Brandon Zachary is an experienced entertainment journalist who has written for Screenrant, CBR, and That Hashtag Show.
Summary Freaks & Geeks remains a beloved cult classic twenty-five years after it premiered, but there are some elements of the show that seem particularly harsh in retrospect. Set in a Detroit suburb in 1980, Freaks & Geeks largely focuses on the two titular groups of friends as they make their way through high school. It's a grounded approach to the "high school sitcom" style of show that melds strong comedy with surprising pathos.
The drama between Daniel, Nick, Lindsay, and Kim pushes them apart, leading to a final episode where only Lindsay and Kim seem to remain firmly tied to one another. While it's a fitting ending for how friendships develop, change, and end in adolescence, it does give a somber touch to finale that, according to an interview series creator Paul Feig gave to Vanity Fair, would have only become more pronounced if the show had continued.
What makes matters worse is that Nick and Lindsay don't necessarily resolve their issues. Instead, their break-up eventually prompts Nick to just shift to a different romance that quickly alienates him from the other members of the Freaks. Nick's dogged search for love might have been meant to make him endearing, but it ultimately leads him to come across as desperate and even aggressive at times.
6 Kim's Brother Chip Was The Victim Of Police Brutality Chip Has A Really Tragic Backstory Close One of the saddest aspects of Kim's backstory and home-life has actually become more relevant, and in a genuinely tragic way. Kim's brother Chip is introduced as sleeping all day on the couch, with little motivation or agency. Their mother has a clear preference for him over Kim, something that weighs heavily on her during the course of the show.
4 Alan Has One Of The Show's Most Unexpectedly Saddest Storylines How Freaks & Geeks Gives A Bully A Three-Dimensional Arc Close Played by Chauncey Leopardi, Alan is introduced as a bully who specifically targets Sam and the rest of the Geeks. However, the season steadily reveals that Alan is a lonely and isolated teenager with no friends. Despite having the same kind of geeky passions for sci-fi and comics that Sam and his friends have, Alan treats them terribly throughout the season.
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