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We wanted to confirm we got it right, because neither of us graduated college that recently.

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I mean, we are pretty young and attractive people, but … Noble told Vulture.

Here, some of the real-life phenomena that informed the world of the show.

In one instance, Noble got into an in-depth conversation with a queer student group at Yale.

We thought that felt like a genuine and real obstacle for a goofball from New Jersey to pursue.

But the team also consumes nearly all of her energy.

This becomes a plot point in the fifth episode.

Sadly, misogyny hasnt died and will always be relevant.

We wanted Nico to feel like someone Kimberly would never have crossed paths with otherwise, Noble said.

But I think we have an obligation to tell stories for the people who arent quite there yet.

Including niche college traditions was a key part of Nobles pitch for the series.

Then I had to explain the weirdness of them.

Youre pretending its the most normal thing in the world, and its so not normal!