Big Mouth: Season 7

For seven seasons, Netflix’s Big Mouth has operated on a simple, filthy premise: puberty is a waking nightmare populated by horny monsters, shame wizards, and hormone monsters that look like they just got kicked out of a dive bar. But somewhere between the "pillow talk" with sentient pillows and the musical numbers about vaginal discharge, the show has done something remarkable. It has grown up.

By embracing that melancholy, Big Mouth has secured its legacy. It is no longer just the filthiest show on television. It is one of the wisest. season 7 big mouth

Big Mouth Season 7 understands a terrifying truth about adolescence that most shows ignore: the real horror of puberty isn’t the first pimple or the wet dream. It’s the creeping realization that your childhood best friends will one day become strangers you text every six months. For seven seasons, Netflix’s Big Mouth has operated

But what the season lacks in consistency, it makes up for in courage. The finale, which finds the gang reuniting for a disastrous talent show performance of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (played entirely on kazoos), ends on a quiet note of acceptance. They realize they are growing apart, and that’s okay. By embracing that melancholy, Big Mouth has secured