1/ The indignities and embarrassments of puberty have proved strangely comforting in uncertain times. @megangarber on why grown-ups keep watching shows about middle school. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
2/ “PEN15,” @megangarber writes, “offers its young characters the elemental dignity of seeing them as they are. It understands how possible it is, at their age or any other, for the surreal to be profoundly true.” theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
3/ In “Big Mouth” surreality is a way of seeing, @megangarber writes. “So is the series’ bawdiness: Animation offers the freedom to go gonzo.”
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4/ In “Stranger Things,” @megangarber writes, the Upside Down is an apt metaphor for puberty. “This is a place of muscly monsters, rancid odors, and, it must be noted, quite a lot of ooze.” theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
5/5 These cathartic comedies came to life in a moment of deep anxiety, loneliness, and fear, Garber writes. "The shows have instructed, and warned. To watch them is to feel once again the great hope of young adolescence: ‘Please let this just be a phase.’" theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
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