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Sex Education Netflix Series – Perfect Binge for Rougher Times

Sex Education – ‘An original series about good times, wild times, and the time of your lives’. It is that and so much more. Read on to find out why Sex Education is the best netflix series ever!

 In a society where sex is considered a controversial subject to discuss among young adults, Nunn’s original series does a fantastic job of articulating the problems that they go through as they try to navigate and take ownership of their own bodies. In the process of doing that, they discover that sex can be messy and imperfect, but they can still make it worth their while.

What’s all the fuss about?

Just in case if you haven’t heard of this show, Sex Education is a Netflix dramedy series. It features a downright incredible ensemble led by Asa Butterfield as Otis Milburn, a teenager who isn’t really the most popular guy at school. Making Otis’ day-to-day even more awkward, his mother Jean (Gillian Anderson) is a sex therapist. She has absolutely no inhibitions when it comes to talking about sex or indulging in a steady stream of one-night stands. However, Otis finds that his mom’s skillset comes in handy. Only when he teams up with the super scary school outcast, Maeve Wiley (Emma Mackey), to start a sex clinic. Maeve handles the business side of things and Otis dishes out sex advice to his peers in exchange for cold, hard cash.

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 Why should I watch it? I’m not a 16y/o

What makes this show so special is that it truly has something to offer everyone. If you’re judging the show by its poster and premise alone, you might assume it’s a show that will only appeal to young adults; not true. You almost might suspect that it’s all about sex, sex, sex and more sex; again, not true. No matter your race, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation or age, Sex Education will likely make a huge impression. Trust me, I got this.

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Let’s talk about S-E-X

First off, for those who might be in it for the sex, that’s definitely there. Frequent masturbation, fetishes, dirty talk, a variety of forms of experimentation – you name it, Sex Education probably has it. And the series rarely holds back when it comes to showing such acts. No, it doesn’t cross the line of its maturity rating by getting unnecessarily graphic. But it does make a point to lean into the grounded awkwardness one might experience when going into new sexual territory. Sex Education also rocks a playful tone with these scenes. It successfully suggests that there’s no reason to feel ashamed if you’ve found yourself in a similar predicament.

There’s so much more than SEX

The show also doesn’t hold back when it comes to tackling weighty topics either. There’s an especially powerful episode about abortion early on in Season 1. It absolutely blew us away with how it took the time to make the experience so deeply personal for a number of characters, whether it’s someone who’s going through the procedure or the one who’ll be there to walk them home after.

There’s also a sexual assault storyline in Season 2 that’s completely different from anything I’ve ever seen on screen before. Rather than limit that particular plot point to a select few episodes, it reverberates from Episode 3 on, taking the time to show the possible stages of experiencing such trauma and how one can come to terms with it. Sex Education excels in more ways than I can count, but these two particular storylines are some of the show’s crowning achievements.

Sex Education also often explores the effect outside assumptions can have on one’s self-worth. This impacts almost every single character on the show.

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 Rainbow of Characters

All the characters are imbued with authentic, relatable characteristics and are handled with respect. Otis’ (Asa Butterfield) relationship with his best friend Eric (Ncuti Gatwa) is a sweet yet realistic representation. Then there’s Maeve Wiley (Emma Mackey), but we will get to her later.

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Among the things that Sex Education gets right, is its portrayal of teenagers at a range of levels of sexual maturity. Otis, the show’s first episode makes clear, not only hasn’t had sex yet, he’s still working up to trying out masturbation. Maeve, by contrast, is sexually active and quite comfortable with that; her struggles are more around believing herself to be worthy of love. Eric (Ncuti Gatwa), Otis’s best friend and one of the few gay kids who’s out at their high school, is better-versed in the theory of sex than the practice. Aimee (Aimee Lou Wood), the one nice kid in the popular “Untouchables” crowd. She is always eager to please a boyfriend but remains mostly unacquainted with her own sexuality.

New girl, who this?

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Lastly, there‘s Maeve. Played by Emma Mackey, Maeve Wiley is one of the most well written, well-executed characters I have encountered for a while. Mackey, in her debut role, is a revelation, what an utterly breathtaking debut. She is here to stay, for sure. Meave continues to be the most intriguing character in the show. It once again twists audience expectations by largely sidelining Otis (Asa Butterfield), whom we’d all assumed was our protagonist. She’s able to make droll statements about life and death without drastically altering the tone of the show. And when her friend Aimee wishes her a happy birthday, Maeve demands to know what she should be celebrating: “Being pushed out of a random vagina against my will?” Well, we don’t have an answer for that.

I’m not crying, you are!

There are exceptional moments sprinkled throughout. Moments that will make you laugh, moments that will tug at your heartstrings and moments that will outright make you weep. By the end of the eight episodes, it’s virtually inconceivable to not fall in love with this world and its characters.

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The parade of insecurities is both realistic and ultimately reassuring. If we’re all convinced something is deeply wrong with us, the show suggests, the most likely possibility is that we’re all basically fine. It is what makes Sex Education the best netflix series ever!

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