriend and changing into a rocket scientist at MIT, although.
Total, I’m simply glad they did the “Tummy Hurts” singer’s character justice. Having watched the characters’ development as a gaggle over time and the way in which they supported Leighton coming to phrases together with her sexuality in Season 1 will at all times persist with me. And I am grateful for that.
In a approach, in addition they supported the GLAAD award winner together with her queer journey. The “Not My Fault” singer defined on the Name Her Daddy podcast how tough filming Season 1 was due to the parallels between Leighton and herself. Understanding all this and watching this newest season, it is clear that the present means quite a bit to her and her co-stars, and you’ll actually see it of their closing goodbye, the place there’s seemingly much less performing and extra uncooked emotion.
Scott recalled what it was like filming that closing scene too, saying:
That second for the good friend group is basically vital. I feel it makes us all understand that this time and this house is not perpetually… You possibly can’t ever get totally comfy. You simply have to understand the time that you’ve with folks after which admire when it is over. And I feel that enjoying that emotion was very cathartic and bittersweet.
An important message, and really becoming to the present. School isn’t perpetually, however the folks you meet and the recollections you make are. And our favourite roomies aren’t finished but. It’s solely their sophomore 12 months, and from the Season 3 preview, there are much more hijinx and sexual experiences coming their approach.
To not point out, Kimberly, Bela, and Whitney are about to get a brand new roommate, performed by Gracie Lawrence of the band Lawrence. Whereas I’ll miss Leighton’s snarky appeal, I’m excited to see how this new character suits into the group dynamic. This solid has at all times been stacked, so I’m positive the newcomers will slot in simply nice.
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