Has the best representation of what it's like living with Autism in any show I've ever seen, Quinni is incredible :blue_heart:
absolutely loved this, the amount of diversity in this show is amazing, loved it so much
Gladly surprised after entering it with zero expectations. Unexpectedly well rounded characters, able to make you fall in love with them and self aware of the diversity discourse. Where Sex Education might have felt like propaganda at times, Heartbreak High makes for a more palatable teen dramedy.
Entertaining. Great casting and costuming. Definitely an Aussie version of Sex Education, thought not quite as good. I do love a teen dramedy!
It's been less than an hour since I finished watching the first season and the effect it had on me already seems to be subsided. I will give it a few days to know what I really think of it.
Only finished season 1 so far.
It's like if Euphoria and Gossip Girl combined into some ultra toxic world with unrealistic teenaged activities.
Every person except one in this series are drinking, doing drugs, have tattoos and have absentee parents lol.
Heartbreak High is a teen drama set in NSW circling around Amerie and her classmates and the horror that occurs between them when they return from school break and Harper and Amerie's Incest Map is discovered in an abandoned stairwell. Amerie takes the fall, becomes vilified by all her classmates and makes new friends in the queer weirdos Darren and Quinni.
I loved the character development of all the side characters, but the main characters are all so incredibly toxic and unlikeable. The lack of communication kills me. There's so much sex-based drama that it's quite offputting, no one is just genuinely nice except for Quinni.
There are so many awful moments of the characters just unable to be open about perspectives of other people - which really adds to the teen-ness of it - but I struggle to buy they're all in grade 12 with all the drinking, drug use, tattoos and whatever else. The music is really on-the-nose - about as subtle as a tank driving over you. But the acting is really great. I think my favourite characters are Quinni, Malakai and Cash.
However, I am particularly wounded by the relationship between Cash and Darren insofar that the show does that thing that every single queer teen series does where: the ace person is forced into a relationship OR their identity is not discussed like other queer identities. Darren even asks what the fuck is wrong with Cash that he doesn't want to have sex with him. It's honestly frustrating and maddening that shows do this to every ace character. That not one person can go, "hey I think you're still figuring yourself out but maybe you're ace?" or if we're not labelling it, maybe we can not ask what's wrong with someone? Kind of fucked up IMO. We celebrate queer identities, but only the ones that fuck, amirite?
I also really cringed and felt so awful seeing the dynamic between Sasha and Quinni. It was so many of the conversations I've had with people about autism and how much effort autistic people have to put in to meet the standards of communication that neurotypical people have. Her depiction was just so honest and real. (If you want more neurodiverse rep, try Atypical.)
The central drama between Harper and Amerie kept me going and I really love some of the side characters, but honestly, I'm a little disappointed in some of the topics. I think it's worth watching, it's got a lot going for it, but I think I'm watching it because I dislike so much of it.
The series as a whole is like the writers took every coming of age movie or series starting with Carrie tossed them into a blender sprinkled a bunch of woke dust on top and Heartbreak High was the results.
Serie legal pra ver de madrugada
Shout by Nichole DinatoBlockedParent2023-01-01T23:38:40Z
F I N A L L Y a show that goes beyond cosmetic diversity to actually explore the intersectional experiences of people who embody multiple marginalized identities. Sex Education take note!
I feel like this show is if Sex Education and Euphoria had a baby - a little bit wholesome, a little bit gritty. Love that it feels less exploitative than Euphoria while still tackling tough issues.
Huge fan, highly recommend 10/10