The Sex Lives Of College Girls (TSLOCG) is as unapologetic, sexy and fun as the title suggests. However, its biggest triumph is how the show presents its quartet of protagonists – Leighton (Reneé Rapp), Whitney (Alyah Chanelle Scott), Bela (Amrit Kaur) and Kimberly (Pauline Chalamet) – and the way an unlikely friendship is forged during such a formative milestone. Co-created by Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble, the first season was an instant success and was renewed only a month after premiering. And now it’s finally time to go back to Essex College – and things are bigger, better (and queerer) than ever before.
When we first meet Leighton in season one, strutting across campus in her designer garments, giving serious Regina George vibes – which is perfect casting as that’s the character Reneé played in Broadway’s Mean Girls – I thought I had her all
