Finally, representation for kids who watched Jeopardy! and spent weekends prepping for the SAT.
As a teenager, I watched Marissa Cooper OD in Tijuana, Blair Waldorf lose her virginity in the back of a limo, and Peyton Sawyer and Brooke Davis get abducted on prom night by a stalker posing as Peyton’s half-brother . I lived for the drama. But here’s the truth: I wasn’t doing drugs or having sex or enticing would-be kidnappers in high school.
Nearly a decade post-high school, teen TV is a little less palatable for me. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll gladly watch Cole Sprouse wear a dumb hat and say words like “jingle jangle” with the earnestness of a UN ambassador, but it’s more challenging for me to sit back and accept the plausibility of a 27-year-old high schooler, or resist an eye roll over fake brother storyline … — a teen comedy starring … teens .
“For all of us in the writers’ room, particularly those of us who were the children of immigrants, which comprised most of my staff, it was about sharing those stories of feeling ‘other,’” Kaling toldof the loosely autobiographical series. Instead of casting a “28-year-old, gorgeous Bollywood star” in the show’s main role, Kaling sought to find someone more representative of herself as a teen.
For a former high school nerd, Devi’s conflicts are incredibly familiar. She worries about getting into an Ivy League school, catching the attention of her crush, and being popular. orand obsess over the shows’ actor-cum-model stars. Fantasy is more compelling than reality. And while that may ring true,When you reach the end of the series, it’s not the quintessentially “teen” elements of the show that stick with you.
But beyond the importance of a teen-targeted show that celebrates diversity, nerdiness, and the intricacies of grief,. Kaling’s trademark wit is felt on every page of the script. It’s a show that offers me exactly what I’ve been seeking since quarantine began: A reason to smile. Eat your heart out, Blair Waldorf.
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