TV SHOWS: A BREAK FROM REALITY

When your mind needs a break from endless revision, the best thing to do is to wind down with these feel-good shows. These shows can help to prevent burnout by taking you into a world of comedy and excitement, leaving your worries and fears behind for a couple of hours.

By Zara Issa

Pretty Little Liars

Although the most non-comedic of them all, the suspense engrosses you, leaving you permanently on the edge of your seat. A missing person mystery leaves four girls with all their secrets revealed, exiting your mind in constant unrest until you find the root cause.

Brooklyn 99

This show provides a sense of humour similar to friends, so you’re constantly laughing for eight seasons straight. A police precinct has a childish cop who is essentially a class clown, and the more times you watch it, the funnier it gets, so you’ll never get bored with this show.

Gilmore Girls

An Autumn favourite loved by many, so now more than ever is the perfect time to watch. That’s what I am doing now! This is a show about a studious girl with a unique work-life balance that is more than likely to inspire. With Autumn lining up with the start of the academic year, watching this now can provide you with a boost of motivation to last the whole year.

Friends

I’ve saved the best for last. My personal favourite, as the sense of humour portrayed, could never be replicated. This show provides an equal representation for all six friends, giving you six shows in one. The theme tune alone will take you in immediately; the rest is history. All six friends have polar opposite lifestyles, from being a chef to an actor or even a masseuse, but they all come together to create lifelong memories and take us along with them.

Constantly thinking about your future, exams, and jobs can be draining. A good Netflix show can help to relieve the stress that education brings so that you can take a break from reality for a while. When the future is unpredictable, overthinking will likely lead you into a downward spiral, but these shows may be the best way to escape it (at least for a little while).