Chester serves as the show’s entree to its world. He is the first named character and dominates the first episode’s narrative. The show explores his life with care and complexity, especially when his dress code infraction forces him to meet Sam, a Black queer guidance counselor. The two bond over the intense loneliness that can come from having multiple marginalized identities. “A lot of Chester’s loneliness comes from the fact that he is a loud personality and not because it’s performative, but because it’s true to who he is,” Smith says. “His authenticity is intimidating.” in September, had a special place in the video. “M ain’t in the book, he’s next to my bed,” the singerwroteTwitter contentView on TwitterTwitter contentView on TwitterTwitter contentView on TwitterIf you re-watchthe video "It's based on a book — the same author that wroteNick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Now, TMZ caught Calvin Harris' first words post-split (minus thetweetwhich he has since deleted, too) onvideo