The only experience I really have with teen soap operas is The O.C. Which is a phenomenal show, and if you don't think so, you can get the hell out. I know it only lasted four seasons, but I own all four on DVD, and I was heartbroken when it ended. This show made me laugh, made me cry (a lot), but most of all, it made me wish I was part of their group. Which just hints at the fact that I may be looney toons.
During my years of watching The O.C., I've noticed many things. Not just about the show, but about all teen soap operas. Although I haven't really seen any other show, I've come to the conclusion that they're all the same. You know, they all have different story lines, but the same events happened. Such as One Tree Hill. Have I ever seen more than five minutes of any episode of One Tree Hill? Absolutely not. Do I think that the same shit happens in One Tree Hill as The O.C.? You bet your ass I do.
First things first...
1)There's always a goddamned gun. It seems throughout however many seasons there are of the show, every character has a gun at one point. Like, one just always seems to drop in their hands. "Oh which episode is this?" "Oh it's the one with the gun." Yeah, that narrows it down to about 100 different episodes it could be. Which leads right into my second point quite perfectly.
2) SOMEBODY ALWAYS GETS SHOT. But here's the thing. Once somebody gets shot in any teen soap, they DON'T die. They only get shot to make you THINK they are going to die. Then you wait until the next episode, and they're like, "Oh, I'm fine. Fooled you though, right?" Maybe if these crazy teenagers would pay attention to their schoolwork, they wouldn't always be shooting each other with guns that seem to fall from the sky.
3) The characters all sleep with each other at some point. They change partners more than they change their underwear. I don't know if they just get bored with each other, or the fact that every character on the show is incredibly hot that they can't help themselves. But it's like, you probably have diseases.
4) There will always be at least ONE pregnancy. It's just inevitable. I mean, it's kind of expected because of all the hooking up that's going on.
5) The characters have GOT to get some locks on their doors. Either that or people need to stop busting through doors like the place is on fire. If the house isn't yours, you shouldn't be busting through doors like that. And it's always the worst timing ever. "Oh! I realized that I love him/her! I'm NOT going to call them before I head over there and tell them!" And then they bust through their door and they are ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS making out/having sexual intercourse with someone else. It's like, honestly, throw a lock on that door if you're going to do something that involves taking your clothes off.
Finally...
6) One of the main characters has to die. I'm not a fan of this particular element of teen soaps. I only say that because in The O.C., they killed off Marissa. Or Mischa Barton. Poor thing, she dies in The Sixth Sense too.
When I saw the O.C. episode, I legit fell into a deep depression. I can't watch it to this day without crying my eyes out. Like I said, I've never seen any other of the teen soap operas, but I'm pretty sure all of them kill off a rather important character. At least one, if not more.
Nothing makes me sad like this does. STUPID TEEN SOAP OPERAS!
That photo of her in The Sixth Sense is actually really friggin scary. I'm going to delete it off my computer at once.
-Jenny.
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