Tiny Pretty Things: About the series, and what to expect next.

photo credit: Netflix.

 

By CHISOM PETER JOB. 

WARNING: THIS CONTAINS A LOT OF SPOILERS. 

The series opens up to Cassie Shore, played by Anna Maiche, dancing on the roof top, and a voice over by her. After a few seconds, someone in a black hoodie walks through the door and grabs Cassie's hands, where they begin to have a conversation. The conversation between the both of them is inaudible, but we see the fear clearly on Cassie's face as she moves back a little, and watching closely, she missed a step and fell off the roof. Landing on her back. 

Tiny Pretty Things is a Netflix YA series that isn't like other Netflix YA series. It is different and has a lot to unpack. It tries to follow in the footsteps of Pretty Little Liars, but it misses the mark when it comes to the acting and all the subplot in it. What makes it different though, is the ballet. The ballet is a twist to the show that turns it away from the conventional high school teen drama. Although we still get to see that, but it was a bit different. 

Apart from the acting, one thing about the series is the unrealistic scenes. Yes, it is fiction, but shouldn't there be a line? The first time I rolled my eyes was when the girls went to trap the child molester. What was that? I know it was trying to show girl power and everything, but it was a very dangerous scene that people should NEVER try because a lot of things could have gone wrong: from the girls getting killed on their way back to their dorm, to the June getting raped while she was in there, trapping the molester. Don't try that at home.

Generally, the series does its fair share of highlighting the things that happens in the ballet world. I am no dancer, but the reviews I have read online from ballet dancers, I will say that they got it right there. 

While the background stories would make you lose concentration and spin your head, the series tries to talk about a lot of things: like love, betrayal, sexuality, and family problems-this brings us to the black trauma in the series. Why must the black girl who is the main character suffer loss as a child? Why did she lose her father and have her mother sent to jail for killing an abusive man, and why did the police shoot her brother, making him cripple? That is too much to take in. The black girl doesn't have to come from a family with so many problem just to shine. It is very problematic. 

WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE NEXT SEASON?

Ramon is dead. Who killed him? How did he die? And we still have Bette taking the fall for her sister, the school doesn't have a director, and June is Ramon's daughter. All these and more would lead to a very interesting second season. 

We should expect the unraveling of Ramon's killer who can be anyone. Ramon wasn't the best and every one of his students disliked him which means that he had a lot of people that wouldn't mind finishing him off. But who could that be? All bets are on Caleb and June's mother. 

Caleb because he was angry that Ramon and Monique DuBois were having an affair. Something he said during the last few minutes, "I have taken care of the problem," also points all fingers at him.

It could also be June's mother because she didn't want June or anyone to find out that Ramon and June were related. 

The second season is going to be packed with a lot. We expect to see the girls join hands together against Cassie Shore because from the way things ended, she is out for blood. And Bette? We have to see if she is willing to go down for her sister, just to protect her or if she is going to stand for the truth and not let her sister use her. 

A TAKE AWAY.

The use of professional ballet dancers is something, but in the next season, we want to see more acting. Give more to it. We don't want to sigh, or roll our eyes while watching it. And the sex scenes? You either make it good, or you don't have any at all.