I was curious to see what exactly this commitment would look like in season four, released on Netflix on Dec. 4. The season opens with the teens heading to summer camp. Matthew is in his first relationship, Jay has officially come out as bisexual and we meet Natalie, a trans teen girl . Natalie is deadnamed multiple times by other campers, which upsets Natalie, especially as they quiz her on why she “decided” to become trans.
In Natalie, the show seems to be simultaneously calling itself in as it calls us out for harming trans women. As the episode continues, we see a flashback from Natalie’s point of view, as she is given a hormone monster of her own, Gavin . In Gavin, we see the way gendered expectations hurt Natalie. “I just know that I hate you and what you’re doing to my body,” she tells him. Later, when Natalie comes out to her parents and is allowed to go on hormone blockers, Gavin angrily shouts, “F--- you.
A man Natalie is not. “Big Mouth” honors Natalie’s identity, giving her a new, supportive friend in Jessi and plenty of positive, fun moments, just like the other campers. But that doesn’t mean her storyline is empty of pain. Natalie has her first kiss with Seth before realizing he’s ashamed that she’s trans. “I’m a person, not a person to hide,” she snaps, before leaving Seth in the woods alone.
In a different show, this might feel heavy-handed — do trans characters need to be defined by transphobia? But here again, “Big Mouth” makes good on its promise to viewers, and to Natalie. The adults who fail Natalie are made to look absurd, and, in the case of Seth, a bird literally explodes on his face, covering him in blood and feathers. It’s not a beautiful moment — but if it were, it wouldn’t be true to this unabashedly offensive series. Natalie’s support system is crude, as is “Big Mouth.
Matthew’s relationship with his mom also reaches a breaking point this season. He tries to come out to her, and it doesn’t go well. “I just can’t stand the idea of you making these sinful choices,” she tells him. A Jesus character appears and says, “Whoa, easy lady. Leave me out of it.” It’s the classic “Big Mouth” formula: an edgy comedic aside that highlights the hypocrisy of painful homophobic and transphobic moments through humor.
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