Intheeighthandfinalseason,ourbelovedBridgetonteenstacklenewchallengesashighschoolerssuchas:driving,drugs,sexualinexperience,enthusiasticconsent,pornandtheteenagemind,cancelculture,theirchangingbodies,andintheendfearoftheloomingfutureThroughitall,friendshipisthecornerstoneforsurvivingthistimeoflife–whetherone’spubertyisjustbeginning,likeforNickwhogetshisfirstgrowthspurt,ornearitsconclusion,likeforamaturingandprematurelybaldingAndrewAttheheightoftheseason,whenmanyofourcharactersareincrisis,CompassionpersonifiedasanewcreaturevoicedbyHollyHunter,emergesasacrucialwayforwardUltimately,though,thisseasonisabouttheimportanceofstickingbyandsupportingyourfriends,especiallywhenlifegetsoverwhelmingandmessyIntheend,ourkidsstepintotheharrowingunknownofthefuture,madelessafraidofwhat’stocomebecausetheyhaveeachother