Faking It (2014–2016)
Excellent!!
23 April 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Faking It is amazing at start , It's interesting funny, arousing and most off all heart warming. lesbian ruse clearly won't carry the show forever. That's okay, because other stories are also going on at this weird alt-high school. Mean girl Lauren (Bailey Buntain) gets no traction here. "In any other school in Texas, I would rule," she accurately grumbles. Hester's rulers include Shane (Michael Willett), a comedy-focused version of Kurt on "Glee." "Faking It'' starts off sounding gimmicky and ends up being rather sweet. In a good way. Amy (Rita Volk) and Karma (Katie Stevens) are besties at Hester High School in Austin, Tex., which rewards rebellion rather than conformity. Amy and Karma are harmlessly anonymous, a situation Karma burns to change. So when a series of offhand random remarks gets them tagged as lesbians, Karma persuades Amy to go along. They have a brand! They're popular! The plan creates a few dilemmas, of course. Like how to parlay their new popularity into, say, a boyfriend when it's contingent on their not being interested in boys. Yet many of the fundamental things still apply. Parents are oblivious and barely tolerable. Prom matters. There's still nothing like a hunky guy, in this case Liam (Gregg Sulkin). "Faking It" also has cartoonish moments. It is, after all, a comedy.But beyond the joke, the show's premise is encouraging: that being gay is no big deal. Besides, that isn't what "Faking It" is really about. The engine driving this show is female friendship, the kind strong enough I absolutely love this brand new show I hope everyone will to.
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