Some might say that I’m not the target market for a show about university students when I’m a middle-aged mother with a surprising amount of grey hair*. To that person I will say, fuck you, I can watch what I want.
*I only realised this when I shaved my head yesterday and saw all the grey hair on the floor.
I watched the entirety of Off Campus over two days and I enjoyed it. It’s certainly compulsive viewing. Is it perfect? No, but I still had a good time.
My thoughts on it? I’ll tell you mine, if you tell me yours in the comments.
Thought one:
For me (and I know this is very much a subjective thing), the only good actor in the bunch was Allie. I found Hannah and Garret to be rather wooden at times and a little over-reliant on the awkward giggle. Or is that an early 20s thing? (Twenty years ago, did I do that much awkward giggling??)
Thought two:
The only one of Elle Kennedy’s books that I read is The Deal and that was many years ago now so if there are significant differences between the book and the TV show, they passed me by. (Feel free to sound off in the comments if you were bothered by the differences, if there are any?)
Thought three:
I will say there is something rather soothing, maybe even healing, about jocks being enthusiastic about consent and being sex positive in a female gaze, feminist kind of way. I saw this in particular in Dean and his interactions with Allie. I saw this even in the variety of sex positions that were used. I enjoyed the mini flashback to all the sex that they had had in secret. Very much a case of equals enjoying each other.
Are you watching? What do you think? Anyone else looking forward to Allie and Dean’s series?
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