The formula is a thing because it works. Four cute girls in high school with an exciting twist and enough self-awareness to remain consistently funny and entertaining makes for a show just amusing enough to tip the scale. Gabriel DropOut never does anything too off-kilter, and to be sure it’s one of the safest shows of the season (right next to Interviews with Monster Girls), but there isn’t necessarily anything wrong with that as long as the show in question has consistency and doesn’t overstay its welcome.
On a side note, I adored Gabriel’s pink school uniform sweater design, it goes really nicely with her hair and pops out from the rest of the cast in a very pleasant manner.
6/10