I liked that Bryan’s actions have consequences and that the adults are not caricatures but real, mostly caring authority figures, even the father who’s in and out of jail and wants his son to be tough. The teens mostly seem realistic too. BUT there’s a lot of slang that might well be outdated in short order. “mad awkward” “it’s dope” “OD pissed or amped” And Mike and Bryan skip school, throw rocks off the roof, ride the subway without paying, and jump on and ride the outside of the train (train surfing). Mike is a real bully and Bryan puts up with it until he doesn’t any more.