Awkward: S1E1

We all run into situations which makes us feel awkward. Sometimes we have a choice and sometimes we don't. But if you ever feel like everyone is conspiring against you and no matter what you do, you always end up having to suffer because your life seems like a living hell then you must get yourself bundled together with cozy blankets, a couple bowls of ice-cream and start binge-watching the roller coaster life of a troubled teen named Jenna Hamilton.

Awkward is a story of how an ordinary girl keeps getting into situations beyond her imagination and still wakes up the next day with a strong hope that this day may be better that the day before. But unfortunately for Jenna, the combination of crazy people around her keeps making her awkward and everyday somehow ends up being worse that the previous one. The story begins in a school hallway when we see Jenna walking with her hand in an awkward position and everyone is staring at her, some even making fun of her and she just wants to be invisible. She remembers how she lost her virginity at summer camp to the boy who she could only dream of getting together with named Matty and then realizes that Matty is afraid of being seen together with Jenna in public. Jenna's mother who is a weird person to be a parent gives her a letter after she returns from the camp and Jenna feels horrible after reading it. Jenna talks to her best friend Tamara over phone while she is writing on her blog about the unpleasant day that she had and then decides to keep mum about her 'experience' with Matty. She then gets into an 'accident' and that's how she breaks her hand.

At school, she gets assigned a crazy guidance councilor named 'Val' because everybody thinks that Jenna's accident was an unsuccessful suicide attempt. Val herself is by no means eligible to be a councilor but then again, we cant control who can be in our life playing what role! Since everyone is anyway staring at Jenna, she decides to play a game on stage and in the process ends up making a permanent enemy called Sadie. The anti-hero character of Sadie and the short but sharp insults by Sadie is a constant in the entire series. And the way all those insults end with 'You're Welcome!' is just fun to watch on screen. Jenna also becomes friends with Jake who feels Jenna was courageous. After a day full of ups and downs Jenna checks her social networking profile and finds out that the girl who hardly had any people listed as her friends until now is starting to get noticed and many people have sent her a request to get friends with her.

There are many things that keep the series fresh such as the school guidance councilor Val with her hilarious advice, Jenna's mother trying too hard to turn Jenna into Jenna 2.0, the constant tension between Jenna and Matty, the bubbly best friends Tamara and her crazy short forms, the legendary insults and hateful looks by Sadie, the constant commentary Jenna keeps on having with herself in her mind and the freedom with which Jenna expresses herself in her blog. If you are looking forward to spending your time watching some chilled out comic teen drama then this is the top pick for you. Who knows? If you learn by the way in which Jenna deals with all the people and problems she has then you may even feel inspired!

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