How the climactic final season of Sex Education came to life | BAFTA On Set

[@yanni2311]

I would like to hear what the main cast really thinks about how this final season played out. Never gonna happen but still super intersting. Maybe they are too involved to share the negative opinion many viewers have.

[@rudiegotbetter8730]

I thought it was incredible wdym

[@adirlev17]

No, I completely get your point. The strike affecting any marketing for the season sucks and the ending was definitely supposed to be polarizing so their opinion would have been cool

[@DerKommendePark]

I loved this season.

[@georgelinford5576]

I imagine they understand their characters just as much as the writers and Laurie Nunn do. I'd be shocked if they were actively against anything in the scripts this season, they simply made the most sense for the characters

[@Dave2801epic]

I like the last season, just didn’t like the ending as I thought it should have been Otis and Maeve finally getting together properly

[@OrganicOrc]

I thought the final season was incredibly profound, and had a lot of moments that will stick with me for a long time. Over all I enjoyed the hell out of it, but I do agree that they introduced too many plotlines. They should've either cut some, or done 10-12 episodes to properly resolve every storyline in a more satisfying way.

[@matthew3078]

The biggest issue with the show this season (and kind of already in season 3 IMO) is that it is overstuffed with characters. The writers wanted each character to have their own story arc, but there isn't enough time to give any of them proper treatment. I loved Eric in the first 2 seasons, he was a fully formed character with real depth, and it feels like we barely see him now. Half of the characters just feel like props they included to make a point. The intention to represent different types of people is great, but you need to make them fully realised characters, not just representations of categories.

[@johnnn.darrelll2746]

This is so true

[@audioliquor]

Absolutely. Or make a few more episodes to flush out the stories. I feel like I got to know Roman but barely. And Abbi and O were annoying from beginning to end.

[@mona-mo3sd]

i partially agree and partially disagree with you! looking at the entire show, i've always loved how sex education treated each and every character 3 dimensionally, and not just as stereotypical side characters. every time they introduced a new character, i liked knowing that said character would be sticking around, and we'd get to know more about them and how they'd integrate into the world of moordale. this made scenes like adam and ola becoming friends really interesting, because it's not something u'd expect but it makes perfect sense. at the same time though, the whole part about these in depth understanding of side characters i loved about this show is that you know they will slowly grow from "small side character" to "well integrated side-character", and that they will be a permanent part of the universe. the writers would play around with them, which led to us getting scenes like the ruby otis adam eric double date, undoubtly one of my favourite scene so far. the problem came in season 4, where these side characters that took so long to be a whole and solid part of the show got thrown out of the moordale secondary bubble. ola, jakob, lily, rahim, olivia, anwar, ruthie, steve, florence, dex, just to name a few, suddenly dissapearing in the very last season was a shock. all these characters that were a vital part of the sex educaiton eco-system suddenly dissapeared, making the season feel jarring and lacking. on top of that, they added a huge amount of new characters, which would have been fine, if it wasn't for the show being on it's very last season. that meant that a lot of the old side character's stories were left unfinished, while the huge block of new characters that were added in didn't have enough time to be fully developed. they were nice, these new characters, but they didn't have time to be what those old charcters already had been. on top of that, we now had 4 seperate worlds the season had to juggle with: canverndish, america (meave), the farm (adam), and the "adult's world" (jean + groff family). what used to be a "teen world & adult world" story became more split up and a bit complicated, which, again, cold have been managable if it wasn't for the fact that it was the last season. Adam barely interacted with the rest of the cast, so his story felt a bit left behind. i'd even say his story would have been omitted if it wasn't for the fact that he was a well-received character by the audience, and if he didn't have a connection with Mr Groff. because if they could include adam's story, why not ola's? i think instead of bombarding the very last season, which is supposed to tie up all lose ends and complete the story, with new characters, they should have kept the old charcaters and add in just a few new ones to spice things up. to have the characters less scatered around would have helped too. i, as a watcher, would have loved to see adam and rahim's friendship grow, something they teased at the end of season 3 but never touched on. i feel like the show could have touched up on things like that. again, i love the new characters, but for it being the last season, it did feel like too much of a change that didn't get enough time it needed for it's story to be told.

[@Madolescence]

this is sadly true, partly because the writers didn't know this was gonna be the last season until very late in the game. this explains why everything feels a bit rushed.

[@brianmyers4444]

@@Madolescence100% not true…they knew before filming started

[@mitchellmanicone190]

3 seasons of complex relationship development between Eric and Adam for them to only share one scene this entire final season.. .I'm gonna be sick

[@lillard831]

and then them not addressing eric cheating💀

[@khodanimphephu6033]

I honestly expected more too

[@brianmyers4444]

Adam was trying to move on…

[@bellamybomb]

I loved Adam’s arc and his storyline in Season 4, I thought it was the most touching and profound; simple in idea which makes it very believable, and wonderfully executed thanks to the writing and acting. I loved Ruby in S4 too, would have liked to see more of her development. I liked Otis and Eric actually realising that their sexualities might be a hindrance to their friendship, because it seemed believable. The introduction of too many LGBT characters at the same time felt like propaganda pushing or force feeding the viewers this diversity narrative, which to be honest I think felt like pandering a bit much. You don’t just introduce these characters for the sake of being inclusive and then making them one-dimensional and then slap the “inclusive” label on it. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed the season and will miss the show loads

[@nahuelma97]

Because of the circumstances that brought the characters in, I honestly didn't feel like they were pushed too hard. I mean, the way their school closed was very much in keeping with the show's trajectory, and more progressive schools like Cavendish are real as well. I did find myself rolling my eyes hard at some of the things that they showed at the beginning of the season, but I think that was sort of the purpose. I honestly can't remember exactly which ones but still. The character development in the show is pretty stellar. Adam's relationship with his dad touched me deeply due to my own relationship with my dad and the internal conflicts I have about it, so it was almost therapeutic to see it displayed in such a simple and impactful way

[@resultadodemigeneracion]

I really liked how much community representation they served… it was awkward but lovely… and the end was actually wholesome…

[@audioliquor]

They have failed to make me like O. The scene where she equate Otis’ dad with Otis was so ridiculous. Why wouldn’t Otis said “I live with my mom”? None of O’s horrible actions were justified imo. It’s messed up that the only main East Asian cast in the entire series is so unlikable. Edit: I mean East Asian Scottish. The show is very diverse with many ethnicities and people of color, as well as obviously gender / sexual orientation spectrum. When people of color are cast I think we can assume it was intentional.

[@deathsirwow]

Shes scottish

[@Darro85]

@@deathsirwow She is Northern Irish actually.

[@reginageorgetownuni]

I guess it was meant to showcase how people on the internet are quick to associate one bad person to those around him. Like cancel culture.

[@jacksonsutarno5051]

Not completely sure why half the cast was cut. I don’t know if it was a COVID thing or a budget thing but so much of what made the first 3 series so great was absent this season with little to no explanation. I heard they wanted to focus on core characters but that just can’t be completely true as it’s never been a huge problem in the past. I would’ve loved to see Otis and Maeve have at least one episode of comfort. It’s understandable that they’ve always followed the “never the right time arc” but after 3 seasons of constant will they won’t they I was kinda disappointed with their limited scenes in the final season. I thought they did a fantastic job with Aimee and Adam, Ruby never comes full circle but has great progression from first season. Eric’s side story is interesting yet somewhat misplaced. Jackson couldn’t get a single win in 4 seasons which is too bad and his character really gets left behind. Overall the finale wasn’t far off of where I thought they would go but I just might be gaining fatigue of them not having characters end up together for the sake of creating an emotional ending 🤷‍♂️

[@jacopomorini8915]

they didnt wanna return

[@jacksonsutarno5051]

@@jacopomorini8915 I know this was the case for the actress in Bridgerton but everyone else says they were just written out

[@brendanguyen8757]

@@jacksonsutarno5051 there were at least 4 actors that couldn't return unfortunately, so they had to be written out

[@brianmyers4444]

Not all the Moordale student characters were going to naturally move on to Cavendish…..wouldn’t make sense…so some were written out

[@sam97241]

Anti* Climactic. The way it ended left a hole in my heart. Unanswered questions. Avenues unexplored. I wanted this specific character to be happy at the end. They technically were happy but not how i would have liked... im a soppy romantic!

[@piafernandagonzaleztoro3122]

I'm crying!!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@isaacsatar9304]

I know the show ending this way may have not have been the conclusion we were hoping for, in fact when i watched it for the first i hated it, but after rewatching the ending I understand what they were trying to do and i've grown to like it.

[@g.o.a.t.8168]

Exactly this the ending is one of the only few bright spots of a very weak season

[@ruppala25]

I swear if I hear O say 'wee' another time, im gonna lose it

[@L_U-K_E]

Lol

[@sid34193]

Cal, Jackson, Viv, Aimee and Isaac were superfluous to the season and their arc really did not interest me. Maeve should have been kept in England and I would have liked to see further development of the Otis-Ruby relationship and Adam's story

[@jusssable]

loved it because it was realistic ending, not a fairy tale ending like in most movies and series

[@Chackz0]

It’s a netflix series, it’s not meant to be super realistic, there is no joy in watching a show like that if its just a real world simulator, this is just an excuse to allow off the bad writing

[@dam2236]

looking back on the season, they probably did their best with the tools they had at the time. firstly, the whole set originally stood at the "moordale" campus, interiors of houses were built in the schools gym, maeve's caravan park was on a field next to the abortion clinic building from s1. but the campus was actually sold to developers (as in the end of s3) so they literally had to move everything. secondly, the cast was aging fast, asa was literally 10 years older than otis and it was starting to show. another big problem was that a lot of the original cast literally said no when asked to come back. and to top it all of, there were only like 5 original crew members including writers. i agree that s4 was rather bad, but it had it's moments, and considering everything that happened, it could've been A LOT worse. ps: netflix told the writers that s4 was gonna be the last when they were finishing writing episode 5, until that they may have been working with a fifth season in mind.

[@matheusviana5256]

How do you know the exact moment Netflix told the writers it would be the last season?

[@PaseoV]

My take is that Ruby and Otis should have been the END GAME! For these reasons: 1. Otis was not the main reason why Maeve went back from the U.S. Maeve went back home to visit her mum (Erin) because she was in the hospital due to drug overdose and sadly, she passed away. 2. Maeve was discouraged by her jerk university professor. She felt disheartened and decided to take a break from studying. Hence, she decided to went back home. 3. Realistically. Ruby and Otis goes to the same university and are likely spend more time with each other and develop intimacy. Meanwhile, Maeve, Otis's supposed to be "love partner" is pursuing her studies in a different continent. 4. I also think the writers did not expect that the chemistry between Ruby and Otis in season 3 will CLICK with the fans. They might have realized that it was too late to change the script, recording and developing the relationship between Ruby and Otis would compromise the whole series. And so, Instead of giving Ruby and Otis the happy ending that they deserve. The producers were like "screw the fans, NO MOTIS or ROTIS will happen, we will keep them all hanging until the end!

[@manojsingh-tr8lw]

totally agree with your 4th point

[@tashabarber]

I wanted Otis and ruby too!

[@brianmyers4444]

Points one and two are totally different for the same thing…which is it? And points three and four…at the end of season three and the first few episodes of season four Ruby wanted ZERO to do with Otis after the way he treated her….so there was no chemistry to continue from one season to the next

[@Jay-mi5dg]

I do love Maeve and Otis but I definitely think Ruby should have got a look in at being with him as she was so smitten with him and could never hide it. I’m also very glad Adam turned out happy as he is just as awkward as myself 🤣 but he was a harmless dope of a guy

[@TomBatesMusic]

Great to see some Zeiss Supreme lenses being used! 🎉

[@johnnn.darrelll2746]

the problem came in season 4, where these side characters that took so long to be a whole and solid part of the show got thrown out of the moordale secondary bubble. ola, jakob, lily, rahim, olivia, anwar, ruthie, steve, florence, dex, just to name a few, suddenly dissapearing in the very last season was a shock. all these characters that were a vital part of the sex educaiton eco-system suddenly dissapeared, making the season feel jarring and lacking. on top of that, they added a huge amount of new characters, which would have been fine, if it wasn't for the show being on it's very last season. that meant that a lot of the old side character's stories were left unfinished, while the huge block of new characters that were added in didn't have enough time to be fully developed. they were nice, these new characters, but they didn't have time to be what those old charcters already had been. on top of that, we now had 4 seperate worlds the season had to juggle with: canverndish, america (meave), the farm (adam), and the "adult's world" (jean + groff family). what used to be a "teen world & adult world" story became more split up and a bit complicated, which, again, cold have been managable if it wasn't for the fact that it was the last season. Adam barely interacted with the rest of the cast, so his story felt a bit left behind. i'd even say his story would have been omitted if it wasn't for the fact that he was a well-received character by the audience, and if he didn't have a connection with Mr Groff. because if they could include adam's story, why not ola's? i think instead of bombarding the very last season, which is supposed to tie up all lose ends and complete the story, with new characters, they should have kept the old charcaters and add in just a few new ones to spice things up. to have the characters less scatered around would have helped too. i, as a watcher, would have loved to see adam and rahim's friendship grow, something they teased at the end of season 3 but never touched on. i feel like the show could have touched up on things like that. again, i love the new characters, but for it being the last season, it did feel like too much of a change that didn't get enough time it needed for it's story to be told.

[@owi7326]

I liked the season tf

[@lovemadeinjapan]

Netflix, please re-upload a render without the chromatic aberation effect. It was a pain to the eyes.

[@johnnn.darrelll2746]

Im rewatching season 1 to 3 again because Season 4 was definitely my least favorite out of all the seasons. Too many new LGBT characters that overshadowed the main characters from season 1 to 3. Also felt like the main characters didnt fullly reach their full development and they were seem coerced The ending seems like it wasnt an ending for me. I wished Maeve should've just stayed with Otis...or Otis shouldve gone to America with Maeve🤔🤔 .writers thought there was still another season coming out.. also there wasnt much of Otis and Maeve screentime🥲 Whatchu guys think?

[@mathiasmayer3390]

You should rename this video into: Follow a once great show those runners now try to end their careers by outwitting even the GOT final.

[@amandareyna7407]

This season truly disappointed me. I’m so sad because they created such dynamic complex characters and did not give them the ending they deserved. We’ve been waiting for Otis and Maeve to get together forever and they finally do and it’s always so awkward between their shared scenes. He had more chemistry with Ruby! What happened to Jean and Jakob?! Jackson’s character grew so much and they just leave him with such a lackluster final end. Adam deserved better. He started off as a bully and I wished this season had him grow friends! Idk why but this whole season felt rushed

[@vanne5498]

La historia de meave es terrible, su unico consuelo siempfe fue sus amistades y en parte Otis era parte de su felicidad, el entendío que al final tenia que dejarla ir para que realizara sus sueños, Pero se amaban y pienso que en algún momento ella volvera (obviamente eso queda a la imaginación) pero me hubiera gustado en salto en el tiempo y verlos juntos ya mas grandes. No es eo final feliz que todos quiiseramos pero asi es la vida, al menos se amaron ❤ y se llevaron lo mejor del otro, crecieron como personas 👥💫

[@captaindelta43]

Why was there no happy ending , just peace ending 😢

[@nibari305]

what a sick joke!

[@jasonmartin3292]

​@@nibari305 ...chuck?

[@nibari305]

@@jasonmartin3292yes

[@bafta]

How sad are you to see the end of Sex Education? 😭

[@nataliael2023]

Sad because season 4 ruined the show! Disappointed

[@summermckay3875]

I cried as if someone died. I honestly loved how realistic it was. There were a lot dark parts like suicide, religion in the 🏳️‍🌈 community and healing. I just finished it and I miss it already

[@kellogscornflakes2430]

@@nataliael2023 Only good part of the season was Adam looking after that farm and building the relationship with his dad that was all a good story arc they should have focused more there. Everything else sucked

[@showlate1]

sorry, but imo I didnt think some parts were soooo overdone and not realistic at all.. some defenitly were but that was more to the later episodes... think many people got stuck on the first 2 episodes which kinda sucked... its a bummer tho since the ending 3 episodes were quite good@@summermckay3875

[@Leslieandreawilliams]

Beyond sad but grateful for the amazing life changing jouney ❤

[@Iamkomodo_]

I no loved the last season, idk why people don’t like it

[@MSSBy]

Weird for a final season to include (much less give significant screentime) to new characters and not just work with the already diverse and amazing previous cast they had. The new characters and stories were relevant and interesting but its just not something that would payoff for longtime fans of the show expecting closure for everything else setup.

[@pusma-zen307]

Sex education is a Great show, its more like nonfiction to me. ❤️

[@helen8522]

I absolutely hated O and season 4. Why'd you ruin my alltime favorite series with this horrible ending?😭😭😭😭

[@Vibonu.]

I would love to meet Mimi Keene

[@EarlOfLemongrabb]

Only just realised its spelt Climactic not Climatic, dammit I'm 28

[@lilywhiteroborishi7620]

this season was shite

[@billie8036]

THE CREATORS SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THIS ENDING.

[@Dee-zy5gh]

Wrong. The creators should be ashamed of this entire season. What a gigantic fall in standards.

[@michaelgomez9669]

Last season was not it

[@arunimapal7008]

All the parts ended well except otis and maeve which was the main attraction for all the fans.. if they couldn’t add maeve they could’ve added ruby but no.. they screwed the last part . Climax was very very sad and pathetic n we expected to b a blast

[@Aina300]

I didn't like the new characters. And it was unnecessary to cut so many of the old characters. The storylines of the main/original cast was cut short in favour of the new ones and that made the show so different. Didn't like it very much.

[@DenzelGriffin2]

h8 how fake the costume designers daniela + marnie are. they bullied the only blk woman on their team, she left after complaining to the producers butt producers refused to act. glad bafta are promoting these 2 in the video

[@daniele5153]

disappointed

[@ivansubiantoro1919]

Thaddea Graham is soo cute I’m having a crush on her 🥰

[@chassegardee7694]

Audience scores speak for themselves. Go woke, go broke. Its ugly and incoherent over the place queer overload makes absolutely no sense, and is absolutely deprived of all the poetry that radiated in the first seasons... Ugly, woke garbage 100% Netflix.

[@whatcanidooo]

I don’t understand how you can watch the first three seasons of this show and come out of it with such queerphobic opinions wtf. The first three seasons are like the definition of “woke.” I agree that the fourth season was bad but it wasn’t because of the queer characters. Like wtf, get a grip man

[@ocaton]

disappointing last season icl

[@TheCityboi9]

Forced trans storylines ruined it

[@ronjakirves1500]

Lol what. Just say youre transphobic

[@TheCityboi9]

@@ronjakirves1500 it’s forced upon us in this series 😂😂

[@ronjakirves1500]

@@TheCityboi9 just say u hate trans people xD

[@ronjakirves1500]

@@TheCityboi9 everything on a show or movie is forced upon us

[@alicema2481]

Absolutely hated the ending, 4 years for nothing … poor Otis

[@SimonZhelev]

Season 4 was anti climactic for the main cast. Nothing interesting happened. In my opinion the show ,while trying to be all inclusive, lost its originality and quirky sense of humor.

[@tomhayes8818]

Terrible season, struggled to finish it

[@alanoconnor7417]

Up there with the worst final season of any show ever. It was brilliant for three seasons. But they totally blew the landing. Throw it all at the wall and see what sticks. Awful, awful stuff.

[@Akashsharma-vx4li]

Shite season

[@johnnn.darrelll2746]

the problem came in season 4, where these side characters that took so long to be a whole and solid part of the show got thrown out of the moordale secondary bubble. ola, jakob, lily, rahim, olivia, anwar, ruthie, steve, florence, dex, just to name a few, suddenly dissapearing in the very last season was a shock. all these characters that were a vital part of the sex educaiton eco-system suddenly dissapeared, making the season feel jarring and lacking. on top of that, they added a huge amount of new characters, which would have been fine, if it wasn't for the show being on it's very last season. that meant that a lot of the old side character's stories were left unfinished, while the huge block of new characters that were added in didn't have enough time to be fully developed. they were nice, these new characters, but they didn't have time to be what those old charcters already had been. on top of that, we now had 4 seperate worlds the season had to juggle with: canverndish, america (meave), the farm (adam), and the "adult's world" (jean + groff family). what used to be a "teen world & adult world" story became more split up and a bit complicated, which, again, cold have been managable if it wasn't for the fact that it was the last season. Adam barely interacted with the rest of the cast, so his story felt a bit left behind. i'd even say his story would have been omitted if it wasn't for the fact that he was a well-received character by the audience, and if he didn't have a connection with Mr Groff. because if they could include adam's story, why not ola's? i think instead of bombarding the very last season, which is supposed to tie up all lose ends and complete the story, with new characters, they should have kept the old charcaters and add in just a few new ones to spice things up. to have the characters less scatered around would have helped too. i, as a watcher, would have loved to see adam and rahim's friendship grow, something they teased at the end of season 3 but never touched on. i feel like the show could have touched up on things like that. again, i love the new characters, but for it being the last season, it did feel like too much of a change that didn't get enough time it needed for it's story to be told.

[@johnnn.darrelll2746]

Im rewatching season 1 to 3 again because Season 4 was definitely my least favorite out of all the seasons. Too many new LGBT characters that overshadowed the main characters from season 1 to 3. Also felt like the main characters didnt fullly reach their full development and they were seem coerced The ending seems like it wasnt an ending for me. I wished Maeve should've just stayed with Otis...or Otis shouldve gone to America with Maeve🤔🤔 .writers thought there was still another season coming out.. also there wasnt much of Otis and Maeve screentime🥲 Whatchu guys think?

[@OrganicOrc]

The new characters being LGBT wasn't an issue - in fact, it was kind of fun and refreshing to see the writers just go "to hell with it, they're all queer" - however, they certainly introduced too many plotlines. They could've either cut some of them, or done more episodes to the season. Otis and Maeve not ending up together was, to me, quite the profound choice. It's not a simple task for a teenager to live his country behind to go after a girl, and Maeve truly had to go. In the end I mostly found myself thinking I didn't care what happened, as long as Maeve got out.

[@johnnn.darrelll2746]

​@@OrganicOrcmaeve shouldbe stayed