![]() Premiering March 11 on HBO Max, the series at least has the distinction of being co-created by a particularly unusual team: Zelda Barnz, a teenager herself at 19, and her father, Daniel Barnz, who also directs. “ Generation” - aka “Genera+ion,” with a plus sign instead of a plain ol’ “t” as a nod to the + in LGBTQ+ - is TV’s latest stab at honestly portraying teenagers. They can range from the extremely earnest (see “Degrassi,” “Dawson’s Creek”) to the flashy and forbidden (see “Gossip Girl,” “Euphoria”), but all strive to capture that vulnerable slice of life between childhood and adulthood when everything burns a little too bright, a little too quickly. Winged Humanoid: Nouit is almost angelic in appearance, sporting fourteen wings, but in lieu of legs, her lower body tapers down to a single point.Every new teen drama wants to be the one that actually, finally Gets It. ![]() Tarot Motifs: A central facet of the main characters.The sky and earth worlds coming together is seen as a very good thing. Appropriately, he's based on the Tarot card the Devil. Protagonist Title: Both for the show itself and for the book featured therein.At the end, all the characters follow them out into the real world. Portal Book: The Z book itself, which Oulai and Nalai travel into.Non-Ironic Clown: Oulai the Control Freak, and Nalai the Lazy Bum.Me's a Crowd: Zed has several doppelgängers when the story first begins, but they are condensed into one being by the time Abraka makes his entrance.It's symbolic of his role as the one who can finally unite the sky and earth. Light Is Good: Zed wears white and has Mystical White Hair.Large and in Charge: Abraka is a fairly large fellow.He's something of an imbecile at the beginning of the story, but he grows into the champion both worlds need by the end. The Fool: Zed, as befitting his personification as this Tarot card. ![]()
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