I’ve just finished watching Sex Education

[frelling_tralk]

I was a little on the fence about watching it at first, but it actually turned out to be a surprisingly fun and touching show. Tbh I was mostly interested in checking it out because of Gillian Anderson, but then I ended up getting more invested in the teen characters instead. The promotion was a bit misleading actually as I got the impression that

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[bm_shipper]

Sex Education just got renewed for Season 2, another 8-episodes-season, tvline confirmed about an hour ago as well :) I know a lot of people on my f-list watched it, so yeah... That's what I thought when I saw your post, so I had to tell you :D But obviously you already knew that when you made your post. I watched, I think 2 episodes or such, but I don't know... I didn't think it was very good... but okay :P

[frelling_tralk]

Yeah, I thought that was kind of a funny coincidence that it got renewed just as I finished watching it this morning *g* I haven’t seen a lot of discussion on it really though considering that Netflix have been boasting about how many millions are watching, but maybe I’m not looking in the right places. What was it you didn’t like about it?

I wasn’t that excited to watch it originally because the promotion made it look like it was just going to be this try-hard raunchy comedy, the trailer was pretty focused around Gillian Anderson’s character annoying her son with her frank talk, and then him dispensing his own sex advice at school. But I ended up caring more about the ensemble, I found it to be a show with a lot of heart when it came to the characters struggling with their personal life’s and growing up, Otis being a teenage sex therapist didn’t even end up being that big of a focus in the end considering how much the promo focused on it

[bm_shipper]

I Think I am just over the whole Teenage Drama and I Never was that Kind of a Teenager, that I could identify with any of the People in the Show. When I was at this Ahe Things were different. When I was like 15 or 16 it was Not like all the Teenagers already had Sex and in school and the likes. So I just thought it was way over the Top. But Maybe Teenagers are like that nowadays. I know I was Not. Lol.

[frelling_tralk]

Ah okay, I know what you mean actually as Riverdale and Sabrina are recent shows that really didn’t appeal to me with all of their teenage drama, even though I’ve always enjoyed those type of teenage sci fi/mystery shows I’m the past. I was starting to wonder if I was over teen drama shows as well, but then I really found myself getting drawn in by the characters on this show, so I guess not

[eiffels]

I’ve been on the fence on watching it too but you’re the second person who told me it was good and it did get picked up for a second season and all. Maybe I’ll check it out.

[frelling_tralk]

I would recommend it personally, a lot of people have said that they weren’t really sold on the show originally because Netflix didn’t do a good job of promoting it, it comes across as just a sex comedy from the trailers. And yes it is that as well (it certainly er starts off with a bang lol as it opens on a couple in the middle of rather graphic sex), but it’s also a really touching coming of age drama, I found that the characters had a lot of heart to then. It reminds me a bit of shows like Skins and My Mad Fat Diary in that respect.

[malicat]

I loved Sex Education so much and I also prefer Maeve/Jackson myself. I think the writing overall was good but I felt like this whole 'we are not compatible/right for each other' thing at the end because to me what they actually *showed* was that they were good with each other!

I'm not really on board with Eric and Adam though. Eric deserves better imo. I mean,I'm not unsympathetic with Adam. His father is THE WORST and it must be hard for a closeted gay kid (or queer kid) who can't 'win' his father's love no matter how hard he tries (obviously he shouldn't have to try in the first place) but it was all a bit cliché and I would have prefered to see a change in Adam first - him becoming a better person and making up for his actions - before something happened with Eric you know? That said,the scene in class with them was very cute and I think with more devlopment I could like them together eventually :)

[frelling_tralk]

I felt a little bit of whiplash tbh because it seemed like Maeve/Jackson were being set up as the couple to root for in the beginning, and then suddenly in the second half of the season she was mooning after Otis and we were being told that she wasn’t feeling it with Jackson at all, even though that’s certainly not the impression I was getting in the beginning. Early on it seemed more like she just didn’t feel good enough for Jackson and was closing herself off for that reason, not that she just wasn’t that into him at all

[impala_chick]

Yay, Sex Education! :D

I really liked Maeve with Jackson after she responded to his big gesture at the end of episode 4
Me too!!! I am only into Maeve and Otis as friends, but it was crazy how hard the show started to push them together :/ I found it so awesome how Jackson genuinely changed his behavior and realized there is more to a relationship than sex. I thought he was turning into a great guy, even if a tad bit boring at times.

And I see so much potential for Adam! They set him up as this shitty bully, and then they slowly started to reveal why he's got all these issues, and I really hope we see more of him. I ship him with Eric for sure, but my caveat is he has a lot of work to do on himself before he gets to where he needs to be.

And I agree about Gillian. It was definitely annoying when she showed up at the party (and keeps crossing boundaries), but maybe that's the point. Just because she's open about sex doesn't automatically make her a great parent. I'm curious to see how her and Otis' relationship grows.

[frelling_tralk]

Exactly, it really seemed like the show was setting up a nice relationship for Jackson and Maeve one minute, and then suddenly we have her sniffing Otis’s jumper and being told that he’s the one she really wants, even though there was no indication before that that she viewed Otis as anything other than a friend?! If it were up to me I would have just kept the main trio as friends, not every male and female friend need to start dating after all, but the show hasn’t exactly been subtle about Ola and Jackson just being roadblocks in the way of the real ship

And same, I thought they did a great job in the end of showing why Adam was the way he was, your heart really does break for him when you see how isolated and powerless he feels at home, although yeah he still has a lot of work to do on himself as that’s still no excuse for being a bully

Gillian’s character was an interesting one for sure, but I found her hard to emphasise with when she came off as quite cold and dismissive (probably doesn’t help that Gillian puts on such an OT

[impala_chick]

Yeah, I was really looking forward to a show where the two leads could be male and female besties instead of romantic partners. And Maeve's quick turnaround was a little odd. Now it seems like they want to switch the pining trope so that Otis is the one moving on and Maeve is the one pining, but I wonder how much that will change their dynamic.

haha, yeah her accent is pretty snooty. I am hopeful about her love interest! He seemed genuine and fun, although maybe too stereotypical.

[frelling_tralk]

And Maeve's quick turnaround was a little odd

That’s what confused me definitely, I get it more with Otis because he’s very shy and experienced, it makes sense that he would develop a crush on this really pretty and outspoken new girl, but I’m not sure that the show has done much to explain Maeve’s feelings for Otis. Yeah he’s sweet to her and treats her well, but then so does Jackson :shrugs: I mean I’m not super invested either way lol, Otis/Maeve being suddenly pushed at us just annoys me because it’s such an expected thing to do when your nerdy main character has a crush on someone to end up putting them together, even though realistically I don’t think that Maeve would have considered Otis as a romantic option at that age

And Gillian’s poshness threw me at the beginning of the trailer lol, I’m living in Oxford myself and that can be pretty posh, but certainly no one I know speaks with quite such an upper-crust and precise kind of accent *g*

[snogged]

I haven't watched it yet. I'll probably check it out eventually though.

[frelling_tralk]

I’d recommend it if you do ever want to give it a shot :)