We all have that one friend who speaks in film references; who can curate a niche watchlist for you based on anything you’re going through. Well, at Hotel Maresia in Season 1 of Summer Heat, the designated cinephile is newbie staffer Helena (Giovanna Rispoli), who literally is all of us watching Netflix.

Exhibit A: When she meets a boy she likes, she tells him that she “pictured five seasons of their story.” Or Exhibit B: When she goes downstairs to grab a late night snack from the staff canteen, her co-worker Diego (Jorge López) asks if she’s been up watching TV. This girl has a brand, and everyone knows it.

She’s even scared that stopping on a show mid-episode will mess up her meticulous viewing process. But perhaps her most defining movie buff moment? When her best friend Marília (Cynthia Senek) calls out Helena’s dreamer ways. “You always have your head in the clouds, Helena,” she says. “You mistake your real life with TV and movies.” And to that, I say, “Don’t we all?”

Helena wants to be swept off her feet in an epic romance. To forge friendships that last a lifetime. To have a soundtrack to accompany her as she struts down the beach. As if that’s not what all of us would like to imagine for our own lives.

But for now, we’re taking a page from Helena’s dreamland and curating a Netflix Queue of all the shows and films she name drops throughout Season 1 of Summer Heat. Because if her life can’t necessarily be a movie, the least we can do is not mess with her algorithm.

HELENA’S NETFLIX QUEUE The Series: Sense8

How Helena Sees It: Summer jobs that feel like summer camp is a rife arena for camaraderie among co-workers, of the friendly and more-than-friendly varieties. So when a hookup with fellow staffer Conrado (Maicon Rodrigues) isn’t as steamy as either of them would have preferred, she comes to realize it’s not about her — it’s all girls. So to help him understand and embrace his sexuality, she adds Sense8 to Conrado’s Netflix list, as the series takes pride in celebrating who you are, especially in the LGBTQ+ community, unabashedly and prizes empathy above all.

The Series: Sex Education

How Helena Sees It: Helena also adds Sex Education to Conrado’s queue. As the show centers on a sex therapist and her knowledgeable teen son who spreads the gospel amongst his peers, the show could also teach Conrado more about sexual health and identity than sex education classes at his likely run-of-the-mill high school.

The Series: Queer Eye

How Helena Sees It: This recommendation of Helena’s hits home harder for Conrado than the previous two, as he hails from a devout family where even singing is a sin. The specific episode he watches is the Season 2 premiere of Queer Eye, “God Bless Gay,” which revolves around a religious woman and her gay son and their conservative community. Bobby Berk says, “This church and this community opened the doors for us. Then why wouldn’t they do this for you, someone they know and love so much?” Conrado’s friend and co-worker Yasmin (Gabz) sneaks up on him as he’s watching the episode. 

At first, he deflects by claiming his takeaway was that “rolling up your sleeves always improves your look.” Not wrong, but then he becomes sincere and praises how the show helped him remember a passage that he loves: “There is no fear in love.” Love who you love indeed, Conrado.

The Series: Stranger Things

How Helena Sees It: The vibes are off one afternoon at Hotel Maresia (specifically, in Episode 4). It may be that Mercury is in retrograde, as Marília might suggest, but Helena definitely thinks it’s something in the air. The Wi-Fi is down. A customer was rude to her (because she wrote down an order wrong — let’s blame it on the terrible atmosphere, though). And veteran staffer Miguel (André Luiz Frambach) stumbled out of their boss’s office looking completely pale and knocked over Helena’s bowl of peanuts. Who does he look like? Well, according to Helena: “Will in the Upside Down. So weird.” At least there were no Demogorgons around… that we know of.

The Film: The Kissing Booth

How Helena Sees It: While tending to her tables at the hotel restaurant in Episode 7, Helena stumbles upon an epiphany she simply must share with Marília over at the bar. “I was talking to the guest, and it just came to me,” she says. “I want an honest relationship.” And whose relationship is the paragon of young adult dating she’s hoping to emulate? None other than Elle and Noah’s from The Kissing Booth, as they are keen on “respecting each other’s limits.”

We’ll just have to tune in to Season 2 to hear what Netflix show Helena has Queued up next. My guess? Las Chicas del Cable. This girl loves independent women cultivating long-lasting friendships like hers and Marília’s… with some romance thrown in for good measure.