In honor of the season 2 release date being announced, heres how Off Campus Surprised me
When I first heard about Off Campus I honestly just assumed it was another teen or YA show with bad writing. So I didn’t have interest for a while until my curiosity got the best of me and this past summer I watched it. It ended up being more than some guilty pleasure show and here’s how.
Styling
One of the most eye catching parts of the show is the wardrobe of the characters. While I know nothing about the books the choices made seem to really suit the characters as they are written in the show. I also appreciate the realism of having characters wear items of clothing more than once. It really grounds them as being college students. Also in general a lot of the outfits, hair, and makeup looked really cute.
Character writing
The characters generally felt pretty realistic for college students, especially Hannah with her struggles with tuition. But in general all the characters’ personal struggles felt realistic and granted them a good bit of depth for how many characters the show writers are juggling. Sometimes shows can bite off more than they can chew with handling so many characters at once or lose sight of the protagonists while trying to give side characters more focus, but I think the show did it pretty well for only having eight episodes.
Handling difficult topics
What surprised me the most was the show’s ability to handle hard topics like domestic violence, trauma, and family issues. That is what ended up really drawing me in because it handled everything so realistically and with such depth. While some parts could feel a little corny or unrealistic, the moments where the show touched on hard topics always were handled with grace and felt very realistic. It is something I really appreciated and didn’t expect from this kind of show.
Overall
Off Campus was a pleasant surprise for me. I ended up really enjoying the show when I didn’t expect to and I will be tuning in for the next season which is set to come out April of next year.