Sex Education follows the life of an awkward teenager, Otis Milburn, with a mother who is a sex therapist. Together with his highschool classmate, Maeve Wiley, he opens up an underground sex therapy clinic at his school to help students with their sex life. Along the way he realises how complicated and difficult love and life can be.
That was the basic premise of the show. But the way it's been written and showcased is brilliant. Honestly, this is one of the best series I've watched on Netflix in a long time. It consistently delivers excellent storylines and humor paired with drama, emotions and the mature treatment of its subject of sex which is no easy feat to pull off.
It does a great job at setting up the characters and their dilemmas and the world around them. Each character has their own intriguing storyline and to see them overcome their struggles and grow as a person is a delight to watch. The cast delivers some great performances particularly Emma Mackey as Maeve Wiley, Ncuti Gatwa as Eric Effiong and Gillian Anderson as Jean Milburn. Otis and Maeve's dynamic is electrifying and also sometimes a little awkward.
Everything's going smoothly until Season 4 which is where the show fumbles. It introduces some new characters and the focus was constantly shifting. They tried telling the new characters's storylines along with the old ones which jumbles up the plot. Otis competes with O to set up a sex clinic at his college and mostly acts as a spoiled brat this time which I didn't liked considering how his character was written for the first 3 seasons. His dynamic with Maeve also felt a little weak as compared to the previous seasons. The ending also felt rushed and incomplete. The only characters I thought had any arcs this time around were Eric, Ruby and Adam.
Overall, this would've been a perfect 10 if only Season 4 was handled well enough. But for the first 3 seasons, this is a fantastic series filled with relatable characters, smart writing and the mature and realistic portrayal of it's themes.
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