I actually like El's plotline for what it is. Like that wasn't just "bullied girl hits back at bully haha", she full on smashed her in the face/head with a skate. Like the show said, that's an easy concussion. Their handling of the ramifications of that happening is like, yea that's pretty serious. Sure she got yoinked out of that plotline to the doctors, but it's still characterization for her and where else after juvie would it have gone really. Only thing I'm surprised by is that it took the police until the next day to get El, I would have expected that very night.
Overall this season seems darker than previous ones in a way, and that's fine by me
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You were the cancer, that's all you'll ever be I really messed up this contest, but azuarc gave it a Breath of fresh air