Aspen High School’s array of clubs gains a new addition—the Netflix Support Group. According to club advisor Mrs. Binge, the Netflix Support Group is a great program where kids can come out about their Netflix addictions, meet others who share their problem, and, through discussion, support each other by coming up with methods as to how they can fight back at their Netflix dependencies.

        The Netflix Support Group held its first meeting on March 22nd. It commenced with an inspiring introduction given by Mrs. Binge.

        “Welcome netflaholics. I want to begin by admiring you all on your great bravery by coming here today and admitting that you are sick.  You can be treated through our group therapy sessions. Being addicted to Netflix is real, and we can help each other through this. Today we will begin with going around in a circle and having each individual introduce themselves and make a confession statement,” Binge said.

        The students bravely made their confessions.

        “Hi, my name is Rory Gilmore. I am addicted to Netflix. Last weekend, I watched the whole first season of the Fuller House premiere in one night. I even,” began sophomore netflaholic Rory Gilmore, as she was interrupted by fellow addict Serena Van Der Woodsen.

        Van Der Woodsen shared her excitement over a new movie series added to instant queue: The Scooby Doos.  

        Mrs. Binge directed the conversation by bringing the attention back to Gilmore.

        “Anyway as I was saying, I even skipped soccer practice and dinner. I just couldn’t stop,” Gilmore continued.

        Senior Phoebe Buffay moved the conversation forward by sharing her Netflix struggle.

        “Hi, my name is Phoebe Buffay. I am so addicted to Netflix that I have watched all of the romcoms. And now I am all out. Haha,” said Buffay.

        Fellow seniors Rachel Green, Monica Gellar, and Joey Tribbiani admitted that, they too, have watched all of the romcoms. Getting side tracked from the confessions, Binge added that they could try reading a Jane Austen book.

        Shortly after, the confessions continued.

“Hi, my name is Rusty Trawler. I am a netflaholic. Last year my mom noticed that I was skipping out on life because I stayed at home and watched Netflix 24/7. Then she cancelled our Netflix account and refused to pay. I learned that you can get a month free trial, so every month I create a fake email address and get a Netflix free month trial,” Trawler confessed.

        After all the Netflix enthusiasts made their confession statements, Binge took back the spotlight and concluded the conversation.

        “That was amazing.  I mean, truly, it was better than watching all nine seasons of Scrubs. But today, I want to end on a note of advice. The next time you watch Netflix, I want you all to wait the 15 seconds it gives you before playing the next episode. Don’t impulsively click play, but ask yourself, ‘What am I missing out on by watching this?’ I hope that within those 15 seconds you might be able to break yourself out of your weekend Netflix binge for at least 30 minutes. And on that note I terminate this session,” Binge said.

        Overall, Binge thought that the first meeting was successful and has high hopes for the future of the AHS netflaholics.   She says that upcoming sessions will cover topics like “Watching Series with Subtitles” and “Documentary Addictions.”