Netflix’s “Big Mouth” Crushes the Curses of Puberty

While Big Mouth which has a 100 fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes by the way tackles pretty much every issue surrounding the phenomenon known as adolescence a lot of the inspiration for the events of the show came from the lives of two of its creators Kroll and Goldberg amp160With Kroll honing his comedic chops doing standup since the amp821690s and Goldberg having worked on Family Guy for years not to mention the massive comedic accomplishments of their illustrious cast thereamp8217s no question as to how the show became both painfully honest and ridiculously funnyThat honesty which is honestly the main thing that tethers this overthetop acid trip version of a sexed video to any sort of reality is also due in large part to the other half of this quartet Flackett and Levin amp160The numerous other writers involved have undoubtedly contributed a great deal to the success of this show but it would be crazy to think that Levinamp8217s time working on the classic comingofage series The Wonder Years and Flackettamp8217s time working on the legendary teenage drama 90210 wasnamp8217t in each case a direct influencebenefit when working on this projectExaggerated as it may be Big Mouthamp8217s depiction of being in the throes of puberty always feels pretty accurate and regardless of who you are its one of those things that literally everyone can identify with even if each of our personal experiences varies to some degree amp160Characters like the Hormone Monsters the Shame Wizard and the most recent addition Depression Kitty perfectly personify the intense feelings of insecurity impulsiveness fear and wonder that come with the discovery of what oneamp8217s body and mind go through at a certain ageBig Mouth isnamp8217t taking this responsibility lightly either amp160Letamp8217s just forget for a moment that the kids that this series would be most helpful to are definitely too young to watch it and then letamp8217s remember that theyamp8217re probably watching it anyway amp160In this respect BMamp8217s handling of such standard teen traumas as getting oneamp8217s period a friend seeing you naked some girl in your grade suddenly having boobs etc to some that are spoken of a lot less especially on television has truly been masterfulNotable episodes in this regard are amp8230 well all of them but if I had to choose my picks for most importantmost impressive moments involving these sensitive issues Iamp8217d have to call out The Planned Parenthood Show Drug Buddies and season twoamp8217s finale The Department of Puberty amp160While the first two episodes Iamp8217ve just mentioned have pretty selfexplanatory titles The Department of Puberty was probably the most effective episode of the bunch or at least the most versatile as it both introduced Depression Kitty played by Jean Smart and gave us the moments where Jay Jason Mantzoukas came to terms with his bisexuality in about as satisfying a way as possibleBig Mouthamp8217s superpower is not having any filter or any limits amp160Too often our most humanizing and equalizing experiences are made out to be something weamp8217re supposed to be ashamed of hence the Shame Wizard voiced by David Thewlis but not only does this show not give any effs in the best possible way it uses that bravery to shine a blisteringly bright spotlight on not only the stuff Kroll and his generation went through as kids but also the stuff our current younger generations are going through right now amp160Access to porn through cellphones the way social media and technology affect things like bullying and slut shaming finding Dadamp8217s gummy edibles Big Mouth hits the nail on the head when dealing with stuff like this and it is its own personal lack of bashfulness or maybe the prior presence thereof that allows the creative team to effectively do soIn the upcoming season we can expect more of the Big Mouth we love including more Hormone Monsters a new one named Mona voiced by Westworldamp8217s Thandie Newton will appear for Jenny Slateamp8217s character Missy special guest appearances animated versions of the guys from Queer Eye will attempt to give Coach Steve a makeover and enticing new characters amp160Ali Wong will be joining the cast as a new student at the schoolIamp8217ve no doubt that this series will go down as one of most innovative and trailblazing and above all honest animated series of all timeamp160 Netflix obviously agrees considering that it ordered three more seasons of the series in JulyClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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