Emerz is watching My So-Called Life. Well, re-watching it. The high school dynamic is foreign to Emerz. He went to boarding school. Well, he went to school in Brooklyn, but he did spend one cold summer in Newport. Emerz went to school with Susan Sarandon's daughter, but he didn't put two and two together until he saw The Banger Sisters. Well, saw it again.
Flannel aside, Emerz is slightly disturbed that he identifies more with Ricky than with Jordan this time around. He swears he remembers high school from a distinctly Jordanesque perspective. We all do, I tell him. It's important to hold onto that. It is important to keep Emerz' delusions straight.
Emerz almost stopped watching after the mother got her severe haircut. Or when the Sheriff of Nottingham from Robin Hood: Men in Tights showed up as an inspiring substitute teacher. Or when that knowing bass line kicks in during the opening credits, the one that makes Emerz automatically cock his head and place a hand on his hip and smile like hey, it's crazy, but it just might be enough. Like, bless this mess.
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