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One of the things Ive enjoyed most aboutPEN15s second season is its deeper embrace of absurdism.
Sleepover lets that freak flag fly, transforming a quotidian girls night into a literal and metaphorical horrorshow.
Each stroke of the grandfather clock portends the arrival of social doom.
When it comes to revealing the unspoken indignities of female bodily functions, this show is peerless.
The show really goes for it, showing the mask sobbing rivulets of gore as it screams SECRET BLOOD!
Anna tries to get the girls to lay off Maya, whos clearly met her edge.
The previous episode offered the barest hint that Gabe might be questioning his sexuality.
This one confirms it, but also deftly avoids any pat, male-gazey coming-out cliches.
Yuki has a prickly self-regard, but its balanced with a deep well of compassion.
Every scene with both Erskines feels so genuine.
I only wish we had that level of insight into Maura, who remains a scary cipher.
Is she a bad person, or a badly parented one?
Or is something else at play?
Well never know for sure, at least not this season.
In the horror movie of adolescence, they are the final girls: bloodied, but unbroken.
