Ich und die Walter Boys

I wasn't expecting much more than light fare at first, but apart from the obvious tropes and cliches, was impressed by how many marks the episodes hit, with various storylines and characters.

Jackie (Nikki Rodriguez) and Cole (Noah LaLonde) especially the latter, gave excellent performances with real emotional nuances that made the unlikely pairing and romantic tension believable.

The show touches on other themes of mental health, loneliness, friendship, navigating queer romance, native American perspectives, persons with not so obvious disabilities (deafness and epilepsy); girl empowerment and teen self-esteem. I think it's all well done and very relevant. I can't wait for Season 2!

This is pretty average, maybe even a bit below par. Gets some points because it has Sarah Rafferty in it, and she was great in Suits.

They all basically look the same age i.e. In their 20s! I can't work out the age gaps between the siblings, it's not really clear to me or maybe it was explained at the beginning but I wasn't paying attention.

The acting is pretty bad, the cast lacks any sort of charisma. The storyline is flat and scripting is poor. I'm only half way through but will see it to the end because it doesn't require much thinking as only 10 episodes. It's good background noise. I'm not expecting any major cliffhangers or anything big to happen.

The first episode doesn't seem to be part of the same series. I had a hard time enjoying it. But it wasn't horrible, so I kept going. I was surprised to find that the characters made an impression on me. I got attached to each of them and can't wait to see what happens next. It's for teenagers, sure, but the parents are incredible. We don't see a lot of money problems in Netflix series like this so a little realism was appreciated. I liked the diversity, which for once was fair and not forced. I became attached to this family. Overall, I had a good time. I cried and laughed. I don't expect more!

So the show is a teen love triangle which like ok we get it, I didn't expect much from it honestly but what bothered me is the script is so badly written and the acting just pushes me to the edge. Like its so predictable and cliche. Every time I'm like come onnnn. Another thing is that the show moves super slow like there is no actual event happening and it's the same boy fight over and over again. And yet no one blames the poor Jackie. Also it is very comparable to the summer i turned pretty which is so much better and fun to watch tbh. But overall I gave a 5 cause even though all the cliche bad acting I still wanted to see the ending but still anyone who has watched good quality film/series probably wouldn't be able to watch this.

After reading the book, I was waiting to see the series. Nikki Rodriguez as Jackie is probably an okay choice, but not with Noah. He is supposed to be 17/18, not 25. He looks way too old to be in high school and Nikki looks 16, I don't think they have chemistry at all. She doesn't have any sparks with Alex either.

Will is supposed to be I think 21. Here he looks like 30, and his fiance looks old to be 21 too.

Okay, after finishing the whole thing, most of the actors were a miscast, they just don't go well with each other. I kept thinking "was she a diversity cast, was he a diversity cast?" Actors make or break a story and it feels like with different people this series would/could have been more enjoyable and believable.