13 2 / 2012
TV’s Completely Implausible High School Heartthrobs
Thought Catalog’s Stephanie Georgopulos makes incisive observations about the fantastic impossibilities in teen television characters, especially in regards to education and variations on orphan tale tropes. Selections from the article:
“Jordan Catalano, My So Called Life
I’ll accept that somewhere on earth, there’s a dyslexic, song writing (curious dynamic, there) Calvin Klein model who still shows up for school even though ~13 years passed before anyone noticed he couldn’t read…
Shawn Hunter, Boy Meets World
On what planet do orphaned kids move in with their teachers?…
Ryan Atwood, The OC
…His lawyer basically pulled the “Ain’t he cute? Can we keep him?” on his moneyed wife until she agreed that Ryan could stay for a while (like, five years or something). Because kids from broken families are exactly like puppies in that if you find one on the street, you can basically just pick it up and bring it home with you, no questions asked. Bonus points if it’s adorable!”
