Our Lives/YMMV


 * Adorkable:


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 * Complete Monster:


 * Ensemble Dark Horse:


 * Harsher in Hindsight:


 * Hilarious in Hindsight:


 * Real Life Writes the Plot:


 * They Can Really Act:
 * Marcus Raye became one of the breakout stars on the show during the teen pregnancy storyline with his character, Bradley. He has also shown that he can really pull off the emotional and dramatic scenes, especially when it came to the storylines involving the premature birth of Bradley's twin brothers (and the death of one of them), the premature birth of his second daughter, Tabitha, witnessing Liv getting hit by a car and comforting DeVaughn after he gets kicked out of his foster home.
 * Marisa Raye Lopez and Soleil Renee Lopez have been praised for their natural acting skills.
 * Marisa Raye Lopez pulled off a strong performance in the storylines about Karina's miscarriage and her battle with postpartum depression after the birth of her twin daughters, Willa and Violet.
 * When it comes to the emotional and dramatic scenes involving her character, Sable, Meaghan Hernandez has no trouble pulling them off and she makes it look so believable, you actually feel for what her character has been through.
 * In the early seasons, Bryant Chase was shown as one of the comedic reliefs on the show, but as his character, Darien grew older and his storylines started becoming more mature, he received critical praise for his portrayal of a young man struggling with anxiety, learning from his mistakes and trying to get his life on track again.
 * Kendall Avery was critically praised in the storyline where Royce tells Bridgette about his mother, who died from cancer when he was a child.
 * Danielle Kendrick handled the storyline of Bridgette's alcoholism very well and the scenes where she talks to a therapist about her past received positive reception.
 * Tessa Chadwick really pulls off her character, Finley's transition from an annoying little kid to a rebellious teenager to a young woman struggling with her sexual identity and later embracing her bisexuality.
 * Although Breanne Rollins' acting abilities were overlooked when her character, Skylar was first introduced to the show, she pulled off a very strong performance in the storyline involving Skylar's abusive father and how she struggled with PTSD after being physically assaulted by him.