Not so horrible/reminds me of...
I've read a lot of negative comments on India's acting. I just started watching The Secret Life this week and I immediately was reminded of Aubrey Plaza, especially her monotone character on Parks and Recreation. Does the way her character is written make her to be the most dynamic, heart-wrenching character on the show? Definitely not. But I grew up with a girl who was just like Ashley's character. Angsty pre-teens often go through this mumbling, monotone phase when they just care about getting snarky comments across and proving that they don't care about anything... Think of Daria and Jane. I've yet to see her do a poor job of emoting when the scene calls for it, but I've seen lots of it on my beloved Degrassi throughout the years and I forgive them for it. They've given her character a lot of room to grow as the seasons progress... it'll be interesting to see where she goes with it.
Okay, I'm going to go back to watching now as I felt ridiculous for watching this show at 25, but I feel even more ridiculous for writing about it.