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Sex Education: Episode 6 (2021)
Mixed Feelings
Eric's struggle to lie about his true self to his family in Nigeria was very moving, and made me appreciate how privileged I am as a straight person not to have to deal with such a dilemma. Similarly, the redemption arc for the old headmaster Mr Groff is unexpected but wonderful to see. The cinematography was excellent as usual.
However, the scenes with the headmistress were completely unbearable and unbelievable. Shaming and bullying students would never in a million years be tolerated by the other students, parents, or teaching board; she would be fired immediately. I could no longer suspend my disbelief when the students sat in silence after she had just psychologically abused Lily, Adam, and Cal. A pretty fatal mistake for fiction. I appreciate that she is the antagonist, but her character is so abhorrent that I am almost tempted to skip ahead whenever she appears.
Furthermore, I feel that the morality of the protagonists has declined from earlier seasons, and not in a good way. The Otis we know and love from earlier seasons would not insult his mother in such a cruel fashion; the Eric we know and love would not cheat on Adam with some random bloke. I do wander where this downward trajectory is headed; they are supposed to be comedic characters to whom we can relate and on whom we can rely.
Ted Lasso (2020)
A captivating and intelligent blend of humour and heartfelt emotion
Title says it all, really. You'll be laughing one moment and crying the next. If you're a fan of 'After Life' then this show is definitely for you. Excellent, excellent, excellent. Can't wait for Season 2.
Lucifer: Resting Devil Face (2021)
I want eschatology, not scatology!
As much as I enjoy Lucifer, the last few episodes have been off since the introduction of God. The humour and action is banal. The sense of existential uncertainty is all but eradicated with the addition of God; a character who warrants narratorial exploration beyond discovering what a toilet is and accidentally exploding a human with his handshake. The fascinating possibility of divine mystery descends into farce when you make God a literal human. His inaccessibility is the very thing that made the portrayal of Lucifer so compelling. It just hasn't felt the same since his arrival. Hopefully the show can pick back up.