I used to only watch this show because it's like watching a train wreck, and I couldn't help myself. But it's been hard to stomach the last few episodes.
Let's start with the simplest reason: the acting. I cringe through the entirety of every episode. NO ONE on this show can act; it's just painful. But even the best actors would have a hard time with this one because of . . .
. . . the writing. Seriously, this is some of the worst writing I've ever seen. The plot is nonsensical and inconsistent. The characters are flat and inconsistent. They decide they love someone in one episode, and move on just as quickly to the next person in the following episode. Plus, nothing in this show is realistic. Amy is a young, unmarried, teenage mother, yet she still has time to fix her hair and makeup each morning, go to school, do homework, and still take care of her son. Apparently, she still has the money to dress nice, and never had to worry about losing the baby weight. And everyone was ok with her running off to New York for a month to shop and hang out in clubs? Really?
Which brings me to the third thing: what is the point of this show? At the beginning, and from the title, I got the sense that the writers intended to show realistic teen characters going through realistic teen things and dealing with them like real people would. Um, all these characters ever talk/think about/deal with is sex. No one talks about sex that much. No one deals with sex like the characters in this show. No one is ever going to get anything helpful out of this show. What is the point?
10 Things I Hate About You was cancelled. Kyle XY was cancelled. I've heard rumors that Huge was cancelled (but I'm not sure about that one, so don't hold me to it). But garbage like this continues to run. If this gets a 4th season, I will have lost all hope for ABC Family. Will someone please explain to me why this show continues to exist? What does anyone see in it?