Hannah Smith

This show has me hooked— as a mid-20-something, I appreciate that HBO is keeping things gritty and I like that this isn’t pure fantasy (though I loved GoT and TrueBlood). This is not so far from how things go in high school or college, depending in which circles you run in. Maybe some of it is heightened for dramatic appeal but these themes and conflicts are real, which makes the show approachable, in spite of the dark content. It touches on tensions we see now in society through a young lens. Zendaya is phenomenal and they did an amazing job with the rest of the casting it seems. Can’t wait for more episodes.