What is 'Dare Me' about? The power struggle in high school cheerleading, just in case you weren’t already intimidated by cheerleaders in general.
Dare Me is one of those shows that makes it hard to figure out who to root for and who to feel sorry for right from the start. At its core, however, the TV show Dare Me is about the power struggle between high school cheerleaders and how friendships are tested when an apparent murder is thrown into the mix and blood is shed.
You have Beth, who was the queen bee of her cheer squad before the new coach arrived on the scene to snatch the reins. She rendered her almost powerless in a small Midwestern town where cheerleaders are more important than the jocks and athletic boosters meet to praise the girls instead of boys. Now she might be losing her best friend to the charms of their coach and all hell is breaking loose. But the story goes deeper than that and there’s more to uncover as the first season moves forward.
What is Dare Me about? Cheerleaders in a serious power struggle.
Although the show might at first seem like another prime-time teen drama, it’s about more than warring cheerleaders with cheeky one-liners and absentee parents. Though to be clear, there are plenty of those to go around too. Dare Me is also about tons of small town drama within and outside of the squad and involving not only the girls themselves, but also the coach, her crumbling marriage, and the lives of the other adults in town.
There’s also a murder mystery at the heart of it all that has only come out in small peaks so far this season. Thanks to a couple of shots of a blood-drenched carpet and a pair of regulation white cheer sneakers nearby that too many people seem to share, the victim and culprit are still very much a mystery.
The show is based on a novel of the same name.
Like so many other quality TV shows and even movies, Dare Me is based on a novel of the same name. The book follows the same general storyline of mystery, betrayal, and competitive cheerleading in a small town. The USA show however, allows the characters to come to life in a totally different way. So if you happen to be a speed reader, you might want to grab the book and get your fill of Dare Me spoilers before the season is finished.
