Sex Education - Rating Every Episode

Series Overall ★ 8.7 ★

Thought-provoking; it doesn't so much feel like a TV show as a lesson in the intricacies of teenage life. It'll take you back to your formative years.

Season 1: ★★★★★
Season 2: ★★★★½
Season 3: ★★★★

Best Episode: "Episode #1.5" (S1, E5)

8.6

A bit of a gut punch of a finale. Which is a bit of a gutter as its sophomore season as a whole is fantastic. The back and forth, will-they won't-they has been a brilliant, realistic depiction of teenage life - but this latest road block seems more forced. Here's hoping its handled quickly enough in season three.

8.8

This series really delves into the hardships teenagers face - it handles it with such finesse without ever brushing over anything. A fantastic season-setting opener.

8.7

Quickly revealing Otis' finale heartbreak makes for captivating TV going forward with the season.

9.0

My heart broke for her at the end, seeing her loving excitement. Never imagined I'd like them as a couple but Otis brings out something deeper in her character.

8.8

It's never going to be straight for them is it. Another great episode exploring difficult themes. Maybe a little heavy handed with the schools new sexual stances and ignorance of gender - but they get the point across admirably by doing just that and going over the top. Beautiful scenes with Maeve, showing disability isn't necessarily a restriction on love.

9.3

A season-best episode that takes our characters out of familiar surroundings to explore weird dynamics between characters who don't often share the screen together. The whole setup of Maeve & Otis becoming stranded was the perfect catalyst to reignite their love. Finally we're getting what we all want - just at the point the writers have masterfully made us care for another. Brilliant.

8.7

A public execution. Maybe a little far-fetched but builds a resentment toward Hope. Which is a shame because the beautiful part of this show is that everyone is human - and all are redeemable.

8.9

An episode full of great character work as season arcs come to fruition. Though I thought the open day 'show' was a ridiculously overzealous and not too well thought out by the students, it was great to see Ruby take an important role. She has been a revelation this season. And holy shit, that ending. I think episode 5's route there was more natural and beautifully well written for them as a couple, this by contrast seemed a little forced in, but it still made for a pipe bomb ending. Which would feel unfulfilling after everything they've been through but I've a feeling this isn't the climax of their love story - there's more twists in the tale yet.

8.6

A confused finale, dishearteningly filled with break-ups and broken promises. The best scene was Otis' chat with Hope - which although oddly placed having failed in the previous episodes to follow through on its 'everyone's human' message, made for a beautiful interpretation of her struggle and evidence of Otis' career future. The aftertaste is very similar to the season 2 finale - a sucker punch tearing them apart again, especially due to its messy route there and lacking justification from Aimee when she has been rambling all season about how Maeve should try again with Otis...I truly hope they bring them together beautifully and definitively in season four.

In retrospect, perhaps the point of their continued back and forth relationship, and importantly their disregard of other potential partners shows you exactly what love does to a young mind. You become blinded by it and can miss other opportunities because you don't yet know who you are. The finale just didn't hit this point home blatantly enough.