Why TV teen dramas are what we need now

In recent months, the political climate has changed drastically and regardless of your party leanings, the Trump administration has everyone talking. It’s necessary to remain aware of what’s happening around us, but what about the moments when we need a break? Where can you go when social media becomes a place of contested views and the day’s news seems all too grim? In my own quest to temporarily avoid whatever ails me — particularly if it’s the day’s new political drama — I find a respite in a particular genre of television: teen dramas.