Ginny & Georgia

I, unfortunately, finished Ginny & Georgia in one day. With only 10 episodes, the show is packed with high school drama, a murder mystery, and romance - a highly addictive and combustible amalgamation sure to trigger fevered binges for any viewer.

Ginny (Antonia Gentry, Raising Dion) is the 15-year-old daughter of Georgia (Brianne Howey, Batwoman), who birthed her when she was just a teenager. Ginny and Georgia have moved around for the larger part of their lives, and the first episode begins as they settle in a new town. Ginny settles in fairly quickly, beginning to make new friends, even finding a boyfriend. Through the twists and turns of the mystery of Georgia’s past and the love triangle between Ginny, her boyfriend, and the neighbor skater boy, this show keeps viewers, especially the teen variety, on their collective toes.

In every episode, the show flashes back to Georgia’s life as a teenager and the hardships that she overcame. Throughout the series, these scenes are a captivating way of filling in missing parts from the mother’s perplexing backstory that is initially obscured from view.

Jam-packed with prevalent issues of today such as racial stereotyping, self-harm, sexual abuse, mental health, body image issues, women’s rights, and more, Ginny & Georgia can be a hard watch for those vulnerable to trauma triggers. With this being said, I think it was essential to include all of those issues because they are extremely prominent in the lives of teenagers today. The show presents these issues as normal, and even though they shouldn’t be, this reflects today’s society realistically and seemed intentional on the part of the writers.

All in all, the show was engaging, empowering, and something I couldn’t press pause on. Every episode left on a cliffhanger and made me want to keep watching. If you are looking for a new drama to binge, this is the show for you.

Grade: B+

Lucifer

If you like The Vampire Diaries, Originals, or Legacies, you’ll probably fall for Lucifer. After crying at the endings of all three of the aforementioned shows, I needed to find something else to watch. My dad recommended the show to me and, though I wasn’t so sure I would like it, let me tell you, I loved it.

Lucifer (Tom Ellis, Isn’t It Romantic) is an angel, the devil, and he belongs in Hell. He decides to take a vacation to Earth, building and starting a nightclub with his best demon, Mazikeen (Lesley-Ann Brandt, Gotham). Lucifer is arrogant, selfish, and oblivious, but surprisingly soft and kind under his tough exterior. Eventually, Lucifer finds himself involved in the LAPD as a volunteer and uses his celestial powers to punish evildoers. Little does Lucifer know, he will defy all odds and fall in love with his partner, Chloe Decker (Lauren German, Hawaii Five-0).

Ellis does an incredible job in a rather non-traditional leading role. Not only does he give the show heart, but so do the many other characters. The romance combined with the supernatural elements has made the show one of my favorites.

I sacrificed naps to watch Lucifer, and that is saying a lot. I would never have thought I would like a different supernatural show, but Lucifer measured up to and exceeded my expectations.

Grade: A-

By Sage Wesenberg

Oshkosh West Index Volume 117 Issue 6

March 25, 2021

Issue 6 TV show reviews

Ginny & Georgia

Lucifer