Heartbreak High (1994–1999)
1/10
How could this show go on for so long
10 September 2023
Completed season 1-3 and couldn't stop myself so watched half of season 4 also. I guess I have a thing about disasters or maybe I am hoping that it'll get better.

The show starts off well storywise with bad acting but as the acting get better the storyline gets worse to the point that you start to fast forward even when playing on 1.5x.

The good characters always leave the show and the bad irritating cringe characters always continue to come back and sometimes become main characters.

The whole premise of the show even for mid 90s is shocking and tone deaf. It's a show about teenagers but the only issue the show makers think teenagers go through love. It is one of the many issues in a teenager's life but not the only issue. Other topics are just touced upon and quickly forgotten. There is no resolution of story arcs or problems. Even the whole cultural life in Australia is just a side story after a point.

Inappropriate relationships are glorified. More than it being a matter of legality or morality, it's a matter of power roles and exploitation. The person who wrote that Storyline needs to explore their unresolved childhood fantasies.

I don't think the makers understand how school works in general. Anyone can leave and come back anytime they feel like. Any external person can join classes without enrollment. Any new person can enroll just before exams.

It's just absolute top tier garbage. The show makers need to go to a high shool and meet some teenagers.
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