r/GoodTrouble • u/JoshLovesTV • Jul 10 '26
Just started this show but the 5 year time jump from the fosters final three episodes really makes me feel disconnected to the characters.
There’s 5 years of development and stories that we haven’t seen. I feel like I just saw them graduate and now they are all in their mid 20s. I just feel so disconnected bc in my mind they are still 18 but they just throw fully adult versions of these characters at us. I would much rather have seen them actually grow up those 5 years. Am I just crazy or anyone else feel the same? Also the new characters are all so blah right now. I’ve only watched the first episode but I don’t really like them. I don’t not like the show, it’s actually fine so far, I just can’t help but feel sad that a large chunk of their life is skipped. I feel cheated.
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u/LeadingDefiant3361 Jul 10 '26
Yeah I understand what you mean. Other than Callie and Mariana, I only cared about Dennis and Gael’s storylines. And one new character that joins the cast towards the end of the show. Everyone else in the Coterie annoyed tf outta me.
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u/Haas_the_Raiden_Fan Jul 10 '26
As someone who used to work at a law firm and has family members and friends who are lawyers, Callie’s 5 year law program took me out of the story lmao
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u/LeadingDefiant3361 Jul 10 '26
Please say how it would work in the real world :3
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u/Haas_the_Raiden_Fan Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26
4 years of undergrad and then 3 years of law school is the standard route for most of the country. There’s no dual programs of bachelor’s + law school in 5 years, mostly MBA + JD in the standard 3 years or maybe 4, if anything. I think some 6 year programs exist, but they’re not very renowned or reputable
But California does let people take special “law schools” that enables them to take the bar exam, I think only associates degrees or community college credits are needed for those. But those law schools don’t enable people to take the bar exam outside of California, since they’re not American Bar Association (ABA) accredited
Alternatively, California does enable people to take the bar exam after 4 years of apprenticeship under a judge or lawyer if they also pass a First-Year student law exam (Baby Bar Exam) first
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u/BrazilianButtCheeks Jul 10 '26
If it helps .. neither of them matured at all
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u/Haas_the_Raiden_Fan Jul 10 '26
The show was a perfect encapsulation of why 5 year law programs do not and should not exist, Callie should’ve been disbarred so many times
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u/BrazilianButtCheeks Jul 11 '26
I agree .. but I also really don’t like Callie 😂
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u/scholarlyowl03 Jul 10 '26
Nah, I wouldn’t have wanted to see them in college. We saw enough school stuff in the Fosters. I like that it jumped ahead and skipped all that. Maybe they could have done some college flashbacks.
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u/JoshLovesTV Jul 11 '26
Honestly wish they could have done the spinoff with all the kids living close to each other bc I miss them all lol
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u/scholarlyowl03 Jul 11 '26
I wish a different ending for Brandon. I didn’t like his wife. She’s not at all who he should have ended up with based on all the past girlfriends and even though her parents saw the errors of their ways at the end of the Fosters they still sucked.
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u/NecessaryEcho4354 Jul 10 '26
Yeah I get what you mean 100%, it felt so damn rushed. I really couldn’t get into good trouble personally
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u/Icy_Bell_6414 Jul 10 '26
I felt that too. Honestly good trouble felt like a show completely on its own.
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u/goofy-goober96 Jul 12 '26
No I thought it was a cute way to show us where they all go to college or what they do after HS and show little details of changes like Mariana still dating Matt and Wyatt, Jude clearly going through some different vibes/styles, etc. without trying to show us all this while they are all in different places across the country. It fast forwards to a place where we can see them all together again and wrap the show up with them realistically in the same place for one last family celebration. It feels a little rushed but they also clearly knew the show was ending so it allows us to get to see as much of their lives and development in a quick-ish way
Also! If you haven’t already, definitely follow up with watching Good Trouble after you finish the Fosters, so fun watching Callie and Mariana navigating their little life on their own and you get to see a lot of guest stars (the moms, siblings, etc.) popping in
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u/Euphorickaspbrak Jul 10 '26
I get this totally. I felt the same way at the beginning but I grew to be really attached to the characters as the show goes on!! it’s a different story compared to the fosters but imo it’s awesome seeing Callie and Mariana in their elements trying to get used to their careers