Sex Education 3: Too Much Of A Good Thing

[@PatyLaIguana_]

Adam deserved better.

[@friendlyspaceninja]

#JusticeForAdam

[@kasia635]

@@friendlyspaceninja yes 🥲

[@martinacosta3821]

For me thats a yes and no, i mean, whareva the reason he had he was still a bully who bullied Eric for years ( that he dated him despite that was already quite bull for me but ok), but taking that out, and the fact that he chose to be with him, it must be frustating to be with someone that doesnt acknowlage you, when you yourself worked so hard to be where you are, but yeah, Adam stole this season, he was freaking amazing, even his father.

[@ellabiddy4741]

Agreed. I felt bad for him and mad at Eric but at the same time I think there’s so many shows, book, movies, etc where “the only 2 gay people in the school get together and stay together because we don’t care to expand upon their romance” kinda vibe and I’d like to see them meet other people. Hopefully they don’t just recycle Raheem to be ‘the other gay’ and have Adam date him.

[@TheCrazyFreak]

@@ellabiddy4741 Sorry, but I never understood this argument of "why are they putting the 2 queer people together?" Who are they going to put a gay guy with? A straight one? The only other two alternatives are them not dating anyone (which becomes very hypocritical when a show has plenty of straight couples; to have _them_ have romantic subplots but not the queer characters is kind of homophobic) or the show bringing in a new queer character, which poses a different set of problems: 1. that character often just becomes "the boyfriend" and doesn't have a story of their own besides being there solely to be the other person's partner (in fact, this was kind of the problem with Rahim a lot - in s2 he was just there to be Eric's boyfriend and this season he was also only there to cause tension between Adam and Eric, and then to be Adam's friend) and/or 2. when there's already a lot of characters on a show (which is the case for Sex Ed), it adds yet _another_ person to an already big cast (and everyone's stories suffer for it due to less screentime). It's not strange at all for the only two openly gay people to fall for each other and get together at some point. Besides, I don't even think Sex Ed is too guilty of this anyway. At the start of the series the only two gay guys that we knew of were Eric and Anwar, but the show _never_ has them get together. They brought Rahim onto the show for the sole purpose of being Eric's boyfriend in s2. Yes, Eric was also with Adam (the other major queer guy on the show) but why are straight main characters allowed to get together and not gay ones because then it's somehow "problematic and cliche?" If they do it organically and they do it well, I wouldn't mind Adam and Rahim getting together at some point next season. I like the semi-friendship they've formed and if they continue building on it and it develops into something more then that's fine. The other alternative is keeping them single or getting Adam together with a girl (everyone seems to forget this, but he's actually bisexual). But frankly, I don't want to see the queer characters be single while having so many straight couples be together. What kind of a message does that send?

[@alex_walters]

Maeve literally felt like a side character this season when she and otis were the main two in the beginning its crazy

[@Smilodon_ex]

Facts

[@spicyboifred5825]

@@Smilodon_ex the way she playing with his head and heart is .. outstanding

[@painttheworldgrey]

i felt that...

[@msvideos234]

Similar to orange is the new black. Piper is the trojan horse to get us interested, then we get to know all these other characters and she loses the spotlight. It's no longer about Otis and Maeve relationship, it's more than that. Unsure how I personally feel about it.

[@swiftsword4444]

I don't think it's a bad thing. They didn't have an interesting story to tell this season so took a back seat. Better than trying to make something stupid happen for the sake of it.

[@Ununseptium117]

Something that really super bothered me about Eric’s character is that he was clearly upset thinking his mother was flirting with her ex fiancé, so what does he do? He goes out and immediately cheats on his boyfriend, mimicking the same behavior that he was so upset by in his mother. It just didn’t make any sense to me, they really did Eric’s character dirty this season

[@soapisnothere5471]

THIS

[@sanikasuryawanshi4463]

Yeah

[@InTheMindOfJasmyn]

Yes! The writing for Eric this season really felt out of place/character

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

Chris always seemed like the moral compass of the show for me. And then what they do? They make him cheat on his boyfriend and break his heart because he’s not as out with his sexuality as Eric. That’s just so cruel and That’s never been who Eric was for me.

[@pinoybalut1556]

I was disappointed when he kissed the man he just met and didn't even thought of Adam. He lack to understand Adam and why he is still in the stage of discovering himself.

[@shepardfosdyke-jackson621]

killing Ruby’s entire storyline was the most irritating part of this season.

[@pyotrilyichtchaikovsky9507]

i was honestly a bit bummed when Otis started dating Ruby but then I grew to really like Ruby AND THEN THEY DID HER DIRTY.... it felt like Otis didn't acknowledge their relationship by the end while going after Maeve

[@mrfutrzaczek9127]

True

[@offwhitepages]

literally it had so much potential

[@orangespiderz]

AGREEED 10000%

[@Wackaz]

Other than that, this season was perfect and easily the best season thus far. That beautiful ending blew me away; this season was so emotionally wrapped up in a masterful way, I really don't get the distaste people have for it.

[@youflippingdoghnut3085]

Adam smiling in the dog competition is honestly the highlight of the season for me

[@MiniMeags]

that scene with Ms Sands, so good.

[@EllieUchiha17]

I CRIED

[@hhenub2485]

SAME I WAS SO HAPPY FOR ADAM

[@lauitucomp]

I cried

[@trinaq]

Seconded, I was so proud of Adam, in that he found something that he excelled at! 💖

[@riffshe20]

It’s sad that Ruby was just used as a device just to delay Otis and Maeve’s get together, something might happen next season but you can see that their relationship is short lived just because Otis needed a love interest that isn’t Maeve, and it’s worse that Ruby was actually well developed. Pooooor Ruby

[@adriadanee73]

I think it would be amazing to see ruby and Otis end up together by the end of season 4 since Maeve will be in America for some of the season. It probably won’t happen but I rather see Maeve and Otis as friends at this point for sure.

[@monkeyddrippy5897]

I honestly was glued to the screen Everytime Otis and Ruby we’re together they have amazing chemistry and it’d love to see the writers show sum balls and write out the stereotype of the main guy ending up with the main girl

[@cat8506]

I actually disagree I think they were fleshing out ruby's character and I'm sure we're going to see a lot more of her as an individual

[@kingintox5743]

@@cat8506 well she practically hasn’t been shown on screen since their relationship, so I doubt it. Probably back to being a secondary character

[@sophiagoodman-merel7453]

I don't personally ship Otis and Ruby but their relationship was quite short lived which is a shame. I think if Ruby dumped him because she knew he was still into Maeve maybe after Maeve told him she never heard his message, then him and Maeve _actually_ get together officially and do a long distance thing. It would have been better handled. That way she gets her character development but doesn't just get thrown away. I hope her and Adam have a good friendship in season 4 and they both get love.

[@chips3675]

The only thing i don’t like about this season is how they just abandon Ruby after Otis dump her

[@howardstewart769]

Exactly bro, I actually liked her and Otis together a lot

[@beau4588]

Damn legit. She's not talked about at alll in the season after. I just relalized that

[@beauwalsh7137]

Ruby dumped Otis bud Otis tried to sort things out

[@beauwalsh7137]

@@maliamalis6389 he was saying that he doesn’t feel that way atm which is fair cause they legit weren’t dating that long at all, and he said he will probably feel like that soon and he also said we could keep hanging but she just shut up down soo…

[@Sanjay-dk4fo]

@@beauwalsh7137 but at the start of the season, otis was the one who wanted to start that relationship and he said he wanted to get to know her better.

[@marianaprbr]

I was shocked that Ola and Adam had one scene together. Their friendship was supposed to be a turning point for him and where did it go? They did Ola dirty this season.

[@dannysdungareedanceoff8481]

That was for him not her but I see wym ig

[@caltheodore4201]

Too many characters, no need for Cal etc.

[@emmyuwu5403]

i was so upset that we hardly got any Ola and Adam interactions, like the scene where they hugged was so heartwarming to me but there’s nothing that actually shows that they’re friends afterwards

[@pinoybalut1556]

Let's hope that season 4 can redeem all our frustration with finger crossed.

[@SuperRONDALE]

They both started relationships, makes sense. Same thing happened with Otis and Eric, only we had more time beforehand because they're leads

[@mdrivera8481]

I like that Maureen didn't take back Michael. Even though he was making strides to be a better individual he showed no desire to be a better father, and had no interest in Adam. Maureen taking him back would've made it seem like she didn't care about Adam.

[@abbey-6920]

100% agree!! he just wanted maureen back while putting no effort towards showing adam any kind of attention. and he’s never apologized to adam for how badly he’s treated him

[@manedrain]

Omg true I didn't think about that. I hope in season 4 he really works on his relationship with his son. I love the groffs so much

[@miaurakimchi7349]

I feel like they need a chance. I just got my marriage back on track. And it takes time to fix things. I really want Michael to progress with Adam and if it comes naturally get the family healthier again. If they sort their problems out and grow together - they will be way healthier than Jakob and Jean.

[@trinaq]

Precisely, I have huge respect for Maureen for sticking to her guns, since Michael wasn't always the most attentive to her or Adam. Yay for character development!

[@quasalor1480]

@@abbey-6920 Yes, and that's why even though he's progressed a lot, I think he still has some way to go - as you said, to be able to apologize to Adam and work towards making their relationship better and showing he cares about Adam.

[@juliag6126]

The character development with Ruby and Adam this season was just incredible. The main 3 fell into the background imo, while minor characters like Ruby, Adam, Jean, Aimee and even Mr. Groff really carried the season. Not my favorite out of the three, but still an incredible show

[@blurrylinesx8039]

Mr. Groff's arc in this season was so interesting to watch

[@Friskyboi_-]

I absolutely disagree, we don't even see a climax for Ruby she literally dissapears after having seen otis kiss her. Eric's arc of him cheating on a adam is somehow paraded as something respectful when he literally kissed and slept with a random guy he met. Everything was decently executed but this is byfar the worst season, it's completely different and feels like it didn't rly try anything at all, no innovation and there are some arcs that don't even get closure. Im dissapointed af tbh this was my most hype show of 2021

[@armangutierrez3697]

I guess they dont want those characters to just be in the background, and they saw opportunities to tell with them so they gave them more screen time. And im very happy with that💙

[@19Rena96]

I enjoyed it more than s2 tbh

[@trinaq]

That's what I adore most about this show, it fleshes out its side characters so brilliantly, and shows that everyone is worthy of redemption.

[@trinaq]

I liked how Aimee is still working though her trauma of her assault, and isn't magically better. The scene where Jean gently explains that it wasn't her fault made me cry so much.

[@solcarlosofficial]

I agree. It was so refreshing to see them handle the situation in a realistic matter. Many people deal with that trauma for years.

[@joshsantos7477]

Lmao, we meet again! (From Trins vid)

[@friendlyspaceninja]

That was a great scene!

[@gabrielleporter553]

@@solcarlosofficial i like it too because i think there’s also this stigma that cases that aren’t r*pe or involve penetration are not as valid- and that if someone’s assaulted they should “ get over it faster”, but it can take years for people to deal with that truama. I like that it was more realistic and didn’t rush anything

[@efoxkitsune9493]

Oh hey Trina Q 👋😁 And I completely agree. I adore Aimee and I love her development throughout the seasons. It's quite subtle, but she's grown so much.

[@MrSoBitchy]

You’re all forgetting who deserves better: Rahim. He’s kind, assertive, handsome, understanding, confident, smart, super into literature and poetry and got abandoned by his boyfriend who wanted to be with the guy who bullied him. He never retaliated even then. He deserved better.

[@robbiesmith8055]

I'm hoping they develop his relationship with Adam next time we see him. It doesn't necessarily have to lead to romance, but they were clearly planting seeds for them to get closer as at least friends, so I'm keen to see where they take it.

[@winonawinona8479]

Right!!!????? All he did this season is literally throwing that shit.

[@OliverHeikkinen]

I want to like him on paper but he's just so boring

[@ruveydaocak3505]

he was only there to say someting cool

[@johanabi]

I feel like he’s cool on paper, but he was only added to the show as a love interest. He has a lot of untapped potential as a character.

[@stevenkoski5058]

My thoughts during this season were "Damn, how did Adam, his Dad, and Ruby become the best characters by far" and then also shedding a tear in that Dog Show scene

[@TheRealGSmith]

Yes, I never thought I'd like any of them ... and now I'm really rooting for all three of them.

[@therabitoshowrules]

To be fair they rewrote Adam's dad and Ruby's characters this season.

[@aoife08619]

​@@therabitoshowrulesI think they just finally allowed them growth.

[@edwardlayer4259]

My main issue was Eric getting angry at Adam when he changed his mind about having sex and they show acted like Eric was justified.

[@chrissyb6647]

Yeah now that I think about it that was a really bizarre plot point. Could you imagine if they were a straight couple and they guy got all pissed off the girl wouldn’t have sex

[@edwardlayer4259]

@@chrissyb6647 my thoughts exactly. And then Adam is the one who has to go and apologise!? I mean, WHAT!?

[@mamtabhagia1194]

YES

[@nonbodynoez]

OMG I THOUGHT THAT TOO

[@paytonsimmons5995]

FR!!! Eric's character seriously got on my nerves this season and the fact that the show tries to make it seem like he is in the right (or at least a grey area) felt really weird. Hate how the show just?? brushes off eric cheating on adam?? Like they don't make a big deal of it?? Or how Adam is made to apologize even though he didn't do anything wrong? You'd think eric would at least gradually learn to be patient w adams communication struggles but all they do is argue??

[@avag4462]

I got irritated with this season, because I feel like they took the “sex school” part way too far, it made the show seem less realistic.the whole performance at the end made it seem like a riverdale musical episode

[@estela5973]

yes, it was forced and the way they got rid of hope seemed so cartoonish. plus it doesnt make sense to me that viv decided to "betray" hope after one or two annoyances about her? i did like her rebellion but it definitely should have been more worked on.

[@jjnull8108]

@@estela5973 What you said makes no sense...Hope is constantly showing Viv she doesn't care about the students' freedom or identity throughout the season, even so, Viv holds out the entire season, even when her best friends like Jackson are constantly pressuring her to do something. Finally, she snaps at the end of the season after Hope tells her to her face with all the letters she doesn't care about the students. Your criticism is quite literally false.

[@estela5973]

@@jjnull8108 it does make sense. it was too sudden. although hope makes it clear to viv that she doesn't care about her students (and viv clearly desaproves that, constantly trying to make changes), viv keeps believing she should stick to her because it'll be beneficial for her, like when she says "shes using me and im using her, thats how you get ahead in life". viv was concerned about the students matters, just not enough to give up on her perfect student reputation. then the next thing they show is her recording her talk with the headmaster in order to ruin her career. like?? one scene of viv reflecting on her actions and deciding her classmate's wellbeing was more important than not getting into trouble would be enough to make her arc a lot more complete.

[@jjnull8108]

@@estela5973 But why would you need that scene when Viv is constantly showing her doubts throughout the entire season especially when talking with Jackson. The conversation where you mentioned how she says shes just using Hope just as Hope is using her is exactly the conversation that shows her extreme doubts reaching a breaking point. Jackson convinces her of what she needs to do.

[@estela5973]

@@jjnull8108 these scenes with jackson could count, but i personally find them incomplete and/or rushed. i wish they explored better what goes inside the character's minds. now that i stopped to think about it, it's not only a viv's problem, maeve's decision to go to the US in the last minutes of the season was abrupt too.

[@mariahdominguez4504]

Two things I took away from it: 1. I would absolutely die for Adam. 2. The Otis/Maeve slow burn was SO slow I got over it and my heart broke for Ruby. And I watched all of it together. I just started this show a couple weeks ago. I didn’t have to wait and it still felt sooooo slow

[@donnahartle2155]

Ruby was good for Otis.

[@nont18411]

Ruby was TOO good for Otis. There, fixed it.

[@coolsomeash]

Same I watched them all together(ish) so watching them drag the Meave/Otis was annoying asf. Especially since I never shipped them for the begging

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

@@nont18411 Ruby had a lot of issues, so I wouldn't say she was too good. But they were good for each other.

[@edvinengleson7530]

I watched the first video and felt like watching the whole thing again and it’s painful how there relationship just went up, down, left, right without making any progress. It just gets tiring. I do though think there is alot of potential for a new season (Adam), but it would also be so easy to mess it all up, as we’ve just seen. I hope they get there shit together for the future.

[@_Celine_26]

I wish that Ruby had more scenes in this season. The story with her father let us see more deepness into her character, and I liked that. It just vanished into fine air after Otis broke up with her.

[@sageagainstthemachine656]

I would've loved to see her have her friends come over and meet her dad! That would have been so good!

[@JS-pn4tj]

It's amazing how 3 episodes of Ruby and Otis outshined 3 seasons of Maeve and Otis

[@kaddhaficel2674]

@@JS-pn4tj sad but true, i loved the 3 first episode just bc of ruby

[@georgeguilfoyle6847]

Depth*

[@daidai199]

The show sadly fell into the trope of the girl who is only important when she's into the male protagonist

[@mfoltran]

Adam's poem in the end was the high point of the season and literally had me in tears

[@SharveyPlays]

Literally and then rahim said it was just ok and then I got so mad cause it got me sobbing

[@matthewmccartney]

@@SharveyPlays yeah but I feel like that matches Rahim’s character, like he downplayed the poem because he knew it was good and was maybe kinda sad it weren’t for him

[@w1fmyz]

SAME💔💔💔💔

[@morganga]

Queue Adam + Rahim in Season 4

[@bell58137]

@@SharveyPlays he probably did that so adam won t give it to eric because than rahim can send him the poem pretending it's his. I really think that s what happened

[@reginaphalange7074]

Another person who deserved better : Steve He was so understanding throughout Aimee's assault and even long after that He didn't push her to do things she wasn't comfortable doing, nor once did he blame her for pushing him away or breaking up with him out of the blue He was sweet, kind and decent throughout the season and I wish they work on his character more in season 4 ❤️

[@youngbloods_t]

YES honestly their break up felt so random ?? Like instead of going through this difficult phase for Aimee, for some reason they decide to make her break up with him and I didn't get if it was about being physical with each other or their connection in general

[@rsalie9945]

He didn't have much to do in S3. He can be cut for S4. He has no connection to the story other than Aimee.

[@purplebubblegum4055]

Yes he's the sweetest

[@agnessofiacastrocarvalho774]

He is the best man in the show

[@DreamsAreMakeBelieve]

@@youngbloods_t yeah I really didn't get the break up. I know Aimee was still struggling after the assault, but Steve wasn't pushing her at all and I thought they were good? I guess their goat was to drop the hints of them not connecting, but outside of the sexual aspect (which again, Steve seemed completely fine with) they still seemed to be getting on well. I can understand Aimee just wanting to be single, but it came out of nowhere.

[@jackbarton4938]

Imagine if you were in love with someone and they left a voicemail apologising for all the drama between you both and declaring their love for you, and someone deleted it, and so you stopped talking to each other for months and drifted apart, with them thinking you ignored the message and you never realising you'd received it . . . if the person who'd deleted it confessed, how would you ever forgive them for that, let alone continue to be romantically involved with them? I don't really think the writers overcame that very well. 'I was just trying to protect you.' Yeh sure, by neutralising a romantic rival you can't compete with - as if anyone would buy that . . . On top of that, putting Ruby and Otis together in the meantime backfired massively because they were too likable as a couple, and so getting her out of the way and getting Otis back with Maeve felt kinda forced.

[@ollie2111]

RIGHT?! Isaac is hot and I liked their witty banter together and the kissing scene but I never want them to be together because of what he did to sabotage her and Otis. That's unforgivable in my eyes and shows Isaac has a controlling tendency whereas Otis isn't like that. Plus like he said in the video, Maeve should realize she does have Otis to trust.

[@Fiammaaa]

Yesss! It totally backfired!! They didn't expect people loving them like we do. Also, Maeve deciding to be with Isaac felt uncharacteristic. He invaded her privacy. She doesn't need anyone taking care of her, and she always made that clear. She doesn't like lies. She has trouble trusting people and you're telling me that after he did that she can trust him?? Wtf. It just doesn't make any sense. It was just to gain time in the season..

[@kohlinoor]

@@Fiammaaa And like, if Isaac was introduced to buddy up to Mave, make her question her feelings for Otis but ultimately get nowhere because of some questionable decisions and Maeve and Otis being OTP, what was the point to any of it?!?! I feel like a character deserves more than to be a conflict catalyst... Isaac didn't really have a personality or purpose in the show outside of Maeve. If they'd put more thought into it, the whole love triangle plotline wouldn't have felt so tired and contrived.

[@xxxSpaceOwlxxx]

IN a way yes, I thought Ruby and Otis were cute and I loved getting to knew Ruby better I really do think Otis did the "right thing" by not leading Ruby on anymore then he already was. That said the viewers just not seeing Ruby much, or at least how she truly is as a person, was dumb. They got the viewers instated in Ruby's story only throw it to the side. That was just plan mean

[@thejintymyster6396]

Ruby and Otis are like Mondler, two unlikely characters put together in a romantic relationship, who end up then being the best, most likeable and most healthy relationship in the show

[@trinaq]

They did Eric super dirty this season. He's cheated on both of his boyfriends now. Adam definitely deserves a lot better than this.

[@summerrose8110]

I'm glad they broke up. Adam is a bully and the fact that they got together the way did I didn't like it.

[@octaviablackthorn9]

Eric is a great friend but a shitty boyfriend.

[@cristianmartin3706]

I think that they made him real. When u are something hided, you feel like something isn't real.

[@cristianmartin3706]

@@summerrose8110 I think the idea was that they were really young

[@juliag6126]

Yup. I'm sorry but the whole thing about wanting to be free and fly doesn't excuse him. He could've done that without hurting Adam (after being a lot more understandable than he was imo), and broken up with him on good terms. It just sets a pattern that Eric cheats on his partners and doesn't even seem to care about it, bc the same happened with Rahim. It just sucks, he was my favorite character

[@marim8494]

I disagree that Michael was trying to be a good father. He never made an effort to approach Adam, which was Maureen’s problem with him and why they couldn’t get back together

[@daniellaani8454]

I think he has accepted that him and maureen can't get back together but hopefully in season 4 he will try and get closer to adam

[@thatsdisco]

Yup, that's still a huge part of what he has to change. So far he was only focused on Maureen and on himself. Focusing on his own mental health and what he needs to do to change for the better is good obviously, but you still leave your son entirely dependent on the one (1) friend he has, the occasional other friend and his mum. Like,, c'mon dude that should be such a huge part of your shame and guilt that you wrecked this boy's life the way your dad and brother did to you..

[@daniellaani8454]

@@thatsdisco Season 3 was just 8 eps yk and micheal got character development towards the end of the season so hopefully maybe the writers will make him get closer to adam in season 4 bcuz in the end I think he accepted that him and maureen can't get back together.

[@thatsdisco]

@@daniellaani8454 Oh yea no, absolutely! I love his character, don't get me wrong! I legit also loved his development, but it makes sense to me that Maureen didn't take him back and that he's still got a long way to go, y'know?

[@daniellaani8454]

@@thatsdisco I agree I liked that she didn't take him back immediately

[@Andrew-wl3hn]

Having Adam almost cry when Eric breaks up with him, and having him ultimately NOT cry likely because of Michael raising him to think it's "not manly to cry" due to Michael's own mis-guided upbringing was just such genius piece of story telling that made me WEEP. It just brilliantly ties how insecure Adam is about being gay and his motivations throughout the series. Eric was helping him come out of his shell and become a better person and as soon as he got vulnerable, he was betrayed.

[@ellielovegood6307]

Adam deserves so much better :(

[@noonsmith3612]

Saying Eric betrayed him is honestly a misguided view of the moment: they are both at two separate journeys in their coming out that them being together is detrimental to the other. Adam isn’t ready to express himself and be seen in the public eye, while Eric has always been told to tone down and hide who he was. Eric wants to shout his love from the rooftops and if he stays with Adam he will continue to have to tone himself down and lose himself for the sake of someone else.

[@msandrews87]

When Adam did that, I audibly said "oohh the acting!!" You felt that moment and it was amazing

[@שלומיאחשלחיים]

@@noonsmith3612 So you break up with the guy then go fuck around...so simple nothing justifyies betrayal

[@anshumanagrawal346]

@@noonsmith3612 That doesn't change the fact that Eric shamelessly cheated on him

[@broccoli896]

I thought Hope's introduction as a villain was so well done in its subtlety: her assumption that Adam was the Head Boy, not Jackson was an immediate red flag to pick up on. 100% agree that the show wasn't trying to redeem her, rather showing the reasons behind her behaviour so it wasn't just cartoon villainy, and also showing that she is just human even if she is a bit of an awful one

[@bolopekes904]

And then they even fucked that up

[@TheRealGSmith]

I really appreciated the scenes near the finale that showed how much pressure she was under. I absolutely disagree with most of her opinions, let alone her methods - but I can see why she did what she did and how in her mind she was trying to do what's best for these kids and their futures.

[@galaxylucia1898]

That woman was a REAL LIFE UMBRIDGE. I hated her so much. 😡😡😡😡

[@SADIE_Maybe_SADISTIC]

SAME! As soon as she said that in front of Jackson I got bad vibes ( I was already eyeing her but that solidified it for me!)

[@iamkillia6431]

In a weird way, the audience hating her means they did something good; They made a convincingly antagonistic character and it fits perfectly.

[@nerdoseven332]

What bothers me most about Eric's infidelity is that he CHOSE to be with Adam over Rahim, a man he 100% knew wasn't fully out or confident in his bisexuality because of years of internalised homophobia and then freaking cheats on Adam because of that. Also how unbothered he seemed to be over the whole thing. I think he's hilarious and a good friend to Otis, but I'm really hoping they will bring up Eric's behaviour and serial infidelity next season, or at least make him reflect on it.

[@martincossio1678]

i kind of realize there is one thing the show tries to stablish in S3, and is that people are not supposed to teach their partner how to be in a gay relationship, or bisexual, non-binary, etc. The thing is i kinda understand Eric's character. I get that cheat on people is not rly a good thing, but that doesn't mean he is a bad person. Cheat on people is not always a capricho (dont know how to say that in eng xd), sometimes is a syntom that you're looking for something else, and that precisly what Eric does this season, he wants to go out, put his make up, be what he wanted to be without hiding of his mother in law pretending he's not doing what he want to do. That's all, srry if i dont get to explain myself clearly

[@NK-qx6kk]

​@@martincossio1678 Eric is definitely a bad guy in this situation, no matter how you look at it. He knew about Adam's reservations ; Otis warned him that this would become a problem for him and break someone's heart. He cheated on a guy who is confident in his orientation and a guy who is just beginning to understand himself. However, he never felt the slightest regret or remorse about how he treated any of them because he is too selfish and narcissistic.

[@jc_illustrates_]

I agreeeee, like if Eric wants to mess around with people that's fine but he has an issue with cheating and shouldn't of cheated on Adam

[@haleybay8682]

I am also someone who truly believes that their was an issue before someone cheated. Cheating is the symptom of a bigger issue-someone cheating always has more to do with them and where they are at emotionally than the other person involved.

[@rebeccadodd1394]

I honestly love Eric but that ending really put me off him. He's now a repeat cheater, and not only that but I didn't fully understand his reasoning for breaking up. Adam had come so far in accepting himself, he was out to just about everyone except his mum by that point. Maybe I just didn't pick up on it, but it really didn't seem like Adam was holding Eric back. Also I totally agree that he seemed to care so little about it, I feel like that made it even worse, I hope he gets some self-reflection next season and that they don't gloss over it.

[@johanna-yay]

I hate where they went with Otis and Ruby. They were SO interesting together and as you said, I am just over Otis and Maeve. And I think that’s also due to the fact that we didn’t get a lot of interesting moments between the two, while basically all the scenes with Otis and Ruby felt fresh and interestinf

[@summerrose8110]

I'm perfectly fine with Otis and Maeve being just friends. I don't want them to be a couple at all.

[@nguyenduchuy9215]

but that was not what this is all about. R and O was good while it last but that should be the end of it. Ruby lacks the spark and the emotion that Maeve brought to us and to otis, sure Ruby deserves better but not with Otis but she should get her own happy ending in ss4 and let O and M be together at last. ENDGAME!

[@secretagentrandybeans2203]

They keep teasing Maeve and Otis being together but never actually do it and I felt really bad for Ruby because she finally opened up to Ruby and they just ended it abruptly because for the second half of the season she was hardly in any scene

[@6runo_123]

I FELT SO BAD FOR RUBY! she has a really hard time dealing with her family, and when she feels comfortable and happy enough to tell someone she loves them, she gets rejected and then we got NOTHING OF HER😭😭😭😭

[@sanikasuryawanshi4463]

Yeah

[@kirstenmilenko]

I wish they'd explored a platonic relationship between Maeve and Otis while him and Ruby were still dating... would have been way more interesting than the will they/won't they thing

[@alexk8961]

I didn't really like otis and Ruby, like they're just way too different + plus otis was kinda like her servant

[@justjake8635]

@@alexk8961 They are not :D Meave is a lot more different from Otis than Ruby is. Considering their true personality, not the outside of them.

[@alexk8961]

@@justjake8635 they are though

[@justjake8635]

@@alexk8961 Arguments?

[@summerrose8110]

I wish Ruby apologized to Aimee.

[@hannahw6063]

I was the biggest Otis/Maeve shipper and I changed ships so fast in season 3. I fucking loved Ruby and especially Ruby and Otis together. The bowling alley scene was the only thing that really felt like the show in s3

[@RevanSurik]

Agreed, Maeve & Otis had fantastic chemistry in the previous seasons imo, but in S3 it was gone somehow.

[@nosuchthingasgoodcows7003]

same here. i’m so tired of the “will they won’t they” trope and seeing a genuinely happy relationship between otis and ruby was so refreshing. i wish the show had kept them together this season and just had otis and maeve explore a platonic relationship and working through the drama and stuff between them.

[@ipunchedu8884]

@@nosuchthingasgoodcows7003 otis wasn't genuinely happen though, being carefree doesn't mean happy, especially since otis wants to care, and help people, this is what he said against his mom, ruby didn't bring that side out of him so she could never make him truly happy

[@ae831]

@@ipunchedu8884 true but the thing is you saw ruby starting to change the more she was with otis the nicer she became, slowly. I think they would have been a better version of eric and adam yk?

[@ipunchedu8884]

@@ae831 again that's from ruby's side lol you guys constantly bring up ruby but what did she do for him except sex? basically nothing

[@andreewseymour314]

Mr Groff is such a criminally underrated character this season.

[@fataidsdog]

true. it means a lot to see that he’s trying at least with maureen. hopefully he’ll try and rekindle a connection with adam and apologize for his fatherly ways yknow? kind of how he’s similar to his own father. i really wanna see some mr. groff development!!!

[@andreewseymour314]

@@fataidsdog yh, I think it’d be really sweet to see him and Adam form an actual bond. Also to maybe see how he reacts to Adam being bisexual.

[@sheezajaffery1126]

Dislike him from not really caring about his son at all but I can see why you think he's deserving of more love.

[@summerrose8110]

Mr. Groff still has a long way to go, just like Adam, but they're trying and I appreciate that.

[@iamgroot2810]

He made me cry

[@solcarlosofficial]

ADAM was by far my favorite character Thais season. So much character development 🙌

[@ThePeaceAround]

Same! And Adam's dad too. When Mr Groff went back into his home life as a child, I was on the verge of tears. Also, loved Jason Isaacs in his brief scenes as well.

[@martinacosta3821]

@@manwithnoname8229 my friend its ok that you think that, but why are you in this video when you think like that?

[@manwithnoname8229]

@@martinacosta3821 cause sex education is trash, the worst show of 2021, shows like Squid game and Odd taxi are far better than this overhyped, unrealistic, abysmal and atrocious piece of fiction. The people who created this show are pretentious 🔔ends.

[@wizardcud]

@@manwithnoname8229 lol it’s ok to not like this show but you’re simply living in a fiction world if you think this comes even close to being one of the worst shows of the year. Do you even know the amount of trash that gets released every single week while this show is actually smart, funny, compelling, and original. You sound dumb saying this

[@FKA91]

@@manwithnoname8229 Why are you are comparing a teen comedy series with two crime dramas series? That's a stupid comparison.

[@barnsteen5768]

My problem is with Rahim. It feels like he is just a mysterious character there to be cheated with and he has zero arc. He is a tool instead of a person.

[@jdow615]

I also feel like Jackson’s arc just being about his relationship with Cal seemed unbalanced compared to other characters. Really was disappointed

[@barnsteen5768]

@@jdow615 yesss Cal is also a weird character

[@shiitagi]

Everybody's a tool this season, mate. Do you get the sense that Otis makes things worse just so the next story beat could happen, while Eric stays passive while things happen to him to move his character beat forward. They both even said their things in different episodes! Otis said he make things worse(and then he said it to his mom, and Maeve said that to him before he said it himself, but that aside) and Eric said that he didn't even know what happened in Nigeria, it just kinda happens(then, in the last episode, the writers give him his reason, without any internal struggles or questioning himself. The one time he brought it up is when he tells Otis about what happened. As if, he is steering the narrative. That, my friend, is a sign of sociopathic behaviour).

[@annaive3531]

It's called being a secondary character

[@witchplease9695]

@@barnsteen5768 How are they weird?

[@OpqHMg]

Yes, I think Cal is the single most annoying one-dimensional non-person character in the show, almost as if the writers thought that being non-binary means you have no real personality traits... like the lack of gender conformity just swallows up the entire character and replaces everything else

[@johanaforever965]

I agree

[@the1337contrarian]

They tried too hard to push this non binary stuff down the viewers throats. They made it seem like the principal is just every "bigot" out there who doesn't acknowledge their presence. The principal is right though about all these students in general. You're not special, and you need to realize that when you go out into the real world. No one owes you anything nor do they need to do anything to keep you especially comfortable.

[@GirlDo3]

Idk man it's kinda accurate a teen that does nothing but smoke weed lol

[@charlie2.048]

@@the1337contrarian People are not "right" simply because they support the idea that the world should just continue to be the cruelest version of itself. People DO owe each other basic respect and I'm sick of this condescending bullcrap of _"oooo you're not special no one owes you anything"_ being spewed anytime someone with a marginalized identity dares to want to be treated with basic human dignity.

[@sebces2576]

@@the1337contrarian I think you missed the point of the principal? it’s not that she’s a “bigot”, it’s that she’s performative and that cal challenges her performativity. also, not sure if you’re meant to agree with hope lmao

[@101BFFs4eva101]

I think Hope's arc was OVERLY exaggerated in a way that made her seem like an emotionless cartoon villain. I wish they spent more time writing her backstory and the reason why she is instead of randomly resolving to LOCKING A STUDENT IN A ROOM like that? That just seemed way too cartoonish for a show that deals with current world issues in a real and relatable way.

[@AW-xc1xc]

Yeah, I wish we got some kind of backstory for that. The potential was there! They could have gone in the direction of showing that Hope wouldn't be able to afford the IVF-treatment if she lost her job (which with the schools reputation was hanging loose if she didn't succeed) That stress and emotional turmoil could have led her to see locking Cal in the room as a last resort, so they wouldn't ruin the spotless image Hope was trying to fabricate. It sometimes felt like they were hinting at that, but it was nowhere clear enough.

[@Botatochicken]

hope shouldn’t have been a character in the show at all. just a waste of time

[@101BFFs4eva101]

@@AW-xc1xc I completely agree, that wouldve been so much better. What it actually felt like was that they shoved that pregnancy part to give a bit of 'backstory' but its no where near explored enough to take any effect and just makes her character more confusing. It was also weird she initially appeared as the 'cool teacher' but shes shown that she obviously doesn't care about what the students think of her, only her superiors.

[@101BFFs4eva101]

@@Botatochicken she had potential but was very poorly executed (the writing)

[@JonJayAllDay]

I think Hope's turn towards the end was a bit forced or maybe premature. What she said to Viv and what she did to Adam, Cal, and Lily were both effective in the moment but I think it was a bit too hard of a shift from the character Hope was shown to be, it wasn't gradual enough. I think what they were trying to showcase with Hope was at one point she just like our characters, vibrant, fierce, strong and ready to take on the world but how society's expectations can crush someone's ambitions, sense of self and make them forget who they are, plus her other short comings like her inability to have a baby.

[@davejung3904]

OMG Someone finally mentioned that Cal was such an empty character.

[@avag4462]

exactly, they were only there for Jackson, and we never got any detailing on them

[@yasmin4494]

I thought they were a bad influence on Jackson and hoped he and viv will realize that both extremes are bad- viv shouldn't have helped hope and Jackson shouldn't have abandoned his hobbies and focus for Cal

[@federicosaldias1222]

And where on earth are Cal's parents? Your child is breaking school rules and going off to smoke pot every day and they're not even mentioned. That felt so out of place for me. We at least know something about most of the parents.

[@lshaaa]

ive not gotten to the cal part of the video yet but i completely agree, i just feel like they were kind of just a token character to brush over the topic of a non binary character and they had so much potential to be greater

[@avag4462]

@@lshaaa exactly, they only had them so they could talk about being non-binary, but that was literally it, and they didn’t even give a great representation

[@reubenm.d.5218]

The point of Maece's arc is that it IS repetitive! The writers are trying to show the cycle of poverty and being the child of an addict. Every. Single. Time. Maeve trusts someone, she is let down. Her mum, her brother, Otis, Hope, Isaac... Her tenacity is amazing, but she doesn't get a break. She has to become totally vulnerable and trust someone every time she is betrayed - look at how hard it was for her to believe that Anna wants to help her in Season 3. Maeve's arc is repetitive because her life is cyclical.

[@fonnireed]

Agree. Being a child of addiction is a horrible cycle and I thought they represented that pretty decently.

[@reubenm.d.5218]

@@fonnireed I'm sorry to hear that. I'm glad the show reflected your experience fairly well

[@it_be_rob2441]

That’s a good point, haven’t thought about it that way

[@kaddhaficel2674]

Dats bullshit bro im sorry they are destroying storyarcs bc of marve

[@Patrrrick]

This is a very good point. Maeve's arc is healing, opening up, trusting people, but that's journey it's not always, probably almost never linear, you're gonna have drawbacks along the way and just because she learned to trust Otis in the first season doesn't mean she's just gonna be open and trusting with everyone right from the bat. I also don't think her reply to Isac was out of character, it was probably just a coping mechanism to protect herself

[@savannahhartje4490]

I disagree about Maeve. One of my favorite things about the show is how realistic it is. Coming from a child of an addict, it is a cyclical issue. They come back, try to be better, eventually fall back into old habits and leave again. To love someone experiencing addiction is to learn the same lesson over and over. Her trust issues come from not havi g stable parents. It makes sense that she would continue to relapse back into those insecurities. However I did think the scene with Isaac was bullshit. It makes no sense that she would be mad at Otis and not Isaac. I also didn't like how she was in the background this season. There was a lot to explore with the foster situation and her mom relapsing.

[@finnburton]

“To love someone experiencing addiction is to learn the same lesson over and over” - you put this SO well. YES! It’s so true and so important to recognise & remember. Thank you for saying something ❤️

[@AW-uv3cb]

Also Maeve goes back to being distrustful not "just because", but because every time after she finally opens up to someone, they fail her (or she feels like she's missed her chance and it's too late, like with Otis)- no wonder she wants to talk herself back into believing that she neither trusts nor wants to trust anyone.

[@lorettabes4553]

@@AW-uv3cb yess this!!

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

This show is realistic is some aspects, it's mostly non realistic, remember that

[@katinkacoenen5719]

THIS!! I actually felt so incredibly connected to Maeve this season. The anger of her mother... and how Maeve managed to still be kind to her and reach out her hand, that was heartbreaking. Even with being mad at Otis, I can see how this can be her misplaced anger and self destructive attempt to distance herself from people. Because she is still learning to trust people, even if she has changed, this can be a lifetime thing. I can understand how that learning about the voicemail made her very upset, and she did the thing she has always had to do to survive: push them away

[@yawningmoon8040]

I was really disappointed with Eric as well. Cheating on his second boyfriend, really ? Dumping Adam because he's not gay enough, when Eric just knew from the beginning that it was going to be difficult, *really* ? It just seemed so un-Eric-like to criticise Adam for not being fully out of the closet - did he not see where Adam was originally coming from ?! When they were together, I was sincerely surprised at how gay Adam allowed himself to be. He seemed really happy and confident with their relationship, while I thought he would be totally awkward with Eric. So seeing Eric dumping him was just... really sad. I agree with what you're saying about the season overall. It really felt weird.

[@Amsayy]

I get both sides. Eric doesn't HAVE to be held back because he's at a different stage in his sexuality discovery. He's blossoming while Adam is just starting to sprout. However, having that discovery come from a cheating plot sort of cheapens it to me. Eric could have done it like hey Adam, we're at different places and right now I need to be a free flying gay man out and proud, and I know you're not there yet so let's break up amicably. Eric deserved more than his arc being infidelity. While I wish he understood Adam better, I also know it's not his responsibility to hold himself back until Adam is more comfortable. Either way I hope they both grow from it. I'm sort of liking this starting with Adam and Rahim. Rahim isn't as flamboyant as Eric is and I think he might be at a good, comfortable level for someone like Adam whose still exploring himself, while not feeling like Adam would be holding him back the way Eric is.

[@alzbetal1499]

Yes, i agree so much! But i also liked it (story-wise), because we could see how sensitive the topic of not being out of closet can be for there Who already are. I feel like i didn’t really see this in teenage show before. Also i was kinda mad that maeve and otis felt like such a side characters? I would be very cool with seeing less of other people and more of Maeve and Otis fighting the new purity sex Ed in school or something like that. That would make the season much cooler and make more sense

[@marcos-ll2yr]

Was the lazy writters, is so out of character. doesn't fit well Eric personality.

[@MartaSandes]

I was a little frustrated, but at the same time, Eric is young, from a small town and this was a situation that he couldn't have experienced in other circumstances... I was hurt for Adam, but I could see how being free and open in a queer friendly place was a liberating moment for Eric, a cathartic moment of realizing what kind of experiences he wasn't brave enough to try

[@marcos-ll2yr]

@@MartaSandes bu they make him cheated again, don't make sense. In the first time I get, but now, is not Eric. The writters only make people hate him, Eric is marvelous. This only lazy writting, the CW used in his teen shows. I don't like that at all. Is ''break up'' story line to make them get back together later, just like Maeve and Otis situation.

[@madeleinegibson1650]

It seems the writers only added Ruby and Otis together to be another obstacle from stopping Maeve and Otis getting together, However I don’t know why they did this because they already did it perfectly last season with Otis and Ola. Everyone HATED them together and were craving for Otis to get with Maeve. But Otis and Ruby backfired because now everyone prefers them together and it sort of killed Maeve and Otis before they even properly began. I hope the writers did it on purpose to thicken the plot or else we will all be unsatisfied next season

[@sunanimoon]

i didn't really like ruby and otis. it never seemed to click right for me

[@xThemFatalex]

I didn't really like them either; it was a cool moment when Otis stood up for himself and cut off the causal stuff, but then they got back together when Ruby went public which kinda ruined that.

[@sumeya1923]

@@sunanimoon I like them but at the same time ..I want maeve and Otis together. Everyone is complaining about the slow build but I like it 😭

[@mhawang8204]

I liked Otis and Ola together. At least their relationship had a proper build-up and arc. But their dynamic is more like friends, which they came to realize and it's fine. Ruby was rude to Otis and everyone. She likes Otis because he genuinely wants to know the real her, but it's so one-sided. What does she like about him that's not in relation to her?

[@quasalor1480]

@@mhawang8204 Ooh your last sentence is a really fascinating insight regarding Ruby liking Otis. You are definitely right for the beginning of their relationship but I'm wondering whether as it progressed maybe she started liking him for being himself, you know, kind and sweet and weird. I'm not sure. I don't really care about Motis and Rotis but that was an interesting point. :D

[@carolineharvey2534]

What killed me was that they built up these meaningful storylines with Isaac and Maeve and with Ruby and Otis, but then both of those love interests are tossed aside so that the main characters can be together?! I really expected better of the writers than to pull a 'Rachel and Ross'

[@luislombardi9658]

i really thought otis was going to have this realization on how ruby could make him happier in the long run but no dude just dumps her for a chance to be with a girl who had been nothing but indeferent to him for the whole season. soooo frustating

[@sanikasuryawanshi4463]

Yeah

[@funkyanimaltheearloffunkdo1871]

I know. They had Otis copping off with Maeve the episode after his break up. I know many Motis fans were saying "they had waited three season for that moment', but I thought 'wow, what a scumbag'. There was no magic there for me. He had just broken up with his girlfriend FFS. What are the writers playing at here?

[@SuperRONDALE]

@@funkyanimaltheearloffunkdo1871 Ruby broke up with him because he didn't love her. Otis was never seen to be super into Ruby the way that she started to be into him over time.

[@funkyanimaltheearloffunkdo1871]

@@SuperRONDALE Still doesn't excuse his scummy behaviour.

[@annafed2419]

I really like Korean dramas for the fact that they are generally one season. They write it with the intention of having a direct well-developed storyline with a natural ending without dragging it out into unnecessary seasons

[@NaFran49]

That's what I like about them too.

[@_900_L]

So go watch them crybaby

[@_900_L]

@@NaFran49 So go watch them crybaby

[@NaFran49]

@@_900_L Oh believe me, I do....lol and I also like Sex Education but it's a fact that so many times great shows spiral downwards because of the necessity to make endless seasons. So the more successful a show the bigger chances are they will end unsatisfactorily because of it, they won't allow the show to end. It has not happened to Sex Education and I hope it doesn't.

[@chaoticsiv4167]

@@_900_L You're quite creative when it comes to comments (sarcasm). You've literally copy pasted that. Also I don't understand why another person's opinion would offend you so much ???

[@InsideAssassin2]

Adam and Ruby put themselves in vulnerable situations that they normally wouldn’t and grew from it and their reward for it is being left heartbroken

[@gabywaby5215]

FOR REAL

[@idunlikeuyou8116]

i personally dont think that the point of the two characters' reward (i don't agree with using the word reward but cant find a better word to express my thoughts) is that they were left heart broken but rather it shows that no matter who you are, you are willing to put yourself and your heart out there for someone you love, even if there is a risk of rejection. Although the outcome was not desirable, i honestly believe these two characters were really brave for doing what they did :))

[@twentyonetortas5921]

i also see potential chemistry between them as friends. I can imagine them initially having a conversation about the kardashians or some other common interest before it devolves into them crying while talking about their problems

[@Summer-lt8zt]

That's the story is my life lol, so that realism hits.

[@sunanimoon]

i don't really see what otis did wrong to ruby, inherently. he didn't love her, and he was honest with her about that. that happens in teenage relationships. the whole "i love you", "that's nice" thing was very 17 year old boy.

[@Mara-o5b]

Jackson is such a promising character and i hate that they’re not doing enough for him!!!

[@InTheMindOfJasmyn]

Absolutely agree! I was so excited tuning in to this season seeing the potential of topics they could explore with him !!

[@marianadarosaribeiro3328]

please, don't tell me that Sex Education is going to turn another Riverdale

[@bobcatdriver6930]

@@marianadarosaribeiro3328 nah, despite some creative choices that are very divisive this season the writing was still great. Several moments really got me like Adam’s poem, Aimee and Maeve, Maeve and Erin. Adam and Maureen and Mr Groff also the final scene with Hope.

[@cristianocaravaggio2731]

I wish they showed more of his anxiety, and the medication he takes, the symptoms of anxiety, which are so scary, and how he deals with them.

[@sebces2576]

also they kinda dropped the whole storyline with his parents? i mean I guess maybe giving him another storyline on top of cal would’ve been too much and the actress was probably busy with dune but it feels weird that they didn’t go anywhere with that or even explain it away

[@Nicole-ex3ub]

One problem I had with this season was how disconnected all the characters' storylines felt from each other. It made sense at first with Otis and Maeve on bad terms and no longer running the sex clinic, but it never really felt like all these plotlines came together in a satisfying way. It really stuck out to me when I realized that Jackson and Cal were really the only characters who were pushing back against Hope, and Otis, Eric and others only joined in at the end--and Maeve wasn't even there for that scene! I think this season would have felt more satisfying if they had found a way to have all the main characters work together to fight Hope, instead of their presence feeling incidental to the storyline that seemed like it was supposed to be the focus.

[@pitpat2928]

and it was in tv! i was rlly expecting, since theyre gunning for the will they wont they, that maeve wouldve seen it or something and seen otis and made a callback to the voicemail. every character felt important this season but yea super disconnected

[@anushrees4981]

I mean it played well because they showed that Maeve was moving forward and this whole season Otis was not helping until Lily because he was still figuring out himself. He realised he actually does like helping out people hence why he decided to openly do it in final episode and told his mother. I think it shows that each character is growing, and moving on in lige. Maeve literally went for a prestigious exchange programme and she would be doing great things in life now.

[@angryshenlong4502]

They are trying to juggle too many thingy.... first season was the best.

[@123rtXd]

probably cuz covid but maybe just meh writing idk

[@herajuno2070]

it just depicts the reality you know, maeve has other things to worry as well everyone got their own biz and still working on their selves

[@cassandra_lord]

So happy you mentioned the Otis and Ruby storyline. I loved them together. It would have been way more interesting if the show subverted expectations by sticking to their relationship instead of falling back on the "will they won't they" with Maeve

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

Yea showwriters usually shoot themselves in the foot for trying to stick to a terrible formula

[@krose6451]

Agreed. It also would have been more realistic for them to just realize they'd move on from their respective crushes and should embrass a friendship or just, move on from eachother.

[@yasminechoerryscherry3701]

​@@krose6451yess

[@baishihua]

Right? They were so cute together, the relationship developments was decent. And they looked so in the moment and happy in the bowling alley scene.

[@april5402]

Can we talk about how the show used Cal as an excuse to completely forget Jackson’s self harm in the last season? Like dude was suicidal you can’t recover from smth like that in one summer and they never mentioned it again ever

[@slumpie-o3c]

I wouldn't go as far as to say he was suicidal (although it definetly had the potential to get to that point). He used self harm as a way to escape the constant pressure he was under from his parents, swimming, school ...etc and by the end of the 2nd season we see him trying to discover himself and what he enjoys doing. I do agree though that they kind of forgot about that entire arc and Jackson was just linked to Cal for the entire season and didn't contribute to the season in any other way. Like he mentions going to therapy at the end of season 2, they could have done alot by diving into those therapy sessions and properly addressing his self harm as well as dealing with his anxiety and finding his purpose.

[@agnessofiacastrocarvalho774]

Also I find it really weird that only one of his mother's shows up this season

[@noamasaf2668]

im not a tan of cal but jackson was definitely not suicidal, it was a panic induced excuse in the spur of the moment.

[@maxscene7]

@@slumpie-o3c wow having read all that in a comment made me realize how I used to do the exact same thing. I remember gathering the courage to jump from the top of the stairs to break an arm or something. I only hurt my ass but it was. something.

[@summerrose8110]

Had Cal was used in a interesting way that shows the struggles for nonbinary people, I would've been more invested in the character.

[@sammartin913]

Good or bad, NOTHING was more satisfying than seeing Ruby actually attempt to beat the shit out of Hope. Something we all wished would happen to Umbridge...

[@OReily08080]

Oh that POS- I mean professor from Harry Potter?

[@twentyonetortas5921]

Exactly^^^ Ruby was growing on me throughout the season but seeing her go down into a fight had me shook

[@yasminhando]

I also got over Maeve and Otis this season, because I became really invested with Ruby, something I was NOT expecting.

[@POLEARTH]

Same. I wasn’t happy when they kissed hahahaha i was otis and ruby all the way

[@marinafelix8862]

Also Otis looked so so so happy kissing ruby and getting to know her. Their chemistry is up the roof and I looove it. It never felt like there wasn't that spark, quite de contrary tbh otis and maeve this season felt so forced bc they barely even talked to each other until that trip

[@softerthandough]

same here!! i wouldve loved to see otis come to love ruby and maybe just stay friends with maeve. isaac and maeve weren't bad too tbh

[@ntcool123]

I loved Ruby, they finally developed her character to the point that she even opened up about her house, family and inner vulnerabilities; only to destroy this immediately just so that Otis and Maeve could be together, all with the subconscious explanation being "Oh they're teenagers, their volatile minds could make them do anything".

[@bw-xv2rz]

Ms. Sands and Mr. Hendricks' cute relationship sprinkled across the episodes >>>>

[@kannavz3494]

Babaganuosh

[@casey5521]

no, i hated those scenes.

[@bw-xv2rz]

@@casey5521 imagine hating on the most stable couple in the show LMAO

[@casey5521]

@@bw-xv2rz no i’m just asexual and don’t want to see adult relationships in tv shows

[@minaaaq]

@@casey5521 then why would you watch this show…

[@supposedlymel]

the main reason this season felt weird: the main three were no longer the main three and had essentially zero scenes together. Maeve, Otis and Eric with the clinic were the entire plot in the first season. And it's gone now, so the show has to focus on other things. and when you get rid of the main thing that ties the main character together it gets really hard to keep that momentum going.

[@machodgdon]

After watching Season 4 yeah my guy is gonna rip this final season apart and I’m here for it

[@shawtymad]

yesss

[@jamescarr1265]

it was actual garbage, and the sexual themes introduced in previous seasons were no longer handled with any subtlety. Eric, Otis and Maeve were sidelined so much for some new boring unlikable and annoying people that ticked off boxes.

[@fernandodolz9247]

The Groff's carrying this whole season was such a delight to see

[@adamazar]

fr, adam was such a great character and i hope in season 4 it focuses more on friendships and all that with adam. i kinda felt sex education was just using him as a plot device for eric in a way so i wanna see something more platonically focused

[@tanyatorrres]

RUBY DESERVED BETTER. i really fkn hated how they brushed over that little "i love you" thing like it wasnt the most vulnerable she had ever been. and the way they barely gave her screen time after it was absolutely horrible, as well as him almost being forced to ask if they could talk about it a few times so it wasnt COMPLETELY cut off, but yea they completely cut off ruby, like foreskin they cut her off and threw her away like she was nothing and i cant stop thinking about it

[@nicomar3506]

I get what you’re saying but I’m also seeing people say they ship Ruby and Otis so much when they were toxic together from the beginning. Sure they’re relationship can evolve from just being about sex to actually dating, but Ruby basically treated Otis like her dog and I feel apart from a few scenes she doesn’t get that much character development that shows us who she is really. And Otis is just a self centered asshole who thinks about himself most the time(and yes I know they’re teens and they can grow). But yeah, I wish she would’ve gotten more development after she got rejected by Otis.

[@pgwrks4149]

I agree. ROTIS (which sounds stupid but I got it from Mimi Keene) stole the whole damn show and was the highlight of the season. And when Otis broke up with her, the second half of the season wasn't as enjoyable. As far as their relationship seeming a bit toxic, what I got from FSN's video was that Otis understood her defense mechanisms and underneath her superiority complex was just a misunderstood person. He even challenged her beliefs by refusing to dress the way she wanted later in their relationship. He was good for her. But nonetheless, she should've gotten some kind of self-discovery arc w/o a boy involved and the writers totally missed that opportunity and tossed her aside. So yeah, TEAM RUBY.

[@raphmate741]

You’ve gone thru some shit man

[@thatrandomcomment968]

@@raphmate741 though the same lmao

[@hailey7368]

@@nicomar3506 Agreed! I don't understand why people want them together when they're forgetting the fact that Ruby didn't even want to be seen with him at the beginning of the show. Then she tries to change him to fit in with her people. Yes, she eventually lets Otis do what he wants and accepts him but why are they acting as if they're a "strong" couple? I don't see it.

[@Sarah-vv6in]

Nobody is talking about how they killed off JOHNATHON THE CAT just to have a couple episodes about Jeffrey and Cynthia’s relationship. That scene was so upsetting and unnecessary, was genuinely in absolute shock after seeing it.

[@510.j]

Huh

[@-.-2590]

NO SRSLY THO. tf was the point

[@floramarquesvanacker8957]

Omg yes! It was horrible, I stopped watching after that. :(

[@Carlosdreamur]

It was funny but didn’t really have much point. But man did I laugh when the cat died because they fucked too hard.

[@em961000]

I know it was so gruesome too

[@alicelaugier-werth645]

I personally was kind of mad at Isaac’s character. Like, he clearly crossed some boundaries by snooping in Maeve’s voicemails and he gets little to no consequences. Then, he is in some kind of a situation-ship with her, they are not officially romantically involved, and he DARES get mad at her for kissing Otis? To that point? Maeve might not be over what he did, despite what she says. He should be grateful she let him be a part of her life.

[@ipunchedu8884]

the truth is they simply put isaac and maeve together so they could have their disabled sex scene

[@jaschabull2365]

@@ipunchedu8884 Yeah, I thought that in a bubble that would have been a very tender, heartfelt scene, and does well as a disabled sex scene, but it was messed up by Isaac's being a total double-crosser and my being able to think of nothing but his underhanded stunt at the end of Season 2.

[@katherinarchives]

not to mention he's an adult trying to be with a highschool student...

[@krose6451]

​@katherinarchives is his age ever confirmed?

[@hannahpack586]

100% this! Not only does he get no consequences for his shitty behaviour he gets rewarded with a (sort of) relationship with Maeve he totally doesn't deserve, which is deeply problematic and extremely unconvincing. Maeve seems more bothered by Otis drunkenly calling her out for being selfish than she is by Isaac being creepy, possessive and massively invasive, betraying her privacy and interfering to stop a crucial romantic opportunity from occurring with the boy she's in love with. And we're supposed to believe she just gets over it and that neither she nor Otis would go and talk to each other all summer? That she wouldn't see she had a missed call from him on her phone? That she would not only forgive Isaac but decide to shag him and get romantically involved with him? And then he has the audacity to act all hurt when the kiss finally happens between her and Otis, which should have happened several months earlier and would have done had he not deliberately gotten in the way? Fuck off. They made Isaac way too unlikeable imho, the guy has no redeeming personality traits, he's just consistently a giant asshole throughout the entire series and a hugely problematic character and it gets totally glossed over.

[@solcarlosofficial]

Eric cheats on Rahim and Adam is willing to forgive him. And Eric still tells him to ends things.THAT HE DOESNT REGRET THE KISS Like WHAAAAAAT

[@ilovemyseLf345]

do you mean raheem? not otis

[@anna_banana7019]

I think the writers were going for a conversation about cheating and cheaters. Seems like they are lining it up to be talked about more in S4 seeing as they haven't really tapped on that properly in a show about relationships. Like a "trying to understand cheaters, rather than villanising them" narrative. Which I would kind of like, not that cheating on someone is ever okay, but rather then demonising them like is done in literally every other show ever, we start to get a better idea of what might lead them to do it. You know what I mean? The only other issue with that is it REALLY sucks it's Eric. Eric was such a wonderful interesting character and it really is a bummer if his arc boils down to a cheater...

[@EFsuffolks]

In my honest opinion People who are serial cheaters will often try to justify it. I honestly think it's a good look at how cheaters can continue cycles if they don't get help for the emotional problems that lead to cheating.

[@TheCrazyFreak]

@@anna_banana7019 I actually doubt they'll address it at all. Based on the interviews they're glorifying Eric's experience in Nigeria and framing it (and the breakup with Adam) as his "girlboss" moment. 🙃

[@mordecaiissad8529]

@@anna_banana7019 we kind of got that tho. The overall theme had a lot about how our partners aren't in our lives to hold our hands through sorting out our trauma and identity. As painful as it may be, understanding that and embracing it is the only way to move forward, even if we still care and love the person. As much as I felt for Adam, Eric doesn't owe him anything. The relationship was intimately pretty harmful to him and the kiss in Nigeria helped him see that relationships shouldn't feel so difficult. I assume it was the first time he felt like himself in a long time. I adore Adam, but he hardcore bullied Eric for years, and Eric not only forgave him but did a lot to help him with his identity and their relationship. and I hope Adam can have a relationship with someone who is at a similar point in their development so they can lift eachother. They both deserve better. And personally I'm not into calling him a cheater, it sounds like he spent months hiding around doing shit behind Adams back. Far from the best way of sorting things out but it's really not the same as having an affair or making out with other dudes on the regular.

[@zaraf4915]

I honestly think they misused Hope as a character - I thought they made her, especially at the end, into a cartoon evil villain (like locking Cal in a cupboard). I think it would have been interesting to explore her motivations more and make her a more morally grey character, where she had the right intentions but had to learn to understand that her execution was poor. I also really disliked Cal as a character, they just had no real character development and I didn’t find them to be a sympathetic character at all. Mimi Keene absolutely carried this season! #JusticeForAdamAndRuby

[@nancyzasimova2044]

Cal was such a missed opportunity. It would have been so interesting to discover more of a non-binary character, besides thier main struggle being a fit of school uniform. Like yes, it’s cool to see diversity and representation, but it was so bloody bland. Surely non-binary teenagers go through much more than just dress codes.

[@ArborSideris]

The best scene with Cal was the one with Layla imo. It was a minor scene and even useless for the plot, but it made me genuinely smile to see them laughing happily. It was a very nice touch for nb representation and showed more character from Cal (and Layla) than any other episodes. They had potential but not explored in the right way imo

[@alarrim29574]

Adam and ruby carried this season for sure

[@Gamper1]

Nancy Zasimova as i trans person i related hugely with cal i think they should have a more developed character but the uniform thing hits close to home and it is a substantial thing

[@Gamper1]

hope is a textbook terf

[@elizabethaguilar9564]

I felt like Cal's whole personality was being nonbinary and there to serve as Jackson's love interest. I was so excited for nb representation, but i personally felt a little underwhelmed by Cal, i didnt get a good feel of this characters personality, unlike so many of the other very distinct and complex characters.

[@blaszaczka]

I really liked the part when Cal helped another NB student with binder. Watching them binding their chest with bandages and hurting was really hard.

[@elizabethaguilar9564]

@@blaszaczka Oh actually I liked that too! I did really like how they showed that because watching the other person trying to bind their chest like that made me hurt too, I got a little emotional at that scene

[@cameronbatt873]

MB i was just gonna comment about that, i wish the other character got more screen time. That opening scene where they’re wrapping their chest was really powerful

[@freshlypainted]

@@blaszaczka yeah but again... it's just her being non-binary... apart from that and being American there was nothing interesting about them. not to mention that their energy is just repulsive.

[@k1ryomi]

agreed. it’s sad. i am all for the NB representation but it did feel underwhelming, … could’ve been better, it did not feel like there was more to this character sadly. and it really sucks. i love this show but there are many aspects, such as this, that could have been executed differently and in a better way

[@marthieb9117]

personally i’m rooting for an ending where otis and maeve don’t end up together. i was a big fan of normal people with its doomed lovers plot and at this point if the writers are going to play with tension so much i’d rather the tragedy of them never quite working out.

[@heralisa3202]

Same, I'm honestly done with the whole let's date other people shit only to leave them and all that, and the relationship doesn't feel right anymore, it's like oh I didn't work out with anyone else let me come back to you cause you are familiar

[@Fnuller92]

Or just being great friends and finding out that it’s what they are and accepting that. Not every boy/girl characters needs to be in a romantic relationship

[@judithjunkers6197]

Finally someone speaking about how they ruined Viv and Jackson friendship, I love that duo in season 2 and this season absolutely ruin it. Adam is by far my fav character

[@deliajoyce2330]

I also think that they could've just gotten rid of the Cal character and it wouldnt of changed a thing, like the whole point of the show is that outsmarts stereotypes by not making people one-sided, but they just forgot about that. Like Cal was just non-binary that was their storyline and the last episode was good with the fact that Jackson couldnt have a queer relationship, but even then if they jjst got rid of Cal's character, it would be less cluttered and we'd get more of Viv and Jackson's relationship.

[@Nolego]

@@deliajoyce2330 Yeah, I think it would have been way more interesting to see Viv take on Cal's role as the reason for Jackson's resistance to Hope, instead of a new character and love interest. Would have wasted much less screen time, and would have been more compelling. The whole shrooms and weed scenes with Jackson and Cal felt so pointless.

[@kayladt25]

@Tenman Gava while it’s annoying I think it’s also admirable that they use Jackson in this way. He feels the most real to me in the sense of his anxieties with the future, but also his just overall acceptance of people. He surrounds himself with all kinds of people no matter what they look like or how popular, just because he likes people. He is a nice guy without trying like Otis. So it makes sense that they use him to introduce new peeps cause he’d be like “hey what’s up”

[@kayladt25]

@Tenman Gava what are you talking about? Season one and even two they focused HEAVILY on his problems. The pressure from everyone to be the best pushed him to the literal point of self harm. It wasn’t glossed over either Viv had a whole thing about it as well as the fallback form his mother’s on it. What you said about him later being used to introduce a new character, I mean yeah. But to say they don’t touch on his issues is absolutely incorrect

[@kayladt25]

@Tenman Gava at what point was Jackson supposed to be the main character? Literally what are you on about?💀

[@ptlemon1101]

Lilly's arc had already happened with Eric when he stopped being flamboyant, he got depressed and became himself again, becoming happy again. They recycle the exact same arc with Lilly

[@chrissy3875]

fr

[@sanikasuryawanshi4463]

Yeah, true

[@Silvercentipede]

Nahhh I felt it was sort of more than that because it was her creative work, not just the way she dressed. It really struck a nerve with me. It’s heartbreaking to work so hard at something and to just have other people not get it

[@elizabethaguilar9564]

I felt another super uncharacteristic thing about Maeve the whole season is how she never stood up to Hope in the slightest. Maeve has always been a rebel and never let adults or authority figures push her around simply because they were authority figures unless they had gained her respect. Like for me it just felt weird watching her take everything she did from Hope, and never arguing with her about her strict, outdated, and harmful ideals, bc isnt that exactly what you'd expect Maeve to school an adult on?

[@Spongebob-lf5dn]

She did stand up against Hope in the episode where they were giving the "sex ed" classes. But also she probably felt like she needed to be on Hope's good side so that she can get the money for that program.

[@ximethemermaid]

that’s a fair argument, but I also think you have to take into consideration everything she was going through at home and you could very clearly see the way that Hope was manipulating Maeve by holding the funding thing over her head every time Maeve was about to fight back.

[@LiterallyMarieee]

Yes

[@unity.2315]

THIS. Also a huge chance for an actual inner conflict in Maeve where she doesn't know if to follow Hope's rules or get the fundraising.

[@kelvinikeme4693]

She did it because she promised to help in her tution in america

[@charlie2.048]

On the topic of Hope: I hate this trend in recent media where some people suddenly seem to think that every villain needs to be redeemable. WHY? Not every villain needs to be redeemed. To do that is to belittle good redemption arcs where they do happen. Like in this specific show: Adam.

[@TheRealGSmith]

Agreed. And he might be followed by his father.

[@SM-be5dh]

I don’t think they’re redeeming her just showing Hope as a human being

[@Ray-bg7hj]

it wasn't as good as the first 2. Not nearly but somehow it still ends up being better than almost every high school series currently. I Love this series to bits

[@JS-pn4tj]

Yeah S3 definitely had some holes in the plot, however, Ruby and Adam carried this season. Maeve and Otis' relationship is so expired now, that's why otis and ruby were such a breath of fresh air.

[@destinydavidson4764]

@@JS-pn4tj I agree with you about Maeve and Otis being expired, but their kisses felt so authentic and real, at least to me. I just want closure between the two so they stop the cat and mouse game

[@zyism5968]

The moment they introduced the whole America trip is when they completely gave away how the season was going to end.

[@Sarah-vv6in]

Lets not forget the fact that jean going into labour was predicted from the start as a finale scene.

[@ravisingh5957]

@@Sarah-vv6in well it wasn’t a finale scene. Jean went into labour at the end of episode 7

[@Sarah-vv6in]

@@ravisingh5957 Did she? Wow maybe I should rewatch the season I clearly havent remembered it as well as the others

[@hqstan6952]

I was actually really upset that Otis and Maeve didn't stay with Ruby and Issac. I thought those relationships were really cute and it would have been a way to show that guys and girls really can be just friends even if they do find each other attractive.

[@Ash-uf4fv]

I think ruby and otis is fine but that relationship was toxic and rlly annoyed me idk. And Maeve and Isaac was defo good but I think Maeve and Otis r still rlly good despite the fact it took 3 seasons

[@darkgoddarkseid2824]

@@Ash-uf4fv Thank you! That’s 100% true.

[@yellowblob405]

At the end of season 2, I was mad at Issac.. I didn’t want Maeve and Issac to be together but after watching season 3 my opinion has completely changed. I think Maeve and Issac are amazing for each other, idk it just felt right seeing them together and you could really feel the chemistry they had. And.. Sex Education has dragged Maeve and Otis being together for ages and I just got so bored of waiting.

[@Ash-uf4fv]

@@yellowblob405 shows have dragged on a pairing for WAY longer than 3 seasons. And a lot of the times that slow burn is good like in this show. Everyone always just goes with the crowd and forms the opinion that's easiest to make without much of a thought its sad

[@yellowblob405]

@@Ash-uf4fv it’s my own personal opinion but okay? It’s just gotten boring *to me* that’s all.

[@cameronbatt873]

I really liked the scene where Jakob opened up to the therapist about his wife.

[@keerthanatharal7572]

The “thing” between Jackson and Cal was the most emptiest and pointless thing in the show

[@PepperMint249]

Yep, so was the whole Cal character. I really hoped that authors will explore the plotline with them being kinda uncomfortable with their body, the bullying they mentioned, hell, do anything with this character basically. But nope, Cal apparently was just an empty plot device to complete Jacksons 'Who am I?' arc in this season, which by the way was boring as hell.

[@sonja7halcyon]

It feels like they tried to tackle a lot of issues in this season, maybe more than comfortably fits in the runtime; and maybe because they weren’t sure if this was gona be the last season and wanted to cover as many issues as possible while give it a relatively good ending. But I definitely don’t think Cal’s story was pointless. Just because a relationship doesn’t work out doesn’t mean the interaction wasn’t pointless or nothing was learned from it. As a non-binary person seeing Cal’s story was absolutely massive and confirming for me and I feel represented. Relationships are confusing, how we relate to our bodies is confusing and therefore how we let others relate to our bodies is confusing. This part was so important: JACKSON: But I’m open, like I’m willing to learn. CAL: Here’s the thing. I’m still figuring out so much shit about myself. I can’t carry you too. And I still wana have fun when I can, because I feel so heavy all the time. JACKSON: I do really like you. CAL: I really like you too. I’m sorry that this isn’t gonna work out. ... Because I feel so heavy all the time. I can’t carry you too. So that’s why this isn’t going to work out. That’s a very valid and common experience for NB’s. It’s too much to try to teach someone else about how we experience the world, especially when half the time we haven’t a clue what’s going on within ourselves, having a queer partner makes all the difference because they already get it. That storyline was FAR from pointless. If you’re NB you’d get it too. I’m looking forward to seeing how Cal’s character develops in the next season.

[@mar617]

completely disagree

[@sjn7688]

@@PepperMint249 I agree. Other than Carl being American and transgender, there's nothing that interesting about him. It's like the only conversations he had was about his identity. Him being bullied and treated unfairly made us feel sorry for him but there's nothing else about his character.

[@elphiene]

@@sjn7688 how did you miss the entire point AND misgender the character in one comment. Cal used they/them pronouns

[@criswithouth]

Ruby shouldn't have disappeared after her break up, one of the best characters this season

[@lorixs75]

I love how the writers don’t forget about past characters dynamics like how the friendship between Ola and Adam was introduced in season 2 and carry on to season 3. Like when Ola helped Adam when he couldn’t talk to Eric about wanting to bottom and also when Adam told Otis that he should try to get along with Ola cause she too was having a hard time with everything that happened with her mother. It just shows that they really care about the characters and I love to see it.

[@brunaquattordio5806]

I totally forgot about all this, you're right! They would make an amazing, real frinship in real life

[@millerhxc]

But that still wasn't around for long. Or at least there wasn't enough of it for my liking. For a majority of the season, we either saw Ola being a nuisance to Otis/Jean in their own home or joined at the hip with Lily. She didn't really have a "story". They could have done more with Ola and Adam and hopefully they will have more of them in Season 4. Regarding past dynamics in general, we got that beautiful episode where the girls are "Breakfast Clubbed" together and then travel with Aimee on the bus the next day after bonding over their experiences of harassment and assault (which feels a bit weird to write...), but then that disappears. Unless I'm mistaken, pretty much none of those girls besides Maeve have any interaction with Aimee again after that, even Olivia who was once in a "squad" with Aimee and who you'd think would maybe try and break out of The Untouchables a little after that to open up to the other girls a bit more. But they basically all go their separate ways. Maybe it's more realistic that they're not all immediately besties after one afternoon in detention...but I still think the writers missed something there.

[@lorixs75]

@@millerhxc I totally agree with you that would’ve been a great opportunity to give us a little insight into Olivia’s character beside being a sidekick to Ruby

[@millerhxc]

@@lorixs75 yeh all we really know about her is that she comes from a traditional Indian family and had been accidentally sleeping with a 15 year old (which then continued, presumably after he turned 16 the following year.) We never really see her with that guy at school and they seem to have been dating/sleeping together for a little while. Whereas Otis got roped into being an honorary member of the Untouchables, the other 2 never being their partners to hang out besides maybe parties. Unless Ruby really has that much control over them, it seems odd.

[@millerhxc]

Oh and she likes bubblegum.

[@alicia-lobo]

About Maeve's repetitive storyline: I actually think that's quite realistic. People who have internalised a certain self-image and defense mechanism don't usually find it easy to let go of it. It's normal to fall back to it. Especially with trust issues it's so easy to feel let down and go back to thinking you can't trust people. I definitely understand Maeve not trusting Otis - even if it's true that for big issues he's going to be there, he has been unreliable in other ways. It's clear though that Maeve trusts Aimee. When Maeve says "I don't trust anyone", she has just been let down by someone she really trusted, and even loved, so that ingrained distrust flares up. I can totally buy that in that moment she may believe that, even if that's not true (just an inaccurate self-image). Or she could say it just to make a point, or because the "abandoned kid" side of her comes up more with Isaac, since that's something they share. Growth is not always linear, people's self-images are often inaccurate, and their personalities are not fully consistent every minute of every day. I guess whether it makes for compelling television is another question. For me, personally, it is. About Eric: even though I find him a really fun and charismatic character, I've always thought he wasn't a particularly good friend. Whenever Otis tells him about something that has happened to him that he feels insecure about, Eric's reaction is to laugh at him, not to support him or make him feel good about having shared with him. He also cannot keep a secret and always screams sensitive information at the top of his lungs. Honestly, I wouldn't tell him anything I didn't want the rest of the world to know. Totally agree about Adam becoming a great character, about the fact that they ended Otis and Ruby's relationship way too abruptly, and about being let down by Eric's cheating and general behaviour.

[@shanen1399]

That's exactly what i thought about Maeve as well! If all you've ever known was to NOT trust people and to NOT let them in, its not gonna change so easily after one or two good experiences.

[@trinaq]

Agreed, Maeve has a troubled past, and it's hard to break out of her insecurity over not immediately trusting everyone, since she's been let down so much in the past. Adam is the best character, and gets even better in Season 4.

[@megancraig9868]

Came to the comments to say the same thing about Maeve. You said it incredibly well

[@solmarcet6157]

Strongly agree with the Eric part omg, I always found him kinda annoying, not because of his loud personality per se but because he just seems to never be able to tone it down for two seconds. It's almost as if "being true to himself" held more importance to him than being a good friend. Ever since season one I so many times found myself thinking "why is he laughing at something that's clearly making Otis uncomfortable, like, actually bad/self-conscious" or "why is he (LITERALLY) screaming the thing Otis just told him, if he's clearly wanting it to stay between them."

[@alicia-lobo]

@solmarcet6157 Absolutely, couldn't agree more!

[@solcarlosofficial]

I always found it so odd how Eric falls in love with Adam. Adam tortured him mentally and physically for YEARS. how can you look at someone who made your life miserable in a romantic way. It’s awesome Adam grew and change but I would never be able to look past all the had done to me (if I were Eric)

[@전브렌트]

idk if i found out my bully was gay and secretly wanted me i think i would do the same

[@jamesbaxterfromax]

I once stood up to a bully and we were good friends a year or so later. Dynamics change over time pretty wildly

[@LordKeram]

Eric falling in love with Adam is one of the realest parts of the show, that is what is so great about it. I agree if I were Eric I would have hated Adam, but that is often times not what it is like in the real world.

[@xszmh9931]

I think the reason why Eric fell in love with Adam is because in season 2, he genuinely saw that Adam is capable of change and is really cute. And their chemistry is great. Also, the moment they got together in S2, Adam changed which Eric liked

[@elize2952]

I feel like this is very common

[@RealRanton]

Jacksons entire arc was complete trash. He was my favorite character before

[@samseloo4962]

Agreed. Jacksons whole student athlete and home life storyline was super good. He doesn't feel like a character this season

[@piersnivans5983]

he went from being one of the best character's in a teen show to the pointless character of the season.

[@nimpsonkinkson1924]

They should've gave him the same screentime as Aimee since his arc was for the most part, complete and fulfilled

[@nanalove3819]

Yeah, I thought this arc this season will be about how he is recovering from his depression and defines who he wants to be now that he doesn't want to be an athlete anymore. But this was completely forgotten.

[@SuperRONDALE]

He didn't really have nor need an arc this season. He was only dealing with the new status quo of the school like everyone else and not being as important to the school. They kept the same elements of his character from before too, his arc has already ended for now.

[@majszop4792]

My only problem with Hope was the scene where she locked cal in the classroom, it was too much for me She wanted to be professional and strict, and then she contradicts herself, it's seems like she enjoyed bulling Cal almost too much I don't like how they make her an aggressive bullie instead of strict conservative headmaster in that scene She wants to me a mother and yet she is treating a teenager like a bag of potatoes bc of what exactly?

[@dangernoodle9961]

making the students wear the signs and not be talked to for a whole week would also totally be grounds for a lawsuit. Certainly in America anyway, idk about the UK but I feel like if the parents found out they could totally sue or something

[@Sarah-vv6in]

@Majszop And the scene where she physically fights Ruby??? Add that to straight up discrimination to the two nb students and that’s literally her career over. I sincerely hope (pun not intended) that they don’t try to do the redemption arc they did for Mr Groff in the next season because I won’t have the sympathy for it.

[@dontask3497]

Yeah I felt like her character was a bit too cartoonish for me to suspend my disbelief. I’m not sure if that’s a personal thing and I’d feel the same way if I went and rewatched the first two seasons but I kept seeing how she was acting and just thinking that there’s no way that would fly irl. Like Danger noodle (love that name btw) said, she absolutely would have been hit with a lawsuit for how she acted.

[@winonawinona8479]

Yeah I think she became so crazy and unlikable as a character that when they tried to humanize her with that hospital scene, it feels like a complete fail. I really like that scene for Otis, though.

[@KarolYuuki]

And her fixation with Cal's uniform seems so weird. Baggy clothes doesn't seem like an issue for a girlboss type of character like hope. There are so many other things that she could focus on that school.

[@enrico9617]

I really think that Ruby was one of the best characters of the season, you get to know her, her background, why she acts like this, and the scene in which she says to Otis "I love you" is genuinely deep, because for her it was really meaningful. I think that she stops being a one side character and she shows that she is a person. I also liked Adam and Lily. But about Lily, whose story is so touching, I don't really like the finale when she meets with Olga trying to observe aliens, it seemed pretty artificial to me.. Anyway Ruby best character!

[@PuraFollia677]

Ohhhh the scene of the "I love you" just broke my heart . Poor Ruby

[@timkjggxyz6124]

I can't stand Ruby

[@timkjggxyz6124]

Ruby is mean. She doesn't even wants to be seen with Otis

[@greentealeave8966]

I kinda felt like Hope was a very good representation of millenial-girlboss-feminists whose first priority is achieving their own goals and a position of power for a woman is the ultimate be all end all of their feminist fight

[@phosphenevision]

She's a good example on how hard conservatives can also hide under very superficially liberal appearance to gain social approval but actually have very contradictory positions

[@OReily08080]

@@phosphenevision like when she tried to make Viv the token black female student

[@ritikachauhan2028]

@Tenman Gava Honestly, you are no one to judge Hope. I have seen your comments in other threads in this comment section, like the comments minimizing Aimee being assaulted. You sound just as horrible of person as her.

[@taliavelazquez358]

@Tenman Gava We don’t know when Hope started trying for children though, they are women who cannot have children period. I have seen women who are “past” their reproductive prime at 45 years get pregnant naturally. Fertility is weird in general.

[@OReily08080]

@Tenman Gava why would you minimize Aimee's situation? You know how humiliating and disgusting that is? I'm really confused as to why you'd downplay her trauma. That's fxcked up. She got assaulted. Enough said

[@floraice11]

As someone who just recently came out, the Eric/Adam break up really didn’t sit well with me. The narrative essentially supported Eric cheating because he was further ahead in his coming out story than Adam and it’s framed as this huge liberating thing for Eric instead of acknowledging that was he did was wrong and hurt Adam. Instead the show almost gaslights us into believing that the break up is Adam’s fault because he’s still learning and coming to terms with himself - which is a HORRIFYING thing to be pushing on young LGBT people - the idea that you’re only entitled to LGBT relationships and spaces once you’re fully comfortable with yourself. I was really upset with how they handled Adam and Eric’s relationship and to me felt like a gay relationship viewed through the heterosexual gaze.

[@EmilySmith-lk5mz]

exactly.

[@bellasmith7283]

I was also originally very excited for Eric meeting Oba and going to the club because I was like "awesome, Eric will get to see how proud and comfortable others are in the intersection of their culture and sexuality and it will be liberating and beautiful" that part is great, but the cheating was completely unnecessary. He could have gone to the club and had the same development from the experience without cheating. Also, how old is Oba because he seems a lot older, like at least 20-25. Also yes, big agree about Adam. Eric would be patient and understanding enough to fall in love with someone who bullied him for years, but then turn around and decide that he's actually not patient enough to date someone who is still struggling with internalized homophobia (which is frankly most of the queer community to some degree). Also Adam developed shockingly fast. He was able to decide quite quickly that he wanted to bottom, which is often a difficult topic for people with internalized homophobia, and he was happy and comfortable wearing makeup and standing up for himself in the locker room, etc. Yes, there were still some things he needed to get past, but everybody has struggles that they need to work through, and if Eric was not willing to be a good partner during that, then frankly he shouldn't be in a relationship at all.

[@kitspace2024]

i dont think anyone would and side with eric here tho. esp bc the show did so well with adam’s storylines and character development.

[@JulianaSantos-fy5wb]

agreed.

[@anthonycunningham5019]

I disagree that the show blames Adam for Eric’s infidelity. What you need to remember is that Eric is 17 years old and, whilst he’s further along in his acceptance and understanding of himself as a young gay man, that doesn’t mean he truly knows what he wants. He’s definitely in the wrong, and Adam is completely the victim, but I don’t think the show glorifies his decision; it just seems like a representation of what it’s like to feel enamoured with someone, only to find something else that you didn’t know you wanted and make a bad decision based on that. The show is about growing up, warts and all, and Eric realising that he’s not as ready to help Adam along with his journey as he originally thought he was is understandable for a 17 year old. Of course, the cheating was unacceptable, but we all do things we’re not proud of, especially when we’re young. Adam is the best and I hope we get to see him continue to learn to understand himself. Obviously if you disagree with anything I’ve said, that’s fair enough and I wish you all the best 😊

[@angevin6679]

I loved Ruby and Otis. They seemed so genuine and pure and authentic. No pervious baggage between them. No betrayals before. They were so natural and mature. No pointless struggles to turn a friendship into a relationship. No "I'm too aloof and complicated for men to get me.". Ruby was loving and mature and open and wanted him as her only choice and first one also

[@sugarcoats9861]

thisss I don't see how people call them toxic imo they were far away from toxic

[@angevin6679]

@@sugarcoats9861 they weren't toxic. They just needed to settle boundaries like couples do when they get to know each other. She was a bit controlling but she learned to let go. He was first disinterested but then pushed her a bit. Which was wrong but it helped to know her better. They settled nicely into a balanced couple. We're all toxic. We just need to adjust, restrain and balance. They did it very nicely. I think they were the epitome of a successful couple.

[@yoongiyoonginee3104]

I hate how otis just sort of gave up on Ruby. Usually when someone says I love you first and the other doesn't say it back, it's because they're not ready. Otis didn't communicate that, in fact Otis made it seem like he would never love Ruby that way. And after the break up the show seems to forget about her till the finale. Such a shame

[@unity.2315]

@@yoongiyoonginee3104 When they actually broke up, Otis did say he may be able to say 'I love you' later on, like he still needs time to develop it. It was actually very mature of him and the best thing he could say but also made sense that Ruby couldn't keep going. I think their whole relationship was very well written, from start to finish.Otis prolly just didn't really -love- her, which is realistic, and was actually giving a really interesting and touching reaction from Ruby. The real problem was that Ruby literally vanished from the series since then. That's borderline a crime. Genuinely needed to see what's going on with her after the breakup

[@georgembajiaku4567]

@@yoongiyoonginee3104 Well as much as I loved Otis' and Ruby's relationship, way more than He and Maeve's.. I think that Otis was really just whipped, i.e. he was really motivated by a subtle desire to get the pleasurable sex that he enjoyed when they were in a casual relationship. So even after he made his intentions clear about not being in love with her yet, he comes to talk with her about it, but signals that he would like a quickie or something with her, to which she dismisses him immediately. Their relationship looks good from afar, but if carefully inspected, Otis was probably looking to "get some" from Ruby, and then covered up with some affection (he is a good person after all). At least that's how it seemed though. I think the writers would have Rutis dismissed as some sort of sex-capade, with the sole aim of shipping Maeve and Otis, which is complete bollocks.

[@D_4_N_]

My main gripe with the Otis and Maeve storyline (and I say this with all the love in the world, they're my favourites) is that we haven't actually seen what they look like as a couple, at all, ever. It sucks, because it could be SO GOOD but instead we just get endless buildup. It's a shame, honestly.

[@timo9523]

They don’t have to be in a romantic relationship, cause it’s not gonna magically fix their issues

[@TheFuryHasCome]

Adam and his father were the MVP’s for me this season. Now let’s hope that they get along next season.

[@RoamingAdhocrat]

why isn't Michael behind bars for photocopying the diary and publishing sexual data about his own students it was nice to see him take joy in cooking

[@AmorJonatico1]

Maeve is like the Sharpay Evans of Sex Education, she gets reset at the beginning because the writers don’t know what to do with her

[@anniem251]

I think it’s pretty realistic. She’s stuck in a cycle of betrayal and retreat. What irritates me is audiences complaining about Otis’ self-centred ness, Maeve’s repetitive behaviours, Eric not being the best boyfriend… as if thats not the point. The show is portraying teenagers who are designed to be imperfect

[@slevinchannel7589]

'Good Thing' my A-s. none of them were Educational. What fluff.

[@polinabarzova7562]

I agree that they have screwed up Maeve pretty badly. She doesn’t have a well defined character development and her personality becomes too boring in this season, I can’t remember a single funny moment that would involve her. Otis, on the other hand, I feel had a very good potential character arc that wasn’t fully shown. He becomes more confident in this season and we actually see a young man instead of a boy as pointed out by Jean. And I like how he stopped doing clinic and became apathetic and realized it at the end. BUT it feels that this whole inner conflict which should have been a main focus of the season was shoved at the end and didn’t have a proper development. In general we got little of Otis this season and I think it was a shame. The same thing goes to other characters as well. Creators were onto something, but I feel they were too afraid to change a formula that worked so well in the past. Unfortunately, I happens with almost any good show.

[@amityislandchum]

I hated the whole storyline with Maeve getting pissed at Aimee for paying for her trip. It felt so out-of-character. Obviously I know it can be embarrassing to be "the poor friend," especially if your best friend is rich... which is exactly why Aimee paid anonymously. When she reveals this to Maeve and Maeve gives her the whole, "You don't understand! We come from 2 different worlds!" Like, what?? Aimee DOES understand that, which is why she freaking paid for you! Again, it was one of those moments where Maeve seemed to randomly regress to her early season 1 character. And in the end, I think they did it just to set up the contrived Otis-and-Maeve-both-get-left-behind storyline (which was seriously right out of an '80s family sitcom, my god). They had to have SOME reason for Aimee not to notice Maeve was gone.

[@martenwalle6795]

@@amityislandchum Sorry to say it, but you are just not right. It was REALLY in character for Maeve to react the way she did, and Aimee didn't understand, or she WOULDN'T have paid for the trip without persuading Maeve first. It's not because Maeve's the poor friend, but because she's always done everything on her own, which at her age will probably create some form of mentallity where you think you have to do that for the rest of your life, don't forget Maeve's situation is one of the most traumatizing and life changing of all in this series. 1 year has passed since her character from S1, do you think people change THAT much in such a short amount of time?

[@Dell-ol6hb]

@@martenwalle6795 true that was definitely in character for her

[@athena450]

THANK YOU for your Hope comments, I completely agree. For me, the relationship between her actions at Moordale and her IVF treatment wasn't only about a coping mechanism, as you pointed out, but a narrative symbol of what she was doing at the school: willing bodies into submission. You can't treat sex and reproduction the same way you treat your career. Her refusal to give up on IVF against doctor's recommendations is her trying to bully her own body - something with its own 'consciousness', for lack of a better word - into doing what she wants it to, the same way she bullies Cal and the other non-binary student to conform, for example.

[@ollie2111]

Yes I think it was a good explanation and insight, it didn't feel like it was trying to be a redemption, and you explained the emotion behind it well I think!

[@isabellaamarante404]

And I also think about her assuption that certain bodies are meant to do certain things, as if a body is meant to have a purpose such as a machine, and if it can’t do that, it’s broken and unworthy. It’s really a vary dangerous notion to have, and throughout history it has justified true atrocities, such as eugenic policies

[@jamescarr1265]

Hope was so villainous i loved her

[@nickneime_]

eric's arc doesn't make sense at all, the whole thing is about him getting uncomfortable with adam by not introducing him to his mom as a boyfriend but, in seasons 1 and 2, he dealt with pretty much the same family issues with his father and mother, they not accepting him as gay, getting embarrassed and afraid of him coming out, the thing with church... literally one of the reasons he broke up with rahim was bc he couldn't understand the way eric and his family work together. idk if it's confusing but, he literally dumped adam for the same thing he already has been through

[@cleo6723]

Yeah! Plus like it seemed to me to really come out of the blue, its not like Adam suddenly wasnt comfortable with expressing his sexuality and relationship, he always was. I was really hoping for an arc where they learn together and Adam becomes a little more comfortable with his identity, but he only got cheated on and dumped..

[@X5J2UY]

Kinda disagree. Eric's mother was fully accepting his sexuality and his father was fine with it, but had issues with how he expressed it. The breakup makes complete sense. Eric found himself wanting to be more free-spirited and even more expressive with his sexuality. Adam is in the early stages, and Eric simply notices (about himself) that he is looking for something else. His relationship with Rahim was very different and imo not really based on love. He clearly had Adam in the back of his mind most of the time and they were both very different. The religious stuff was just another flag for Eric imo. And yes, he breaks up with Adam for similar struggles, but Eric seems to be at a different stage of his personal journey. Is it selfish and not very sensible? 100%. But people seem to forget that the show is about 17 year old kids. So their decisions can be very emotional, naive and selfish.

[@vampkoo]

@@X5J2UY exactly! the fact that eric went through what adam is experiencing now is precisely the reason why he dumped him. he wants to be finally able to express himself the way he wants and without the burden of shame he had to live with. it was very unfair of him to do that to adam, but that must have been his reasoning

[@_CF19_]

@@X5J2UY Really well said. That last paragraph sums it up perfectly for mine.

[@1fromoutside]

I pretty much sure Eric's parents never had problems with him being gay, but how he introduces himself to people and just whole (clothes, makeup, way he behaves, etc) and his dad knows he can be hurt because of it (and Eric was, in first season some guys beat him, it hurt him and he even tried to "be normal and dress normally" and didn't talk to Otis next episode)

[@thewinchester7955]

i kinda disagree with your point about Jackson. Overcoming anxiety and figuring out what you want to do with your life is not a 1 season arc. It’s a long and difficult process and sometimes it can feel repetitive and pointless

[@danielchan3065]

I agree! And "overcoming your anxiety and figuring out what to do in your life" is such a broad and vague state that could be applied to almost every character other than Jackson

[@0quin0]

This! I also hope they explore his and Cal's relationship more, not just because it helps me and others feel represented with gender identity but because they both have anxiety, and I'd love to see where the show takes that. I just hope they bring back Jackson and Viv's duo.

[@silverfoxjxt1532]

I sorta wished Otis and Ruby stayed together longer, they just used her to tell us Otis only ever loved Maeve. Ruby did show a lot of herself that many people don’t even see and I liked that she was open with the person she actually loves.

[@damonestephens8722]

What’s funny is that Maeve hasn’t even said she loves Otis. So I don’t even think she loves him.

[@xxcris20xx]

Or maybe they're trying to show us that Otis and Maeve won't happen and that Ruby and Otis is the real endgame. Otis will understand that he is better with Maeve as a friend and then he falls in love with Ruby.

[@amityislandchum]

I think this season should've ended with Otis/Ruby and Maeve/Isaac together, but also a restored friendship between Otis and Maeve. Then we could slowly see fractures in their romantic relationships next season as they come to realize they still have stronger feelings for each other. That's really the ONLY way it could feel realistic to me. Let them have actual developed relationships first. Because as it stands, their feelings for each other aren't anything special or different than what they had with Ruby and Isaac. Ruby is a "scary" girl who is out of Otis' league, whom he slowly gets to let her guard down and be vulnerable with him, while also growing close physically. Isaac is a sensitive guy who can see through Maeve's bullshit and wants to help her and be there for her, while also being respectful of her physical boundaries. There isn't any reason why Otis and Maeve came back to each other in the end.

[@guerravpb]

@@xxcris20xx oh yeah i agree with you and i totally got that impression too , seeing how everything is progressing i get the feeling that the lack of chemistry in Maeve and Otis is intentional and Ruby and Otis are the endgame , or maybe the actors onscreen chemistry was so good and the ship was so popular that they changed the script lets see but to me Ruby and Otis makes a lot more sense , Maeve and Otis are like from complete different words i just can't see it happening and it always felt weird to me .

[@saggichoklad]

@@xxcris20xx But ruby and otis are really toxic doe :/

[@michiyaslana5974]

I agree with Hope being a pretty great villain! She caught my interest immediately when she just assumed the white boy in the room was the star player in the school - it was an instant red flag, but it was played in such a subtle way, I knew they were gonna do right by her character.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

You have the same exact comment as someone above

[@jamescarr1265]

that was brilliant

[@leilacarvalho4404]

I had an issue with the sense of humor this season. In several moments I felt like I was watching an Adam Sandler movie, with fart jokes, people throwing poo from buses, a guy running naked with a goat... Idk, it felt very cheap and out of place for me, and really distracted me from the main storyline.

[@sonja7halcyon]

Yeah exactly! The comedy was absolute British comedic gold in Season 1 & 2 and it just felt sorely missing this season. I feel like they just dumbed down the writing and american-ized it this season. Booooooring. Bring back everything we loved about it! Don’t worry about capturing American audiences they were already enamoured before you changed it, and the thing they probably loved about it the most was it’s Britishness!

[@sanikasuryawanshi4463]

@@sonja7halcyon true

[@Br0th3r7]

I 100% prefer Ruby and Otis together, and I also LOVE Maeve and Isaac together (especially the almost sex scene, as someone with a disability that made me SO FREAKING happy)

[@m_milos]

Yep, plus Otis and Maeve not ending up in a romantic relationship would subvert the cliche of the main guy and the main girl ending up together, and SE likes subverting tropes.

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

@@m_milos honestly i know they will but i REALLY hope otis and maeve dont get together. idc who they end up with but the will-they-wont-they thing has gone on for so long i barely care about any romance between them

[@quasalor1480]

I fully agree - I think that Maeve and Isaac were great together and I love the way this show handled Isaac's character making him flawed and interesting and fun, just like everyone else in the show whether they're straight or gay, white or not, rich or poor.

[@Br0th3r7]

@@quasalor1480 Same!!

[@414pseudo8]

While I dislike the Isaac character he is a great addition to the cast and he has some amazing spots in this season (him stopping Maeve before they went further before telling her about the voicemail and the intimate scene) Otis and Ruby really should have lasted, probably the thing I disliked the most about the season

[@graceelena6832]

personally, as a queer high school student, i really love this show and everything it offers! i do agree that some parts are a little underwhelming (like rahim throwing shit out of the bus LMAO) but for the most part, i adore this show and can’t wait to see what the characters experience next!

[@caseykaiser3313]

that scene was so gross, I had to skip it!

[@hammerr3]

It was funny and disgusting…. And relatable, not the throwing part but the anxiety when it just won’t go down 😩😩😂😂

[@graceelena6832]

@Umamaheswari G WAIT YES OMFG HOW DID YOU KNOW??????

[@weetdoog]

I'm a queer hs student too and i also adore the show, but this season i really hoped would be the last because I don't want it to turn into riverdale.. (obviously it would still be miles better that Riverdale lmao but still) I'm still really excited about the characters, especially Michaels character development and his relationship with Adam and maureen, but it just feels like the first two seasons were written without much thought for the third or even fourth one..

[@c.u.2948]

I loved the Rahim scene. Especially that it was Rahim who threw the shit,because he’s depicted as being almost flawless and this just made him more likable. By far one of the funniest scenes ever

[@st.teresasmolly]

I did a brief stint as a teacher at a private school which had a new principal that year and Hope was spot on. Everything from the speech she gives in the first episode to trying to come off more approachable by not have an imposing desk in her office to the arbitrary rules that only serve to increase control over students and teachers was so accurate. Truly my favorite part of the season.

[@TheDawnofVanlife]

To be fair, with Jackson, you don't get over an anxiety disorder. You will always have it on some level. I agree Cal and Jackson were boring and did nothing but smoke weed and flirt with if they were going to act on their attraction, but we never see what they actually like about each other except a very base attraction. Which is fine, except in a season overloaded with characters it seemed like it wasted time and, at the same time, didn't give enough time to give any layers to actually have a conversation about a guy who sees himself as straight guy examining what it means to be attracted to someone non-binary. On one hand it didn't really do anything wrong, but on the other hand it also didn't really do much as a peice of the season when it came to Jackson's small peice of the pie this season.

[@sorcellerie]

My thoughts exactly. I liked scenes with Jackson and Cal but I wouldn't care if they both would be just written off. All they did was really just smoke weed and make out. It did serve as a huge learning tool about being non-binary and attraction and questioning, which I'm happy with. However, I don't think it was so necessary to pack so many scenes with them with so little plot surrounding them

[@Maryam-td6rj]

Yess. You guys are saying exactly what I'm thinking. There were so many characters that I wanted to see more of that it kinda frustrated me seeing scenes with Jackson, Viv, and Cal having the same arguments and conversations when that time could've been used for other stories.

[@Sarah-vv6in]

Yess I totally agree. The first episode had me so hopeful when they teared down that old block of toilets but it amounted to nothing.

[@literaIIyshy]

Thank you, i feel the same way 💗

[@Joy-ny3rc]

Specially because they always did good storylines for Jackson since the beginning of the show, and in this one they could have explored more of this aspect of his relationship with cal, what it meant for him being into a trans person and still have had better moments between him and Viv, maybe they really have a overcrowding problem there as space ninja said.

[@Vanessa-ht6kl]

I really love your take on Ruby. You explained it very well. She’s quite alike Maeve by putting up a front as a defense mechanism yet people see them differently. I hate how people say Ruby’s abusive or toxic when whatever she says or does in school is just a facade to hide her insecurities. She’s a softy too.

[@lexxihd5843]

But with Meave its different to me. Maybe because she and Otis where friends for so long, that it feels better to me. But i agree, with what you said.

[@gracelandtoo6240]

I get that she doesn't mean to be mean, but her behaviour *is* toxic nonetheless.

[@AbsolLootley]

Anyone else really like Lily’s arc? I really like Lily’s character, and I think this season really did some good with her. I know that feeling, of being told to grow up. Lily was really underrated

[@geministrial950]

Yes! Two scenes that really stuck with me were the flashback to younger her showing another girl her writings and being scolded about it and her getting rid of all her alien stuff after being made fun of because of it. These two reminded me of things i lived MYSELF as a young writer. It was heartbreaking, but the fact that she came around and had people supporting her in the end made me so happy

[@agnessofiacastrocarvalho774]

@@geministrial950 the scene where her mother says she think she saw a alien just to connect with her was low-key beautiful, i'd even cry if i cryed watching tv

[@sjn7688]

I loved it but I felt like the ending and the resolution was really rushed. They really built up how unhappy and isolated she felt. Then she gets one nice review from a stranger about her story and she's alright again??

[@mhawang8204]

@@sjn7688 This. I like her arc but her giving up the alien stuff and the embracing it again at the end felt rushed. Lily is another victim of too-many-characters syndrome.

[@unity.2315]

Good idea for an arc, not executed well at all though

[@cerysdunning9327]

Now that season 4's out, i feel like it makes season 3 look a lot better

[@JayMarie033]

It took me a while to figure out what I couldn't stand about the Otis and Meave relationship and I finally realize that, not only is the "will they won't they" dynamic getting OLD, but they're starting to make that couple act as though they're "meant to be". When Otis said "I think she's my person" I was so annoyed. The thing is, Sex Ed has a more realistic theme in terms of how they write teenage characters and their stories etc. But the idea that Otis and Meave are meant to be is a JARRING contrast to the initial tone of the show. They're two very unlikely people who fell in love. That type of story shows character growth and how you can find connection in the most unlikely places. But a meant to be story erases almost ALL of that. What makes it even worse is that they're teenagers. The reality simply is that most teen couples do not last into adulthood and there is nothing wrong with that. So it's ok to have had a connection with someone who helped you grow as a person, even if it means you don't have a relationship or stay in a relationship forever. I don't know why the writers feel the need to make this couple "end game". They can be friends or they can have other relationships without taking away from the initial character growth and connection in season 1. This endgame thing with teenage characters is not what I expected from a show as amazing as Sex Ed

[@quasalor1480]

I fully agree with you. Everything that you said rings so true from what Sex Ed has been like to why I felt annoyed at the words "my person". Exactly!

[@tfgbubble9292]

Completely agree people fall in love but just because of that it doesn’t mean y’all end up together and that perfectly okay you end up with the person you least expect like ruby to me that seem more realistic

[@SoloDust]

I SO AGREE SO MUCH I WAS LIKE uuughh why do they have to do this

[@Ale-rq1nz]

EXACTLY. i totally agree i liked how they’re more realistic about teenage relationships like with eric and adam, it was this big thing at first but it didn’t end up working out and that’s okay. but with maeve and otis they keep forcing it, i actually still shipped them kinda but i was also okay with them being friends. it’s getting so repetitive and it’s being milked just bc they can’t come up with better storylines and it’s really annoying at this point

[@veronicajavier]

So well put! Also, I never really saw the romantic chemistry between Otis and Maeve even from S1. Being friends and seeing them grow in other relationships would have been a better fit for the show.

[@onslaught7566]

Let’s be real season 3 made me like the side characters more than the main trio

[@forpurposes3168]

Yeah.. i used to hate the the wheel chair guy now I kinda feel him

[@thatsdisco]

@@forpurposes3168 you.. you hated Isaac??? He's funny and very much likable tho what

[@Ezra.mp3]

Same

[@joelmole3157]

@@thatsdisco To be fair, Isaac also deliberately sabotaged any chances of Maeve and Otis getting together out of a very possessive need to 'protect' Maeve.

[@lindamukarakate7511]

I wanna believe it was on purpose. to give other characters a time to shine. maybe they'll do something similar with other characters next season like one of the teachers or maybe Aimee's boyfriend

[@ximenayamila7162]

When Maeve said she would stay for Otis, putting aside her studies, I really thought "This is not Maeve, this is not her personality, she would go no matter what

[@CDexie]

Hmmm I don't know. It's not that Maeve isn't ambitious, it's just she never got the chance to cultivate that part of herself, being forced to live day to day to survive. The Quiz, the gifted and talented, she always had to be pushed to participate.

[@aleandtaca7391]

I think that's the point. Maeve has taken all osf her previous decisions only thinking on herself beacause she was forced to face life alone, but that only made her know how much she wanted some company and love, it is what matters for her beacause no body really stayed with her before

[@worrywirt]

I thought it was just an excuse for her bc she’s always hesitant to pursue academic stuff (bc deep down she believes she doesn’t deserve it) but even she knew it was a dumb excuse lmao

[@macylightfoot]

I was kind of annoyed by that, especially as she'd kind of found a little family and home with her sister and the Foster carer after having some closure on her relationship with her mother. I think it would have been far better to have her hesitate over leaving that than have it be about Otis. I think they dragged that relationship out too long, to be honest. They should have put them together at the very start of S3 or drawn a line underneath them entirely. As it is they've struggled to keep Maeve relevant this season. Her relationship with Isaac was fine in itself but he wasn't connected to any other characters, so it just kept Maeve away from having scenes with everyone else. It's kind of mad that after 3 seasons Emma Mackey and Gillian Anderson still haven't shared a scene. And as much as I loved seeing the other kids take the lead in standing up for their rights at school, it felt really weird that Maeve wasn't at the centre of that, even if they eventually acknowledged it was the clinic that kick started it all. I still love the character of Maeve but all in all I'm not surprised Emma Mackey might be done with the show, or only show up briefly in S4.

[@chappellgroan]

Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on season 4. It was certainly something.

[@Mikelaxo]

Copy and paste everything from this video into season 4 and multiply by 2

[@jamescarr1265]

@@Mikelaxomake it 5

[@whatcanidooo]

@@Mikelaxo exactly what I was thinking xD

[@professorpop4905]

I liked how this season expanded on Ruby’s character, but her relationship with Otis definitely had a “nerd gets to fuck the hot girl” fantasy vibe to it that’s common in this genre. Also felt bad that Otis pushed so hard for her to open up only to dump her right when she did

[@meowmeow3163]

ikr and the way she was literally in love with him. like he was the first boy she ever fell in love with. the first person she ever let in to her home. and you could tell how enamored with him she was by the way her dad kept bringing up the fact that she wouldn’t stop talking about him. and then they just threw it all away and that made me SO mad

[@piersnivans5983]

@@meowmeow3163 i think about that scene so much

[@secretagentrandybeans2203]

Otis was beyond annoying this season !! Ruby deserves better

[@bassssaasuuuup]

writers living out their fantasies

[@funkyanimaltheearloffunkdo1871]

I would like to know why she got with him in the first place. I don't buy that "nerdy boys" excuse.