Mashirima's Tahidi High Crtique

Tahidi high- Episode 1
Condom saga
Eddie is found with condoms in his bag by his mother. His mother comes to school to report the issue to Mrs. Morgan.
Shish, is in a fix because everyone, even her own mother, thinks that she sleeps around. Her mother gives her contraceptives which really makes her feel untrustworthy. She meets Freddie in the gym and tells him about it, clearly seeking some sympathy. Freddie brushes her off.
Shish is in the ladies with Tanya and Becky. Both suspect Shish of having a hand in the condom saga. She shows them the contraceptives but they are also not sympathetic to the fact that not even her own mother trusts her. She drops the envelope that contains them as she leaves.
Eddie’s mother informs Mrs. Morgan of her problem but Morgan assures her that Eddie is a good boy and she should talk to him about it. She heads out and meets up with Eddie who explains to her that it was a prank. All is forgiven, but he still gets grounded.
The envelope containing the contraceptives is found by a worker who finds out they belong to Shish. She reports the matter to Mrs. Morgan. Mrs. Morgan calls Shish who explains where she got them. Her mother is called and the matter is settled.
The script is beautifully done since the dialogue itself shows that the writer put a lot of thought into it. The conflict rises progressively and it is finally cleared at the end. I was a bit confused though, that as much as Shish is the protagonist here, I felt some sympathy for her at the end. I stand to be corrected in this but; I think this is a mistake that the writer made.

Tahidi high- Episode 2
Rape saga
Allan is ignored by Azumi who suspects him of trying to rape her. Allan is sad because he knows that it was all a set-up by Shish and Freddie. Allan’s friends try to beg Azumi to listen to his side of the story before reporting the matter to Morgan.
Becky suspects Shish off having a hand in Azumi and Allan’s rape case. She follows her around and finally tells her of her suspicions. Shish ignores her and walks away.
Azumi is scared of Shish and she suspects her involvement in this. Shish uses this to her advantage by intimidating her. She is not able to do much since Becky comes in and tells her she should go to Morgan for her suspension letter. Shish leaves but promises to be back with revenge.
The problem with this episode is the fact that there was too much suspense in the script. It would take the viewer a lot of time before you would actually conclude that there was an attempted rape case. The writer did not share any secrets with the audience.

Tahidi high-Episode 3
Paraffin saga
Mrs. Nduati and Mama Jane are fighting over what sufuria should be used. Morgan appears and calls Mrs. Nduati to her office where she fires her.
Kibuja takes a bribe from Maryanne who reveals that he has taken many bribes from her before. She mentions the incident where she made him put paraffin in the boys food to keep their libidos down. Meanwhile, Melvin is listening in.
Melvin tells Joni about what he’s found out and they decide to confront Kibuja. He denies the allegation but Omosh believes the boys. He rushes to stop Mrs. Nduati from leaving; sure that Kibuja will be fired. He then rushes to tell Mrs. Morgan about the issue.
Melvin confronts Maryanne and catches her trying to bribe Kibuja into silence. He implies that he is going to report the issue to Mrs. Morgan.
This script touches on the exact life of a student in high school. Any high school student watching this understands that sometimes paraffin is put in food, to apparently lower student libidos. At least that’s what most of them suspect. It connects with the particular audience it is trying to reach, i.e. the high school student, or someone who has been in a Kenyan high school before.
The antagonist, Maryanne is found out and the audience is left with the implication that she and her accomplice will surely be punished. Overall, this was the best episode I watched.