My So-Called Life: Guns and Gossip

October 6, 2024 6:18 PM - Season 1, Episode 3

A gun goes off in school, and Rickie (Wilson Cruz) is involved. A rumor makes the rounds at Liberty High that Angela (Claire Danes) slept with Jordan (Jared Leto).

Directed by Marshall Herskovitz and written by Winnie Holzman and Justin Tanner

posted by edencosmic (2 comments total)

I think this is when the show found its voice. It dealt with hatred toward gay students and school shootings! This was 1994! I love this episode!

Brian Krakow is terrible, but I'm OK with this show giving some kindness to teenage boys. Somewhat.

After this, I may just do the whole series because that seems to make sense.
posted by edencosmic at 6:20 PM on October 6

Everyone's a little bit terrible in this one and acting out of fear or spite (except Danielle).

And if 21 Jump Street taught me anything it's that high schools are full of guns and twenty-somethings pretending to be teenagers.
posted by Molesome at 2:11 PM on October 8 [1 favorite]