Why you should be just as obsessed as I am
POV: It’s the fall of 2011. You wake up to the sound of your alarm blaring in the morning, realizing you’re about to be late for school. You throw on your Hollister lace cami and skinny flare jeans, opting for your tattered black Converse instead of your calf-length Uggs. You’re halfway to your dad’s old truck when a familiar honk stops you in your tracks. Right. Your vampire boyfriend is picking you up. You roll your eyes (you love pretending he annoys you), toss your bag into his vintage convertible and climb in.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that every teen girl in the early 2010s dreamed of this lifestyle. The misty fall mornings in a small, quiet town, the cafe with swirly pumpkin lattes and best of all, the mysterious and hot supernatural boyfriend whose love and passion transcend time and space.
Unsurprisingly, their fantasies are widely driven by the advent of YA supernatural media that quickly rose to fame in the early 2010s and became mainstream. Just a couple of months ago, I fell down a rabbit hole of watching nostalgic 2010s teen TV shows and found myself gravitating towards this genre and the feeling of being immersed in the lush inner world of a teen girl’s mystical lifestyle. Here are some of my top 2010s TV shows that remind me of the supernatural and nostalgic vibes that pair perfectly with the fall season.
Pretty Little Liars (2010)
Nothing screams fall more than the small town of Rosewood and the looming threat of a mysterious stalker who leaves cryptic messages wherever you go. Pretty Little Liars is the perfect show to watch if you are looking for a classic teen mystery about a stalker in a small town that plagues a group of friends whose queenbee disappears and her killer reemerges a year later. It’s the perfect watch in the fall and a very rebloggable show for its dark, mystical scenes.
American Horror Story (2011)
Although American Horror Story (AHS) is still releasing new seasons (like this year’s Season 13), Seasons 1-3 are arguably the most iconic pieces of media from the horror genre in the early 2010s. From the twisted love story between Tate and Violet in Murder House to the iconic witches’ coven in Season 3, AHS is one of the most formative teen series that helped map out the grunge Tumblr scene of the early 2010s.
The Vampire Diaries (2009)
A classic teen supernatural show, The Vampire Diaries (TVD) is one of the best franchises (besides Twilight) to depict the classic teen girl fantasy of having a vampire boyfriend. From Elena Gilbert’s iconic lace camis to the love triangle between her and the Salvatore brothers, TVD depicts one of the best action-packed yet romance-heavy supernatural fantasies of the early 2010s. I could never get enough of the edgy yet romantic vibes of the first season
Whether it’s your first time watching these shows or you’re ready for a nostalgic rewatch, these 2010s TV series are the perfect binge-able treat for your fall evenings.