Victorious (2010–2013) 💜🩷

“This school should not be allowed to exist… and I’m still watching it”


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Let’s start by showing y’all the opening theme song shall we?

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🎬 Non-Spoiler Plot Overview

So Victorious takes place at Hollywood Arts, and I’m just gonna say it right now… this is not a school. This is a social experiment that somehow got approved for television.

There is no version of reality where this place is functioning properly. Students are doing whatever they want, performances just randomly happen like it’s no big deal, and the teachers are somehow even more chaotic than the students. And the show just expects you to accept all of this like, yeah, this is totally how school works.

And honestly?

You kind of have to.

Because the second you try to apply logic to anything happening here, the entire thing falls apart. This show isn’t about realism. It’s about chaos, weird energy, and characters bouncing off each other in ways that make no sense but are still entertaining.

Hollywood Arts isn’t a school.

It’s a vibe.

And that vibe is “we stopped asking questions a long time ago.”


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👥 Character Rundown

Tori Vega (Victoria Justice) is the main character, and yeah… she’s there.

I like her. I do. She’s likable, she works, she holds things together. But when I think about Victorious, she’s not the first character that comes to mind. She feels more like the glue while everyone else is doing more memorable stuff.

Jade West (Elizabeth Gillies) is my favorite, easily. She actually feels like a character with something going on. She’s got attitude, she’s got that edge, and she’s one of the only ones who feels like she has some kind of arc. Also yeah, I like the goth vibe, not even gonna lie.

Beck Oliver (Avan Jogia) is just… there. He’s the cool, handsome guy and that’s pretty much the entire character. He’s not bad, but he’s not interesting either.

Andre Harris (Leon Thomas III) is one of the best parts of the show. He’s funny, he’s talented, and he feels like one of the only normal people in this entire school. Every time he’s involved, things just work better. If anything, they should’ve used him more.

Robbie Shapiro (Matt Bennett)… the show treats him like he’s funny, and I’m sitting here thinking this guy needs help.

Because the puppet thing isn’t just quirky.

It’s concerning.

He’s constantly talking through Rex like it’s a separate person, letting it insult people, and acting like that’s normal behavior. And the weirdest part is nobody reacts to it like it’s weird. Everyone just laughs it off like “haha that’s Robbie,” and I’m sitting there wondering why nobody has pulled him aside and said, dude… are you okay?

And Rex himself? Yeah, I’m sticking with it. There’s nothing likable about him. He’s just there to be annoying and say things Robbie won’t say.

Cat Valentine (Ariana Grande) is one of those characters where sometimes she’s funny, but a lot of the time it feels like they just keep turning her personality up until it stops feeling natural. It becomes a bit instead of a character.

And I still stand by this: Ariana Grande’s best role is Glinda in Wicked, not Cat Valentine.

And then there’s Mr. Sikowitz.

This man is not a teacher.

I don’t know what he is.

But it’s not a teacher.

Everything about him is just… off. The coconut milk, the random teaching methods, the way he runs class like it’s some kind of improv experiment… none of it makes sense.

And yet somehow, he’s one of the most entertaining parts of the show.


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🎭 The Humor, The Chaos, and Why It Still Works

This show doesn’t do normal comedy. It doesn’t build to jokes in a traditional way. It just throws chaos at you and lets situations spiral until something lands.

Sometimes it works.

Sometimes it doesn’t.

But the energy is always there.

You’re not watching this for logic. You’re watching it for the randomness, the weird interactions, and the way every situation somehow escalates way further than it should.

And yeah, some of it doesn’t hold up as well. That just happens with these Nickelodeon shows. The humor can feel dated, the characters can get exaggerated, and certain jokes don’t land the same anymore.

But the core of the show is still fun.


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🎯 Final Thoughts

This show doesn’t make sense.

The school doesn’t make sense.

Some of the characters are carrying way harder than others.

And yet…

it’s still entertaining.

It’s one of those shows where you just accept the chaos and go along with it, because if you try to question anything, everything breaks.

And honestly?

That’s part of the appeal.


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⭐ Rating

8/10


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⚠️ Spoiler Warning

Alright… now let’s talk about the moment that basically defines this entire show.


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🚨 Spoilers

That karaoke two-parter, Freak the Freak Out, is honestly the perfect example of what Victorious is.

The entire setup is already ridiculous because the gang is trying so hard to get into this karaoke club like it’s some once-in-a-lifetime experience. And I’m sitting there thinking… you all go to a performing arts school. You literally sing and perform constantly. Why is this the thing that matters this much?

But the show commits to it completely, so you go along with it.

Then it turns into this whole rivalry situation with those two girls, and now it’s not just about getting into the club, it’s about proving something. It escalates the way this show always escalates, where something small turns into something way bigger than it should be.

And honestly, that part works. The performances are fun, the tension is there, and it feels like we’re building to a big payoff.

And then we get to the ending.

Everything wraps up, the group has their moment, and it feels like a normal conclusion is about to happen.

And then Sikowitz gets on stage.

And the show treats this like it’s a happy, celebratory moment. Everyone’s smiling, everyone’s enjoying it, and it’s supposed to feel like this fun ending.

But if you stop and think about it for even a second…

it becomes weird.

Because now it’s just a group of teenagers watching their grown, very strange teacher perform karaoke at their hangout spot.

And nobody questions it.

Nobody reacts like this is odd.

They’re just standing there smiling like this is completely normal behavior.

And I’m sitting there like… no.

This is not good times.

This is weird.

I would not be watching this man in joy.

I would be watching him in fear.

Because Sikowitz is already bizarre in the classroom. He already feels like he’s operating on a completely different wavelength than everyone else. So when you take that same energy and put it on a stage in front of his students, it doesn’t feel fun.

It feels off.

And the show doesn’t even realize it.

And that’s what makes it funny.

Because that moment right there sums up Victorious perfectly. While you’re watching it, it’s entertaining, it’s chaotic, it’s fun.

But the second you step back and actually think about it like a normal person…

you start questioning everything.


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🎬 Final Final Thought

This show is chaos.

It shouldn’t work.

And somehow…

it still does 😭