‘My So-Called Life’: Revisit Angela and Jordan’s Romance With 5 Essential Episodes

For those us of lucky enough to come of age in the ’90s, the teen romance that consumed our so-called lives was Jordan and Angela. The central couple on Winnie Holzman’s short-lived but beloved high school drama My So-Called Life, these two embodied everything that was so thrilling — and maddening —about high school relationships, whether it was holding hands in the hallway, scribbling mash notes in your Trapper Keeper, or pretending the other person didn’t exist so your friends wouldn’t make fun of you. The story of Angela Chase (future Emmy winner Claire Danes) and Jordan Catalano (future Oscar winner Jared Leto) rang so true that, during the show’s solitary season on the air, you could see the same narrative playing out in high schools around the country, as it continues to today.