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The second season ofPEN15is going to break your heart.
Never once, in any episode, is the viewer even temporarily reminded that they are adults.
Both Maya and Anna have unusual family situations.
As a traveling musician, Mayas dad is often away from home, but Anna definitely has it harder.
Her parents are separated and trying to live in different halves of the same house.
Looking embarrassed, Anna admits that they argue a lot.
Their mothers are much more invested in the girls upbringing and, consequently, are resented.
During a shopping trip, Maya and Anna each call their moms horrible names.
This especially wont be lost on anyone who happens to be the parents of a preteen or teenager.
Its a lighting thing, she says self-righteously at one point.
As it did in its first season,PEN15does a superb job of evoking turn-of-the-millennium culture.
The beauty ofPEN15is that its recognizable to everyone because weve all been through adolescence.
We know how it felt.
Sometimes we forget, butPEN15is here to remind us of every glorious, agonizing, infuriating, beautiful moment.
