The Secret Life

I've heard rumors about this show. Apparently the ending was really terrible and the fan base was super ticked off. Well, I have taken the liberty of watching the first two seasons and I am not impressed. I can''t understand why there would be a fan base in the first place. I get it. It's addicting because it has a very good plot. The drama is exciting and overwhelming at times. But as far as I can tell, it's just a bunch of teenagers getting into each others business.

Okay, so if you have never heard of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, I'm going to do my best to explain it to you. So it starts off with this girl Amy ---------->>>
She's a freshman at a new school who is really good at the French Horn.

She hooks up with a guy named Ricky at band camp. He's a Sophomore and a drummer. He's very charming with the ladies. They all want him and he just wants to get laid.--------------->>>















So on the first day of high school, she finds out she is preggers. And she's not too happy.








She tells her two stupid friends. Lauren and Madison. These two cannot keep a secret to save their lives. So they are pretty much the ones that ruin everything. They can't shut their mouths and they tell someone, who tells someone, and so on.

So anyways, these three totally random people, Ben, Henry and Alice are introduced. Henry and Alice are dating and Ben is just their rich friend.

                  Alice!                          Henry :/                                                    

Ben!!!



Ben was falling for this super Christian girl, Grace. She's really pretty, and dating this jock, Jack. He's interested in getting laid, but she is not concerned about that. Alice pressures Ben into finding another girl. So he goes for Amy.








Eventually, Ben and Amy get together and she tells him that she's pregnant with Ricky's baby. He still loves her and decide he wants to marry her. They "get married" and try to elope. But the parents catch them. Turns out it doesn't count if you try to get married with a fake ID.








A bunch of other stuff happens but I don't want to go into too much detail. I will only tell you the main points. Pretty much, Amy's family is really messed up. Her dad was having an affair with Ricky's girlfriend's (Adrian's) mother.

Amy's dad, George                                   Adrian's Mom, Cindy


Adrian plays a major role later on. Right now, she is just a sex addict and wants Ricky to herself. She's a majorette in the band and is living with her single mother.















So moving on, Amy has the baby and everyone is happy, for now. Her parents get a divorce and then her mother gets pregnant. She thought it was David's (her current boyfriend) baby. And then she finds out George lied about his vasectomy. So it's his baby. They start talking about getting back together. It's no big deal really.












This is getting difficult to explain. There's just so many little details, I'm afraid if I leave something out, it will get too confusing. Basically, a bunch of teens get into trouble. They get in each others business. They spread rumors and secrets about each other. And everyone's life is ruined. We find out that Ricky was sexually abused by his father. He gets shared custody with his son. No one really pays attention to her sister Ashley, which makes her the coolest character on the show. Adrian get's jealous of Amy and Ricky spending so much time together, so she sleeps with Ben. That was a HUGE mistake because she gets pregnant with Ben's baby. Grace and Jack break up because he couldn't get her to have sex. So him and Madison get together. Lauren gets a boyfriend too. Just a bunch of stuff happens. It's overwhelming to watch.

There are some good things about this show though. It makes me never want to tell anyone a secret. It's good birth control. I never want to have a boyfriend or get married. I guess the best thing is that it's very unrealistic. I'm sure there are things that happen like this, but not where I'm from. People aren't all that stupid in Texas. Sure there are a bunch of pregnant girls in high school. But the thing is, no one really cares that they're pregnant. We know to mind our own business. The people in this show did not. The acting was pretty good and I did like the drama. From what I have seen, I would give it 3 1/2 (out of 5) stars.

If you've seen the Secret Life, tell me what you think. NO SPOILERS PLEASE! I do intend on watching the entire thing. I anticipate finishing it.

Until next time, God Bless You and God Bless America.

-Rachael