The way Cardigan, August and Betty (Taylor Swift) align with Maeve, Ruby and Otis POVS is so wholesome. I know it’s a classic unresolved teenage love triangle but I can’t stop thinking about the parallels every time I listen.

And I somehow wonder how people read my face so quickly…

Yes, this season, where some say she has her own redemption arc 😭 And these are just a few of many examples (each from a different episode tho).

I understand everybody lives differently but Otis shouldn’t have had to apologize for Ola using stuff without permission at all while Jakob is hogging the shower and leaving his things everywhere. I understand being an only child so it’s hard to let people into your space but I guaranteed if Ola had asked to use his records and ask for a razor, he would have been considerate. It’s basic manners especially when you’re in someone else’s space.. I also didn’t like how in Season 2, the whole having dinner together as a “family” while Otis and Ola are dating was weird. Otis’s reaction was bad but it also made sense as to why that anger was there, it felt like nobody actually understood why he was upset, Jean always thinks he is overreacting but really it’s an understandable reaction. It’s just not appropriate nor mature to be reacting that way in front of them if that makes sense?

I know it was Jean’s idea but I feel like you set boundaries and say what you’re comfortable with and that didn’t really happen, even when Otis tried to. Non of them ask before doing anything, they just do it.

I’m not saying a team of writers can all be Vince Gilligan. But how irresponsible is this team of writers? They include both characters in the naming of Joy. They have a heartfelt back and forth about how the baby will help them grow together. The show devotes so much time to them both.

And then the characters are let go off screen. What in the hell was that ? I can’t believe these writers get paid for a living. Season 4 sucks and pretty much ruins the whole show

I don’t mean the Season 3 we got, a Season 3 in general. The main problem with the real Season 3 was that it overstretched the story because the writers didn’t really know what to do with the characters so it felt like a boring season with amazing moments sprinkled in there.

Season 3 being the final season (knowing from the get go) would have:

- Decreased the amount of characters needed and more time for Otis, Eric and Maeve

- Less chance of repetitive storylines like with Jackson especially

- Otis & Maeve got their resolution a lot earlier. Otis should have been with Ruby with Maeve either going to America, being with Isaac or maybe someone different

Like probably once a year i come back to watch this masterpiece. S1 - S3 have such great vibes that i can’t really explain, especially s1. All of the characters are pretty great and Otis and Maeve really top it for me.

S4 could really have been better but the ending where Otis is looking out the window honestly made me shed a tear. I really wish they kept that S1-S3 Vibe though. But honestly great show, it’s really nostalgic and it’s pretty well written

I’ve just finished watching s4 for the first time (I watched s1 - s3 as it came out but for some reason never got round to watching s4 until this last week). Does anyone else feel the ending of Sex Education has left them feeling unbelievably empty.

I’m a 28M and normally shows don’t get to me but damn…. this one has hit me deep with the feels. I’ve been struggling to focus on work or anything for the past 3 days other than thinking about this show - and normally nothing gets to me.

I’m only really thinking about the Meave, Otis storyline… like they don't even speak after she lands in America, both clearly heartbroken. I feel like to Meave who had a really tough life, finally found someone who loved her so deep, and now they’re both alone again. Like watching Otis look out the window after reading the letter, it’s made me feel so unbelievably alone (even though I’m engaged).

I do think this was the only realistic way to end the show as at 17/18, it’s what happens… but damn it sucks.

Did anyone else feel like this after watching the finale - knowing that’s how it ended forever and they won’t be in each others lives anymore… that it as a final goodbye?

So when I finish an episode on a "slight" cliff hanger, or when something that needs attention brought to it comes up towards the end, the next episode seems like it was addressed during a missed after-credits scene because it's been addressed already, and they move on to the next thing.

Example:

When Jakob attempts to call Otis about his mom in the hospital, he just mutes the call, and goes back to kissing.
Then in the next episode, he's already aware, and the episode carries on as if it was covered behind the scenes?

jealousy, like Adam watching Eric with his father

anger, like Michael being out of control

confusion, like Jackson looking how Maeve was staring at Otis

heartbreak and disappoint, like Maeve hearing Otis at his party

embarrassment, like Otis watching how his mother is being ridiculed in front of everybody

heartbreak again, like Ruby staring at Otis and Maeve

gratitude and surprise, like Maeve thinking Otis left the clinic

Im doing another rewatch and im like ???? I just dont get it, and i hated that the show kinda made it seem like Adam’s repressed bisexuality made it okay to torture Eric all those years. I mean Eric kinda expressed this pretty clearly in 2x6 and then he left Rahim, who adored him… for Adam?

It was called Non sidi sed toti and I want to see what the elf language lyrics translates to.

The whole Maeve and Otis thing is being milked for all it's worth, good Lord. I'm neither firmly in the Motis or Rotis camp, and even I'm exhausted. I'm not a binge watcher, and I've been binging this show, and I feel like I'm no further along in their relationship than I was in S1 E3 or 4. I just finished S3 E5. They finally have that long awaited kiss, then boom, Maeve tells Otis to just forget about it. I almost don't even care anymore. This will they won't they shit is stuff sitcoms do, not award winning Netflix shows. I know they get together, I've watched the show before, and I was even planning to skip S4 because I remembered not liking it for how they did Otis and Maeve in the end and all of the new characters that they threw in the mix that really ruined the immersion, but I feel like I'm going to at least have to start watching it just to see them get together in the first place (genuinely can't remember when they do, it's been years). I love this show so much, Aimee's character is like looking in a gender bent mirror, Jackson and Adam's character arcs are *so* so good, it handles such tough topics with such grace and humor all in one. But this has completely pissed me off. Season 1, I get the slow burn. They're two completely different people ostensibly, they're not love at first sight, star crossed lovers. They have the moment on the bridge that isn't, okay. Maybe in the *entirety* of Season 2 have *something* happen that isn't one being shot down by the other? Maybe the kiss happens in that season and they decide it wasn't right in the moment. But give us something that genuinely plants the seed less than 75% of the way through the show. I've already started skipping all of the Isaac scenes, and I was close to skipping the Maeve and Jackson scenes before they broke it off. I feel like if I re-watch it again, I'm just going to end up skipping all of the Otis-Maeve post-clinic scenes. This is utterly exhausting.

Hey I was just re watching sex education and I was wondering if anybody else feels a bit like Maeve’s life in America looks low-key undesirable. I feel like they should have shown more of her hanging out in different places other than a classroom and a few friends. It makes it so hard to believe that her character would actually want to stay out there after the course was up? Tyrone being her only friend but was he really better than Aimee and Otis? Is it just me? Let me know what you guys think

Ruby too but I'm gay soo...

I just finished this show and I've got to say it's one of the most beautiful,most amazing shows I've ever seen. It has inspired me. It has shown me how people can grow and change and I have come to love this show. I feel deeply saddened that it has ended and feel some sort of void in my heart. It was that amazing of a show.

Hey! New member here! I needed to find a show to watch during my meals, saw Sex education and somehow finished it in like 3 days and I loved it.

I got sexually harassed way too many times in my life, it didn’t really matter if I was alone or with my whole family/ friends. I would always just walk away and I wouldn’t be able to process what has happened until I found myself crashing down on the bathroom floor feeling like a whore. Telling other people was of no help, most people would just let it slide like “ohhh it’s okay hun men can be like that and maybe you were dressed wrong or did something wrong so you must be careful with how you act.”

Why would my high school teacher be messaging me privately if he can’t see how I’m dressed or how I’m acting? Why would I get touched when I’m wearing multiple layers of clothes to a point where I can’t even tell where my actual thigh is? Why was the guy I was playing video games with telling me about sex and wanking when I was clearly a freshman in high school?

I blamed myself for ages, hated everything I wore, felt immense fear and anxiety anytime I found myself walking in a quiet street alone and always took a huge breath anytime I received a message from anyone. I started to completely dissociate from reality, like I won’t even notice if someone’s SCREAMING my name or clearly waving at me anytime I’m walking, I never wear my glasses so I could never truly see people’s faces or see if they’re looking at my body weird, even tho I still feel their stares but it feels a lot less painful compared to making eye contact. There’s no sex education here let alone any sort of awareness about mental health or anything like that so everything felt worse because I was truly oblivious.

A few years ago I started to learn about sex and the female body to appreciate mine better, to know what’s right from wrong, to know whether many of the societal myths were right or not, and in that I learned that it was never my fault. However, with all that intense passion for learning every single detail there is out there, I still couldn’t feel like I’ve properly healed from all that’s happened to me. The blame shifted to why can’t I just let go? Why do I still feel angry and doubtful of every man I see?

I resonate with Aimee’s character in general as I find myself in her but watching her listening to her own body, learning how to put boundaries and go slow because that’s what she wanted was just healing, it wasn’t just with Steve but Isaac too. She allowed herself to recognize her emotions and people pleasing patterns, to seek therapy, to tell the actual truth about what has happened and how it made her feel without letting that sense of “shame” make her worry about judgment. I’m sure having a great friend like Maeve and a good therapist like Jean helped a lot but she couldn’t have completely received that unless she was open and honest about how she felt.

Idrk if anything of what I’m saying makes any sort of sense but if I could hug Aimee I would, she taught me how to heal, how to accept myself as an injured maverick and most importantly how to accept help and not underestimate my issues. I will be rewatching this series for probably an ungodly amount of times as I’m not sure I’m ready to let go of how safe this show has made me.

Who gave the best / your favorite acting performance in Sex Education?

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I’ve been rewatching the finale and it’s honestly heartbreaking. Maeve spent her whole life surviving, only to have her mother die, her brother disappear, and the only person she truly loved (Otis) basically become a long-distance memory.

It feels like the writers were so obsessed with 'realism' that they forgot to give her any actual happiness. Sending her to America was a great career move, but did she really have to lose everything else in the process?

Otis and Maeve were the heart of the show, and the way they ended felt like a cold goodbye instead of a bittersweet one. Maeve deserved more than just a bus ride away from everyone she knew. What do you guys think?

Right, let's have a proper chat about Jean Milburn, shall we? Because I’ve been thinking, and it’s rather unsettling.

We all saw the Season 4 finale. Jean, in her infinite 'wisdom', tells Maeve to follow her dreams to America. On the surface? A supportive mentor figure. But if we peel back the layers—as any good therapist would—is it possible Jean was playing a much darker game?

The 'Keep Otis Safe' Agenda Let’s be honest, from day one, Jean has looked at Maeve Wiley with a certain... distaste. Not because Maeve isn't brilliant, but because she’s chaotic. Jean is a control freak, and Maeve is the one thing she can’t control in Otis’s life. By nudging Maeve towards the States, Jean wasn't securing Maeve’s future; she was securing Otis’s 'safety' from a girl she deemed 'too much work' for her son.

The Hypocrisy of Advice Jean is hardly the poster child for stable relationships, is she? Her own life is a bloody shambles—failed marriages, repressed emotions, and a complete inability to communicate with the men in her life. So, why on earth would she be qualified to give Maeve—a girl who’s survived more than Jean ever will—life-altering advice? It felt less like a pep talk and more like a tactical relocation. 'Go to America, darling (and please, stay away from my son).'

The Passive-Aggressive Masterclass Jean knows exactly how to manipulate a psyche. She knew Maeve’s ambition was her only escape route. By framing the departure as 'growth', Jean ensured Maeve would leave with her head held high, while Otis was left behind, heartbroken but 'safe' under Jean’s wing again.

Was it maternal instinct or just pure, refined British pettiness? I’m leaning towards the latter. She didn't want a daughter-in-law from the caravan park, plain and simple.

What do you lot think? Was Jean being a 'supportive queen' or was she just clearing the board to keep Otis to herself? Cheers.

I just finished the whole series about an hour ago and i loved every bit of it. Honestly, it might be my favorite series atm. It got me wondering, what is the most beautiful quote from the series? I’m curious what you guys have, thank you:)

Over the last few days i'd been binging the show and enjoyed it quite a bit. The first two seasons were great, characters were amazing, the storylines were nice to keep up with. Little to no complaints from my side about it. Special mention for Adam. I ADORE that man.

Season 3 's storylines became a bit too stressfull for my liking. Maeve's character felt a bit dull, I adored Ruby (wish she'd gotten a better chance with otis), I feel like I could predict the "twists". Yet, I still managed to finish the season.

I started the first episode of season 4 and just the visuals instantly felt off, The audio was giving youtuber. It was drastically different from the previous seasons. I especially hated how the clips within just a single scene change rapidly, it gives me a headache.

Also, The new school? It felt almost mocking. Otis's character was so likeable in the first season, but in between it lacked consistency.