Common Sense Media Review
By Stephanie Morgan
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Cliched private school drama has bullying, violence.
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Crown Lake
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What's the Story?
In CROWN LAKE, an Irish girl is given a scholarship to the all-girls boarding school her deceased mother also attended. Upon arriving, she quickly learns that the school is a cutthroat place where girls often bully others. She soon stumbles upon a journal that may be her key to survival, but is it the help she was looking for or the catalyst for a whole new set of problems?
Is It Any Good?
A teenage melodrama that would have been best left in the 1990s, in which it's pointlessly set. The writing and acting in Crown Lake, an amateur Gossip Girl with a storyline that could have been crafted by a middle schooler, leave much to be desired. The show is rife with '90s teen cliches, including a White girl with crimped pink hair obsessed with slam poetry and an oversized cell phone. It's so bad that the stereotypical mean girl scenes (led by a character named -- of course -- Tiffany) genuinely feel like an SNL skit.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about what they think would be the real-world consequences of the mean and aggressive behaviors on Crown Lake, both for the victim and the aggressors.
Talk about the inappropriate relationship that is implied to be happening between a student and teacher. What would be the consequences if this was happening in real life?
Talk about the characters' actions. What are the takeaways and subtle themes or messages?
TV Details
- Premiere date : June 20, 2019
- Cast : Lilia Buckingham , Paula Jai Parker , Francesca Capaldi
- Network : Peacock
- Genre : Drama
- TV rating :
- Last updated : October 3, 2023
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