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Messy & Relatable: My June Watchlist

  • Writer: Alexandra Nario
    Alexandra Nario
  • Jul 12
  • 4 min read

Updated: Aug 25

By Ale N., an aspiring critic


Hello Binge-Viewers! Hope you're excited to start your summer with sun, fun, and shows. With another season comes new drops and I need something to watch in between each Love Island episode,must watch by the way, I would give it a review, but my opinion keeps changing with every episode. Instead, let me talk about some shows that currently have a completed season and kept showing up on my TikTok for-you page until I finally gave in. With that said, here we go!


FX’s Adults on HULU

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Ratings:


TV RANK: C-TIER
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Release date: May 28, 2025 (USA)
Genre: Comedy

Intuition tells me FX asked AI to create a TV show about Gen Z in New York, drawing inspiration from popular sitcoms like Friends, How I Met Your Mother, and Broad City, and that’s exactly what we got. Adults, created by Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw, with Nick Kroll as an executive producer (also known for Big Mouth), makes a lot of sense given the severity of the jokes and the goofy scenarios these friends experience. I see this series having strong potential to become a hit once the characters are more developed. As an early 20-something living in 2025, I find a lot of relatability in the way our Gen Z actors approach serious situations with unserious energy. The cliffhanger at the end makes me excited for season 2 and seeing how the group navigates new dynamics as they enter adulthood.



Ginny and Georgia on Netflix

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Ratings:


TV RANK: B-TIER (it's so bad, its good)
⭐⭐⭐
Release date: February 24, 2021 (USA)
Genre: Comedy · Drama

Netflix seems committed to keeping high school eternal, one adult actor at a time. Another season, another messy plotline to fix. Every time I watch this show, I imagine the trends and memes it’s bound to trailblaze that year. Ginny & Georgia is a Netflix original that started back in 2021, centered around the “mother and daughter versus the world” trope. Now watching the newest season in 2025, I’d recommend a time skip. Our 9-year-old character Austin’s actor is now 14 in real life, and he's getting too big for a cubby. This season made me realize that all the plot twists have only taken place within 9 to 10 months of the show’s timeline. Several other actors are also pushing 30, yet still playing high schoolers. I digress though as this season was well executed and kept me at the edge of my seat wondering how Georgia is going to get out of this one, while also asking myself, “when will she get therapy?”



Overcompensating on Prime Video

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Ratings:


TV RANK: A-TIER
⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ (4.5, sparkles will now symbolize a half rating)
Release date: May 15, 2025 (USA)
Genre: Comedy

Written by Benito Skinner, executive produced by Benito Skinner, and starring, surprise, Benito Skinner as the main character Benny, we’re introduced to a coming-of-age story where self-exploration and millennial cringe collide in college. Honestly, this show is a hilarious and soul-touching combination. Comedian Benito loosely based Overcompensating on his own college experience as a closeted former golden boy jock discovering himself in college. Throughout the season, his character performs exaggerated masculinity by attending parties, pursuing a business degree, and chasing girls. When he finally stops overcompensating, he forms his first real friendship with Carmen, played by Wally Beram. Together, they become best friends who face the consequences of multiple bad decisions and miscommunications.


Big Mouth (Final Season) on Netflix

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Ratings:


TV RANK: A-TIER
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Release date: September 29, 2017 (USA)
End Date: 2025
Genre: Animation · Comedy · Romance

Wrapping up my unintentional binge of coming-of-age shows this June; Big Mouth has delivered its final season. The series is widely recognized for its wild comedic take on sex and the animated characters who navigate a brutally honest depiction of puberty. Running for eight seasons from 2017 to 2025, it used humor to tackle taboo topics like sexuality, body awareness, and self-discovery—teaching more than any health class ever could, thanks to its hormone monsters and emotion creatures. I know the show’s subject matter and crude humor have earned it plenty of critics, with some refusing to watch altogether. But for me, I genuinely appreciated and enjoyed the raunchy, surreal scenarios these kids and creatures stumbled through. I also wasn’t alone in learning more about the human body along the way.


To Big Mouth and your chaotic writers plus producers, thank you for the heartfelt moments, the spin-off, and the unexpected life lessons. That final scene was perfect. It reminded me that no matter how uncertain the future feels, you’re not the only one finding your way through it.

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