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My So Called Life (S1E1 “Pilot” and S1E3 “Guns and Gossip”)

Claire Danes' chin may do all the acting when her character cries, but we fell for her character Angela anyway. Why did this show only get one season when ten years later it would have had at least a seven season run on the CW? The 90s wasn’t ready for it or for Animal Crossing phone booths, breaking the fourth wall and scaring Justin, eating all the cheese, the Catalano deck where one can watch a magician perform, Ronnie losing a friend his senior year, the dreaded Yearbook class, John Stewart discussing JD Vance, Morissey, lucky Anne Frank, working with your spouse, a backyard mosh pit, the cancellation of New Sunnydale, Stefan telling us about the hottest new club in town Let’s Bolt, Snackwells, bisexuality, tree stalkers, 9/11, basking in sex rumors, continuing to teach after a gun was fired, being questioned by the police without a parent, a herpes spoon, flirting by the choking poster, and standing up to admin. 

Exit ticket: In honor of Ricky’s bisexuality, Ronnie finds a teacher on Reddit worried kids will discover he’s bi in a small town in a red state. Sounds dangerous. Advice is given. 

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