Listen, I actually managed to sort of like this show. The cast did a good job, Jasmine Mathews as Heather Mac was the true diamond in the rough of this project. The crew, mainly the costume department, clearly cherished the original 80s classic as well as the musical adaption. I'd say the writers team too but the dialogue comes off less homage like and more mocking/parodying the original. I liked Duke and Kurt's storyline most and appreciated the new take on Chandler and the Veronica-JD plot was much better written than people passively and or hate watching the show saw.
Overall, this show would have been much better off w/o the Heathers IP attached to it, and as a homage to all satirical and edgy teen media of the 80s and 90s instead.
Also in retrospect (I watched this show in 2018) I think the writing and behavior of the school staff was actually quite accurate to how they were reacting and are currently responding to the ever changing social climate.
I'm giving it a 7/10 for intentions, honestly it's much more of a 6 but I felt bad.
Review of Heathers
