Sex Education
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It was always a risky choice forSex Educationto abandon its central location in its final season.
Still, the character moments do mean something.
In fact, its Aishas story that really comes into focus here, even more so than Isaacs.
Abbi, Roman, and Eric later apologize to Aisha, agreeing to try harder to support her.
As usual, the show also uses this larger story to touch on a number of individual character arcs.
Eric, for example, is driven to reflect on his own interest in advocacy.
Not everyone can fight, Eric, and thats okay, she says.
Shes been there, too.
The protest also coincides with a tricky time in Otis and Maeves relationship.
With the two main candidates for student counselor universally deemed problematic, Connor becomes the unlikely presumptive winner.
So when Otis and O get trapped, theyre finally on equal footing.
You cant love anyone without risk, O says, and its the final piece he needs.
Meanwhile, Maeve is learning a very different, but even more affecting lesson.
She planned to register at Cavendish today, but she cant get Wallace out of her head.
Theres still some instinct that tells her she needs to be a writer, Mr. Molloy be damned.
But because of her low self-esteem, she takes his words as gospel.
Its Jean who shifts her way of thinking.
She never had a parent consistently around to tell her to pick herself back up and believe in herself.
Its a simple thing, but you completely understand why Jean saying those words would affect Maeve so much.
Sometimesanyadult can become a surrogate if youre a young woman who needs a few kind words from a mom.
After Adam is responsible for a minor fuck-up at the farm, he assumes his time there is over.
Practically everyone on the show is wrestling with these scars from childhood.
Its better to end things now while theyre still secure in their love for each other.
Its a very emotional scene, but its also an optimistic one, in a way.
That unlocks an inner peace that finally allows them to have sex.
It really feels like the end of a journey for her, even if she appears in the finale.
But even the most progressive institutions arent free of violence.
Safe haven is a relative term.
I dont think he goes here has to be a reference to She doesnt even go here!
and his Im just very passionate sounds just like I just have a lot of feelings.
Was he the product of a prior relationship his parents never discussed?
Sean moved out of Dodgy Mos to get clean, so thats reassuring.
She explains that sometimes it feels like shes always wearing those jeans, no matter what she does.
Im gonna close my eyes.
I dont think I can watch you go.
