Jakene

American Vandal is, in my opinion, one of the best shows currently on Netflix. The mysteries of both seasons are simultaneously engaging, thrilling, and hilarious. There are very few things that are wrong with this show. It's such a good mockumentary, I was actually convinced for about 10 minutes into the first episode that it was 100% real. This was just my stupidity, however, since it is a mockumentary. There's not too much character development to the point where you'd get bored of the character, or the show wastes episodes on development you don't need, but there's not so little that you feel like you can't connect to the characters. Even if you're not in high school, you can still empathize with the characters. The mystery isn't obvious, like it is in so many other mystery shows. Heck, in some shows the writers make it obvious to the viewer exactly who the culprit is. In American Vandal, it's nearly impossible to tell who the culprit is. Even if you somehow do figure out who they are on the first episode, you can never explain why they did it, and that is the beauty of this show. The culprit's motive isn't something the writers seemingly cooked up over lunch. The show is also not about the conclusion, but the journey to it. By no means is the journey boring. The cast of characters keep it fresh, interesting, and always engaging. But don't get me wrong, the conclusion is by no means subpar. All of the puzzle pieces fit together nicely. And no, I don't mean, "There's blood on the knife. His fingerprints are on the knife, therefore, Bob is the killer," fit together. It's hard to put into words, but the conclusions to both the first and second season are genuinely surprising. The next time you're bored of Netflix and claim it has nothing to watch, turn on American Vandal. No, even if you have something to watch, at least deviate from that and watch one episode of American Vandal. I challenge you to resist pressing the "Next episode" button. Pretty simple, right? Well, it's not, and if you give the show a chance, you'll soon see why.