I know people can be conniving and I love when Hollywood turns conniving into a heroic effort. But, I’m not buying the scandal that just unfolded on Ringer.  This is an interesting story with lots of twists, but this was a little too much to take.

It appears that Juliet was in cahoots with the teacher and the other student who accused him of rape. The teacher was able to sue for defamation of character and then we learn the truth when Andrew settles…

But when you think about it, it doesn’t add up at all. First of all, she didn’t want to tell anyone about it. She kept it from people like she was trying to hide it.  If she was acting, that was too good of an acting job.

Then, Mr. Carpenter is invited to the party and Juliet throws a fit.  That was some really good acting. Plus, this is all taking months.

Another phenomenal part of the plan is the video tape in the school hallway. Who thought of that? Who knew that when that surfaced that another girl was going to have to come forward about being raped?  See, too perfectly orchestrated.

Let me tell you exactly how it would have happened if it were real. Julie would have come in one day and acted upset to the point of crying.  Then, she would have told her father and Bridget. It would have already been started.

The other girl would have come out of the woodwork a week later and the video in the hallway would have surfaced a long time before it did.  They would have played it all too fast.  But, it still might have worked. 

I just love it when writers think the audience will believe anything.  If they make their characters diabolical, then they are capable of everything. I love the fantastic element in stories.  That’s what makes them stories worth telling.  But, I never lose track of the realistic element either.  In a story like this, there has to be both.