Tall Girl

I was all ready to give this a 7 or 8. And then that ending happened. The friend should not win the heart of someone just because they threw a punch and defended someone’s honor. It’s rom-com nonsense and it’s a toxic train of thought. With the main character’s journey of self-realization, a more satisfying ending would’ve been to stand on her own, full of her newfound self-confidence and ready to take the future by the horns. Instead, we get the in the incel fantasy of “escaping the friend zone”. It’s a hot garbage ending and a very disappointing way to betray what had been a charming coming of age story up to that point.