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Rhys TavitaTelevision Critic
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Heartbreak High season two has the confidence to let its characters be wrong

Heartbreak High season two has the confidence to let its characters be wrong

The second season drops the reboot anxiety and lets Hartley High be a school where nobody learns the right lesson at the right time.

RHYS TAVITA20.08.2024

Heartbreak High came back and I realised I was no longer the target audience

Heartbreak High came back and I realised I was no longer the target audience

The reboot is not for me and that is fine, but the moment I understood that was the moment I understood what nostalgia actually costs.

MARA DENG22.08.2022