As a Hulu Plus subscriber, I am able to keep updated with my
favorite shows such as ABC’s Scandal, America’s Next Top Model (Girls and Guys
Edition), and Fox’s Glee. As my summer vacation came to an end, I took deep
interest in a Hulu Plus exclusive series by the name of East Los High. The ads
about East Los High that I watched in between my favorite shows really intrigued
me. After catching up with one of my favorite shows, I began to watch East Los
High and the rest is history.
As the title of the show suggests, the setting of the show
is in East Los Angeles, California (a working class neighborhood). Jesse, the main character of East Los High, is
a high school junior prepping for college while maintaining a growing crush on
Jacob. Jesse’s cousin Maya, is a runaway with a checked past that moves in with
her. In episode one, viewers are introduced to Jesse and others at the school’s
winter formal. Jesse watches as her crush, Jacob and his girlfriend Vanessa are
crowned the winter formal king and queen. As Vanessa disappears from the dance
floor, Jesse is pushed by her best friend Soli into dancing with Jacob. While
Jacob and Jesse share a fond moment, Jesse’s phone is stolen and used to record
the sextape of Vanessa cheating. Surprisingly, more and more scandalous events
continue to unfold after the night of the winter formal. East Los High kept me
glued to my seat for 24 episodes!
The east los high members remind me of realism that Brummett
speaks (Brummett, 2011). As the show progresses, we see many different issues
develop such as teen pregnancy, abortion, infidelity, sexual assault/rape, and
more. For many viewers, the events that develop on the show are a reality,
therefore they are able to relate directly.
I would like to highlight that East Los High has an all Hispanic
cast, which is rare for an English-speaking television show.
Brummet, B. (2011). Rhetoric in popular culture. (Third Ed). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE
Publications,
Inc
http://eastloshigh.com/
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