March 3, 2025
I am Not Okay with This
Trigger warnings: mild gore, talk of suicide
Do you like coming-of-age stories, dark comedy, and being really mad about being left on a cliffhanger? If you do, I Am Not Okay With This is the show for you! The show got a whopping one season consisting of seven 20(ish)-minute episodes before it was canceled. The story follows 17-year-old Sydney, who is struggling after the unexpected death of her father. While still dealing with the grief from losing her father, she is battling with all the things normal teens deal with: boys, acne, friends, and supernatural powers that she can’t manage and doesn’t have a clue how they came about.
Sydney is left feeling completely out of control after her father’s death. Her relationship with her mother is strained, her best friend Dina has a new boyfriend who is a jerk that takes up all of Dina’s time, and weird things have been happening around her. When Dina starts spending more time with her boyfriend Brad, Sydney is left with no one else to hang out with — until her neighbor Stanley comes into the picture, that is. Stan is the awkward loner type, but the pair hit it off and start hanging out more. With all the changes that have been happening in her life, she has had a harder time controlling her anger, and when she gets angry, weird things happen.
Objects move by themselves, Sydney gets payback on Brad for being rude, and many more mysterious occurrences keep happening until it is almost too much to bear. There are lots of mysteries, and while some don’t get answered due to the its cancellation, the show is still worth a watch for its intriguing plot line, relatable characters, and twisted humor.
Streaming on Netflix.