I trust recommendations from friends when it comes to television shows I should binge-watch. It was Anne who told me to give Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend a chance. It was Jaime who pressed me to start watching Community and Sherlock. And my Twitter timeline got me into Arrow. So when some of our writers attended the Sweet/Vicious panel at Comic-Con this year and talked, in the months that followed, non-stop about the show, I grew curious. Admittedly, I didn't know much about the show — it aired on MTV, had two female lead characters, and dealt with them becoming vigilantes. Not much to go on, really. It's a testament to their influence that I started watching (I generally don't watch anything on MTV... at all), but it's a testament to the incredible writing and acting of the show that I stuck around.
When I was home sick last week, I finished my binge-watch of Sweet/Vicious' first season. And man, it was an incredible ride from start to finish. At only 10 episodes, the series is a quick watch and will have you begging for more. (As of right now, the show has not been renewed for a second season.) It is witty, dark, the epitome of #LadiesSupportingLadies, and such an important piece of art that illuminates the current state of campus assault.
In case you're curious about the show and why you should watch it, here are five reasons to do just that!
Note: minor spoilers included throughout.
Note: minor spoilers included throughout.
