Teen shows are mostly there to make us laugh and entertain us with the ~drama~. Sometimes, though, they actually do a really good job of handling serious topics too.
Other times, however, the way teen shows handle serious topics is, uh...not great.
Like on Glee, when Ryder revealed that he was sexually abused by his babysitter as a kid and everyone acted like it was totally cool.
Or on 7th Heaven, when Matt got caught smoking weed and they made it seem like it was literally the worst thing a person could ever do.
Or how about on 90210, when Annie killed a man while driving drunk and barely got any punishment for it?
