The Life And Times Of Juniper Lee S... Better ●

Think about it. June is constantly exhausted. She misses birthday parties. She ruins her school projects because she had to stop a gnome uprising. She has the weight of cosmic responsibility on her shoulders, but she still has to do her math homework. She is the walking definition of "high-functioning depression" in a backpack.

The Life and Times of Juniper Lee was cancelled because it was ahead of its time. We wanted escapism. We got a mirror. The Life And Times Of Juniper Lee S... BETTER

On the surface, this is a gag. But at its core, Juniper Lee is the most brutally honest depiction of ever aired on Saturday mornings. Think about it

So here’s to you, June. You were tired. You were messy. Your hair was always a little too big for your head. But you kept the monsters at bay. She ruins her school projects because she had

Here is why the life and times of Juniper Lee is not just nostalgia bait, but a text we need to re-evaluate as adults. The premise is deceptively simple: Juniper “June” Lee is a pre-teen living in the magical melting pot of Orchid Bay. She’s the Te Xuan Ze (the “Inheritor of the Magic”), the sole protector of the veil between the mundane human world and the chaotic world of magical creatures (ogres, demons, leprechauns, you name it).

By: The Nostalgia Filter