This Twitter Thread Is Better Than Any Teen Rom-Com We've Ever Seen
This Twitter Thread Is Better Than Any Teen Rom-Com We've Ever Seen

This scary-accurate (and hilarious AF) thread of teen movie stock characters includes ~different girl~, gay best friend, jock, and so much more!Â
As much as we love teen movies and TV shows, we have to admit that we're not watching them for their groundbreaking storylines or well-developed characters. In fact, a lot of media geared towards teens is poorly written, incredibly cliché, and predictable, but in a world full of uncertainty and darkness, that's probably why we like them so much.
As much as we love them though, it's still totally okay to poke fun at them, and that's what comedian Eva Victor (@evaandheriud)Â did perfectly when she posted a video on Twitter examining the ~different girl~ trope.Â
\u201cthe girl from the movie who is "different"\u201d— Eva Victor (@Eva Victor) 1597766606
If you've ever seen at least one teen rom-com in your life (we hope you have), then you probably already know who ~different girl~ is. Eva's version works at a record store, smokes, has a tongue piercing and tattoos, listens to bands like Kings of Leon (and judges other people for not knowing them), pretends not to care about silly, unimportant things like her school's prom, and is reluctant to admit that she has feelings for the quarterback because they're not a part of the "same crowd." Eva's characterization of ~different girl~ was so spot-on, we couldn't help but cackle during her whole video.
But it gets better! After Eva's video quickly went viral, other comedians started replying and creating their own versions of our favorite teen movie stock characters, like the quarterback that has a crush on ~different girl~...
\u201c@evaandheriud The quarterback from the movie who has never met a girl like her b4\u201d— Eva Victor (@Eva Victor) 1597766606
...the quarterback's demanding girlfriend...
\u201c@JohnnyBerchtold @evaandheriud Ok fine I\u2019m the quarterback\u2019s girlfriend\u201d— Eva Victor (@Eva Victor) 1597766606
...~different girl's~ frumpy best friend (who Gaby Dunn points out gives off huge, powerful lesbian vibes)...
\u201c@evaandheriud The frumpy best friend of the lead female in the movie\u201d— Eva Victor (@Eva Victor) 1597766606
...~different girl's~ older, wiser coworker who always knows just what to say when she needs to hear it the most...
\u201c@alyssalimp @JohnnyBerchtold @evaandheriud fuck it. 21 year old guy who works at the record store with her and is randomly kind of wise.\u201d— Eva Victor (@Eva Victor) 1597766606
...~different girl's~ Black coworker who only gets seen in the background because she's a person of color in a teen movie...
\u201c@BennyDRAMA7 @calebsaysthings @alyssalimp @JohnnyBerchtold @evaandheriud black coworker stocking a shelf in the back who overheard the conversation and they only let her be in the scene for five and a half seconds\u201d— Eva Victor (@Eva Victor) 1597766606
...the random Asian character at school who doesn't even say a single thing at all...
...and of course, what teen movie is complete with the gay best friend?! (In this case, played by one of our fave, most hilarious out comedians Benito Skinner.)
\u201c@calebsaysthings @alyssalimp @JohnnyBerchtold @evaandheriud Putting it ALL on the line! I\u2019m her ~~GBF~~ who talks her into it \ud83d\ude29\ud83d\ude29\ud83d\ude29\u201d— Eva Victor (@Eva Victor) 1597766606
All this thread needs now is the right, cheesy theme song, like Sixpence None the Richer's "Kiss Me," and you have yourselves the perfect teen rom-com!
We know this Twitter thread is poking fun at the absurdity and predictability of teen films and shows, but if some brave soul in Hollywood was able to assemble these comedic geniuses together and make this thread an actual movie IRL, we'd gladly pay top dollar to go see that masterpiece in theaters!!