Rebel Cheer Squad Season 1 Review
A trio of cheerleaders at a posh private school revive their former classmates' anti-bullying club, and team up to fight injustice in this teen thriller.
I absolutely loved Get Even, so I was absolutely looking forward to watching season 2, and was disappointed when instead a decision was made to produce a follow-up series. But either way, I decided to give Rebel Cheer Squad a go. In Rebel Cheer Squad, the students from Get Even have already graduated, and the DGM club inevitably serves as inspiration for three best friends: Grace, Clara and Rumi, when Clara’s sister Leila has a terrible fall during a cheerleading routine that is related to a series of bullying incidents.
Unfortunately, Rebel Cheer Squad doesn’t live up to Get Even. It was acceptable viewing whilst doing other things, but I just couldn’t get invested in the show. It was a combination of characters and plot that led to a pretty mundane narrative. I just couldn’t help but constantly compare it to Get Even. In general, I found the main characters boring and it just didn’t work as well having the DGM members already being such close friends. Part of what made the previous show work so well was the changing relationship dynamics as they came to trust each other so much more over time and become friends.
Not to mention the actual mysteries were shockingly pathetic compared to the previous show. It was difficult to find interest when all of those narrative threads were so dull, including how the girls attempted to investigate. The writing was poor, and I felt like there were very few moments that were well constructed. Neither the characters, nor the mystery aspects were fleshed out.
Honestly, I’d rather just re-watch Get Even. Rebel Cheer Squad is fine to watch if you’re multi-tasking, but otherwise it’s probably a waste of time.