What a great show and what a terrible ending. It has lots of over-the-top ideas and is just fun to watch if you don't take it too seriously.
The initial characters (Josh, Wes, Angelica and Ms. Crumble) work pretty good together and Angelica and Crumble are especially awesome / crazy. Loved almost every second with them on the screen.
Sadly the show goes completely downhill starting with episode 8. I don't mind teenager drama, but this is just lowest tier stuff mixed with ridiculous levels of paternalistic writing and, since that's not enough apparently, filled to the brim with embarrassing moments, not just for the characters but for their writers really. I know the hero's journey needs a low point before the end, but to completely change the tone of the series for much of these last 3 episodes was in my opinion a terrible decision. There are still parts worth watching during this last third, but you have to wade through a lot of mud and will be met with an unsatisfying ending. I wasn't looking for a happy end between the characters, but the finale is just unconvincing and unearned.
The initial characters (Josh, Wes, Angelica and Ms. Crumble) work pretty good together and Angelica and Crumble are especially awesome / crazy. Loved almost every second with them on the screen.
Sadly the show goes completely downhill starting with episode 8. I don't mind teenager drama, but this is just lowest tier stuff mixed with ridiculous levels of paternalistic writing and, since that's not enough apparently, filled to the brim with embarrassing moments, not just for the characters but for their writers really. I know the hero's journey needs a low point before the end, but to completely change the tone of the series for much of these last 3 episodes was in my opinion a terrible decision. There are still parts worth watching during this last third, but you have to wade through a lot of mud and will be met with an unsatisfying ending. I wasn't looking for a happy end between the characters, but the finale is just unconvincing and unearned.