"The Secret Life of The American Teenager" was the soap opera for our generation and it quickly became everyone's guilty pleasure. We all anxiously awaited Monday nights when we could catch up on the sex lives of our favorite teenagers at Grant High.
The show revolved around Amy Juergens, an innocent high school freshman who hooked up with the sexy bad boy, Ricky Underwood. at band camp and then discovers she is pregnant. In the beginning of the series, Ricky is a total player who doesn't seem to care about Amy that much. But by the end of the show, he managed to capture the hearts of the majority of female viewers, making us all join #teamramy.
By the time the series finale rolled around, Ricky and Amy had been engaged for a while, but ran out on their elopement, claiming that they would have a real wedding later. They didn't. Instead, with less than five left in the show, Amy leaves Ricky and their son, John, to go to school in New York.
I am still not over it for a ton of reasons -- nine to be exact.
1. Their cute, little chats in the hall.
Ricky always had a witty remark and a kiss to dismiss all of Amy's concerns. They seemed to be in the hallway making out or arguing with each other more than they were ever in class.
2. The fact that he proposed to her in his graduation speech.
Talk about #relationshipgoals.
3. They make a beautiful family.
John is seriously just the cutest. Obviously, their genes work well together. Have more babies together. Please.
4. How Ricky turns his life around for Amy.
Ricky was a Class A jerk, but with some time (okay, a lot of time), he totally changes, because he's in love with Amy.
5. Ricky was way better than Ben.
As the finale neared, producers created the theme "Who Will Amy Choose: Ben or Ricky?" Throughout the whole series, we learned how seemingly sweet and innocent Ben was, even though he turned out to be a rich, spoiled, whiny brat. But somehow, Amy ends up going to New York where Ben just moved to "find herself." Coincidence? I think not.
6. Ricky is the dream guy.
He's smart, funny and sexy. He's the bad boy who turned good. He's a great dad. He survived his horrible past, filled with abuse and worked through it to become a better man.
7. They were totally in love with each other.
During the breakup scene, AKA World War III, Amy and Ricky start screaming about how much they hate each other, but are also crying uncontrollably because the truth is, they've always been in love with each other.
8. They were destined to be together.
They were about as star-crossed as Romeo and Juliet.
9. They got together at band camp.
Ricky insisted that Amy play the tuba for him, but she said that her lips were too dry and, in true Ricky fashion, he kissed her.
Brenda Hampton ripped all of our hearts out by splitting up our favorite couple, creating one of the worst finales ever. She later said that of course, in the future, Amy and Ricky would end up together.
But I'm afraid I'll have to see it to believe it.
