Awkward. review – 3×13: ‘Taking Sides’

Jatty no more. Matty (Beau Mirchoff) and Jenna (Ashley Rickards) divide up their friends and go separate ways

Jenna (Ashley Rickards) continues to spiral out of control as she tries to take her relationship with cardboard cut-out Collin (Nolan Funk) public. Unfortunately nobody – including this reviewer – is having it. Let’s bitch it out…

Awkward. review – 3×11: ‘Surprise!’

Colin (Nolan Funk) and Jenna (Ashley Rickards) are caught in the act in the not-so-surprising 'Surprise'

It’s been a few months since we last saw Jenna (Ashley Rickards) and the rest of the Awkward. crew. When last we left off our flawed female protagonist had spent the first half of the third season working up to Continue reading

Awkward. review – 3×10: ‘Redefining Jenna’

Jenna (Ashley Rickards) confronts Collin (Nolan Funk) in the mid-season finale of Awkward.

ARGH!!! It’s mid-season finale time so you know that Awkward. will break out some kind of major event. Unfortunately for us, the events are everything we anticipated – and dreaded – leading to a majorly disappointing episode going into the hiatus. Continue reading

Awkward. review – 3×09: ‘Reality Check’

Becca (x) faces off against Ming (Jessika Lu) in Awkward. 3x09

Is it possible to find the silver lining in an episode that makes you go “ugh” for 21 minutes? Judging from my reaction to Jenna’s (Ashley Rickards) crush on Collin (Nolan Funk) in ‘Reality Check’, the answer is yes. Let’s Continue reading

Awkward. review – 3×03: ‘A Little Less Conversation’

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Awkward. continues its season three creative resurgence by returning back to basics: exploring the delicate politics of relationships. The key difference here is that nearly every character is given something to do (even Jessica Lu’s Ming!) Let’s bitch it out…

Awkward. review – 3×01 / 3×02: ‘Cha-Cha-Changes’ / ‘Responsible Irresponsible’

Jenna (Ashley Rickards) is in as much disbelief of Jake (Brett Davern) and Tamara's (Jillian Rose Reed) relationship as we are in 'Cha-Cha-Changes'

Awkward. is back for a supersized 20 episode third season. After a humbling second season that saw the show land on last year’s Bitch Awards Worst List, can the show rebound from last year’s disastrous season? Let’s bitch it out…

Awkward. review – 2×12: ‘The Other Shoe’

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MTV’s hit show Awkward. comes to a close after a very uneven second season with a finale episode that not only doesn’t satisfy, but basically wastes our time. It’s time to send creator Lauren Iungerich hate mail! Let’s bitch it Continue reading

Awkward. review – 2×11: ‘Once Upon A Blog’

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After taking a week off for the excretable MTV Video Awards, the penultimate episode of Awkward.‘s second season finally airs. Unfortunately the episode needs its own ‘do-over’ since it mostly amounts to narrative wheel spinning. Let’s bitch it out…

Awkward. review – 2×10: ‘Pick Me, Choose Me, Love Me’

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After a rocky start in which the second season of Awkward. focused entirely too much on the love triangle between Jenna (Ashley Rickards), Jake (Brett Davern) and Matty (Beau Mirchoff), the last few episodes have completely rebounded into the heartfelt show Continue reading