Bertie tells Tuca her secret

Bertie tells Tuca her secret at jelly lakes from Tuca and Bertie season 1 episode 9

[leavemealone]

Gotta respect how this show dealt with SA trauma, and how that affected Bertie's life, and what she tried to do to feel safe

[gabe_s_videos]

"You've very brave for telling me this."

The best response a friend can give to a story like that. <3

[Minto]

Love the representation of groomers as "good people" or "nice people". They don't often show that they're bad people. They're likeable, and that's how they lure you in. It's horrifying and sad and terrible, and so, so important to talk about

[lrdapophis]

That *"I trusted him"* resonates with me a little too personally, cuz after that comes the part where you blame yourself because YOU trusted someone...it's one of the worst feelings in the world

[potatofairy]

The way this scene was done felt too real- The complimenting, the little comment of, "You don't seem like you're ____ age", and then Bertie describing she felt like something was off, but went with it because he was an adult and seemed like he was nice. Usually groomers are painted as obvious villains in shows, you don't get to see the side that makes them so dangerous; how easily they can manipulate others into feeling safe and then taking advantage of it.

[rat]

As a CSA survivor, this part just really resonated with me as well as the part where she comforts her child self and it genuinely brings me to tears every time. The way the show handles this topic is just incredible

[FRALICESAW]

Bertie deserves much better. We are all her for her even if she's fiction.

[animeevergreenathena]

I definitely love this scene! It shows that even party types like Tuca can show compassion for shy, sweet types like Bertie when need be. I especially like how Bertie opened up her feelings towards Tuca. :)

[sorryifoldcomment]

1:26 I love how they chose to animate this scene - panning up to show her swim suit flying away, to communicate what happened. so simple, yet so powerful.

[retrorewind]

I hope Bertie gets the help she needs for her trauma and Tuca’s a supportive friend. 🙂

[absurdreference]

shame on me for ever dismissing this show, it's so real and heart felt it deserves so much more love.

[e.o]

This scene is why I get uncomfortable when anyone starts randomly shitting on this show. Since it personally connected with me.

[anabia]

"He didn't believe I was 12" was when I started getting nervous

[mackinthecheese]

I’m glad the creators of this show didn’t just throw this part of Bertie’s story away after this episode. Bertie is still actively learning about how to deal with the aftermath of her assault throughout the show. It’s one of the many reasons why this show has a special place in my heart. It deals with rough subjects, that are frequently left untouched, in an honest and open way.

[IrenaTheWiccan]

"This is what dealing with your shit looks like" This needs to be shown ALOT more.

[FilmmakeroftheFuture]

I’m with Tuca, she should swim to the island. While it won’t erase the past, she can say it didn’t stop her from going to the island like she practiced.

[quinncykaluzniak]

shows like this shouldn't be cancelled, or destroyed

[frootsnacc]

After season 2 and 3, it really feels like Speckle and Tuca handled what she told them much better, compared to the other people we’ve seen her tell

[Treeeee]

I loved when Tuca threw the egg thing away immediately after Bertie told her about what happened, sure it's nothing special to put your loved ones before materialistic stuff, but it was so wholesome for her to completely disregard it for her friend. Shows how much she cares about her and values her feelings.

[aashycoconut]

“He was an adult so I followed him”

This hits so hard it hurts a lot