Wednesday, 26 October 2016

Synopsis

Last year of school, coming of age storyline involving several different characters representing different choices and journeys into their adult life. The characters it follows are John representing the unstable, Finn representing the fool, Katie representing the kind, Bella representing the bitch, Ted representing the nerd and Lola representing the lesbian. It follows their united group story as well as their own individual journeys. John worries his friends with his excessive drug and alcohol abuse, yet he doesn't think anything wrong. Finn comes to the realisation he must turn his school work around before it's too late, and so comes to Ted for assistance. Ted on-top of all his work, has a secret crush on Lola, unaware she is actually gay. Lola struggles with the knowledge she is applying for a foreign UNI, and so is upset about leaving her friends. Katie lives with her single mother after her father passed away, she worries most about John and like to work hard. Bella likes to feel as if she is the leader of the group, feels that they should ditch John before he drags the group down with him.

Conventional storylines:
  • Bullying
  • Alcohol/drugs
  • Love interest 
Unconventional storylines:
  • Nerd: confident and attracted to Lesbian but doesn't know she's gay. Only romance storyline in the series
  • Bitch: Likeable/aspirational, follows convention of involving a bully/bitch character, but breaks conventions of how she is likeable.
  • Unstable: There are several other characters more suited to being the one who is an alcoholic/drug addict. 

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