She gets publically shamed for staring a little too long at the cool/scary drama girl Emaline and branded a “dyke.” Between that and the pressure of being propositioned in an excessively public way, it’s easy to understand why she accepts Luke’s request that she be his girlfriend. She steals her first pornographic magazine, which her father bumblingly assumes is because she’s envious of their developed bodies. When we meet Kate, she is just starting to explore her sexual identity and the fact that she is clearly attracted to other girls. Her young age serves to highlight the character’s self-exploration in a beautiful way. This isn’t a show with twists and turns that can really be spoiled, but I will be discussing the plot.) Kate is a sophomore but she’s played by (the absolutely phenomenal) 14-year-old Peyton Kennedy. To be clear, I ended up really loving the friendship that grew between Kate and Luke. That’s when the show really starts to get good, but even better is when they move beyond that relationship to focus on the characters-especially Kate-individually. But when the three join their school’s AV Club, the focus soon shifts to the friendship between Luke and fellow club member (as well as the principal’s daughter), Kate Messner. As I mentioned, the show begins by introducing us to three freshman friends, Luke, Tyler, and McQuaid. Because while much of the show is uneven and a bit of a mess, it eventually stumbles into something wonderful.Įverything Sucks centers on the students at Boring High School in Boring, Oregon (incredibly, a real town) in 1997.

It felt like Stranger Things, but instead of a demigorgon, there’s just more nostalgia. All of it felt tired and so overly trodden. There are references galore, to the extent that the opening credits use the iconic and distinctive typography of My So-Called Life. At its start, the show focuses on a group of three nerdy high school freshman, although nostalgia seems to be the main character. I almost didn’t make it through the first episode of Netflix’s Everything Sucks.

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