We return to Jubilee High for a new series – but with too many characters, and so many stories, it quickly loses focus
ome TV shows begin so frustratingly, so obviously setting off on the wrong foot, I feel inclined to press pause, look towards the heavens and cry out “why, whhhyy, WHHHYYYY?” The perils of lazy voiceovers and the temptation for screenwriters to tell rather than show are familiar topics for critics and teachers to kvetch about.
Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning This opening – the verbal equivalent of a cheesy friendship bracelet – is also antithetical to the kind of experience the creators, Dan Edwards and Jessica Tuckwell, seem to have intended: a streetside drama told unpretentiously with realistic, at times almost vérité vibes. The show recovers but extends itself too far too quick, introducing lots of characters in brief, broad strokes: more than 10 in as many minutes.
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