Summary
The script, followed by great acting, makes High School much more than another high school drama.
The Amazon Freevee series High School tells the tale of two sisters, Tegan and Sara. The highs and lows of moving to a new city, adapting to their high school, and attempting to find their own relationships. The series is based on the autobiographical book High School.
As the series begins, we get a great introduction to the sisters and how, despite their differences, they are the same. You have two young, punk rock-ish sisters who are reserved yet looking to find themselves at this critical juncture in their lives. However, as they both start to find themselves, they begin to distance themselves from each other, affecting both sisters at different times.
Heading into the series, I knew little about the book or what the series would be about. Outside, it looked like another high school drama. Another thing I wasn’t aware of until doing my research was that our two leads, Railey and Seazynn Gilliland, came from the world of TikTok. And to be completely honest, when you watch the series, it’s like watching two people who have been doing this for quite a while.
From the moment the series begins, the Gilliland sisters do a great job of selling the characters of Tegan and Sara Quin to the point that you automatically care about their journey. When you peel back each layer of the sisters, you find yourself relating to some of the teenage angst that we all went through. I applaud the sisters for their incredible work on the series and can only see things going up for the duo.
While the sisters were stars, my goodness, Cobie Smulders stole my heart in more ways than one. With the somewhat inexperienced cast, it was brilliant to find someone with the right amount of experience to lead the table. Smulders played Tegan and Sara’s mother, Simone, who is trying to find herself while balancing work, life, and parenting throughout the series. She was downright brilliant in the role and carried a significant portion of the emotional weight of the series.
Overall, I enjoyed the series. The writers did a great job of avoiding the typical high school drama that we are accustomed to seeing. You can see that a ton of effort was put into making this feel authentic and relatable enough to connect with the story, making us, the viewers, feel a part of it. I would definitely recommend checking out the series.
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