Episode 8
- L'épisode a été diffusé 21 sept. 2023
- TV-MA
- 1h 23m
Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueCavendish rallies to search for Cal. As Eric finds his calling, Jackson discovers his roots. Much like love, truth takes many forms - and it will out.Cavendish rallies to search for Cal. As Eric finds his calling, Jackson discovers his roots. Much like love, truth takes many forms - and it will out.Cavendish rallies to search for Cal. As Eric finds his calling, Jackson discovers his roots. Much like love, truth takes many forms - and it will out.
- Thomas Molloy
- (as Daniel Levy)
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- AnecdotesLowest rated episode of the whole series, as of December 2023.
- GaffesWhen Aimee and Isaac are in the darkroom the blinds at the window to the hallway let the lamp shine trough which would ruin the photographs.
- Citations
Thomas Molloy: I just wanted to say that I know I was harsh with you the last time we spoke.
Maeve Wiley: You told me I wasn't cut out to be a writer.
Thomas Molloy: I was just trying to push you to be better.
Maeve Wiley: I don't think you were. And even if that is true, your words really crushed me. And I almost didn't come back because of you. And unlike most students on this campus, I haven't grown up being told I was brilliant or deserving. If I take a risk, and it doesn't work out, I don't have a safety net to fall back on, and you're going to come across other students like me, so I just want you to know that, as a teacher, your words hold a lot of power. I went home and reminded myself of what I'm made of and where I want to go. You don't get to be the gatekeeper of my dreams.
- Bandes originales2 Become 1
(uncredited)
Written by Spice Girls , Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard
Performed by Spice Girls
A big problem with Sex Education throughout its journey has been that it tends to digress from its main storyline and pay more attention to the sub plots or the storyline of its supporting characters, characters that no one really cares for. Introduction of interesting new characters is always welcome, but the creators shouldn't forget the main reason why people watch this show. A number of new characters get introduced in this season as well, but the problematic part is that they end up getting more screen time than our central characters. Also, why do they dedicate so much time to social commentary? It's good to talk about social issues but after a while it just feels like force feeding. I felt like this season was more interested in male bashing than throwing some spotlight on the social issues ailing our society. In the name of feminism and liberalism, sometimes filmmakers overstep the line so much that they end up in the realm of absurdity and that is exactly what happens in this season.
Otis, Maeve, Ruby, Eric and Adam are the main characters of the show and I feel it would have been great if the creators focused only on them and not on some irrelevant characters that no one really cares for. In my personal opinion, Otis and Ruby should have got together in the end because they truly understand each other and never try to be pretentious in front of each other. Otis and Maeve had the chance of getting together in the first two seasons, but the writers got so greedy that I just lost interest in that relationship. Also, it was Otis who followed Maeve everywhere like a faithful friend and took care of her, Maeve never really cared for him, she just used him as and when she wanted to. On the other hand, Ruby underwent a major transformation in the company of Otis and revealed her vulnerable side to her because she found genuine warmth in his friendship. The relationship of Otis and Ruby was extremely delightful to watch on screen and easily one of the high points of this show, and yet the creators decided to destroy that beautiful relationship. Why did they have to do that? It's not like the viewers didn't want it, or there was some kind of outrage against it; in fact as far as I know most viewers actually wanted Otis and Ruby to be the endgame. So why did the writers give Ruby such a step motherly treatment? Even in this season, as soon as Otis and Ruby started working together, things became so much more interesting. I seriously wished for a show which only focused on their storyline because it was the most entertaining to watch, but instead the creators sidelined the character of Ruby Matthew, played wonderfully by Mimi Keene, and reduced her to a state of irrelevance, which was completely unjustified. In the overall scheme of things, it seems as if the Otis and Ruby subplot meant nothing to the writers, so what was the point of introducing a romantic relationship between Ruby and Otis ? The heartless manner in which the writers disregarded that relationship was quite shocking to see.
A television show is spread over multiple seasons because the entire story cannot be told in just one season, but in the case of 'Sex Education' I feel like the writers didn't have enough story and hence they kept circling around the same plot and created some uninteresting subplots just because they had to. For example, what was the point of 'Jackson' wondering about whether he had testicular cancer or not? That storyline added no value to the show, the sole reason for its existence was to increase the duration of the season. Why was so much screen time allotted to Roman and Abbi's storyline? I had zero interest in knowing the events of their life and yet I was forced to watch them as the showrunners treated them as the main protagonists of the show. Also what kind of people were Roman and Abbi? Two individuals who couldn't even properly decide if they wanted to live like a man or a woman? Is Netflix out to change the world with this show? Why is it so difficult for an individual to accept themselves as they are born? It is often said that excess of anything is bad and this show is a great example of that. Every sub plot acts pretty much as a filler, except that the screen time allotted to those subplots was way more than the main storyline of the show, the one that I actually cared about.
The most heartwarming thing of this season was Adam's reunion with his family. I was totally hooked into that storyline and felt very happy to see at least someone getting a happy ending in the show. The way divorce and multiple marriages have been normalized in our society, it came across as a pleasant surprise to see a family coming together for a change. I really liked Jem, played by the beautiful Bella Maclean, and found her track with Adam to be quite engaging. Ncuti Gatwa is an astonishing talent who has been consistently good throughout this series and in this season his performance towered above everyone else. Ncuti's portrayal of Eric has been thoroughly entertaining to watch and truly blessed are the souls who have a friend like him in their lives. Eric's final speech in the church, with him not only accepting himself as he is but also fearlessly announcing it to the world was very satisfying to watch.
Why are the creators scared of giving the viewers what they want to see in the final season? The most 'predictable ending' may not make everyone happy, but it would still be better than not making anyone happy. What is the need to experiment or shock the viewers in the final season, why can't the creators give us what we have been looking forward to since the beginning of the show? Why is it so difficult to give our lead characters the happy ending that they all deserve? In the end, the viewers are left with a lot of frustration and a number of unanswered questions, as yet another favourite show of theirs ends in a disappointing manner.
- Perspicuity1
- 2 oct. 2023
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