My windows are open, the air is crisp and my Uggs are permanently glued to my feet. The only thing that could make this season more enjoyable is turning on the perfect TV show and binge-watching during the entire spooky season. So, here is my list of the best fall shows ever, which I have carefully compiled so I can condescendingly tell you what you should be watching this year and get you into the mood.
Obviously, the only real answer for the fall show is “Gilmore Girls.” I don’t care if you’re tired of it, watch it again—at least the first three seasons. Sure, Rory can be annoyingly stuck-up, and Lane didn’t deserve to get pregnant with TWINS to ugly Zack, but Jess Mariano and Tristan Dugray make it all worth it (“Why did you drop out of Yale??”). After a long day of school I obviously don’t want to do my homework, but turning on “Gilmore Girls” gives me a burst of academic energy that I, and no one else, knew I had in me. If Rory can get a D on her English paper and only be more inspired to achieve, so can I. Yale, here I come!
On the off chance that I can’t pull a Rory Gilmore and get into Yale, I will be pulling an Allison DiLaurentis. Catch me in a flowy yellow top on Labor Day weekend, faking my own death and skipping town. “Pretty Little Liars” is another perfect fall show with a bit more drama than “Gilmore Girls.” Spencer Hastings is still grade A study motivation, while Aria Montgomery provides you with some other ways of getting an A. (Please DO NOT date your English teacher, though.) The 2010 vibes are strong in this show; you will not catch the girls stepping out into the chilly Rosewood, Pa, air without an infinity scarf. Just try not to let anonymous texts from “A” ruin your pumpkin spice fall vibes.
If you are really into the drama of “Pretty Little Liars,” then your next watch has to be “Gossip Girl.” Who doesn’t want to be Blair Waldorf ? She is the icon of the show, and I will not hear otherwise. The angsty vibes of the show are perfect for autumn, and I am really looking out for your grades here because Blair would not settle for less than an A+. But not everybody can be Blair Waldorf, remember? Let the troubles of privileged Upper East siders replace your trivial KHS drama, and pretend you can afford to have the problems (and clothes) they have. If that doesn’t convince you to watch the show, let me just mention Chuck Bass and Nate Archibald. I will not hear any Dan Humphrey support. On the contrary, I will approve of Jenny Humphrey support. True fall fashion icon.
Gossip Girl taught me saying “I ‘ave to go” and slamming my flip phone shut is the best way to leave a conversation, but Grey’s Anatomy taught me what a Whipple is. I am basically a certified brain surgeon after watching all twenty-one seasons of that show in a measly three months. I’m not kidding when I say that show got me through finals last year, without it, I would have failed every class. The academic setting makes this such a good fall show, literally the most perfect thing to watch in the ‘ber months. I love this show with my whole entire heart, if you think you love it more than me, you don’t. I’m warning you right now, you will cry because EVERYONE DIES. Or loses a shoe. This is the most drama-filled show on my list, but what else could possibly keep you interested for twenty-one seasons of forty minute long episodes? Not doctor stuff, that’s for sure.
Now, this is not a show, but I just had to include it on my list: Harry Potter. I almost don’t even need to write more, I know you get the vibe. I will watch the Harry Potter movies until Voldemort destroys the whole muggle world. My favorites are “The Goblet of Fire” and “The Half Blood Prince,” but the best way to watch them is in order, obviously. Watching these movies always reminds me of family nights from when I was young, or of cozy autumn sleepovers with my friends. For this one, ditch your homework like Harry and Ron would, and snuggle up with some butterbeer, your best friends and a cozy blanket. Bonus points if the window’s open and it’s a crisp 50 degrees out.
So there you have it. Put on your oversized sweaters, grab a PSL, and glue yourself to your TV. Even if you’ve seen all these shows already, watch them again. And if you’re missing one, why are you still reading? Go watch!!!!!
