Katie Kimble

I'd like to start by saying that I'm not in the ideal age range for the show, but I'm instead nearly 16. So saying that, I give this show a 4-star rating. Sydney to the Max heavily falls on feminism and watching this 12-year-old girl grow up. I've seen multiple critical reviews criticize this saying they hate the way Sydney is and they think it's too girl-revolved. Well, guys, I love to say it, but the show was meant for preteen girls (and others around that age) or simply people that aren't sexist. The show has brought to mind many scenarios that Disney usually strays from like whole episodes about feminism, the pressure women feel to conform to society's male gaze upon them, and even periods. The show is centered around female empowerment, which is clearly good. And on the way Sydney acts; she's 12. She's still in middle school, she makes many mistakes. And I hear you, "but random review, I'm 12 and I don't act like that!" and in response, I say that this is a Disney show, and if I know anything about Disney it's that nothing about it is accurate, and always blown over the top. She's not a real person, she's a character made for entertainment. I will admit though, I do find Olive slightly irritating, but that's just a small bump on an otherwise smooth sheet. I highly recommend this show for everyone, especially preteen girls. The point of the show isn’t gender-neutrality, it’s directed towards girls who feel alone or oppressed or can relate to Sydney. It’s specifically made to combat sexism, it’s not like Big City Greens which doesn’t have some deep message and is only made for some laughs and story. The critical reviews are just sexist and ignorant. I docked one star because in some parts I feel the story gets lost, but otherwise, it's a great show. Side Note: I also saw a review calling the show racist because in one episode, quote “Sydney again throws a temper tantrum because she didn't get in the music club and calls the boys sexist and if you think about it the boy she got mad at was black so that kinda racist because low key the boy was a lot better than her and again, determined to get her way does a whole thing just to get into a stupid club.” And really, it doesn’t matter if the boy was better than her, she’s the main character. And it wasn’t like it was a white character having a conflict with a black one, she’s mixed herself. The entire point of that was that he got in because he’s a boy and she’s a girl. That was it. It was about sexism and feminism, which is the premise of the show.